1988 Ben Cooper Halloween Catalog I couldn’t go this Halloween season without at least adding one Costume Catalog to the site, and this year it’s a real winner. The 1988 Ben Cooper catalogue shows “Smock and Mask” costumes still going full steam with the hottest licenses going like Superheroes, GI Joe and the Universal Monsters. […]
What I love about Matt’s contributions every Halloween is stuff like this. I’ve never heard of this Frankenstein Poster promotion from the early 1970s and well, it’s awesome. Take it away Matt! “Large 1970s cardboard Newspaper Advertising Sign for Boris Karloff poster” “This cardboard advertising sign was created to be displayed on the side of […]
Here is another crazy Halloween discovery from my buddy Matt. I’ll give the reigns to him as he talks about Halco. “Halco Universal Monster Costumes Were produced for a time in the 1960s. Before Ben Cooper dominated through the rest of the 60s and 1970s. What makes the Halco costumes unique is the highly accurate […]
Toy-Ventures: Return to Monster Bash Another journey to Pittsburgh as we check out the fall Monster Bash and have a blast! I saw some incredible stuff and bought a ton of vintage toys and goodies, plus I met Dracula himself, Zandor Vorkov! Check out my recap of Monster Bash 2022 and also, it’s part of […]
10 Awesome Things on eBay this Halloween Ninja on the Skateboard (eBay Link) – I don’t know how the skateboard wheels don’t kinda offset the whole “sneaking up on people” thing, but I’m not going to question it. It’s a Ninja on a skateboard. Super Cool Beach T-Shirt (eBay Link) – I am filled […]
My pal Matt has decided to share another cool monster rarity this Halloween season. This time, it’s the very rare 1970s Tuscany Studios Universal Wolf Man statue. Take it away Matt. “Tuscany Studios Was based in Chicago, and produced statues similar to Esco, but instead of being made of chalkware, they were solid plaster. […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week Build your own Mount St. Helens (eBay Link) – This very odd kit (seriously, the words “Maps for Fun” would send a chill down my spine as a lad) reminds me of that weird 80s exploitation movie that made about this disaster. It had Art Carney and Tim […]
70s Sticker Collection Whacky Packs! Ugly Monsters! Steve Austin, the Fonz and JJ Evans are some of the cool vintage stickers I picked up in this amazing collection. There is even some bootleg Mego weirdess from Star Trek and Planet of the Apes. It’s a time capsule from the middle 1970s; please join […]
CB Sizzler Wrist Radio (eBay Link) – Great, now I can find out where the speed traps are on my bike! Press and Go Robot (eBay Link)- I love generic 70s robots that look vaguely “Shogun Warriory”. Schlitz Beer bottle flashlight (eBay Link) – Now, this is classy and safety concious. Mr. […]
Pod Stallions 105: The Munsters It’s that time again, when you curl up with a good horror movie and a bucket of candy and celebrate all that’s creepy, which means it must be October and time for Pod Stallions’ double dose of chat for the Greatest Holiday Ever Made. To show just how seriously we […]
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