Episode 2 of Toy Talk Show is finally here, and this time around, we’re chatting with the legendary Raymond Castile, host of “Basement of Horror.”

We chat about collector origin stories, holy grails, coming to grips with not “collecting them all”, preserving rubber masks and, of course, monster toys.

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Watch Basement of Horror Here: https://www.youtube.com/@RaymondCastile

Topics Discussed: Mego, Gallery of Monster Toys, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Azrak Hamway, Iron Man, Dapol, Doctor Who, Lincoln International, Tomland, Monsters, glow in the dark toys, collectibles, collecting, Blood Island Movies, Jigglers, Toy Shows, Bob Monko, Toy Man Show, Rack Toys, AHI, Super Monsters, Basement of Horror, Topstone Masks, toy talk show, plaidstallions, horror toys,

Toy Talk Show Episode 2 – Raymond Castile (Basement of Horror)

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