Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree in Toy-Ventures Issue 9

Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree

In Issue 9 of Toy-Ventures Magazine, Basement of Horror host Ray Castile recalls his adventures locating the Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree.

This joyful article was deemed “Best of the Issue” by one of our editors, and well, I wholeheartedly agree.

Check Out Ray’s channel here; he has 138 (!) episodes of Basement of Horror available for viewing. It is highly recommended.

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