Together, they’re Dynamite! And for the Halloween Countdown today, we’ve got this little treat:That’s the Pressman “Dick Smith” Make Up Kit, which inspired at least one person I know for sure to enter the special effects industry.
I’ve already talked about how Monster Squad was one of the big reasons I love Monsters so much as an adult, it seemed fitting in October to talk about another big influence, the Hillarious House of Frightenstein. For those not in the know, Frightenstein is a Canadian series that mixes one part Universal Monsters, One […]
I can’t believe it took me two years to notice this wonderful picture from the 1982 Don Post Catalog, I’m guessing it had been taken a couple of years earlier. If you google “Halloween in the 70s” this should be the first thing that pops up. Dracula is seen here clearly living the high life, […]
Followers of this site and blog will know that Collegeville is a favourite subject around here, that’s likely because I got a ton of these as a kid combined with the fact that they got some really cool licenses.1973 was a cool year for Collegeville, in addition to their line of generic monsters and familiar […]
I can’t believe it’s October already, that means the countdown to my favourite holiday has begun. Like every year, I’m going to be running a Horror themed bonus feature for the beginning of the month and flip the switch to total “Orange and Black” by the end. Lots of fun stuff this season, four new […]
Lots of new faces (well, in the form of Masks) could be found in the 1983 Collegeville Catalog, while the company was still selling various knock offs such as the Spider (a very healthy run since I wore that same suit in the mid seventies) there was also a staggering amount of licensed goods available. […]
Although before my time, I kind of dig these early seventies play suits which I’m sure doubled as Halloween costumes. I love how boys can be Batman, Superman and the Lone Ranger but the girl’s choices are more grounded in reality. Dig the ears on the bat suit, looks like the 40’s movie serial version. […]
Kicking it off today is my pal Lee wearing a Ben Cooper Hulk suit, nobody loves the Hulk more than Lee. Speaking of big fans, here is Lou in a Collegeville Jaws costume, Lou is still actively involved in Jaws Fandom, check out this youtube link. I’m Batman! Here’s Chris Franklin as the caped crusader, […]
Time to unveil more of the fabulous vintage photos you kind folks have sent me this month, above is Wes Booth as a Cylon long before they were called “Toasters”. Alisha sent in this wicked picture of her as Princess Leia, that’s her dad as a musical ghost behind her. I think if I saw […]
While Monster Toys often get the shaft in department store catalogs for being too seasonal , the one place where that doesn’t seem to happen is the games section which always have a few monster items in for good measure. Take this 1971 spread for instance, we’ve got the classic Green Ghost game , something […]
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