Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
Wednesday January 7 - Thursday January 8, 2026
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: When you need a re-take of your school picture... It's the sharp-toothed robot from THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939).
New! An Original MAN MADE MONSTER Theatrical Lobby Card from 1941
Own a piece of Universal Monster history, get this rare piece now:
MAN MADE MONSTER (1941/Couple) - Original Theater Lobby Card
An original 1941 Universal lobby card for the Lon Chaney, Jr. film MAN MADE MONSTER! Anne Nagel front and center, Chaney's monster in the side bar. Colors still excellent, no fading. Does have pin holes in border where the theater posted it. Image is excellent. Own an original Universal Monster theater lobby card for your collection. These originals are becoming scarcer ad scarcer!
Find this in our Original Movie Posters and Lobby Cards Department at Creepy Classics. Get it before another collector scoops you!
You Say What? Why It's BELL, BOOK & CANDLE Back In Stock - The Official Columbia Studios Blu-Ray...
Right up there as one of the best horror-comedies ever! Jimmy Stewart meets witches Elsa Lanchester, Jack Lemon, and Kim Novak:
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) - Blu-Ray
A beautiful witch (Kim Novak) sets her broomstick on Jimmy Stewart. She casts a spell on him and he falls for her. Wonderful classic comedy-fantasy-romance. The cast includes Elsa Lanchester, Jack Lemon, Ernie Kovacs and Hermione Gingold. Extras: Featurette, At Home with Kim Novak, trailer.
This Columbia Studios official version sports great special features! Get it in our Blu-Ray Department at Creepy Classics...in-stock now!
New! Hollywood Auction Book
This book is packed with photos and descriptions of some of the coolest props, costumes, posters, and collectibles ever to hit movie screens:
HOLLYWOOD AUCTION 21 (April 2005) - Book
This all-glossy, full color book features some of the most eye-popping movie collectibles ever to go on auction. Page after page of photos of props, original posters, and costumes used in films and TV. It's got everything cool! Batman props, KING KONG (1933) promotional material, flying monkey prop from THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), rare Bela Lugosi DRACULA lobby card, STAR TREK props and costumes, Zuni fetish doll prop, Wicked Witch of the West hat from 1939's WIZARD OF OZ, Adam West's Batman costume from 1966....I could go on and on...hundreds of cool items and detailed descriptions.
Get this in our Book Department, while it lasts, at Creepy Classics.
New! 1975 Big Fold-Out Ad Slick Poster for JAWS
A piece from 1975 while JAWS was still the hot ticket in theaters across the world:
JAWS (September 1975) - Variety Original Ad Slick Poster
This is a large ad slick poster issued by MCA/Universal through VARIETY in 1975 touting the rave reviews of JAWS! A die-cut fold out poster that, when folded out, is 40 inches by 16 inches. A huge ballyhoo for JAWS after it's its initial impact. This is from 1975 while JAWS was still creating lines at theaters in its original release. Mails flat.
It's listed for sale right now in our Original Poster Department at Creepy Classics. Swim your way there, but be careful!
New! HORROR CLASSICS 4 Film DVD
Here's a set of four films that would be great for a weekend marathon of creaky horror flicks:
HORROR CLASSICS - 4 MOVIES (Collection) - DVD
A four film collection from Echo Bridge. Feature films include: THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (1961), THE CORPSE VANISHES with Bela Lugosi (1942), GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN (1958), and THE MONSTER MAKER (1944).
Get this in our DVD Department, where else, but at Creepy Classics. We're your corner creepy store on the Internet!
New! Still Hot Off the Slab...MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #58
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.
Flashback! MONSTER BASH CONVENTION October 2025
Hundreds of happy monster movie fans find their treasures at the MONSTER BASH CONVENTIONS! This photo from out last show in October 2025. It's the vendor ballroom. Photo by Kevin Slick.
Don't miss the next MONSTER BASH, CLICK HERE!
Interview! MONSTER BASH October 2025 Guest Interviewed By Steven Turek
Just in case you missed meeting and hearing Gary Clarke interviewed at MONSTER BASH October 2025, Steven Turek and his DieCast movie podcast has you covered...with hair and fangs! Check it out, CLICK HERE!
And...the next MONSTER BASH upcoming in June will feature Gary Clarke's co-star from HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, Gary Conway (Teenage Frankenstein).
Re-Stocked! Great DVD Titles
We just unboxed a load of DVDs to re-stock here. Some hard-to-find horrors. Get the ones you want now:
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!
MANDRAKE - THE MAGICIAN (1939/Complete Serial/VCI) - DVD
Stars Warren Hull, Doris Weston and Al Kikume. Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull) comes top the aid of our country in trying to stop evil mastermind, The Wasp, from stealing a new Radium Energy Machine. 12 Chapters of classic cliff-hanger fun! DVD features all 12 chapters, poster gallery and trailers.
SANTO DOUBLE FEATURE Volume 4 (English Language) - DVD
New English language versions. Two great Santo rock 'm' Sock 'm' features. SANTO AND BLUE DEMON VS. DR. FRANKENSTEIN (1974). Brain transplants as the doc tries to bring his dead wife back. Plus SANTO IN REVENGE OF THE CRYING WOMAN (1974). The masked superstar must face the most evil of witches.
KARLOFF-LUGOSI COLLECTION (4 Film Set) - DVD
Four classic pairings of the horror icons Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in Universal classics: THE BLACK CAT (1934), THE RAVEN (1935), THE INVISIBLE RAY (1937) and BLACK FRIDAY (1940). Direct from prints in the Universal film vaults.
ICONS OF HORROR: HAMMER FILMS - DVD Set
Four feature films! CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1964) Stars Terrence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark and Jeanne Roland. A wealthy mummy's tomb is discovered and an American Barnum-and-Bailey type wants to exploit the treasure and the mummy. THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960) Also known as: HOUSE OF FRIGHT. Stars Christopher Lee, Paul Massie and Dawn Addams. Hammer films first outing with a version of the classic Jekyll-Hyde saga. THE GORGON (1964) Wonderful mix of Hammer horror and mythology. Peter Cushing stars. SCREAM OF FEAR (1961) Also Known As: TASTE OF FEAR. Stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd, and Christoopher Lee. A twisted chiller from Hammer.
THE SCREAMING WOMAN (1972) - DVD
A classic made-for-TV chiller from Ray Bradbury! Often asked about, finally on an official release. Stars Olivia De Havilland, Ed Nelson, Laraine Stephens and Joseph Cotten. A woman is made to believe she is insane after hearing underground screams. There's more going on...than on the surface!
WHEN HORROR CAME TO SCHOCHIKU - DVD Box Set
Four Japanese obscurities! THE LIVING SKELETON (1968, really creepy!), GOKE - BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL (1968, vampires from outer space), X FROM OUTER SPACE (1967, giant Godzilla-kike monster), GENOCIDE (WAR OF THE INSECTS) (1968). Original Japanese with English subtitles.
WILD, WILD PLANET (1966) - DVD
Stars Tony Russell, Lisa Gastoni and Massimo Serato. A renegade scientist is capturing people for bizarre genetic mix-and-match experiments. Plus, he has his zombie army equipped with shrinking guns. A space-age 007 Bond-like character and his girlfriend are out to thwart the evil genius. You can add a few more "Wild's" to the title. It's out there.
RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944) - DVD
Bela Lugosi and John Carradine are great in this Monogram quickie. Carradine is Lugosi's assistant and not keen on the weird experiments and methods his employer is using. Bela sees him as an obstacle and removes his brain for use in a frozen prehistoric Neanderthal man found in the Arctic. Loads of fun. Plus, you get to see Bela wielding a torch!
THE LOST WORLD (1925/Restored/Film Detective) - DVD
The silent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story of Professor Challenger heading an expedition into darkest Africa to bag dinosaurs. Great dinosaur effects (INCREDIBLE for the time) by Willis O'Brien, who did the stop motion for KING KONG. 106 minutes.
These factory original DVDs are all in shock stock now in our DVD Department at Creepy Classics...ready to spin in your player!
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.
Monsterama Convention
August 7-9, 2026
Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area, Atlanta, GA
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.
Flashback! October 2025 MONSTER BASH...
Table after table of cool stuff from cool vendors. So much to see at the MONSTER BASH shows. Photo by Kevin Slick. Don't miss the next exciting MONSTER BASH, CLICK HERE!
It's Alive! It's Alive!
I thought this was such a cool build and paint of the classic Frankenstein Monster model, I had to share it. Chuck Cox from West Virginia did this monsterpiece. Thanks for sharing it to me, Chuck! If you go to the MONSTER BASH shows, you might have met Chuck and not known it as he frequently is in Wolf Man attire and quite hairy!
New! CRYPTOLOGY #7 Magazine
Yes, indeed, it's in stock now and ready to ship to you via vampire bat:
A fang-tastic issue! The all-vampire issue of Cryptology. Inside: Bela Lugosi - The Final Curtain, Horror Comics Excess, Vampire Films of the 1980s, Comic Writer Marv Wolfman, Toys From the Crypt, and more. Glossy horror magazine!
Get this and pick-up any back issues you may have missed in our CRYPTOLOGY Department at Creepy Classics.
New! FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR in 2-D & 3-D Blu-Ray
Here it is, re-mastered, dubbed in English and available in 2-D and eye-popping 3-D in this deluxe edition:
FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR (1968/3-D & 2-D/Dubbed in English) - Blu-Ray
This Spanish shocker was the first of several films starring Euro-horror icon Paul Naschy as angst-ridden lycanthrope Waldemar Daninski (who, to explain the film's American title, is said to be a descendant of the Frankensteins). Naschy seeks a cure from an occult shop's owners, unaware that the couple are vampires seeking his destruction. With Julián Ugarte, Rosanna Yanni. AKA: "The Mark of the Wolfman," "The Werewolf's Mark." 80 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). audio commentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; radio spots; theatrical trailer. Dubbed in English. Includes 2-D version, 3-D, and Red/Blue 3-D as well.
Select this horror from our Recent Blu-Ray additions here at Creepy Classics!
New! A Vintage PEOPLE Magazine For STAR WARS Fans
Princess Leia is here:
PEOPLE (June 6, 1983/Carrie Fisher) - Magazine
STAR WARS fans take note! A People magazine that spotlights Princess Leia. It the private life of actress Carrie Fisher. Carrie Fisher of RETURN OF THE JEDI bids farewell to STAR WARS and life without husband Paul Simon. Personal photos and revealing coverage on her life. Plus, everything 1983: Debra Winger, Liz Taylor, Dudley Moore and more!
Only one here and it's in right-off-the-shelf condition! Find it in our Miscellaneous Magazine Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS on DVD
His BITE is worse than his bark! Christopher Lee's 1966 Dracula film is back on DVD:
DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) - DVD
Stars Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir. Christopher Lee as the vicious blood-sucker in this long sought after Hammer flick. This version is in widescreen and digitally remastered. The Count gets visitors at the castle and he serves them well (in every sense of the phrase). All region DVD.
Get this in our Hammer Horror Department here at Creepy Classics.
Back In Stock! Ray Harryhausen's BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS Deluxe Model Kit
Get this rockin' model kit now (assembly required, glue and paint not included):
RAY HARRYHAUSEN'S RHEDOSAURUS (BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS) - Model Kit
High quality model kit of Ray Harryhausen's beloved THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, the Rhedosaurus! Finely detailed dinosaur attacked lighthouse on the rocky shoreline. Beautiful box art. Requires assembly, paint and glue not included. A must for model collectors.
Available right now in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Magazine Is For All Classic Monster Movie Fans!
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.
New! From the 1980 Series of Trading Cards...The Monster
It's the ever-awesome Glenn Strange Frankenstein Monster from the Topps trading card series "You'll Die Laughing"...
YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING #49 (1980/Strange Frankenstein) - Trading Card
The 1980 YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING series of trading cards featuring Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster on this card #49 in the series. Funny saying on the front, and joke on the back. In excellent, like new condition.
Get these and see others in the series in our Trading Card Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Vintage LIFE Magazine
STAR WARS fans take note! It's a dive into the life and work of George Lucas in this 1983 magazine:
In "like new" condition. Original LIFE magazine from June of 1983. Big spread of STAR WARS and the private life of genius George Lucas. Ad for PSYCHO II, Olympics Preview, great vintage ads, and more.
Blast this into your collectibles collection from our LIFE Magazine Department at Creepy Classics.
Re-Shocked and In-Stock! Great Blu-Ray Titles Are Here
We've re-stocked on favorite titles on the Blu-Ray format. Get yours:
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) - Blu-Ray
Stars Kim Darby and Jim Hutton. It's those crazy gremlins in the furnace! A young couple buys an old house and the wife discovers evil little creatures in the basement that chase her endlessly around the house....whispering nasty things to her. Her husband thinks she's crazy....but she knows the truth.
WILLARD (1971) - Blu-Ray & DVD Combo
The story of a boy and his rat. A disturbed young man, Willard, finds that he has a mental connection with the rats that live in his dilapidated old house. Controlling the rats, he proceeds to exact revenge on those in his life who have put him down. The rats kill Willard's enemies. Extras! Includes both a Blu-Ray and DVD disc.
RETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944) - Blu-Ray
Bela Lugosi and John Carradine are great in this Monogram quickie. Carradine is Lugosi's assistant and not keen on the weird experiments and methods his employer is using. Bela sees him as an obstacle and removes his brain for use in a frozen prehistoric Neanderthal man found in the Arctic. Loads of fun. Plus, you get to see Bela wielding a torch!
Select one of these or see hundreds more to choose from in our Blu-Ray Department in the horror halls of Creepy Classics.
New! VAMPIRESS CARMILLA #31
Yes, indeed...the new issue is in stock now:
VAMPIRESS CARMILLA #31 - Magazine
The black and white comic magazine that is filled with terrifying tales of enchantment and horror! Inside this creepy issue: Jewels of the Jungle King, The Lusts of the Barbary Pirates, The Sorcerer's Daughter, Ice Queen, and more stories of illustrated horror! Cover by Don Maitz. Contributors include Don Glut, Ralph Reese, Nicola Cuti, and many more writers and artists!
Here you go! Get this new issue and see other back issues you may have missed out on in our VAMPIRESS CARMILLA Section of Creepy Classics.
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.
Updated details are here now:
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), John Russo (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), 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.
MONSTER BASH October 2025 Flashback!
The monsters all came out to play at this past October 2025's MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE! This life-like full-size monster was in attendance as part of The Mazurczak Monsters Collection at Bash! See more of them at this next June's MONSTER BASH!
New! MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Box Sets
Here come the crazy, entertaining MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER Box Sets, grab the ones you want while they last:
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER Vol. 10.2 - Used DVD Box Set
A DVD box set of the craziest movies ever produced. Hosted by the crew of MST 3000! Movies in this set include: THE GIANT GILA MONSTER, SWAMP DIAMONDS, TEEN-AGE STRANGLER, and THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION! Four DVD set!
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Vol. 16 - Used DVD Box Set
Like new! A DVD box set of the craziest movies ever produced. Hosted by the crew of MST 3000! Movies in this set include: THE CORPSE VANISHES, WARRIORS OF HE LOST WORLD, SANTA CLAUS, and NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST! Four DVD set!
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Vol. 8 - Used DVD Box Set
A DVD box set of the craziest movies ever produced. Hosted by the crew of MST 3000! Movies in this set include: HOBGOBLINS, THE PHANTOM PLANET, MONSTER A GO-GO, and THE DEAD TALK BACK! Four DVD set!
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER Vol. 6 - Used DVD Box Set
A DVD box set of the craziest movies ever produced. Hosted by the crew of MST 3000! Movies in this set include: ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, GUNSLINGER, MR. B's LOST SHORTS, and TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE! Four DVD set!
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Vol. 2 - Used DVD Set
A DVD box set of the craziest movies ever produced. Hosted by the crew of MST 3000! Movies in this set include: ANGELS REVENGE, CAVE DWELLERS, POD PEOPLE, and a collection of bizarre shorts! Four DVD set!
Get these in our Used DVD Department, packed with great titles 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 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.
Rondo Remembers - Christmases Gone By
This time of year, leading up to Christmas, I have such fond memories of the little Monster World I lived in....as the hustle and bustle happened all around me.
I was in the back seat of my grandfather's big car...packed with the whole family. I don't even think it had seat belts...it was probably 1969. A night time drive in sleet and freezing rain. We were heading to this thing called a mall in Sharon, Pennsylvania. It was maybe a 40 minute drive, but a real event for us. My hometown didn't have a mall. They were a "new thing."
The family was talking plans and places to shop in the mall. Bobby Helms was singing "Jingle Bell Rock" on the AM radio. While, in the back seat, I held my monster magazines up to the window, waiting for lights from outside, so I could see the magazine. Straining to see the pages. Reading about SON OF FRANKENSTEIN and seeing those great photos of Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi. It was a MONSTER WORLD magazine.
At the mall I was set loose in a department store. Of course, I headed right for the toy department...keeping a distance from clothing racks at all times.
Over in the games, my eyes found board games that featured monsters and green ghosts, too! Model kits....ah, what an aisle...lots of airplanes, jets and cars...but, I found the monster ones. Long boxes with monsters -- wow! That's when I first saw the monsters in hot rods. Models like Frankenstein's Flivver, The Wolf Man's Wagon, Dracula's Dragster and The Mummy's Chariot.
There, in this magical world of the shopping season, I looked through a bin of plastic figures. They were the Marx monsters: Frankenstein, The Phantom, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Creature. Some were orange, some were black, some were green.
In another bin was plastic wallets...with monsters on them. Smooth vinyl, and a potent aroma of new plastic wafting up at me. There it was, one with the Glenn Strange Frankenstein monster on it. I wanted one and pleaded with my parents and grandparents. I didn't get that wallet on Christmas, but I did get other cool stuff under the tree, really cool monster stuff.
Under the tree I found a dinosaur playset, complete with trees, caves, cavemen and, of course, dinosaurs! A View-Master with the dinosaurs from THE ANIMAL WORLD movie. What Christmastime monster magic.
The snow is falling, my nose is fogging up the picture window, I'm thinking of building a snow fort and I'm back there in a moment with my family...the tree behind me in the living room. Shiny tinsel draped like a silver cobweb on the real pine tree. The Sears catalog...close at hand, dog-eared to the toy section. Right now, let's enjoy all the magic of the season around us, and remember these people who supported, or encouraged our love for movie monsters.
Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
New! Hollywood Auction Book
It's glossy, it's packed, it's full of science fiction, horror, and fantasy film items:
HOLLYWOOD AUCTIONS 19 (PROFILES IN HISTORY) - Full Color Auction Book
A full color on glossy heavy stock paper book of vintage movie oriented auction items. Eye-popping items like a five foot, seven inch CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON prop, RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE Bela Lugosi life cast, Gumby animation figure, PLANET OF THE APES facial appliances, many posters and lobby cards like one from THE MUMMY'S CURSE, from the cover - the jeweled dragon armature from THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM...on and on. STAR TREK items...original scripts from movies and TV. A wonderful perfect bound book to peruse (and drool!).
Get this book in our Creepy Bookstore now at Creepy Classics! It won't last long.
You've Been Screaming For It! Get Your October 2026 MONSTER BASH Admission Memberships Now...
Don't wait, get your plans for 2026 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!
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!