Collegeville Cinderella Halloween Costume
For anyone who wants to release their inner Cinderella on Halloween night, Collegeville is here to grant your wish. But the glass slippers are not included. (Sly203 listed this on eBay.)
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 10, 1966
Bela Lugosi's tragic drug addiction is explored by Barry Brown in issue 10 of Castle of Frankenstein, and there are more interviews, with Christopher Lee and Lon Chaney JR. What's exciting about COF interviews is that they actually visit the interviewee. How old school! Adam West's Batman and the movie Rat Pfink and Boo Boo put in an appearance, and a beautiful centerfold photo from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is ripe for being pulled out and taped up on a wall. Latest Film News also provides a wealth of information as usual. This copy comes from Professor Kinema's archive and here's the comic reader version for you: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 10
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 9, 1966
This is one of my favorite issues of COF. The cover is eye-catching, Boris Karloff is interviewed, and there's more to love. For instance, there is Stuart E. Samuels complaint in his Bat Mania article that there is too much camp in the Batman television show. We may scoff now, but he makes a good point about the longevity of "satire twice a week, every week, all year long." Then there's Robert C. Roman's (I'm not sure if any of these author names are legit, by the way) recognition of Laird Cregar, a horror actor who barely had a chance to reach stardom. Roman follows up with Victor Buono (King Tut on Batman), another stellar character actor. Outside the usual fare coverage continues with Judex (1963) and Fantomas, and Joe Dante makes some valid complaints about television horror. And…the too brief World of Science Fiction Fanzines is visited.
This copy courtesy of Professor Kinema. Here's the comic reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 9
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Vintage Halloween Spookville Table Decoration
eBay seller bobocitas had this vintage (1928) Halloween Spookville table top paper decoration listed.
Castle of Frankenstein No. 8, 1966
In issue 8 of Castle of Frankenstein, William K. Everson recounts the melancholic last days of Bela Lugosi, COF goes behind the scenes with Fu Manchu, and David McCallum's Outer Limits are explored. Makeup artist Roy Ashton is interviewed, a visit to Bray Studios is made, and in the Noose Reel, Joe Dante joins the fray to dish some dirt on why editing movies to fit time slots is stupid. Yes, boys and girls, way back when, network television would butcher the classics and the duds by cutting scenes to fit in more commercials or run in a shorter air time slot. Now that's a horror story right there. Completing this issue is Lin Carter's 1965: The Year in Horror-Fantasy Books.
This copy courtesy of Professor Kinema. Here's the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 8
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Halloween Mars 3 Musketeers Candy Box
Seen on eBay: 24 Mars bars of candy and a Halloween mask. Perfect.
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Castle of Frankenstein No. 7, 1965
Die, Monster, Die receives a set visit, director Joseph E. Levine's 25,000 dollar monster for Hercules and the Princess of Troy gets some love, and for the first time, COF brings out the critics for Tomb of Ligeia to spark up the letters column. The European horror scene is covered by Mike Perry, along with a blurb on the "bizarre" Avengers television show, and an opinion on the Lugosi versus Lee Dracula appears with the usual misfiring analysis.
This copy courtesy of Professor Kinema. Here's the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 7
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1990s McDonald’s Halloween
Happy Meal Display
Here's a 1990s McDonald's Halloween Happy Meal Display. (But the Burger King Simpsons Halloween toys are still awesome!)
Halloween 2016 Sighted at Home Depot
An astonishing array of Halloween indoor and outdoor decorations, lawn blowups, skeletons, mummies, witches, owls, and big light up screaming skulls awaits you at Home Depot this year. And a skeleton horse!
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Halloween 2016 Sighted:
Pocket Screamers at Home Depot
Found these little buggers (more like big-pocket screamers, actually) at Home Depot today. There's Pumpkin Jack, Wolf Man, Zombie, Reaper, Screaming Monster, and Witch. Better get them while their hot.
Halloween 2016 Sighted at Dollar Tree
Here are some bewitching Halloween paper decorations hanging around at the Dollar Tree store.
Castle of Frankenstein No. 6, 1965
Lon Chaney Jr’s monstrous creations, The Munsters, and Christopher Lee kick off the 6th issue of Castle of Frankenstein. A timely article on Alfred Hitchcock (for me, that is: I had just watched the documentary, Hitchcock/Truffaut, and I’m reading the splendid book) is to die for, and a nostalgic look at Horror on the Air and those wonderful radio shows makes this a solid reading experience.
Here’s the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 6
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