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El Hombre Lobo paperback

Mantooth — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:16:00 +0000

As a life long fan of the films of Paul Naschy and especially his character Waldemar Daninsky AKA El Hombre Lobo.

Other than movie posters, I never thought there was any merchandise of any sortm until I spied this in a shop.

Somebody actually novelised “The Werewolf Vs The Vampire Woman” and I owe them many, many hugs! I haven’t read this paperback but I certainly will.

Not terribly thrilled with calling him Waldo….

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Pod Stallions Episode 26: The Retro Awards

Mantooth — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:00:00 +0000

We’re back and we’re launching our first episode of 2015 resurrecting the Retro Awards.

For those not familiar with the Retro Awards, it’s a celebration of things that came out in the last year (for this show we’ve slid into 2013 a l’il bit) that we feel rocked a 70s vibe.

Of course along the way we get terribly sidetracked and discuss the Hudson brothers, Planet of the Apes, Doctor Who annuals, Herve Villechez and Tim Burton’s Batman. Surprising we’re still better at hosting awards shows than James Franco…

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Awards Run Down:

Best Films of 2014:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Brian)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Jason )

Runner up:
Captain America: Winter Soldier (Jason and Brian)

Best Blur-Ray, DVD or Download of 2014

Batman 1966 (Jason)
Phantom of the Paradise (Brian)

Runners up:
The Guy from Harlem Rifftrax (Brian)
Doctor Shockers Vault of Horror (also Brian)

Best Book
Planet of the Apes Evolution of a Legend (Brian)
Doctor Who Annual 2015 (Jason)

Runners up:
Mail Order Mysteries (Brian)

Best Magazines
Empire (Jason)
Shock Cinema (Brian)

Best Record or CD
The Small Faces: Here comes the nice (Jason)

Best Toys

Neca Taylor (Brian)
Kane in Spacesuit (Jason)

Runners up
Bif Bang Pow Dalek
Anchor Man 12″ Figure with Scotch Vision
Lucifer from Battlestar Galactica

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Review : Too much horror business

Mantooth — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:30:00 +0000

I can`t think of a better way to kick off a month of
celebrating Halloween than a review of the new book `Too Much Horror
Business`by Metallica s Kirk Hammet. For those not in the know, Hammet is known
to be a voracious collector of all things horror and comic books. More after the jump…

I vividly recall in 1988 talking to toy dealer Bill Brugeman
when his other line clicked, he returned and said “Brian, it’s Kirk
Hammet, I gotta go”.

While I’m sure that would have upset some, I was 17 at the
time and awestruck. Metallica was one of the few bands in constant rotation in
my then surgically attached Walkman, along with the Ramones and Manowar.
Moreover so, it was the idea that Kirk Hammet was a toy collector that
intrigued me more, at this time I hid my collecting from absolutely everyone.

So when it was announced that “Too Much Horror
Business” was coming out , I wanted it not because I’m a fan boy but because i knew he’d have a killer collection and
I wanted to see it.

I could moan for hours about how collector books have
disappointed me over the years, bad research terrible presentation and the worst of the worse, a collector/author
with no sense of humour or irony. Fortunately, none of these are present in
TMHB, it’s attractively laid out, well researched and Hammett’s comments on the
items are often clever and insightful.

Whats more important, this book isn’t some ego trip, it’s a
profile of a passionate collector who just happens to be a famous rock star.
I’d like to think it would be no different a publication if Hammet was a guy who made
his money in the gravel business. Too Much Horror Business explores the evolution of how and
why Hammet loves to collect, his home life, along with the early exposure to
monsters offering an escape. It’s pretty deep and personal, I was surprised how
much I enjoyed those sections.

A second chapter with Kirk discusses “war stories” about the hunt itself, while
none of us will probably own an original Boris Karloff Mummy poster. We
certainly can relate to the story of it`s purchase and the lengths we go to at
times. Hammet also describes the `Celebrity tax` a practice in which a celebrity pays
more for a collectible. I’ve seen this
in action and also seen it when a collector becomes known for his or her
collection, so he’s not paranoid.

Then there is the goodies, Hammet’s monster poster
collection is breath taking and unreal, not only are we shown rare posters from
the twenties and thirties but Hammet throws in personal favorites that aren’t
particularly rare (seeing as they also hang in my rec room) but are things he
loves nonetheless. That is something that i truly enjoyed about this book, the
love shines through, this isn’t a guy collecting treasures for treasure’s sake,
it`s somebody who is buying what he likes.

The chapters range from movie posters, original artwork,
props, and of course toys. Two toys chapters in fact (covering the 1960s and
1970s) that while, not completely comprehensive, are a lot of fun and are peppered with the fun commentary I
mentioned earlier. I will also admit that a couple of pages were so similar to
my upcoming book, that I’m reformatting photos as we speak.

In summation, I can whole heartily recommend this
book for Monster fans and even casual collectors. It`s a fun tome and honestly,
I`d buy any collectible book that looked this good, drawing the line at the
Mattel Sunshine family of course. now they’re scary…..

You can buy it here on Amazon

It’s also on Ebay

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Rack Toys: the book (the web page)

Mantooth — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

I’ve progressed far enough now that I’m ready to launch a seperate web page for my upcoming book tentatively titled “Rack Toys : Cheap, Crazed Playthings”.

On the new page you will find:

A detailed explaination of what the book is about
A basic outline of it’s content
Teases as to it’s look and design

The one thing I’d like to stress here is while this site is firmly entranched in the 1970s, Rack Toys will cover a number of decades and genres. Oh, there will be some Hasselhoff in this puppy….

Oh and lastly (wait for it)… the page details ways you can get involved!

In an effort to make sure this book is absolutely, jam packed as possible with dime store goodness, I am calling on you, my loyal audience for the following items:

1) Photos of your rack toys, from the average to the bizarre. Don’t for a second think “He won’t want a photo of this tea set from “Small Wonder”!” because you’re wrong, that would make my day.

2) Any scans of advertisement or catalogs from Rack Toy manufacturers from the last 40 years.

3) If you know any former employees of the many companies I have listed on the page (like AHI or Imperial) and get me in touch, I would be in your debt.

More book teases and information are on the new Rack Toys Book Page.

Rack Toys is set to be released September 2012, for the love of Mike, please tell your friends…..

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