Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
Thursday May 21 - Friday May 22, 2026
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: When asked of the Gill-Man how he was doing, he replied "Swimmingly!" Ricou Browning as The Creature in REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955).
How Many of These Survived The Years? Very Few!
It's the mail order "Vampire Kit" from the back pages of HORROR MONSTERS magazine in the 1960s. This one survived the decades, get this collectible monster museum piece for your collection:
VAMPIRE KIT (Vintage 1960s!) - Super Rare Collectible
How many of these survived? It's an original 1960s "Vampire Kit" for HORROR MONSTERS magazine. It includes two glossy card stock information sheets: How To Become A Vampire & The Origin and History of Vampires. A rubber vampire bat. Six mini-photos of famous movie vampires. The only things that appears to be missing is plastic vampire fangs. It all comes in an original Warren Publishing Co. mailer envelope. Click on image to see larger. VERY, VERY rare!
It's now resting, awaiting you, in our Collectibles Department at Creepy Classics.
New! CLASSIC MONSTERS #16 Magazine
Here's a fresh "like new" copy of CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES magazine from England:
CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES #16 - Magazine
All glossy horror movie mag from England. Inside this issue: PET SEMATARY, Fearsome Felines in Films, Actor Holmes Herbert, Hammer's THE GORGON, THE BLACK SLEEP and Other Bel-Air Studio Horrors...and much more. New condition.
Get yours in our Miscellaneous Magazine Department (and see MANY more there) here at Creepy Classics.
First Issue of HONEY WEST & KOLCHAK Comic Book
In shock now, this premiere issue of HONEY WEST & KOLCHAK:
HONEY WEST & KOLCHAK #1 - Comic Book
By Janet L. Hetherton and Ronn Sutton. The vampire Hunter, Kolchak, is joined by agent Honey West. They face an evil cult of devil worshipers. Crazy mash-up in glossy graphic novel form. Shows a little wear and has a small store sticker on the cover. First issue.
Sift through our Comic Book Department and see all the selections here at Creepy Classics.
Make MONSTER BASH Plans Now! Get Your October 2026 MONSTER BASH CONVENTION Admission Memberships Now
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.
MONSTER BASH Exciting News
Yesterday Bash staffers Bob Pellegrino, Dan Weber, and myself drove out to Canton, Ohio for a meting with The Palace Theatre, where we hold our MONSTER BASH Film Festivals.
What a glorious and majestic theatre it is. Built in the 1920s and restored beautifully. The big news is that they are utilizing grants and donations for a 16 million dollar addition.
What this means for our film festivals there...is room for MANY more vendors as they are building a convention space addition connected to the theater. Also a variety of bars and concession areas. Beginning in 2027 we'll have more space for vendors, an elevator for balcony access, and additional space for events. Over the next two years the MONSTER BASH FILM FEST will be growing into a VERY special expo.
The MONSTER BASH FILM FEST, Where the Movies Matter. Monster Movies!
New! Eerie's WEIRD Giant Book
A massive, heavy, big book with quality reproductions of the 1970' WEIRD magazine...500+ pages of them:
EERIE'S WEIRD GIANT #4 - Big Softcover Book
Giant softcover book....over 500 pages! Reproducing loads of WEIRD horror comic magazines that originally appeared in magazine form in the 1970s. This is a big heavy book with super nice reproductions of this gory-horror comic magazine. Issue after issue of the covers and the stories all reproduced. A super big volume of WEIRD! Carl Burgos monstepieces of horror with no "comic code" in sight.
This hard-to-find giant softcover book is available in our WEIRD Department...and it is pretty weird at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Magazine Is For All Classic Monster Movie Fans of All Ages
Above, founding editor of SCARY MONSTERS magazine, Dennis Druktenis, is a subscriber and true blue monster movie fan.
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!
New! Original Vintage Theater Poster For THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Produced by Hammer Films and released in the United States by Universal Studios...here's a great, great collectible:
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) - Original Theater Insert Poster
An original insert poster for the Hammer Studios production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA from 1962. Released in the USA by Universal Studios. This is an original (not a copy) poster used by a theater back in 1962. Colors are still vibrant. Good condition with only a few pinholes in the corners! 14x36 inches. Own a piece of Universal-Hammer history! Frame it for your catacombs.
Check out our selection of original theater movie posters, you may have missed seeing some of these, and you don't want to miss out adding them to your collection! Look in our Original Posters Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! An Original Hand-Autographed Check From Forrest J Ackerman's Estate
One of the founding fathers of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine -- Forrest J Ackerman. Here's a 1955 autographed check from Forry:
FORREST J ACKERMAN (1955/Ballantine 3062) - Autographed Estate 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 Ballantine Books in 1955. From the estate of Forrest J Ackerman. Would be great framed along side a FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine cover.
Seek this out in our Creepy Autograph Department at Creepy Classics.
Stocked! Every Issue of CANDID MONSTERS
It's the magazine where every issue is the size of a book with great interviews and behind-the-scenes photos from our favorite movies!
See every single issue (all available here) in our CANDID MONSTERS Department at Creepy Classics.
Now in Stock! Vincent Price in THE MAD MAGICIAN on DVD
Vincent Price in another twisted performance in this follow-up to HOUSE OF WAX:
Riding on the coat tails of HOUSE OF WAX came this chiller also starring Vincent Price. A practitioner of the black arts does magic, but when his long awaited show is to begin, the producer cancels it. He goes more than a little nuts...doing his own shows that now include horrible murders. Conrad Brooks (of Ed Wood's troop) has an extra part in the mob scene.
Find this here at Creepy Classics, just use the "Search" feature on the home page!
Menaced By Martians No More, Rest In Peace Ann Robinson
Ann was a MONSTER BASH Guest of Honor twice, we'll miss her. This in from MONSTER BASH writer Leonard Hayhurst:
Actress Ann Robinson died Sept. 26, 2025, but it wasn’t publicly announced until May 2026, according to the Hollywood Reporter. She was 96. Robinson was born May 25, 1929, in Los Angeles, California.
Robinson’s first leading role was as Sylvia Van Buren in 1953’s WAR OF THE WORLDS. She reprised the role in three episodes of 1988’s WAR OF THE WORLDS television series and also played what is presumed the same character in 1988’s MIDNIGHT MOVIE MASSACRE and 2005’s THE NAKED MONSTER. She also had a cameo in the 2005 version of the story, starring Tom Cruise. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS was an 1898 novel by H.G. Wells about aliens invading the earth.
She also appeared in THE GLASS WALL, BAD FOR EACH OTHER, GUN BROTHERS, JULIE, IMITATION OF LIFE, MY LOVELY MONSTER, TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN and THE LAST PAGE OF SUMMER.
She had several television guest spots as well, including ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, DRAGNET, ROCKY JONES – SPACE RANGER, CHEYENNE, PERRY MASON, RAWHIDE, SUGARFOOT, HAWAIIAN EYE, PETER GUNN, SUFSIDE 6 and BEN CASEY.
Robinson started her career as a stunt double and stand-in. In 1957, she married matador Jaime Bravo in Mexico. They divorced in 1957 after having two children. Robinson later married real estate broker Joseph Valdez, they divorced in 2017. Ann appeared at the MONSTER BASH CONVENTION and delighted fans with her wit and fun nature.
MONSTER BASH Retro Summer 2026 Expo! You Can Sign-Up Now (Limited time on-line discount price)
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, 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.
Back In Time! It's WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH on Blu-Ray or DVD
From Warner Brothers, it's the movie WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH starring Victoria Vetri and some great stop-motion dinosaurs! In stock now on Blu-Ray or DVD:
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH (1970) - Blu-Ray or DVD
Stars Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon and a bunch of cool dinosaurs. See Jim Danforth's great special effects! See the moon formed! See stone-age woman in fur bikinis! Hammer studios made this follow-up to ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. and has some great dinosaur stop-motion effects.
Get immersed in a land of giant beasts...just search for "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" from the home page of Creepy Classics!
Re-Shocked! Fill in Your Frankenstein Movie Collection
Let's head back to the mad lab. It's your opportunity to fill in your Frankenstein movie collection on DVD while they are in stock and ready to lumber your way:
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1964) - DVD
A robot-astronaut meets up with a hideous space creature. The space monster is the hench-monster for a group of pointed earred aliens looking to swipe a bunch of earth women (preferrably in bikinis, it seems). The Frankenstein robot was a military project gone bad and he's on the rampage. Scooters, 60's surf guitar music and fun!
FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958 Special Edition) - DVD
Grandson of Dr. Frankenstein is back to develop a new monster....a female...Monstrous (literally) problems occur. Those Frankenstein's have the worst luck! 1950's fear show! Full color booklet included by Tom Weaver, commentaries, extras!
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) - DVD
If you don't have this in your collection - get it! This film has been analyzed and dissected on the lab table so much, need I say much more? It's a classic. Boris Karloff's second time out as the monster, quite crispy after being burned in the windmill fire from the previous film. Colin Clive is back as Henry Frankenstein. Ernest Thesiger is outstanding as one of Henry's old (and loony) teachers. Elsa Lanchester is beautiful and weird as the twitchy Monster's Mate! The scene of the monster in the flooded basement of the mill strangling a villager is wonderfully frightful! Extras.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) - DVD
Stars Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman and Teri Garr. One of the best classic horror satires of all time. Beautiful black and white photography mimics the classic Universals in sets and feel. Wilder plays Dr. "Franhhk-en-steen," not Frankenstein, mind you (he's embarassed by his family name). Feldman steals the show as the hunchbacked "Eye-gore" (his hump switches from side to side). Just hysterical. A Mel Brooks production.
Bo Svenson is the monster in this version of the Mary Shelley classic. Also stars Susan Strasberg and Robert Foxworth. It takes the point of view of the monster as an unfortunate creature thrust into a strange world. Originally aired on TV as part of the Wide World of Mystery and is produced by Dan Curtis - king of the Made-For-TV horrors of the seventies.
Get the Frankenstein movies you need now in our DVD Department at Creepy Classics.
New! A Vintage Horror Mag from June 1967....The Summer of...Love?!
It might have been the Summer of Love, but WEIRD magazine was still dishing out the horror mags for us kids. Here's one now available from Creepy Classics:
WEIRD #3 (June 1967) - Magazine
The outrageous gory horror illustrated magazine! This is an early issue with gruesome stories like: Ghoul For A Day, Horror in the Mine, Gruesome Garden, Terror Unlimited, Zombie Bride, and more. Used condition, but no cut-outs, no pen marks, all intact!
Check out the selection of gruesome mags in our WEIRD Department at Creepy Classics.
What Is This Thing? Why a Super Movie Collectible...
The above image is of an "Ad Mat" that was provided to theaters for the theaters to hand-off to local newspapers. This is an ad mold. When they were used the mat-mold was destroyed...but we have acquired a few unused ones...almost none survived. They go for big money on eBay, but we have them at much more affordable prices:
CURSE OF THE DEMON (1957) - Vintage Unused Theater Ad Mat
11x14 inches. A very rare original ad mat distributed to theaters to supply local newspapers. It's basically a wood-based hard paper mold that lead was poured into to produced newspaper ads. Almost all were destroyed. This is a rare unused one. Held to the light, the subtle detail is all revealed. (This Mat is larger than our scanner, but you can see most of it here).
SHE (1965/Hammer) - Original Theater Ad Mat
9x10 inches. A very rare original ad mat distributed to theaters to supply local newspapers. It's basically a wood-based hard paper mold that lead was poured into to produced newspaper ads. Almost all were destroyed. This is a rare unused one. Held to the light, the subtle detail is all revealed. (This Mat is larger than our scanner, but you can see most of it here).
7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964) - Original Unused Theater Ad Mat
10x11 inches. A very rare original ad mat distributed to theaters to supply local newspapers. It's basically a wood-based hard paper mold that lead was poured into to produced newspaper ads. Almost all were destroyed. This is a rare unused one. Held to the light, the subtle detail is all revealed. (This Mat is larger than our scanner, but you can see most of it here).
Get these in our rare Ad Mats Department from Creepy Classics.
New! A Fresh Batch of Great Used VHS Tapes
VHS collector's rejoice! Here are some harder-to-find titles for your collection:
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957/Nostagia Merchant) - Used VHS
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is an event not to be taken lightly...though not truly the worst film ever made (as advertised by many). Tor Johnson gets lots of lines to speak, Vampira doesn't have any lines (she doesn't need any!) and fleeting scenes of our hero, Bela Lugosi, in his Dracula cape for a final time. Director Ed Wood's masterpiece.
PHANTOM LADY (1944) - Used VHS
Stars Franchot Tone, Ella Rains, and Alan Curtis. A man winds through mystery and murder trying to track down a killer. It is somehow all tied in with a mysterious woman. Exciting and chilling. Elisha Cook Jr. is unbelievable as a crazed drug addict in a jazz den. A scene with him looking intensely nuts is whacked-out! Directed by Robert Siodmak.
THE PHANTOM KILLER (1943) - Used VHS
Stars Dick Purcell and Joan Woodbury. A man with an air-tight alibi is still suspected of a terrible murder. Captivating mystery drama. Rare.
THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ (1914 Silent Film) - Used VHS
Director, Producer and Writer L. Frank Baum brings his magical creations to life. A strange powder animates a doll and she meets with Oz characters, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Wizard!
PARDON MY SARONG (1942/Abbott & Costello) - Used VHS
Abbott and Costello comedy on a tropical island featuring Lionel Atwill!
Get the above listed used VHS tapes, and see hundreds more that are available right now, in our Used VHS Graveyard! It's a video collector's public service from Creepy Classics!
The Latest! MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #59
Get this creepy cool magazine here at the Creepy Classics Mad Lab. There be monsters here. It's ready to ship to you:
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #59 - Magazine
The retro monster movie magazine! All glossy with stunning photos throughout. Inside this fear-packed issue: Aliens Walk Among Us in classic science fiction films by movie historian Frank Dello Stritto. Plus, a letter by Lon Chaney, Jr. from 1948 about his career and playing The Wolf Man, Wes Davis takes us on tour of Bronson Cavern, a location used in countless movies! You'll see the monster art of Jim Garrison, Fan Flashbacks about growing up loving movie monsters, and a look back at famous actors we've lost by Leonard Hayhurst. A tip of the hat to the gypsy we all love, Maria Ouspenskaya, from THE WOLF MAN and FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. A blockbuster cover painting by the legendary Basil Gogos...it's the Metaluna Mutant! Your letters from the dead letter office, rest peacefully here too!
Get your very own copy in our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department. You can SUBSCRIBE too. It's direct from the CREEPY CLASSICS monster factory. Magazines are always bagged and boarded for protection!
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.