James didn’t have any vintage Halloween photos to submit so he sent in a video of his cool Halloween party from ’73. James is dressed as Frankenstein but I also spotted a Collegeville The Spider costume, which I think I wore in ’75. Thanks James! For more 1973 check out the Collegeville Costume Catalog from that year:
These coffin shaped puzzles show that Monster Love was alive and well in ’75. I don’t own any of these but I’ve been sorely tempted at many a toy show/flea marker/antique mall.
Ever since I saw these Flipit ads in the back of Gold Key comics in the late seventies, I’ve been intrigued by what they looked like. I’ve never seen them at shows in my travels so I finally sought one out through ebay for the mere purpose of satiating my curiousity. Being it’s Halloween, the […]
I found this toy in the 1976 Larami catalog, I have no clue as to whether or not it was produced but it is something I will keep my eyes out for. It’s a pretty galling use of the Universal characters and I doubt it’s officially licensed in any way. That’s the joy that is […]
My friend Corey gave me this shot (you can check out his awesome auctions here) and I honestly can’t ever remember seeing this cool toy before. What amuses me about it is while it appears to be from the 1970s, it seems to be based on the original film and not the Delaurentis remake. Which […]
It’s almost my favourite time of year again and that means PS will convert to full time monster mode as in accordance with the Countdown to Halloween consortium of blogs. As always I’d love to see your vintage Halloween pictures and monster toy collections. So send me your 70s Halloween love big or small! […]
This week’s NTS is our first guest submission, which is fantastic because I could use a breather from baring my nerdy soul. Thomas shares an awesome tale of Halloween humiliation, something near and dear to my heart. Thomas is a Buffalo area kid, seeing as I grew up in Southern Ontario and force fed nothing but WKBW and […]
I had more reader contribution photos but a thumb drive failure caused me to lose all files. Fortunately, my pal Doug sent this to me yesterday and I can think of no better shot to end October. That’s Doug as Godzilla and it’s really fitting, as he’s the guy who helped me score this toy last […]
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. This is a Canadian version of the Catalog (by a company called Norbin) and I highly […]
It wouldn’t be Halloween without me extolling the sweet virtue of Remco Mini Monsters, a line I love collecting. Above is a snippet from a 1980 Toys R Us flyer that will appear on the site before Christmas some time. I’ve been trying to find these guys on Canadian issue cards because that’s how I […]
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