Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
Thursday June 18 - Friday June 19, 2026
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray look in horror at KING KONG (1933). Posed publicity still for the classic film!
New! MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #60
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.
New! More Vintage Scholastic Books Are In
Come to the front of the class and get your Scholastic Book order. These nostalgiac titles are in now:
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN KEEPS THE PEACE - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1971 by Donald J. Sobol. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Leonard Shortall. A wanted man is skulking around town and the cases mount for young Encyclopedia Brown to solve. Friends and suspense in the action-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Used, in good shape and no markings.
GULLIVER'S STORIES - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1974 retold from Jonathan Swift. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Jean-Jacques Vayssieres. The fun stories of Gulliver on an island of little people! An action-packed nostalgic Scholastic book. Tight spine, slight cover wear, just teacher name on inside front cover.
MIXUPS & FIXUPS - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1965 by Evelyn Weiss. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Paul Granger. Fun animal yarns from nutty beetles to 400 year old dinosaurs. A nostalgic Scholastic book. Appears unread, tight spine, no markings.
KATIE KITTENHEART - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic fantastic Scholastic paperback book from 1966 by Miriam E. Mason. Wonderfully illustrated in pen and ink by Charles Geer. A young girl makes friends and assists children caught in a flood. A nostalgic Scholastic book. Appears unread, tight spine, no markings.
Get the above books or see many more in our Scholastic Book Department at Creepy Classics. Your books are in!
New! MONSTER-ART Magazine #4 Is Here
It's finally here and in shock stock! Ger yours today:
The magazine of monster art! Classic monsters explode out of every colorful page. All glossy. Your favorites rein here: Dracula, Dracula's Daughter, Devil Girl From Mars, The Munsters, Star Trek, The Invisible Man, Robot Monster, The Frankenstein Monster, Werewolf of London...and many more bursting in full-color to your eyeballs! From editor/publisher John Sargent, it's MONSTER-ART. All glossy mag.
Get this new issue and see all the other issues (including #1) in our MONSTER-ART Magazine Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Vintage 8mm Films Are Available Now
Holy cow! Here are 8mm films in EXCELLENT condition for collectors:
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) - Universal Super 8 Film
A Super 8 film from a private collector's collection. It's ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. This is the "Universal 8" that was issued back in the 1960s-1970s. Original 5 inch hard shell case! Super 8, super collectible!
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) - Super 8mm Film
5 inch box. Ray Harryhausen's JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS on Super 8 film. This Super 8 features "The Golden Fleece." The movie was abridged into a few highlight sections. This is black and white Super 8mm film. Most boxes were crushed with split seems...this one is perfect! Excellent condition all the way around.
7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) - Super 8mm Film
5 inch box. Ray Harryhausen's 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD on Super 8 film. This Super 8 features "The Strange Voyage." The movie was abridged into a few highlight sections. This is black and white Super 8mm film. Most boxes were crushed with split seems...this one is perfect! Excellent condition all the way around.
A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902) - 8mm Film
The George Melies groundbreaking science fiction film from 1902! It's A TRIP TO THE MOON, where you see the iconic rocket in the face oft he moon. A granddaddy of science fiction. 180 feet. 5 inch box. Box is in excellent condition. A super 8mm collectible.
Get the ones you want now, before they disappear, in our 8mm Film Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! VAMPIRESS CARMILLA #34 Magazine Is Here On the Racks
It's creepy and eerie...it's the new issue of VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazine:
VAMPIRESS CARMILLA #34 - Magazine
The magazine of terrifying tales of enchantment and horror! Your vampire host takes you on a terror trip of illustrated horror stories. In this issue, stories: Fear the Thing At the Door, Zombies 101, Clan of the Werewolves, and more! Get a grip! A grip on Vampiress Carmilla, this issue is a shocker!
Snag this one for you magazine collection, along with any back issues you need, from our VAMPIRESS CARMILLA Magazine Department at Creepy Classics.
Still Sealed! A Classic 1988 Elvira Macabre Mobile Model Kit
What better way to spend a rainy summer day this year than building a model kit? Get this vintage kit that is new and still sealed:
ELVIRA'S MACABRE MOBILE (Monogram) - Model Kit
Still sealed and new, 1988 Elvira model kit. It's her Macabre Mobile. Elvira figure not included. Skull wheel covers, spider web grill, chain steering wheel, barb wire license frame...all the cool stuff in this sleek creepy car model kit. Sought after and now rare...this is still factory sealed! Assembly required, glue and paint not included.
Locate this for purchase in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
Make Mine Marvel...Make Mine Marvel MONSTERS!
Here they are, some great, great Marvel Illustrated Black and White horror mags. Get the ones you want quickly (they won't last long):
TALES OF THE ZOMBIE #2 - Magazine
A Marvel Comics black and white illustrated horror magazine from 1973! Great scary stories like Voodoo Island and The Man Without A Soul. Cover by the great Boris Vallejo. Interior fab art by Gene Colan, Pablo Marcos, Ralph Reese, John Romita, George Tuska, and more. Excellent condition.
This is the black and white horror mag from Marvel issued in 1980. Dracula is back with amazing artwork from Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Bob Larkin. Used condition, but still very good. No cut outs or pen marks.
Dracula is back from Marvel Comics in their black and white horror magazine format! This was issued in 1980. Excellent condition with no cut outs or pen marks. Art by the great Gene Colan and Marie Severin!
KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #1 - Magazine
Premier issue! Fantastic black and white illustrated horror, sword & sorcery magazine from Marvel Comics. Michael Whelan cover painting. Three full-length stories. What a team of writers and artists! Contributions from Len Wein, Roy Thomas, Gary Conway, Marv Wolfman, John Romita, Dan Adkins, John Severin! Condition: excellent, like right off the magazine rack in 1975.
Get the above, and see many other titles, in our on-line Creepy Magazine Newsstand at Creepy Classics.
New! THE CANARY MURDER CASE on DVD
From the vaults! It's an early mystery thrill released in 1929...an early sound feature:
THE CANARY MURDER CASE (1929) - DVD
Stars William Powell, James Hall, Louise Brooks and Jean Arthur. A stage star that is using and extorting society men is strangled to death in her apartment. A handful of men are suspected. Detective Philo Vance is assisting the police in unraveling the case and discovering the murderer. Many men had motives. Vance employs psychology and gets closer and closer to the truth. An early sound film that comes off a bit stage-like, but very good for it's day in new technology.
Find it at Creepy Classics. Just use are "Search" at the top of the front page at Creepy Classics.
Don't Be Blue! These Blu-Rays Are Here & Back In Stock
Some of these are new adds and some are re-stocked for you! These are ready to deliver to your door:
GODZILLA (GOJIRA) (1954)/GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956) - Special Edition Blu-Ray
The granddaddy of Japanese monsters. This radioactive dynamo comes out of the box fired-up, literally! Watch him destroy Tokyo (for the first time). A must for every collection.This restored special edition features the original (much darker) 1954 Japanese version. Plus the 1956 American version starring Raymond Burr is also here on this set too! Booklet and an atomic amount of extras here too!
Stars Charles Herbert, Donal Woods and Jo Morrow. A William Castle spooktacular. Castle directs another chiller full of sensationalism. 13 ghosts are haunting a house and reveal themselves to a young boy who has just moved in. Packed with extras: standard version & "ghost viewer" version, documentary SPINE TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY, original theatre lobby spot short, image gallery, and much more!
I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) - Blu-Ray
Stars Frederic March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway. Long before the "Betwitched" TV show, there was I MARRIED A WITCH. A wonderfully fun mix of humor and the supernatural. Political candidate Frederic March has married a witch (a real one!). Extras!
CALTIKI - THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959) - Blu-Ray & DVD Combo
Mario Bava's (Cinematographer) blob-monster movie. Weird cosmic forces at work near a Mayan temple...a monster is the result. Evil from an ancient civilization is unleashed. A man is transformed into an insane killer and an insatiable blob-like creature eats human flesh and grows gigantic. Eerie atmosphere and great scenes. Packed with extras, packed! Blu-Rat disc and HD DVD disc included in this double pack.
THE GREEN SLIME (1969) - Blu-Ray
Astronauts aboard the Gamma III are infiltrated by an alien lifeforce...The Green Slime! Tentacled monsters are out to do away with the pesky humans. Remember the cool old FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine cover that featured THE GREEN SLIME?
FANGS OF THE LIVING DEAD (1969) - Blu-Ray
Stars Anita Ekberg and John Hamilton. A Spanish horror film that picked up on all the vampire films coming out of Italy and England at the time. A young woman inherits an ancient castle. Soon she finds that her family who lived there were a horde of vampires! Creepy, old world atmosphere! Original and English dubbed version.
REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (1943) - Blu-Ray
John Carradine is creating a race of zombies to do his bidding in a "conquer the world" idea. Mantan Moreland, as usual, steals the show with one liners!Also stars western super star Bob Steele. Commentary by Tom Weaver and Gary Don Rhodes.
They are here and shambling their way to YOUR collection! Get them in our Complete Blu-Ray Department here at Creepy Classics.
Back From BASH!
The Creepy Classics Team is back from running the MONSTER BASH CONVENTION! Whew, it was great and we are beat. But, we are back in action. I will be filling all orders that have come in over the past week. That's the priority. Then, I'll get to all your emails and phone messages. Be patience, that may take a few days.
Thank you soooo much if you were one of the hundreds and hundreds that were at the convention. Much more to come!
And, of course, thanks to all our Bash Team, Guests of Honor, Vendors, and you.
New! Vintage Vinyl Soundtrack LPs
Check out these great vintage record album's available now:
PLANET OF THE APES - Original Soundrack LP
The 1968 original soundtrack album for PLANET OF THE APES. Some slight cover wear, record appears new and unplayed! Gatefold. Great collectible.
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES - Original Soundtrack LP
The original motion picture soundtrack album for BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES. Some slight cover wear. Record itself looks brand new and unplayed! Go ape!
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Original Soundtrack LP
Music from the original soundtrack to the film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Original gatefold record album. Some slight wear on the cover and the record itself looks BRAND NEW and unplayed! Original inner sleeve too.
Get any of these, and see even more, in our Vinyl Department resting peacefully at Creepy Classics.
New! PULPSTER #31 Magazine
Enjoy collection the old pulp magazines? Well, this is the magazine for you:
For fans of the great pulp magazines of the past. The stories, the art. Inside this issue: Fiction House's King of the Jungle, The Thing on the Slab, Zane Grey, From Mystery to Weird Menace, Poul Anderson Talks Science Fiction, and so much more. Plus, bonus Edgar Rice Burrough's "At the Earth's Core" mini-standee!
Get this in our on-line Magazine Newsstand right now from Creepy Classics.
Rondo Remembers: The Atomic Space Age
I'm not sure if you're old enough to remember? But, when I was young, it was the tail end of the atomic war scare with the Bay of Pigs and John F. Kennedy as president. The Bay of Pigs was an area off the coat of southern Cuba and there was a serious threat to the USA on the launching of nuclear weapons from there. The adults seemed super serious about this whole thing with Walter Cronkite on TV leading the charge. I was just a little kid. I didn't realize the gravity of it all.
I didn't pay much attention to all this stuff on the news, as I was more into playing with my plastic Marx dinosaur set. But, then there was all this weird stuff we had to do at school. An alarm would go off and we all had to go out into the hallway and line-up in a crouch on the floor. Hands over our heads. We just had to do that. I didn't realize totally that this was so flying shrapnel of glass wouldn't shower on us, when the bombs hit.
I'd be there tucked on the floor in the hallway in a ball daydreaming of getting home to my FANTASTIC FOUR #12 comic book where they met the Hulk, or spending time just looking at my Aurora Frankenstein that my dad built with me in the basement. I was just a kid and didn't really "get" this whole atomic bomb scare.
What I did get was the growing excitement for astronauts, rockets, and the talk of orbiting Earth and going into space. It was the cusp of the Space Age! I had my astronaut silver plastic John Glenn ring that my mom got for me out of a coin op gumball-type machine. My little imagination ran wild. It wouldn't be long before I wanted my mom to buy Tang orange drink at the grocery. It was advertised as the astronaut drink. She did get it, at least once, and I found I didn't like the taste of it. Powdery orange with a nasty aftertaste. Real orange juice won out.
My mom bought the 45RPM record of Telstar by The Tornados. I asked her to play it over and over. It was the sound of satellites and space!
In those early 1960s through the end of the decade it seemed everything was "atomic" or "space age." I even got a plastic rocket toy where you could remove the stages. Then, one of the coolest toys came in 1965 from the Wham-O Company. The Superball! It was made of something that sounded like it came from a different planet, Zectron! Advertised as 50,000 pounds of compressed energy. My first one wasn't colorful, it was a dark, drab green. Boy, did it bounce! I'd slam it down on our driveway and it would soar upward. I had to wait till my dad got home one day as it went on the roof and rolled into a gutter.
Things around the world were tense (Vietnam on the way), and all the race for space with other nations. Me, I was just a kid, loving life and the wonder around me. Where's that Superball?
Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
June 2026
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.
See the preview trailer, CLICK HERE!
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.
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!
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!
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!