Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News
It's our latest offerings, and a look ahead at cool classic monster, horror, & science fiction releases & MONSTER BASH events!
Friday July 26 - Monday July 29, 2024
TODAY'S MONSTER BASH PHAN FOTO: Lon Chaney in partial make-up as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 1925. Displaying his make-up kit for the camera.
New! LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS, The Hammer Magazine's Latest is in Shock Stock Now
Yes! It's another packed issue of THE LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS, groove on this:
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #50 - Magazine
In this all gloss, quality publication, it's Hammer's FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL spotlighted! Plus, the making of THE DEVIL RIDES OUT with Christopher Lee. Also featured in this issue: Terrence Fisher, Richard Matheson, The Hammer-Seven Arts Connection, Anton Diffring, Roald Dahl, Baron Frankenstein...and much more!
Get this Hammer spectacular in our LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS Department at Creepy Classics.
New! A 1944 CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED Comic Book
The CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED comic series has been around for a long time. Here's a 1944 edition available right now:
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED: HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1944 edition) - Comic Book
The classic Victor Hugo tale of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Illustrated by Allen Simon. No pen marks, a few small dog-ear tears in the back, but otherwise in very good condition! A vintage CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED for your collection with "shadow" cover, a harder version to find.
This is located in our Comic Book Department at Creepy Classics.
New! HOLLYWOOD HORROR Hardback
One of the best coffee table hardbacks on the movies we love:
HOLLYWOOD HORROR - Large Hardback Book
A gorgeous big coffee table book with high gloss pages and stunning photo images throughout. All the classic Universals, the silent horros through the 1950s atomic age horrors. Many photos I've never seen anywhere before. Hardback with dust jacket. 264 pages!
Creep into our Creepy Bookstore (what other way is there?) and grab this tome for your bookshelf at Creepy Classics.
New! A 1996 Movie Promo Button-Pin
A collectible button promoting the Peter Jackson film THE FRIGHTENERS:
FRIGHTENERS (1996) - Pre-Release Promo Button/Pin
A 2 x 3 inch metal pin promoting the film THE FRIGHTENERS (1996). The Peter Jackson horror film pre-promotion merchanse. Issued through Universal Studios. Only one available here. Collectible!
It's a collectible, so it has dropped into our Collectibles Department here at Creepy Classics.
Coming in August! The Dinosaur Movie Marathon on the Big Screen at a Historic Movie Palace, You're Invited...
Classic movies on the big screen, classic monster collectible vendors, popcorn, pizza, live organ music between features and good times!
Get your admission memberships now, CLICK HERE.
Get your special, discounted MONSTER BASH hotel room rate only until July 31, 2024 at the Canton Double Tree hotel (just a few blocks away from the theatre). Hotel phone (330) 471-8000. You can book your hotel room on-line now for the discounted rate: CLICK HERE!
See all the details on the MONSTER BASH FILM FESTIVAL at the historic, grand PALACE THEATRE in Canton, Ohio - CLICK HERE.
New! STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT Rare Production Handbook
Direct from Paramount pictures to media outlets only back in 1996:
STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT HANDBOOK OF PRODUCTION - Collectible
Background, history, cast profiles, production photos in this STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT Handbook of Production. Issued to media by Paramount Pictures in 1996. 27 pages, rare STAR TREK collectible.
Add this to your movie collectibles from our Creepy Collectibles Department at Creepy Classics.
New! MONSTER BASH July 2024 Commemorative Glossy Promo Card
MONSTER BASH collectors, grab one of the few remaining July 2024 promo cards here:
MONSTER BASH JULY 2024 - Promo Card
A 5x7 inch glossy promo card advertising the July MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE from 2024. Full color glossy front, back includes guests and information on the show. Get yours, true MONSTER BASH collector!
Slide into our MONSTER BASH Store on-line now to pick-up one for your scrapbook.
New! Dealer Tables For MONSTER BASH November 1-3, 2024 Now Available
Vendors at the July Bash jumped in for November, and there are just 14 tables left for this November 1-3, 2024 MONSTER BASH spectacular.
Over 100 vendor tables of collectibles, monster magazines, original movie posters, Blu-Rays, DVDs, VHS, model kits, action figures, comic books, vintage toys, and more, more, more!
Vendors on board for MONSTER BASH NOVEMBER 2024: Creepy Classics (Sponsor of Monster Bash), Alternative Images (Resin Kits), Bob's Bin of Bargains, Casey Knoll (Cartoon Comics), Chuck Penick Rare DVDs, Corey LeChat, Den of Debotchery, Disaster Area Toys and Models, Everything Is Haunted, 5th Dimension Films, From the Basement, Gourds of Darkness (Tanya Harrison), Heywood's House of Horrors, Hollywood Canteen Original Movie Posters, Hollywood Hounds Original Movie Posters, Hydra's Hollow Art, Jerry Gergeley (Resin, Model Kits), John Duetchenbauer, Kitley's Krypt, Leonard's Lair of Loot, Mazurczak's Monsters, Monsterama (Anthony Taylor), Monster-Art Magazine, Nicholas Danish Art & Custom Pumpkins, Roger Solberg (Petrified Monsters), Ron Karkoska (SPFX), Sebastian Sinister (Horror Host!), Severin Films, Sophia's Snacks, Steve Ericson Books, Stoner's Monster Mayhem, Stuffed with Character (Tracey & Scott Morris), Terri-ific! Monster Clothing & Accessories, Thom Shubilla Books, 3-D Magic (Neil Morea), and Zanol's Zombie Hut!
Just a few tables left for vendors. If you want a table or tables, hurry! CLICK HERE.
NEW! A Vintage FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Magazine
What a face! You gotta love Glenn Strange as Frankenstein's Monster! Get this very issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS now, before it's scooped up by another collector:
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #140 - Magazine
The classic Forrest J Ackerman and James Warren magazine! In this 1977 issue: Hammer's FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, STAR WARS, Mystery Photo, Fang Mail, and much more! Tight spine, some slight cover wear.
See this and more back issues of FM in our FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Department inside the horror halls of Creepy Classics.
New! MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #54, It's Here
The latest and greatest! The new MONSTER BASH magazine is in stock right now. It's your chance to get one sent right to you! Order today:
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #54 - Magazine
The greatest classic monster movie magazine presents the hall of horror, iconic Frankenstein Monster face....the face of actor Glenn Strange. From the Universal movies to mass merchandising, the Strange monster was in the eyes of every Monster Kid! Did you know there may be a living werewolf in Texas...it's the legend of Dogman. Plus, in the early 1930s Boris Karloff was known as gangster character actor in many movies...find out more about this horror hood. Fans flashback with great stories about Godzilla, camping in a tent with monster magazines, and recording movies from TV. Plus, the MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE holds life-size monsters -- see them! Rare photos, all glossy! Cover by Sorko.
It's available in the dark corners of our Online Magazine Newsstand in the MONSTER BASH Magazine Department at Creepy Classics.
THANK YOU! For Attending MONSTER BASH July 2024
For those attending the massive fun at MONSTER BASH July 2024...thank you. We had such a good time celebrating the classic horror and science fiction films with guests like Claude Rains daughter, Jessica...plus Vincent Price's daughter, Victoria! Actress Diane Baker greeted hundreds of fans with a smile. Beverly Washburn and Sharon Baird were absolutely a wondre, flashing smiles to everyone. Daniel and Tammy Roebuck presented videos that thrilled everyone and gave us all a smiles and lots of laughs. Legendary Ohio TV Horror Host Son of Ghoul did special presentations that also gave us lots of laughs. Thanks to all!
STAY TUNED! Information on next summer's MONSTER BASH will come as soon as possible. Bookmark this page to stay up-to-date.
New! CANDID MONSTERS #23 is In Shock Stock Now
The latest issue of CANDID MONSTERS is here! Plus, just re-issued, CANDID MONSTERS #2 now in an all-color edition:
CANDID MONSTERS #23 - Magazine Book
Behind-the-scenes with interviews and articles from your favorite monster movies! Ted Bohus, publisher, presents interviews with In Melchior, Sif Pink, William Allard, Jack Arnold, Mara Corday, John Agar, and more. Focus on the classic science fiction films THE ANGRY RED PLANET and TARANTULA!
CANDID MONSTERS #2 (All Color Photos Issue!) - Magazine Book
Behind-the-scenes of the classics: make-up, special effects. All color. Colorized photos, plus interviews with classic film stars. Packed. Over 100 pages! Interviews with George Pal, Robert Wise, Lori Nelson. Packed with all color photos.
Get these, and every issue in our CANDID MONSTERS Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Even More Vintage VHS Video Tapes
Video tapes are flying out of here as the video craze is reignited! Here are just some of the new arrivals here at Creepy Classics. Get the ones you want before they're gone:
HORRIBLE HORROR (1986/Horror Host Zacherley) - Used VHS
Iconic TV horror host Zacherley hosts cene from 50 classic horror and science fiction films. His outrageous, nutty, twisted humor that makes Zacherley great is on full display. Not to be missed in this long out-of-print VHS tape.
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1961/Englewood) - Used VHS
After a terrible car accident a woman sets out for a new life as a church organist. She is haunted by zombie-like spectres and her organ playing sounds possessed. Low budget and truly creepy. Also known as CORRIDORS OF EVIL.
THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS (1946) - Used VHS
A wealthy invalid dies and the heirs struggle over what is rightfully theirs. Stormy nights, huge house, an over-the-top performance from Peter Lorre and a wonderfully restrained one from J. Carrol Naish are the ingredients for a great movie. Underrated classic directed by Robert Florey. Scenes of a disembodied hand and Lorre driven to insanity are unforgettable. The piano playing at night with apparently no one but the hand/spirit of the dead man playing will stay with you.
Locate these and hundreds of more titles in our Used VHS Graveyard at Creepy Classics.
MONSTER BASH Magazine is for Monster Kids of All Ages!
Make Sure You're Caught Up On Your MONSTER BASH Magazine Collection!
Everyone's talking about MONSTER BASH! The ultimate classic monster movie magazine! Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Creature From the Black Lagoon, King Kong, The Phantom of the Opera, Mr. Hyde...they're all here, at home in MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE.
Collect them all (or, subscribe here too)....CLICK HERE to get them right from the publisher (us!), new glossy mags shipped bagged and boarded for protection to you!
All at Creepy Classics, right now!
Rondo Remembers: Hot Summer Days & Nights...with Monsters!
I remember many of those summer days of my childhood. In the mornings, still a slight chill in the air...enjoy it. It would be gone soon. Nothing like riding your banana seat bike on a quiet Saturday summer morning. Hearing the tire rubber hissing on the asphalt.
I did some of those iconic things like kicking a can down a gravel road, reading comic books and monster magazines under a shady tree. Of course, I'd have to brush off ants that might sneak onto my jeans. Sharing an orange soda pop out of a bottle. Having to be back inside when it got dark after being outside the whole day. All the windows open in the house with metal fans blowing out some of the humidity.
On most Saturday summer nights I would arrive home a bit before dark to see the TV country variety show HEE HAW on the black and white, rabbit-eared Zenith. Knowing that it meant..it won't be long until CREATURE FEATURE came on channel 5, WNEW. I would greatly anticipate seeing movies like BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, HORROR HOTEL or INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN on that forum of Saturday evening frights. After the movie, the announcer would ID the station and say...."It's 10 O'clock, do you know where your children are?" Of course, I was right there...heck in front of the TV, another satisfied monster movie viewer.
There were nights on the grandparents Adams' front porch after nightfall. The street lights on, the road silent except for a big "bug spray" truck that would fog the neighborhood on Jackson Street. Killing mosquitoes, but more importantly, making a foggy mist that I could envision Frankenstein's Monster or Dracula moving through.
Then, after a late night of viewing more TV horrors, all were asleep in the family. It was up to me to turn the TV off and head to bed. But after viewing some late Saturday night movie like SLAUGHTER OF THE VAMPIRES, I had to keep the covers pulled up over my neck. Sure, it was too hot for covers, but you never know. There may be vampires outside with those chirping crickets. A vampire that turned to mist could get through that screen. I made sure those covers were up, as I sweated the night away.
Ron Adams
Ligonier, PA
New! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Plush Beanie
From 1999 this original Beanie Plush of THE PHANTOM has slipped out of the Paris Opera House....and could now reside with you:
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Plush Beanie
9" plush Beanie from Universal Monsters Collection. These have gotten very hard to find. Issued through CVS and Universal.
It's available in our Models, Toys, & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Original 1992 JURASSIC PARK Promo Poster
To pre-promote JURASSIC PARK back in 1992 for its 1993 release, Universal issued this poster to media outlets. One of these pre-promote posters in stock here:
JURASSIC PARK (1992 Pre-Promote Original Poster) - Collectible Poster
Not a copy. This is an original pre-promote poster issued in 1992 for the 1993 release of JURASSIC PARK. 11x17 inches. Will place in a thick, protective clear slip sleeve.
Find this in our Original Posters Department here at Creepy Classics.
Card Collectors! Manimals Await at THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
It's a complete promo set, still sealed:
ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1996) - Sealed Complete Promo Card Set
Licensed 8 trading card promo set for the 1996 film THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU starring Val Kilmer. Manimals! Still new and sealed.
Locate this set in our Trading Cards Department at Creepy Classics.
Now Available! VIP Admission Memberships To the Autumn 2024 MONSTER BASH
From Hammer Horror, to 1950s sci-fi, to Universal Monsters, all your favorite creatures will be featured at MONSTER BASH, November 1-3, 2024! Guests already include Caroline Munro, Martine Beswick, Valerie Leon, Victoria Vetri, writer/historian Michael Olszewski, nationally acclaimed UFO-UAP Researcher Stan Gordon, and more to come!
For a limited time, MONSTER BASH November 2024 membership admission is $10 off per person:
MONSTER BASH NOVEMBER 1-3, 2024 - VIP Membership Admission
3-day admission VIP membership! November 1-3, 2024 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, (Cranberry Township-Mars, PA). The classic monster movie conference and festival! Movie and TV stars, wall-to-wall monster vendors, special events, screenings. The multi-Rondo award winning best convention. Discounted for a limited time. Events-guests subject to change. Non-refundable. 3-Day Pass at the door $60. Admission is non-refundable, non-transferable.
More details on the show, CLICK HERE.
Book your hotel room while there's still on-site rooms at the Marriott Pittsburgh North, CLICK HERE!
Sign-up now and save, save, save....lock in to Bash, autumn 2024 from Creepy Classics.
New! A Big Batch of Used VHS Has Arrived
Surprisingly, VHS is out selling DVD and Blu-Rays as the VHS collecting fever is on the increase. Everyone's getting retro. Here are just some of the new titles available to fill in your tape collection:
ROCKETSHIP X-M (1950) - Used VHS
Early 50's sci-fi. Astronauts on the way to the moon take a wrong turn and end up on Mars. Mars has undergone nuclear holocaust. Martians have reverted to barbarians.
A UFO lands in the ocean. A giant monster machine comes pounding out of the ocean. It's kinda like a robot, kinda like a humungous refrigerator with force fields...the size of a skyscraper. Its function, to suck the earth dry of energy. Fifties sci-fi vet Jeff Morrow heads the cast. Widescreen!
STRANGER FROM VENUS (1954) - Used VHS
Well-done British sci-fi with similarities to THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (in fact it stars Patricia Neal!). A "stranger" from Venus arrives in a small English community. He works for his keep at a tavern/pub and "heals" people. Well-acted and directed fantasy. Recommended.
HOUSE OF WAX (1953) - Used VHS
Vincent Price as the mad sculptor! Horribly disfigured and now completely mad, he sets out for revenge on the world.
JUNGLE CAPTIVE (1945/The Fang) - Used VHS
Stars Otto Krugar, Amelita Ward, Phil Brown, Jerome Cowan, Vicky Lane and Rondo Hatton. Krugar is one of the evilest of evil mad docs. He disregards the reputation and life of his lab assistant and his girlfriend for his own secret experiments. His secret lab has Rondo Hatton as his assistant and murderous henchman. He has Rondo steal the dead body of Paula, The Ape Woman with intent on bringing her back to life and reap the medical accolades. He goes about this goal the wrong way. Vicki Lane takes over as Paula, the ape woman in this final chapter of the Ape Woman series and has a bad hair day.
Select from these, or see hundreds more in our Used VHS Graveyard at Creepy Classics.
CREEPY CLASSICS On the Road - Upcoming Conventions
Here a listing of shows that Creepy Classics will be setting up at, we hope to see you down that dusty trail:
MONSTER BASH FILM FESTIVAL - August 16-17 2024. The Canton Palace Theatre, Canton, Ohio.
All the details: CLICK HERE.
DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER RAMA - September 27-28, 2024: Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA.
All the details: CLICK HERE.
THE WORLD'S WORST FILM FESTIVAL - October 12, 2024 Noon-All Night: Holiday Inn, Stockbridge, GA.
Admission: FREE!
All the details: Call (404) 229-3387
MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE, Marriott Pittsburgh, North, Cranberry Township (Mars), PA November 1-3, 2024.
All the details: CLICK HERE.
AKRON COMICON - Emidio's Expo Center, 48 E. Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, November 9-10, 2024.
All the details: CLICK HERE.
DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER RAMA - April 2025: Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA.
All the details: CLICK HERE.
MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE, June, 2025.
Details coming soon.
New! MONSTER BASH Summer 2024 Invisible Man T-Shirt
In ghoulish green, the second style of t-shirt for this Summer's MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE:
MONSTER BASH (Invisible Man) - Dark Green T-Shirt
The classic monster movie conference official t-shirt for all fans! Displays The Invisible Man and the Frankenstein Monster lumbering your way! You can lumber yourself in this creepy cool t-shirt. 100% pre-shrunk cotton. Comes in men's sizes. Select your size. The shirt is dark forest green and creature comfortable.
It's not invisible because we wanted you to look cool and fashionable. Get this new shirt in our T-Shirt Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! SHUDDER Magazine #18, It's In Shock Stock
Here it be! The new mag with gruesome gory illustrated stories:
The world's #1 illustrated horror magazine! Inside these fear-packed pages: The Brain of the Monster, Old S'Ghoul Vampire, The Drowned, The Secret of Macarger's Gulch, and more. Great art, scary stories! Cover by the fabulous Sanjulian.
Get your issue, hot off the slab, in our SHUDDER Department inside our online Creepy Magazine Newsstand....at Creepy Classics!