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A Monster Mask Mystery
Sometimes when I start writing a post, it begins as one thing and ends as another. Initially, this post was about trying to identify a mask, but it turned into a tangential examination of Halloween...
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Dynamite Monster Bash
Dynamite was one of my staple orders from Scholastic Books when I was a kid. And one of my favorite parts of the magazine was always Count Morbida. This issue from 1975 dates a little prior to when I...
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Universal Monster Candle Busts
When I first found these wax monster noggins, I thought they were old. Doing some research, it looks like they were produced in the last 20 years. Still cool. I don't think I'll burn these,...
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Halloween Covered
Someone bought this Halloween tablecloth for a party that never materialized. Still in it's original package marked at 59 cents, I paid $1 for it. I guess at least they made a profit. I would guess...
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Witch Bendy
I found this witch bendy at the same sale as the vampire bendy. She's made in Hong Kong as well.She stands 10" tall with a arm span to match.Despite a little paint loss, she maintains a devil-may-care...
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Bayshore Pumpkin Safety Lanterns
I recently found these Jack O' Lantern triplets at a sale.They're made by Bayshore and marked as a "Safety Halloween Lantern".The measure 4 1/2" tall by 6" wide. I couldn't find an example of them on...
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Fosta Funglasses
These children's novelty cat glasses were made by Foster Grant in the 1950's. I found them hiding on a closet shelf of an estate sale for 50 cents.Marketed as Fosta Funglasses, there were several...
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Casper and the Demon of Darkness
This Peter Pan Book & Record of "Casper and the Demon of Darkness" was released in 1976. The cover art is by Warren Kremer, a long time Harvey Comics artist who created Richie Rich and Hot Stuff....
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Monster Jokes & Riddles
Most people know Norman Bridwell for his "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series of books, but he also had a thing for monsters. In addition to "The Witch Next Door" and "How to Care for Your Monster", he...
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A Pumpkin Full of Poems
"A Pumpkin Full of Poems" is a collection of various writers illustrated by Sheilah Beckett and was printed by Happy House, the children's division of Random House, in 1982. Some of the drawings of...
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Of Stickers and Pathetic Geeks
The first time I was going to have a naked girl in my bedroom when I was a teenager, I was pretty nervous. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. It's not what you think, you bunch of perverts. Okay, let me...
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Hoostradoos and You
I recently found this October 1982 issue of The Missouri Conservationist. I recall this issue from my childhood because of a particular story inside.Typically, the magazine focused on forestry and...
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Halloween Cookery
This Betty Crocker Party Book dates from 1960 and dedicates 2 pages to Halloween recipes (kind of light if you ask me)."When the neighborhood youngsters, all decked out as ghosts and goblins, come...
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What was on TV October 18th through 24th, 1997
When it comes to the word "vintage", I'll admit I'm a bit of a snob. To me, vintage is 1980's and prior. So when I found this TV Guide from 1997 mixed among my other "classics", I snubbed it. Heck, I...
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Halloween Napkins
I found these napkins (unused of course) in a bag of Halloween party supplies at an estate sale last weekend. Sadly, there was only one of these. I love this style. I'm not sure why there hasn't been...
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Injun Summer
I found this sheet of newspaper clipped and saved from the October 20th, 1963 edition of The Chicago Tribune. Written and illustrated by Pulitzer Prize winner John T. McCutcheon in 1907, it was...
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Spooks of the Valley
"Spooks of the Valley" was written in 1947 by Louis C. Jones and illustrated by Erwin H. Austin. It's a relatively tame story about two boys who make the acquaintance of a restless spirit named...
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Pucker Up!
I found these masks at an estate sale a couple months ago for $3 each. The first mask is made by Van Dam of France. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a monkey, a vampire or a monkey vampire.I think...
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Feel my Frankenstein
The stand out postcard in this 1960's Los Angeles Gray Line Tour booklet of 20 is by far the Universal Studios postcard of Frankenstein.Frankie seems to be making good time with the ladies. Here we...
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