Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
Tuesday November 10 - Wednesday November 11, 2026
MONSTER BASH PHAN PHOTO: The poster child for good dental hygiene. Ol' Ygor gives a heart-warming smile (Bela Lugosi!).
It's The Season Again! Santa Frank Is Here...
Get your holiday horror wear now:
CHRISTMAS FRANKIE (Green Shirt) - T-Shirt
100% Pre-Shrunk Cotton comfortable green tee shirt with quality silk-screened image. Santa claws is here. Men's sizes SMALL - 3X while available. Select size in pull-down option. Retro Christmas Frankenstein Santa. Face is BIG on front of shirt.
Get in seasonal style. It's in our T-Shirt Department here at Creepy Classics.
More Additions! Classic Scholastic Book Collectors, Some More Titles Available
Time to head to the teacher's desk up front and pick up your Scholastic order! More titles are filtering in, here are just a couple of note:
11 GREAT HORROR STORIES - Classic Scholastic Book
A classic Scholastic paperback from 1967. A great Scholastic with horror short stories by Jack Finney, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and many others. Shelf wear, but has a tight spine. A real gem of a collection.
CALL IT COURAGE - Classic Used Scholastic Book
A 1969 classic Scholastic nostalgic book. An adventure of shipwreck and the dilemma of facing cannibals! NOTE: This one is a former library with library markings, a cut out of the back cover, pen marks, etc.
See these and many more in our Classic Scholastic Book Department in a hidden corner of Creepy Classics.
Now Here! The Gigantics Monster Model Kits
It's Big Bugs time for your model building fun and excitement. These kits, long out of production are here now. Get the one you want:
GIGANTICS: RAMPAGING GIANT BLACK SCORPION - Model Kit
Giant Black Scorpion terrorizes a city. Scorpion and diorama plastic model kit. Still sealed and new, box slightly dented. Build you're own giant monster. Assembly required, paint and glue not included.
GIGANTICS: HUGE TARANTULA & DIORAMA - Model Kit
Huge Tarantula attacks a power station. Tarantula and diorama plastic model kit. Shrink wrap off the box, but interior parts all still sealed and new! Build you're own giant monster. Assembly required, paint and glue not included.
GIGANTICS: COLOSSAL DEADLY MANTIS - Model Kit
Giant Mantis attacks the city. Mantis and diorama plastic model kit. Still sealed and new! Build you're own giant monster. Assembly required, paint and glue not included.
Pick the one you want, or get both! They are available now in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department here at Creepy Classics!
Shock Stocked For The Season! TALES FROM THE CRYPT and VAULT OF HORROR Double Feature
Seasonal! Oh, yes...yikes! The very first story in the TALES FROM THE CRYPT film involves Santa Claus, and not the one you hope visits your house:
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972)/VAULT OF HORROR (1973) - Blu-Ray
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972) Five tales of terror from the Crypt Keeper (portrayed by Sir Ralph Richardson!). A classic anthology of horror stories from 1972. A great re-telling of the "Monkey's Paw," a super Peter Cushing segment where he comes back as a rotting zombie and a terrifying Christmas horror story starring Joan Collins! In the Christmas tale, it's Christmas Eve and a quiet night with snow falling. Joan Collins has just murdered her husband and then hears on the radio of a homicidal escapee from an asylum...who likes to dress up as Santa Claus. Who's outside...dressed in red?!
THE VAULT OF HORROR (1973)The follow-up to Amicus Production's TALES FROM THE CRYPT. It features five tales of horror that are the futures of five trapped people. They find themselves in the basement vault with no way out and the stories begin. Amicus made many successful anthology films from DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS in 1965 to many more through the 1960s-1970s.
Get this Blu-Ray double creature feature for a fellow horror fan or maybe you need it for your collection? It's in our Blu-Ray Department at Creepy Classics.
Back In Stock! 1946's Beautiful THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
On both DVD or Blu-Ray this stunningly gorgeous fantasy film from 1946 is here:
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Restored/1946) - DVD or Blu-Ray
Magical eerie adventure, so thick with atmosphere that you'll need an axe to cut it! Beautiful French film with arms holding candles in the walls, statues with eyes that move and a terrific looking Beast (and beautiful Beauty)! Subtitled. Wondrous and creepy, with incredible fantasy effects...very moody. Lots of extras! Highly recommended!
Both formats from the Criterion Collection...so you know the quality and extras are top-notch! Get the DVD or Blu-Ray now from Creepy Classics.
Swing Back In Time! A Vintage SHADOW Halloween Costume Is Lurking In the Darkness Now
How could we ever forget those Halloween costumes we wore when we were kids. The excitement of Trick-Or-Treating. These costumes have become very collectible, especially with the original box. This one has survived:
THE SHADOW (COLLEGVILLE HALLOWEEN COSTUME) - Vintage Collectible
A childhood survivor! A Halloween costume, in original box, from sometime in the 1960s or 1970s. Mask still in great condition with vibrant colors. Attaching band still intact. Costume is the water resilient "poncho style for those rainy Halloween nights. The box has age dame with split corners, but it's still here! Amazing piece for Halloween collectibles!
Scoop this up for your collectibles display...it's in our Collectibles Department, while it lasts, at Creepy Classics.
New! More Back Issues of THE CREEPS Magazine, Complete Your Collection
Get these now to fill in those gaps in your CREEPS collection:
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. Edited by Rich Sala. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nik Poliwko and cover by the great Ken Kelly. Like new condition.
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. Edited by Rich Sala. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nik Poliwko and cover by the great Jeff Easley. Like new condition.
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. Edited by Rich Sala. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nik Poliwko and cover by the great Sanjulian. Like new condition.
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. Edited by Rich Sala. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nicola Cuti, and cover by the great Frank Frazetta. Like new condition.
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. Edited by Rich Sala. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nik Poliwko and cover by the great Ken Kelly. Like new condition.
The best in illustrated horror! Creepy stories of horror in black and white comic form. Stunning color covers and classics artists and writers. CREEPS magazine ceased publishing a few years and Warrant continued in with SHUDDER and VAMPIRESS CARMILLA magazines. Their first publication, THE CREEPS, are fast becoming collectible and getting harder and harder to locate. We have almost every issue in stock right now, hurry before they're gone. In this issue: contributions by Don Glut, Artie Godwin, Nik Poliwko and cover by the great Rich Corben.
The best in illustrated horror...the black and white comic magazine! Frank Frazetta cover! Inside: The Meteor People, The Ash Tree, Where Wolf?, Terror in Barzara, The Headless Horrors and more. Stories from Don Glut, Nicola Cuti, Lou Mougin and Artie Godwin. Great stories, great art.
We give you THE CREEPS! Purchase your scares in our CREEPS Department at....well, Creepy Classics, of course!
Registration Admission Memberships Now Being Taken! It's MONSTER BASH June 18-20, 2027
The dates are locked in! Put them on your calendar and get signed-up now for a initial discounted low price (won't last long). It's the MONSTER BASH! A celebration of The Monster Boom Generation! Us kids that grew up with cool TV shows and seeing all the classic monster movies on TV gather at Monster Bash from across the country!
Building monster models, reading FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine, circling all the horror and science fiction films in the TV GUIDE...
Let's all go back in time and be kids again for an extended fun weekend. Forget your troubles, and let's BASH together:
MONSTER BASH EXPO JUNE 18-20, 2027 - 3-Day VIP Membership Admission
Admission membership for all three days! June 18-20, 2027 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. See details, guest stars, schedule and more, CLICK HERE.
Book your on-site hotel room now, CLICK HERE! Or, call (724) 772-3700.
Rondo Remembers: 1968 Computer Vs. The Monsters
Over this past week I was dealing with computer issues that I briefly described on-line. It got me thinking about a fun time at the beginnings of my monster and comic book collecting. I was sitting here thinking of a time of new beginnings, more monster movies, more comic books, and my first exposures to the world of computers.
I may be wrong on whether it was 1967 or 1968, but I believe it began with the "Summer of Love" in 1967. My father had just gotten a job at Penn State University in the new computer department. Computers, at that time, were still the stuff of science fiction to the general public. My dad had gone to school in Kansas City (cue that old Wilber Harrison song in your head). After graduation, he was moving us from Grove City, PA to State College, PA where Penn State University was.
I had already been collecting comic books and monster toys and models. I hadn't, until we got to State College, started to catalog my collections. I discovered FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND along the way in State College and saw, in those pages, Forrest J Ackerman's cluttered collections of monster movie joy. So, everything in my world was ramping up. I had a small spiral tablet that I kept a list of movies. But, things were about to get even more organized.
I had been blown away by the amazing place that my dad worked. It was in a stately building at Penn State called Old Main. The computer was just being set-up and wired and my dad was on the ground floor for that, literally. He was running cables through paneled floors and ceilings, and setting up a computer that took up an entire basement floor of the building. Air conditioning units kept everything cool as this massive series of metal cabinetry, magnetic storage tapes, printers, and banks of key punch machines were installed. It was a sterile, white, and very cool environment.
This all amazed me. A few times on the weekends when my dad had to go into work for extra projects, he would let me tag along. Then came my first experience with a keyboard. He let me play on the key punch machines. They spit out cards that had what you would type along the top of them. He said he could print out what I typed. This kept me busy while he was working. It was so cool seeing things I typed in print! This was new!
It occurred to me that this fun could translate into something fun AND useful. I began using the key punch machines, cards, and print outs to create my comic collection list. So there, in print, I could see what I had. TALES TO ASTONISH #93, 99, 101...etc. After getting my comic collection on a print-out (wow was THAT cool), I moved onto a bigger project. Cataloging all the monster movies I had circled in TV GUIDEs. Then I could check off the list the ones I had seen and the ones I still needed to see. I taped many of these lists on the walls in my bedroom, big perforated print-out sheets. After a while they became numerous and I relegated them to stacks on my desk.
After a year or two, my parents realized how much I enjoyed typing these lists and got me a portable typewriter. I even was given "Hulk green" paper to type on. This was the typewriter I would use to write crazy semi-fictional school news on for my Jr. High newspaper where I met and collaborated with friend Kevin Slick. Kevin is still a friend today and assists at the MONSTER BASH conventions. But, that's another story.
So while my dad kept me busy at his work place, little did he suspect that he was opening more doors for my love of monster movies and list making. It all ties together...beginning with punch cards and a giant computer.
-Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
November 2026
October 2027 MONSTER BASH CONVENTION & EXPO VIP Admission Memberships Are Available NOW!
Now discounted $20 off each, MONSTER BASH October 2027 admission memberships are available! CLICK HERE to get yours, or call (724) 238-4317.
Hotel reservations available now at the host hotel, the Marriott Pittsburgh North, (724) 772-3700.
Vendor tables will be available soon!
Details are building at MONSTER BASH OCTOBER web page.
New! Vintage Analog Sci-Fi Digest Magazines
We just added these vintage digest mags for you to purchase:
ANALOG (December 1983) - Digest Magazine
ANALOG science fiction and science fact. This 1983 digest features articles and stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Spider Robinson, and others. Illustrated. Like new. Tight spine, appears new and unread!
ANALOG (July 1991) - Digest Magazine
Soar into space with ANALOG science fiction and science fact. This 1991 digest features articles and stories by Lois McMaster Bujold, Robert M. Zubrin, David A. Baker, Dean McLaughlin, and others. Illustrated. Like new. Tight spine, appears new and unread!
Get these and see more available selection in our Vintage Digest Department right here at space port Creepy Classics!
New! Collectible or Sendable Postcards of Creepy Movies
Now here! More great gruesome postcards to send, or just collect:
BLACK ROOM (1935/Boris Karloff) - Postcard
An unused postcard for THE BLACK ROOM (1935) with Boris Karloff, a Columbia film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
WOMAN IN BLACK (2012) - Postcard
An unused postcard for THE WOMAN IN BLACK (2012) with Daniel Radcliffe, a Hammer film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
An unused postcard for MADHOUSE (1974) with Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, an AIP film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) - Postcard
An unused postcard for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) with Herbert Lom, a Hammer film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES (1967) - Postcard
An unused postcard for DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES (1967). An MGM film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
An unused postcard for THE VAMPIRE BAT (1933) with Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray, a Majestic film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940) - Postcard
An unused postcard for THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940) with Vincent Price, a Universal film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) - Postcard
An unused postcard for ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) with Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, and Glenn Strange, a Universal film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) - Postcard
An unused postcard for THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) with Boris Karloff, a Universal film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
An unused postcard for BEDLAM with Boris Karloff (1946), an RKO film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1964) - Postcard
An unused postcard for KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1964), a Hammer film. Beautifully reproduced from a theater poster. 4x6 inches. New! Collect them all.
Get these and see more creepy cool cards in our Trading Cards Department at Creepy Classics.
New, In Early - IN STOCK! The Restored Ultimate HORROR OF DRACULA Blu-Ray
The long awaited full restoration of Hammer's HORROR OF DRACULA, check out the details:
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958 Deluxe Special Edition) - Blu-Ray
Christopher Lee in his first portrayal of Count Dracula. Stunning and classy. Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. Painstakingly restored from the original film negatives by Hammer Films. Includes nearly three hours of additional content. Four versions of the film including uncensored and theatrical versions. New program featurettes on Christopher Lee and director Terence Fisher. Four new audio commentaries. 8mm digest versions and other film material. Censored scenes included that were removed back in 1958...now back! The ultimate high definition collection for HORROR OF DRACULA!
It's in our Recent Additions Department for you to order right now at Creepy Classics.
New! CRYPTOLOGY #12 Magazine
Get the latest issue now:
CRYPTOLOGY #12 - Magazine
This magazine is from the depths of retro Creep Culture! Inside this issue: Steve Ditko's Tales of Terror, Universal's HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Pre-Code Comic Book Horror, The Ladies of Hammer, Cartoonist Charles Addams, and more!
Snag this from our on-line store in the CRYPTOLOGY Department at Creepy Classics.
New! MONSTER BASH June 2026 DVD
Relive your time at MONSTER BASH June 2026, or if you weren't there (heaven forbid!), see all the cool stuuf going on at the MONSTER BASH CONVENTIONS, get your DVD now:
MONSTER BASH JUNE 2026 Documentary - DVD
A recap of the MONSTER BASH CONVENTION from June of 2026! The people, the history of films and TV, the fun enjoyed by hundreds of monster movie fans. Interview with Sean Cassidy (Ted Cassidy's son)...The "Son of Lurch." He even is made-up just like his dad in THE ADDAMS FAMILY as Lurch. Plus, Butch Patrick of the original MUNSTERS TV show. Beverly Washburn of SPIDER BABY, Daniel Roebuck, Bill Diamond's MUPPET MUSEUM! Approximately 90 minutes of monstrous fun! Produced by Kevin Slick for Creepy Classics and Monster Bash.
Find this in our Recent Additions Department here at Creepy Classics.
More Magazines! Fill In the Gaps In Your Collection
Here are just a few selected mags now available:
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #251 - Magazine
The new FM under the leadership of Philip Kim. This ish features Bela Lugosi, a final farewell from Uncle 4E, Karl Freund, Ray Bradbury, and a lot of horrors of the new age. A big, big issue that is packed. Cover by Basil Gogos.
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #291 - Magazine
Big, perfect bound issue featuring curses and demons in movies! The cover features 1957's CURSE OF THE DEMON's snarling creature! A salute to Marvel Comics' Stan Lee. Plus, the different PHANTOM OF THE OPERAs! Ray Harryhausen's THE VALLEY OF GWANGI and much more.
See these, or select from hundreds more in our Magazine Department at Creepy Classics!
MONSTER BASH Magazine Is For All Classic Monster Movie Fans of All Ages
Did you grow up watching classic monster movies on TV? Love those horror and science fiction classics? Well, THIS is the magazine for you!
It's packed with rare photos and articles by the best film historians and writers in the field. From Frankenstein to King Kong to Creature From the Black Lagoon, and all the obscure films...we got you covered!
See all the issues and select the ones you would like from our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department at home here at Creepy Classics.
You can subscribe too!
Rondo Remembers: Trick-Or-Treaters Meet The Hippies
This is one of my vivid, favorite and WEIRD Halloween memories. I've posted about it before, but it's so crazy, it bears repeating:
Here's a weird Halloween memory for me. This was probably 1969 or 1970. Myself and the neighborhood kids were making the Trick-or-Treat rounds together. It was dark, cool...I had my rubber, hand-painted Frankenstein mask on, my Sunday dress jacket (heck, it was as close as I could get to the monster's jacket) and galoshes on.
We knocked at a door in the neighborhood that we didn't really know. Keep in mind this was around 1969 or 1970. The door opened an the smell of incense blasted out (I THINK it was incense). A guy about 20 years old opened the door. He had long hair and a beard. There were others in the background we couldn't really see. Just some tie-die through a haze and some black lights.
I meekly said, "Trick-Or-Treat" in a muffled voice from behind my sweaty rubber mask.
The hippie-type fellow said something like..."Oh, WHOAH! He jumped...is it 'Trick-or-Treat?' Hold on, hold on." He ran from the door and re-appeared about one minute later. We were shuffling our feet, almost ready to leave. He said, "Treats!" We held our bags up and open. He plopped a treat in all our bags and closed the door.
Walking out to the street light we all peered into our bags. I lifted out a melting Fudgsicle on a stick. We all stood there with dripping chocolate. I think we were all afraid to eat these. We ended up all tossing them in some shubbery.
I find it amusing to remember. The time we neighborhood kids freaked-out, the spaced-out hippies. BTW - I think the music of Santana was playing loudly through this whole episode.
-Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
She's Back! Hammer's THE REPTILE Action Figure
You know her, you love her, you hope that she doesn't bite you:
THE REPTILE (Hammer-Mego) - Action Figure
An 8 inch tall, posable action figure of Hammer Film's "Reptile" monster! She's got fangs and knows how to use them! Perfect for the Hammer Films collector. Awesome action figure!
She's back in stock, ready to preside in your action figure collection, or she'd be a great gift for a fellow Hammer Horror fan. Seek her out in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department here at Creepy Classics.
It's Here! MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #7 Magazine
Above: A Peek inside this MONSTER BASH Special Edition!
The glossy, brand-spanking new MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #7...for your Halloween enjoyment and reminiscing. This special edition is not included in subscriptions. The next regular issue #61 will be available in December. Get this issue for your collection now:
MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #7 - Magazine
This is it! The special all-Halloween monster movie edition! Flashbacks from you, the reader, on growing up loving Halloween and Trick-Or-Treating! The memories, the monsters, the costumes, the candy! Plus, a look at the movies we love to watch in October that are branded in our minds with fun Halloween nights. The color DRACULA (1931) center spread, the REAL Sleepy Hollow yesterday and today, a little girl's Halloween Matinee! CURSE OF THE DEMON, DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE, HORROR OF DRACULA, and so much more! Writers include: Tom Weaver, Frank Dello Stritto, Kevin Slick, Ron Adams, Leonard Hayhurst, Kent Daluga, Ursula Adams, and more. NOTE: This special edition is not included in subscriptions.
Available now for shipping right to your doorstep! It's in our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department from Creepy Classics.