Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
Wednesday February 4 - Thursday February 5, 2026
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: Looking quite unsavory, it's Vincent Price up to no good in THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961).
Yes, It's Here! Don't Miss Out of MONSTER BASH Writer Frank Dello Stritto's Awesome Book...
It's historical horror movie fiction come to life! Packed with photos and a wild ride patched together from monster movie memories. A hardback, with dust jacket, that is signed by the author. Get your big, heavy horror hardback now:
PATRON SAINTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (Dell Stritto) - Hardback Book
Deluxe hardback with quality dust jacket depicting Bela Lugosi from WHITE ZOMBIE. New, Numbered and Autographed by the Author. Cover art by George Chastain. Zombies are the living dead--reanimated corpses or persons rendered mindless and soulless. A young man, fulfilling his father’s wish, travels across America, encountering men who raise the dead, who practice a hellish variant of Voodoo, and who perform lobotomies. The diligent son encounters actual zombies.
Frank once again masterfully weaves the classic movie lore into an engrossing tale of adventure and horror. Many photos and illustrations to delight the classic horror movie fan.
Get your very own hardback book now in our Book Department in the dungeon at Creepy Classics.
New! A Rare 1941 Original Theatrical Lobby Card
This original lobby card from DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE is over 80 years old! You can own movie theater history here:
DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (1941/Hand Shake/Spencer Tracy) - Original Theatrical Lobby Card
In excellent condition! An original theater 11x14 inch lobby card from 1941 for DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. The card has "Congratulations" as the caption across the bottom of the card. Pictured are star Spencer Tracy and Lana Turner. No pin holes, tape, or tears...terrific condition for an original lobby card from the 1940s.
Check out this and all our selections in the Original Poster & Lobby Card Department at Creepy Classics.
Just Added! Vintage Digest Magazines...Mystery and Science Fiction
Here's just a few of the variety of digest magazines that are available now. Click on them for more details:
ALFRED HITCHCOCK (February 1986) - Digest Magazine
It's Hitchcock's mystery magazine! New mystery stories by Charlotte MacLeod, William J. Reynolds, David Braly, and even a vintage classic by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated. Appears unread and like new!
ANALOG (February 1986) - Digest Magazine
The magazine of science fiction and science fact. Illustrated! Stories and articles by: Susan Shwartz, Frederik Pohl, Harry Turtledove, John Gribbin, and more. Magazine is like new, tight spine, like right off the newsstand in 1986!
ELLERY QUEEN (February 1986) - Digest Magazine
The world's leading mystery magazine! Stories of intrigue, crime, and mystery by top writers in the field: Ursula Curtiss, Joseph Hansen, William Bankier, George Baxt, Edward D. Hoch, and more! Like new, tight spine, appears unread.
MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION (February 1986) - Digest Magazine
A vintage digest magazine packed with imagination! Inside articles and stories by greats! Included writers: Isaac Asimov, George Alec Effinger, Wayne Wightman, Russell Griffin, Marian Zimmer Bradley, and Harlan Ellison! Tight spine, appears new and unread!
ANALOG (March 2000) - Digest Magazine
The digest magazine of science fiction and fact! Soar into great stories and articles by Michael A. Burstein, Ben Bova, Paul Levinson, and more. This issue is like new, with tight spine - appears unread! There is a subscription sticker on the cover.
See these, and loads more, in our Vintage Digest Magazine Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! The Latest...MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #58
Above: A peek inside the front cover of this issue!
Look at that cover by the great artist Basil Gogos! It's looking at YOU! Subscriber copies are in the mail, now you too can get your very own issue:
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #58 - Magazine
Wild-eyed wonder with classic monster movies! In this all-glossy movie monster magazine we celebrate 100 years of Lon Chaney's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It's a deep dive into "The Curious Case of the Opera House Ghost!" Rare photos of Chaney's horrific make-up. Plus, secrets revealed about GODZILLA VS. THE THING (what is "The Thing?!"). Plus a tour of the wax museum...film and TV horrors in wax. Your letters, Blu-Ray and DVD reviews, and....and Basil Gogos is back in a documentary and his art graces the cover of this heart-pounding issue!
Get this and pick up any back issues you might have missed in our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department at Creepy Classics, your classic horror movie home.
New! Used Vintage Paperbacks of Mystery, Horror, and the Supernatural
Here's a shivering selection of paperbacks just added and available:
MOON-SPINNERS (1963 Movie Tie-In Edition) - Used Paperback
This edition from 1963, movie tie-in. The suspense novel features Haley Mills (from the movie) on the cover. The Mary Stewart classic thrilling novel. A young girl vacationing in the brooding landscape of Crete stumbles onto murder. This book is in excellent condition with a tight spine and appears unread and right off the rack from 1963.
STRANGE STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL - Used Paperback
A Watermill Classic. Watermill published this collection in 1980. Features vintage stories of chills by top classic authors: W.W. Jacobs, Wilkie Collins, Mary Shelley, and others. A collection of ghosts and ghouls guaranteed to chill your bones.
SHADOWS 2 (Horror Collection) - Paperback
Book appears new and unread. Published in 1984. A collection of horror stories edited by Charles L. Grant. Stories by writers Manly Wade Wellman, Ramsey Campbell, William F. Nolan, T.E.D. Klein, Allen Dean Foster, and many others.
NIGHT SHIFT (Horror Collection) - Used Paperback
326 pages of horror stories by Stephen King. This edition published in 1979. Packed with terrifying tales. Used paperback.
GHOSTLY TERRORS (Collection of Short Stories) - Used Paperback
By Daniel Cohen. Spooky tales to scare and delight you. Aimed at young adult readers. Sties include: The Passenger in Black, The Missing Corpse, The Haunted Submarine, The Murderer's Skull, Why Did He Come Back and other horror stories. Includes illustrations. Used paperback published in 1981.
DARK FORCES (Big Collection) - Used Paperback
538 pages of short horror stories by the very best authors and edited by Kirby McCauley. Stories in this thick paperback by writers: Ray Bradbury,Theodore Sturgeon, Ramsey Campbell, T.E.D. Klein, Robert Aickman, Clifford D. Simak, Robert Bloch, Edward Gorey, Charles M. Grany, Gahan Wilson, Manly Wade Wellman, Richard Matheson, and many more! Book is used with tape on cover.
HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1962 edition) - Used Paperback
By Shirley Jackson, This ghostly novel was made into the 1963 film THE HAUNTING. The spine-chilling classic of the supernatural. Two girls caught in a maze of unearthly horror. Used collectible paperback.
THE WICKER MAN (1979 Pocket Book Edition) - Used Paperback
Made into a horror film with Christopher Lee. Something evil is loose, and it's coming for you A remote village where pagan worship is behind smiles of deception. A police sergeant arrives to investigate a missing persons report, and terror is behind every corner. Collectible paperback.
BANQUETS OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS (Asimov) - Used Paperback
Not only was Issac Asimov a fantastic science fiction writer, but spun fantastic mysteries too! Here is a collection of stories from Asimov's "Black Widowers" gentleman's club. 12 stories to twist your brain with suspense and murder. Published in 1984, this book has some cover creases, but appears unread with a tight spine!
GRAVEYARD SHIFT (Anthology) - Used Paperback
An anthology of great stories of mystery and the supernatural! Edited by Joan Kahn. Featuring stories by Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, and even Guy de Maupassant's "The Horla!" Plu, even more chilling short stories. A 1970 collection issued by Dell. Some cover creasing, otherwise good condition.
CONJURE WIFE and OUR LADY OF DARKNESS (Fritz Leiber/Two Novels) - Used Paperback
Two novels in this thick horror paperback. Both by Fritz Lieber. CONJURE WIFE is the novel that movies WEIRD WOMAN and BURN WITCH BURN were based on. Two of the last centuries finest novels of dark fantasy. 347 pages. Small creases on cover, tight spine, appears unread!
Some great titles for winter reading, and you can select these or see hundreds more to choose from in our Creepy Bookstore on-line here at Creepy Classics.
Creepy Classics May Be Coming To Your Neighborhood
Here's a listing of planned shows, expos, festivals, conventions that we will be at:
The Super Drive-In Monster-Rama
April 24-25, 2026
The Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA
Details, CLICK HERE.
Monster Bash Convention
June 12-14, 2026
Marriott Pittsburgh North, Cranberry Township/Mars, PA
Details, CLICK HERE.
The Super Drive-In Monster-Rama
September 2026
The Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA
Details, CLICK HERE.
Monster Bash Convention Autumn
October 16-18, 2026
Pittsburgh Marriott North, Cranberry Township/Mars, PA
Details, CLICK HERE.
Monster Bash Film Festival
October 23-24, 2026
The grand Palace Theatre, Canton, OH
Details, CLICK HERE.
New! Great Trading Cards From the 1980 Series of YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING
The Universal Monsters live eternal! Here are some collectible trading cards from the 1980 series:
YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING #25 (1980 Series/Frankenstein Monster) - Trading Card
The 1980 YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING series of trading cards. This one featuring the Frankenstein Monster (Glenn Strange) on this card #25 in the series. Funny saying on the front, and joke on the back. In excellent, like new condition.
YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING #23 (1980 Series/Revenge of the Creature) - Trading Card
The 1980 YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING series of trading cards featuring The Creature from the movie REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955) on this card #23 in the series. Funny saying on the front, and joke on the back. In excellent, like new condition.
YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING #24 (1980 Series/Tarantula) - Trading Card
The 1980 YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING series of trading cards featuring the giant Tarantula from the movie TARANTULA (1955) on this card #24 in the series. Funny saying on the front, and joke on the back. In excellent, like new condition.
YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING #26 (1980 Series/Mole Man) - Trading Card
The 1980 YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING series of trading cards featuring a Mole Man from THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956) on this card #26 in the series. Funny saying on the front, and joke on the back. In excellent, like new condition.
Get any of these listed here, or see even more in our Trading Card Department at Creepy Classics! The Universal Monsters stalk here.
New! 1978 Boxed Book Set of Fantasy and Horror
Wild, sword swinging fantasy novels in a box set from 1979:
CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN (1978) - Big Soft Cover Box Book Set
A boxed book set of 5 soft cover books! Fantasy, adventure, and horror in this set of novels by Lloyd Alexander. Covers by the great Don Maitz. The box has seen light shelf wear, but the books are new and unread with tight spines. A collectible box set of cool books! This set issued in 1978.
Get this collectible set, just head into our Creepy Bookstore here on-line at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Magazine Is For All Classic Monster Movie Fans!
A photo sent in from the Bahamas from the Sargent family!
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.
Rondo Remembers - Recording Monsters on TV!
When I was a kid, there were no home video tape decks, DVD players or Blu-Rays...or You Tube. The only way I would be able to collect a movie was the condensed versions on 8mm film. Castle and Ken Films were the leaders in that market. But, I had no projector and it was just too expensive for me or my parents to get one.
For a birthday in the late 1960s I got a little reel-to-reel player that held three or four inch reels. Somewhere along the line it occurred to me that I could, at least, tape the sound off of movies on TV! I experimented and found I could get about six minutes of audio recording on one of those little reel tapes. I started recording movies and TV shows...but I only had about four tapes and had to re-record over them. Frustrating, but a breakthrough for this young Monster Kid.
Then, the very next birthday...this was probably 1969, Mom and Dad came through for me again. I got a Hot Wheels loop track and a Hot Wheels green Mustang. While I really liked this and had fun playing with it...the biggie, the gift that knocked me over was a portable little Panasonic cassette tape recorder. Plus, a bunch of tapes that would record up to 90 minutes!
Eureka! I could now record whole movies. One of the first movies I taped and one of the ones I held onto for years, was ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN.
It was a Sunday morning. I urged my mom not to make any stops for groceries. We had to get home. It was Abbott & Costello time on Channel 11 (WPIX) out of New York that we got on early 1960s cable! Eight channel cable! And, today it was ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. One I had been waiting for and I was ready for the high-tech operation.
I sat cross-legged in front of our Zenith black-and-white TV on a rolling TV stand. I placed the cassette recorder on the floor and plugged in the microphone. It was a rectangular black block microphone and I could drape its wire over he UHF channel selector knob. It would then reach down to lay flat against the TV speaker. Off I went, stopping it for commercials.
I would play that cassette endlessly. Getting to know the lines by heart and visualizing what I had seen on the TV screen in my head as the audio would play. The music soundtrack, a thrill too. A Monster Kid had to do what a Monster Kid could do.
Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
January 2026
MONSTER BASH Retro Summer 2026, You Can Sign-Up Now (Limited time on-line discount price)
It's next 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 Gary Conway (I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN), Jack Hill (Director of the last four Boris Karloff movies, and SPIDER BABY), Butch Patrick (THE MUNSTERS), Daniel Roebuck (THE MUNSTERS movie), Beverly Washburn (SPIDER BABY), Bill Diamond (Basil Gogos Museum/Muppet Museum), and more! Plus, Marian McKnight (Miss America 1957), film historians and writers Frank Dello Stritto, Tom Weaver, Greg Mank, Lucy Chase Williams, Stan Gordon (UAP-UFO researcher), 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.
New! Roy Rogers Original Theater Lobby Cards
Original theater poster and lobby card collectors...check this out! Available right now:
NEVADA CITY (1941/Roy Rogers & Gabby Hayes) - Original Theatrical Lobby Card
An original theater lobby card from 1941! It's NEVADA CITY with Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes pictured. Clean image with good color. In excellent condition. A few pin holes and tiny corner chip (in border only). A great collectible for original poster and lobby card fans. 11x14 inches.
NEVADA CITY (1941/Roy Rogers & Sally Payne) - Original Theatrical Lobby Card
An original theater lobby card from 1941! It's NEVADA CITY with Roy Rogers and Sally Payne pictured. Clean image with good color. In excellent condition. A few pin holes and a one inch tear at the bottom (see picture). A great collectible for original poster and lobby card fans. 11x14 inches.
See these in our Original Movie Posters & Lobby Cards selections at Creepy Classics today.
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 next 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.
The MONSTER BASH June 2026 Schedule Is Available Now
Time to get excited as we plow through the winter and get closer to the June MONSTER BASH CONVENTION. It's the gathering place for classic monster movie fans from across the nation.
See the programming schedule now, CLICK HERE and scroll down.
Get your membership admission locked in by CLICKING HERE for the discount!
Get your hotel room now, before they are gone, CLICK HERE.
New! Actual Autographed Check By Forrest J Ackerman
From the estate of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine's founding editor Forrest J Ackerman:
FORREST J ACKERMAN CANCELED CHECK (Walt Daugherty) - Autographed Check
An officially autographed check written by the founding editor of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, Forrest J Ackerman. Noted sci-fi agent and the man who brought collecting movie memorabilia to a higher level world wide. This check was written to FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine photographer Walt Daugherty. Forry Ackerman's signature on the front, Walt Daugherty's on the back. From the estate of Forrest J Ackerman. Would be great framed along side a FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine cover or Daugherty photograph.
Get this bit of monster magazine history to add to your collection from our Creepy Autograph Department from Creepy Classics.
Now Available! THE VAMPIRE'S LOVER Gothic Horror Movie on DVD
Get this atmospheric Italian vampire film from 1960 here now:
This creepy Italian horror film has gotten hard to find over the past few years. It's in shock stock now, stake out your DVD now:
THE VAMPIRE'S LOVER (1960) - DVD
Stars Helena Remy, Maria Luisa Rolando, Tina Gloriani and Walter Brandi. This Italian vampire-monster flicks swings from the goofy dance sequences to incredible beautiful and haunting gothic moments. Then, some great, nasty vampire scenes too. The count is quite hideous and a real, ancient castle setting aid in the great atmosphere.
It's in our Complete DVD on-line Catalog at Creepy Classics!
Make MONSTER BASH Plans Now! Get Your October 2026 MONSTER BASH Admission Memberships Now...
Don't wait, get your plans for this year lined up!
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.
Vendor table space will now go on-sale following our June show. Keep checking back!