Create a Monster
Monogram really did create a monster when they reissued these classic Aurora Monster kits in 1983, unfortunately that monster was me and I still get crazy whenever I see these. I hope these kits never stop being reissued.
This could be your head
I was denied this as a child but I remember friends having this wonderful kit and as you’d expect from something with Vincent Price’s face on the box, it was a high quality item. Talk about timely, Jody sent in the picture for our Halloween contest of her latest yard sale score. I go to […]
The Bananna Splits Meet Batman
Mike sent in these little bits of greatness from 1973 (Batman) and 1971 (Splits) , I miss store bought costumes…. Still time to enter our Halloween Contest, send your vintage Halloween pics or Monster collections on down to me here and you’re in.
Big Frankie and the Monsters
Cheating a bit here as this item came out slightly before the 1970s but I’ve always been fascinated with Aurora kits and this wonderful item in particular. Basically it’s a super deformed version of Boris Karloff and to my surprise, this wasn’t a hit when released in the mid 1960s. I’m guessing the $6.49 price […]
Monsterous Mego
I can’t go a Halloween season without extolling the virtue of this fun line of Action figures by 70s giant Mego. Despite not having the license to the Universal characters Mego created a truly fun set of Monster toys that embody the spirit if not the look of their silver screen counterparts. The packaging and […]
Hobby Horrors
In the age of reproductions I really wish some kind soul would bring back the Rapco Monster bust sets. I’d love to have these bad boys on my extremely cluttered shelves… From a previous Halloween the 1975 Rapco Catalog
Tiny Hulk Smash!
John sent in this awesome picture circa 1978, I gotta say that Hulk costume is so full of righteousness probably because it’s not a comic book Hulk costume, that’s a Lou Ferrigno costume baby! Still time to enter our Halloween Contest, send your vintage Halloween pics or Monster collections on down to me here and you’re in.
1987 Imagineering Halloween Catalog Featuring Elvira
The one thing that was a constant for children of the 70s and 80s was as soon as the seasonal aisle of your local drugstore was done with back to school, it became filled with gory fun items in anticipation of Halloween. There were items such as fake fangs and vampire blood that we all […]
My Reflection on Fear at the Terror Trap
I was asked this year by the folks at the wonderful horror website The Terror Trap to contribute to a collection of horror memories and anecdotes titled “Reflections on Fear“. It was quite an honour considering my fellow contributors were some well known professionals including such notable 70s icons as actress/author Jessica Harper (who played […]
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