Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: Young friend Richard Sheffield hams it up with Bela Lugosi back in the 1950s. Richard was a former MONSTER BASH CONVENTION guest and Bela's granddaughter will be a guest at this October's convention!
This NEXT Weekend is MONSTER BASH in Mars/Cranberry Township, PA
THIS WEEKEND is your last chance to get discounted 3-Day Advance VIP membership to MONSTER BASH June 12-14, 2026 at the Marriott Pittsburgh North.
Get your VIP Admission, CLICK HERE (ends Monday!).
All the details on the gathering of classic monster movie fans from across the country, CLICK HERE!
New! Original Theater Movie Poster
An horror movie oddity in many ways. THE VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (1946) is a rather obscure horror film from Republic Pictures. It's star vampire-zombie, Ian Keith, was one of the people considered for the role in 1931's Universal DRACULA movie. Here he is in a black cape! Then, the poster itself is an odddity. Showing an image from Republic's CATMAN OF PARIS along with VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES...but only VALLEY credited on this double feature. No doubt a misprint leaving out CATMAN OF PARIS and showing VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES twice! This original theater poster is available now:
VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (1946/1956) - Original Theater Movie Poster
The creepy 1946 film VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES was re-released (probably 1956) and this is a poster for that re-release. Interesting that the distributor misprinted the poster. It was suppose to be THE CATMAN OF PARIS and VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES re-released as a double feature. However the poster was printed with just VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES twice although there is an image for both THE CATMAN OF PARIS and VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES! Condition note: corner pinholes where the theater tacked it up to post, plus border damage.
Get this rare collectible in our Original Movie Poster Department at Creepy Classics.
New For 2026! A MONSTER BASH Celebration T-Shirt
Be the envy of all your monster movie fan friends! Walk in style wearing your delightful MONSTER BASH CELEBRATION T-Shirt:
MONSTER BASH CELEBRATION (Desert Sand) - T-Shirt
A MONSTER BASH fest t-shirt. Shirt is desert-sand color with full color image. Retro giant creepy monsters attack the city! 100% pre-shrunk comfortable cotton. Screen printed. Comes in sizes SMALL - 3X while supplies last. Select size.
Browse this new one and all the creepy cool wear (wolf) in our T-Shirt Department at Creepy Classics.
Coming October 23-24, 2026! A MONSTER BASH British Invasion at the Grand Palace Theatre
Thrill and chill to these on the big screen:
It's Hammer and Amicus time with great British horror films on the giant screen at a real 1920's movie palace.
This autumn's MONSTER BASH FILM FESTIVAL at the majestic Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio....is October 23-24, 2026! We'll be the week BEFORE Halloween in 2026 with the creepy coolest British classic horror films. The change from August to October for the Monster Bash is due to renovations that will be happening at The Palace in August-September 2026.
ADVANCE MEMBERSHIP ADMISSION available now:
Full Festival Membership Admission...it's the BRITISH Horror Movie INVASION! Two days, Eight feature films. Plus, vendors with collectible monster movie merchandise. It's all October 23-24, 2026 at the grand Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio. A restored 1920s movie palace! Get your full festival admission membership now. Full membership also includes a free prize toss at the end of the night on Saturday! Single feature admissions will be available at the door as well. Films and events subject to change. Admission is NON-REFUNDABLE, non-transferable.
ADMISSION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR for all 8 movie two-day passes or individual movie admission as well. Address: The Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44702-1016.
Call for information at: (330) 454-8172.
Reserve your Double Tree hotel room (closest hotel, just 5 blocks away) call (330) 471-8000 (ask for the MONSTER BASH special rate discount)....or, do it on-line easily, just CLICK HERE!
Other hotel and motel options in Canton, CLICK HERE.
Vendors in the lobby and on the second floor mezzanine level too!
All the details, CLICK HERE.
School Days Are Back! And, the Scholastic Book Order Is In
Your name's been called, stop up to the front of the class and get your stack of books that are rubber-banded with your newsprint order form attached:
ARROW BOOK OF SPOOKY STORIES (Collection) - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1962 edited by Nora Kramer. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Erwin Hoffmann. A collection of classic ghost stories and weird tales from the first half of the 1900s! A creepy story collection in this nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, but in good condition.
LITTLE WITCH - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1963 by Anna Elizabeth Bennett. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Lisl Weil. In a small town kids are being turned into plants?! Will a detective and the president of the PTA figure out exactly what's going in in this witchcraft dilemma? A mystery-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, but in good condition.
SILVER SPOON MYSTERY - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1962 by Dorothy Sterling. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Grace Paull. The Hill Gang, a group of young kids, take it upon themselves to find the historic silver spoons stolen from the local library. They flirt with danger! A mystery-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, but in good condition with no markings.
SEA VIEW SECRET - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1964 by Elizabeth Kinsey. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Mary Stevens. A big, old house in the neighborhood hold secrets, and maybe a treasure for four young kids. A mystery-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, but in good condition with no markings.
MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED HUT - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1963 by Mary Graham Bonner. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Norman Baer. There's blood in the snow leading up to the deserted, haunted shack deep in the woods! The kids have stumbled onto something scary. A mystery-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, but in good condition.
TROUBLE AFTER SCHOOL - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1970 by Jerrold Beim. A young boy gets mixed up with a gang who wants him to commit crimes. A terrifying book of young pier pressure. Classic illustrations throughout. Appears new and unread, no markings, tight spine.
CLARENCE GOES TO TOWN - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback from 1968 by Patricia Lauber. A crazy dog living in New York City traps a ring of thieves and gets into so much trouble! Book appears unread and tight. Full of great illustrations by Leonard Shortall.
Turn the corner by the all-purpose room at Creepy Classics and duck into the Scholastic Fantastic Book Department!
New! HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS OF HORROR Set Now on Blu-Ray
What a great collection of films on this Blu-Ray set! Great movies, everyone from the Warner Studio vaults:
HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS OF HORROR (6 movies!) - Blu-Ray Set
Some of the very BEST of classic horror films from the 1930s! Lots of extras too! Six classics:
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) The re-telling of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT about a vampire and his daughter sucking a village dry. A murder mystery twist and lots of fun and great thirties atmosphere. Stars Bela Lugosi, Carol Borland, Lionel Atwill and Lionel Barrymore. A scene of the female vampire (Luna) flying within the high ceilinged castle/mansion is brief, but haunting. Directed by Tod Browning.
MAD LOVE (1935) Peter Lorre at his most brilliant and evil as an insane surgeon. He sews the hands of a murderer onto Colin Clive (Dr. Frankenstein in the 1931 classic). The hands seem to have a life of their own, still bent on killing. Wild, intense and beautifully filmed by Karl Freund.
DR. X (1932) Early color film using 2-strip process. Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in an action-packed who-done-it! Terrible murders in a house full of nutty research doctors. Some hideous monster made of "synthetic flesh" is on a rampage at night when the moon is out. Very cool classic horror!
MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932) The insideous Dr. Fu Manchu is wonderfully portrayed by Boris Karloff. He tortures and commands incredible electric machinery (designed by Kenneth Strickfadden). A glorious adventure/horror-thriller. Don't let him get the mask...or we're all in trouble!
RETURN OF DR. X (1939) Stars Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Dennis Morgan and Huntz Hall. Yep, this is the one where Bogey's a real Bogeyman. Humphrey Bogart is an insane killer brought back from the dead by a scientist who studies blood. Bogart needs fresh blood to remain alive. Morris is a screw-brained reporter who stumbles onto the secrets, but no one believes him. Effective at times, silly in others. Really wild seeing Bogart as a white-faced zombie-vampire. Reportedly the studio was mad at him and punished him by putting him in this film.
DEVIL DOLL (1936) Lionel Barrymore is an escaped convict befriended by a mad scientist and his even nuttier wife. Barrymore wishes to prove his innocence and the scientist has developed something that may help. He can shrink humans (and animals) to become miniature zombies. Directed by Tod Browning.
Get this new Blu-Ray set in our Recent Releases Department here at Creepy Classics!
New! A 1959 Vintage Ad Booklet For An Indiana Theater
This collectible is here now for your scrapbook:
LINCOLN THEATER (March 1959) - Vintage Tri-fold Promo Ad
A small mini-flyer booklet issued by the Lincoln Theatre (Petersburg, Indiana) in March of 1959. It's a tri-fold that opens up showing mini movie ads. In this one there's THE ROOTS OF HEAVEN, THE TRAP, TONKA, HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS, UNDERWATER WARRIOR, and others. A vintage 1959 theater booklet promoting that month's movies.
Snag this before another film historian does. It's in our Creepy Collectibles Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Not One, Not Two...But, all 14 Rathbone Holmes Films Collected On Blu-Ray
You gotta love the fun, mystery, and chills from this classic series of films. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are so great. Includes the first two 20th Century Fox Films, plus all ten of the classic Universals. Plus, extras:
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES (Rathbone) - Blu-Ray Set
(1930s-1940s) All of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Holmes films...all in one set! The first two Fox features and the complete Universal collection of Holmes....all with Rathbone....5 discs:
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VOICE OF TERROR, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON, SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON, SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH, SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE SPIDER WOMAN, THE SCARLET CLAW, THE PEARL OF DEATH, HOUSE OF FEAR, THE WOMAN IN GREEN, PURSUIT TO ALGIERS, TERROR BY NIGHT, and DRESSED TO KILL!
Get this set in our Recent Addition Department now at Creepy Classics.
New! RETRO FAN #45
It's the magazine that revives the memories of pop culture we grew up with:
Your blast from the past! A magazine packed with everything we lived through in the 1950s-1980s! Pop culture fun! Inside this issue: Remembering the Bicentennial year, 1976. A look at THE GREEN HORNET, MATCH GAME TV show, The Ma, Mad World of Jonathan Winters, ARC II science fiction TV show, The Comic Books from 1976 - Captain America saves America! All glossy issue...much more retro visions from the past.
Load this magazine time machine in your shopping caret now. It's in our RETRO FAN Department (where you can see the back issues too) at Creepy Classics.
Make MONSTER BASH Plans Now! Get Your October 2026 MONSTER BASH CONVENTION Admission Memberships Now
Above: A team ready to greet your at MONSTER BASH!
Don't wait, get your plans for this year lined up for the MONSTER BASH CONVENTION October 2026!
Besides a packed wall-to-wall vendor displays, talks, monster game shows, live theater, film fest, and entertainment...here are the guests so far: Glenn Strange's grandson Michael Glenn Nix, Lynne Lugosi-Sparks (Bela Lugosi's granddaughter), Victoria Price (Vincent Price's daughter), Renee Browning (The Creature Kid, Ricou Browning's daughter), and more to come.
Plus, TV Horror Host Legend "Son of Ghoul," Bill Diamond's Basil Gogos & Muppet Museum, Live Theatre with Zach Zito, Leonard Hayhurst's monster game shows, Mexican Monster night, Saturday Night Free Cake in the Lobby, the Midnight Free Prize Toss...and so much more. So much Bash...almost three non-stop days.
Get your admission membership locked in now, the discount price won't last long:
MONSTER BASH EXPO OCTOBER 16-18, 2026 - 3-Day VIP Membership Admission
Admission membership for all three days! October 16-18, 2026 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, (Cranberry Township-Mars, PA). The classic monster movie conference and festival! Three days of monster fan fun. Movie and TV stars appearing, wall-to-wall monster merchandise, special events, special screenings. Discounted for a limited time. Admission is non-refundable, non-transferable. You will be mailed a hard copy confirmation.
Here's the link for discounted on-site hotel rooms at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, get yours before they sell out, CLICK HERE! The back-up hotel is the sister hotel, The Courtyard, only a short walk across the parking lot.
Check out the growing details by CLICKING HERE. The MONSTER BASH CONVENTION is produced by Creepy Classics.
Check out the preview trailer, CLICK HERE!
Quick! Two Dealer Tables Just Opened Up For the June 12-14 MONSTER BASH!
If you wanted to be aboard the MONSTER BASH in just days, and you're a vendor. This last minute opportunity just arose! Two dealer tables are now available for this June's MONSTER BASH CONVENTION:
MONSTER BASH VENDOR TABLE (June 12-14, 2026) - Dealer Table Space
Dealer table space (tables are 6 foot by 30 inches) for all three days. Get your table to sell your monster merchandise at the classic monster fest MONSTER BASH. Dates are June 12-14, 2026 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, Cranberry Township-Mars, PA. Set-up Thursday night 7P-11p or Friday 8A-3P. Two VIP badges per table. Non-refundable, non-transferable. You will be mailed a hard copy confirmation.
Jump on it, if you want to be there! CLICK HERE now.
New! Mini-Dracula And Castle Collectible
From Pop Funko, a min-Dracula and his creepy castle:
DRACULA AND CASTLE (Mini-Town Series) - Funko Collectible
Still sealed. A mini-Dracula with his castle. Licensed through Universal Studios. Box measure 3" x 4.5".
You can see this now in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Collectible WONDER Magazine Promo Card
Recognize that cool outer space monster? It's from THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT (1962):
WONDER MAGAZINE PROMO CARD - Collectible
4" x 6" promo card for WONDER magazine. Features a beautiful image of the alien monster from THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT.
Locate this in our Creepy Collectibles Department now at Creepy Classics.
It's Super! ADVENTURE COMICS Now At Creepy Classics
From DC Comics to Creepy Classics to you:
ADVENTURE COMICS (3rd Series 2010) #11 - Comic Book
Totally New Condition. Superman word with The Last Stand of New Krypton. Second feature: The Legion of Super-Heroes. Full color comic from 2010. Direct sales edition.
Spin on into our Comics Department to see this issue and other comics to thrill you at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Magazine Is For All Classic Monster Movie Fans of All Ages
Did you grow up watching classic monster movies on TV? Love those horror and science fiction classics? Well, THIS is the magazine for you!
It's packed with rare photos and articles by the best film historians and writers in the field. From Frankenstein to King Kong to Creature From the Black Lagoon, and all the obscure films...we got you covered!
See all the issues and select the ones you would like from our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department at home here at Creepy Classics.
You can subscribe too!
Rondo Remembers - Monster Movie Education
There's a saying out there that goes "Everything I needed to learn, I learned from a TWILIGHT ZONE episode." I did , and do, learn from many of those fantastic ZONE shows. In fact, I learned to be afraid of ventriloquist dummies from an episode of TWILIGHT ZONE that I saw when I was about five years old. Yikes!
I also learned from Marvel Comics. I won a class "hangman" game back in elementary school. I fooled the whole class on guessing my word. My word was "incredible." How did I know that when I was pretty young. Why, The "Incredible" Hulk comic books, of course!
How about all those monster movies I was watching between five and sixteen years old? They left an imprint. They did, indeed, educate. Those old black-and-white horror movies were, in reality, morality plays. They weren't meant to just jump scare you. They said something in the underlying currents.
From the 1931 FRANKENSTEIN, and much of the Frankenstein series I learned sympathy, empathy, and misunderstanding. Even if the monster was doing something wrong, or terrible, many times it was because he didn't understand. Not that it justified his actions, but revealed deeper problems. Besides that, maybe ol' doc Frankenstein was fooling with things he really shouldn't have been fooling with. That was a root issue.
I also felt such relatable pain and suffering for Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man movies. Here was a guy that society punished for things beyond his control. He spends years trying to find release. It makes us appreciate peace with ourselves. Larry underscores the adage of appreciating what you have, because things could always be worse. Poor Larry.
Shambling through thousands of years The Mummy had his reasons. From THE MUMMY (1932) right through Universal's THE MUMMY'S CURSE (1944), this creature was on a quest. Through five films this guy showed resilience, to never accept defeat. The motive behind outlasting the ages? Love. The love for his princess. The Mummy shuffled his way through the centuries and no-good high priests who had their own lecherous intentions. But, the mummy movies taught perseverance and everlasting love.
Then, we come to DRACULA (1931). This undying vampire showed us pure evil. He really didn't care about others. He wanted as many brides as he could get no matter the cost to others. He simply wanted their blood to continue his own existence. While it was a curse on him, he still carried on. It wasn't until later movies (HOUSE OF DRACULA) that he wanted cured...or, did he really? Dracula taught me that there is evil out there, and to shy away from it. Maybe pull our covers at night above our necks!
I learned from these monster movies. Morality plays all. And, thank you to the teachers who brought the stuff I love to my attention. My teachers were Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko (for Marvel Comics) and Forrest J Ackerman with James Warren for opening the door to the classic movie monsters for me (Famous Monsters magazine).
-Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
May 2026
New! MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #60
Above: A peek inside the new issue of MONSTER BASH!
Yesterday I spent much of the day traveling and loading boxes and boxes (and boxes!) of the new MONSTER BASH mag. Last night, Ursula and I spent hours bagging, boarding and inserting magazines in mailers for subscribers. Now, you too, can get this latest issue:
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #60 - Magazine
It's the all-glossy classic movie monster magazine! Informative and fun for all those that grew up watching horror and science fiction films. Inside the pages of this issue: Teenage Monster Run Wild in movies like I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, BLOOD OF DRACULA and TEENAGE MONSTER! Plus, a look at The Thin Monster -- John Carradine. The Page of Disclosure, a Martian in a full color center poster for your wall. Ted Cassidy...The Tall Monster -- he was Lurch on THE ADDAMS FAMILY. And look out for the Gallery of Ghouls, a collection of rare photo stills from your favorite movies. Contributions by Tom Weaver, Frank Dello Stritto, Thom Shubilla, Ron Adams, Micah Carey, and more. Packed with monster movie celebration.
It's loaded up in our MONSTER BASH Magazine Department, lurking for you, at Creepy Classics.
Re-Stocked! THE WOLF MAN Deluxe Model Kit
He's back prowling the the misty moonlit woods:
THE WOLF MAN (X-Plus Kit) - Deluxe Model Kit
Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man! A deluxe model kit that has the classic werewolf prowling in the woods. A unique fog-layer makes the model especially different! 1/8 scale plastic model kit. Assembly required. Paint and glue not included. Licensed by Chaney Enterprises and Universal Studios. A super creepy cool kit.
Get your claws on this deluxe kit before they're gone. Track it down in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Retro Summer 2026 Expo! You Can Sign-Up Now (Discounted For A VERY Limited Time)
See the preview trailer for the show, CLICK HERE!
It's this summer's MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE JUNE 2026! Join the fun!
Sign-Up now for the classic monster fest, CLICK HERE:
MONSTER BASH JUNE 12-14, 2026 - 3-Day VIP Membership Admission
All three days! June 12-14, 2026 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, (Cranberry Township-Mars, PA). The classic monster movie conference and festival! Three days of monster fan fun. Movie and TV stars appearing, wall-to-wall monster merchandise, special events, special screenings. Discounted for a limited time. Admission is non-refundable, non-transferable. You will be mailed a hard copy confirmation.
Details:
The growing guest list includes Sean Cassidy ("Son of Lurch," Ted Cassidy's son), Butch Patrick (THE MUNSTERS), Daniel Roebuck (THE MUNSTERS movie), Beverly Washburn (SPIDER BABY), Bill Diamond (Basil Gogos Museum/Muppet Museum), and more! Plus, Christi Peterson (Make-Up Artist)), film historians and writers Frank Dello Stritto, Tom Weaver, Greg Mank, Lucy Chase Williams, and the magic and monster movie making of the one-and-only David "The Rock" Nelson.
Wall-to-wall collectible vendor tables: vintage monster magazines, monster toys, comic books, Blu-Rays, rare DVDs, original movie poster room, t-shirts, monster gear...your head will spin seeing all the creepy cool ghoulish goodies.
Plus, all the fun monster bash events: the free prize toss at midnight on Saturday, Friday night Mexican Monster Night, Thursday Night Mystery Movies for the pre-Bash fun with Geoffrey Curtis (film collector), Zach Zito's live theater, a weekend film fest, Tom Weaver's Forgotten Horror rare films, Leonard Hayhurst with game shows and prizes...it's an almost non-stop three days of classic monster celebration and fun.
Discounted hotel rooms, get your reservations now before they sell out, CLICK HERE.
Check it all out, CLICK HERE!
Get your advance, discounted VIP full 3-Day Membership Admission: CLICK HERE.