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Kiddy Kreetures Cookie Cutters
I've always liked sugar cookies at Christmas time, but when you find these cookie cutters, suddenly Halloween seems appropriate too.This set was made by Chilton (with a logo that looks suspiciously...
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Melted Plastic Popcorn Witch
During the earlier part of summer this year, I was driving home from my sister-in-law's house in the city of St. Louis when I spotted this sticking out of the top of a dumpster.Of course I pulled over...
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Jack O' Lantern Whirly Toy
I had a variety of these whirly toys when I was a kid, but I don't believe I ever had a Halloween-themed one. I found this with the original box about a month ago.The sticker says, "PUSH SLOW". I'm...
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Frankenstein -- Universal Truth
This 1972 postcard from Universal Studios presents a universal (pun intended) truth about Frankenstein: Kids love him.However, we mustn't forget what happened the first time Frankenstein met a child.
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The New Guess Who Halloween
Frankly, I didn't expect to find such an unintenionally freaky story in a Dick and Jane book, but here it is. From 1963, it's "The New Guess Who". Enjoy.
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Top Ten-ish Worst Vintage Halloween Costumes
I found this costume in a box lot of masks and costumes last year. I had no idea what it was supposed to be, but a little Googling revealed it to be an American Greetings "Urchin". They already owned...
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Halloween Clubbing
I found this toy club at an estate sale last year for 50 cents. At first glance, it seemed like a pretty cheap toy, being made of hollow blown plastic. It was clearly Halloween related, so I picked...
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McHalloween
My daughter and I were browsing through some vintage Halloween-themed commercials on Youtube a few weeks ago when we came across this commercial from 1986.She was intrigued by the pumpkin pails and...
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Weebles Wobble...And They Glow in the Dark!
I had two toy nemeses growing up. One was my best friend from grade school and the other was my younger neighbor. They always seemed to have the best toys.I remember walking into their house one...
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Ghosts of Christmas Past
Having read some of my posts, you might begin to think I was a deprived child, living vicariously through the toys of my neighbors and friends. And indeed, I never had as many or as expensive of toys...
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A Night with a Cassette Tape
While the '60's and '70's kid got his Halloween sound scares from vinyl (probably played on mom and dad's Hi-Fi), the 80's kid could listen to them privately on his Walkman.The 1980's saw an explosion...
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Another Dynamite Poster
As a follow up to my previous Dynamite poster, I present this one done by fantasy artist Walter Velez. I don't think there's anything hidden in this poster, but if you're looking for some kind of...
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Sounds of Terror (and Bad Acting)
I found this record at an otherwise unassuming estate sale over the summer. The majority of the contents of the sale (and there wasn't that much) was modern. This record was sitting by itself in a...
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Happy Days Die(cut)ssected
Welcome to Day 31, and you know what that means. It's Halloween! Every year when I post my first Countdown, I can't imagine how I'll come up with a post for every day, but here we are. I hope I've...
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Wreck the Halls with Bowels of Ghoulies 2017
Okay, I didn't really wrap up this season's posts. I'll finish with these shots from this year's haunt. Pretty much the same as last year, with the addition of a new "Grave-in" Theater theme. The...
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Weird Worlds 1980
You may have noticed a lack of posts the last 2 months. I'd lost that bloggin' feeling. That combined with Christmas and other extenuating circumstances resulted in no content. But with the New Year,...
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Reader's Digest Condensed - January 1967
Since it's the slow season for garage sales, I thought I'd bring back something I haven't done in a while. Reader's Digest ads! My grandparents subscribed to Reader's Digest. I liked reading the...
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How to Have a Prettier Room!
Hey, it's time for another sporadic post!It's Spring (though you wouldn't know it here in St. Louis where we're expected to get hit with more snow this weekend), a time of rejuvenation for nature as...
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Little Audrey -- Just the Ads
I occasionally pick up cheap comics at garage and estate sales. I never pay more than $1 for them and typically they're worth less than that. But there's something about looking through an old comic...
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Snapshots in Time
I've been going through my backlog of items for quite a while now and just came across this photo album I picked up at least a year ago.It's a collection of black and white snapshots of a couple's trip...
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