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Weird Beard
Just looking at this Ben Cooper "Play Beard" makes me itchy.Some suggested uses:
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Topstone Wrinkled Forehead Mask
I'm not gonna lie. This is going to be a short one. Only because I don't have much information on this mask. It's made by Topstone and marked "Taiwan" which probably dates it to the early 1980's....
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9-Lives
I found this Eveready Black Cat bank years ago at a garage sale. While it's not strictly Halloween, hey, Black Cat. And I do use him to decorate for Halloween.This plastic cat bank was a 1981...
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Jack O' Lantern and Cat Blow Mold
I picked up this blow mold earlier this year. I "paid up" for it. I think I spent $12 for it. While that's probably cheaper than you'd pay on eBay (plus shipping), I used to get blow molds like this...
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House of Secrets (The Secret is, It's Not Very Scary)
It's time once again for a Comics Code Authority-approved horror comic which means not really horror, but as much as we can get away with without being accused of seducing the innocents. From July...
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Paranormal Reading
Though it's a huge time consumer, I always review the shelves and boxes of books at estate and garage sales. You can usually get a pretty good sense of what you'll find by looking through a row of...
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A Halloween (F)Renzi
This Jack O' Lantern is pretty unassuming and common looking from the front...But spin him around and...I loved the "scaredy cat" relief surrounded by other Jack O' Lanterns and the words "Trick" and...
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Witch and Cauldron
I went to an estate sale in Webster Groves, Missouri that heavily advertised Halloween collectibles. I know "heavily advertised" equals "high priced", but I decided to go anyway to check out the...
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Bony Tony
I found this MPC "Bony Tony" figure among some small toys priced at a quarter each at a recent sale. He's a companion piece for the "Gay Blade" I have which I posted about previously.I also had an MPC...
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Witch Candle Company is Which?
I found this Gurley witch at a garage sale this year. It's nice to find these vintage items still, particularly at garage sale prices.I also found this witch candle this past year, but I don't recall...
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Happy 50th Disney's Haunted Mansion
This 1970 promotional item published by Disney and Gulf Oil celebrates the opening on August 9th, 1969 of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. I've...
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Scooby Doo Lunchbox, Where Are You?
In grade school, much of your personality could be summed up by the lunch box you carried, if you could afford the luxury. It was also a status symbol. Lunchbox kids looked down on the brown baggers,...
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Mighty Men & Monster Making
While this Tomy "Mighty Men & Monster Maker" drawing set came out in 1978 and should have been right in my wheelhouse, I somehow missed it and my vague memories of the commercial place it in the...
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Deck the Halls with Bowels of Ghoulies
Well, the big night is here, or "the big dance" as we in the know call it. Okay, nobody calls it that.I hope you've enjoyed the past 31 days of Stranger Finds. I leave you with Halloween wishes for a...
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Halloween 2019 Post-Mortem
Well, another Halloween has come and gone. From the outset on October 1st, Halloween seemed so far away and publishing a post a day seemed such a formidable task, but both happened nonetheless.I...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I know what you're thinking: "You disappear after Halloween and now you come crawling back with a measly Thanksgiving offering of old newpaper ads." And you'd be right. These come from the ad...
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Christmas Is...Wondering What's on Television
My childhood revolved around the television set. What was on tonight? What was on this coming weekend? Who's on Fantasy Island this week? What's on now?!The holidays ramped up my television...
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What was on TV December 6 through 12th, 1980
After a long hiatus of TV Guide (not to mention regular) posts, I'm back with a look into television 1980-style. The Guide had yet to make the leap to the square-bound, cable-thick version. Sorry,...
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Alpine Village Electrified Ginger House
I've long been a fan of the kitschy plastic 70's Christmas decorations. Of course, they were what I knew in my formative Christmas years. They were all over the Woolworth's I shopped at every...
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E.T. Will Be Home for Christmas
I found this ornament over the Summer. It seems odd to me, but shows the breadth of the marketing push behind E.T. in the early '80's. I decided to bring him home.It's made of those silky fibers that...
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