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THE CREEPY CLASSICS & In business since 1993 - On the web since 1996 32 Creepy Years Thursday March 28 - Friday March 29, 2024 TODAY'S MONSTER BASH PHAN FOTO: The uncomfortable position when Gloria had to turn down Morgan's invitation to the school prom. A dynamic shot from THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932). Get this on Blu-Ray or DVD at Creepy Classics. Get all your favorite monster movies on Blu-Ray or DVD here at Creepy Classics. Come in a shop around for all the classic horror and science fiction collectibles here at Creepy Classics. Just put the title you want in the "Search" field and go! Click HERE and start browsing the greatest store for classic horror and classic science fiction. Creepy Connections: All the Noose That's Fit To Post Lost Silent Horror Film, Found and Screening at MONSTER BASH July 2024! LOST HORROR FILM FOUND: GO AND GET IT (1920). Historian Tom Weaver brings a copy of this film that was thought lost for decades and decades. This amazing find was located in Italy. Tom has translated the title cards to English and will provide live audio translation and commentary. Co-read by MONSTER BASH's Ursula Adams. This amazing early horror features a mad scientist who transplants the brain of a criminal into an ape. The ape takes on human characteristics and goes on a homicidal rampage. Sounds a bit like FRANKENSTEIN, doesn't it? Or, even more like THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL (1941)! The ape monster is played by Bull Montana, who five years later would play an ape man in THE LOST WORLD. Be one of the few film fans to actually see this ultra rare film! Late Saturday night at MONSTER BASH! Find out all about the MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE in North Pittsburgh at www.monsterbash.us.
New! Vintage Comic Books For Your Stacks Here they come, more cool vintage comic books, now available: CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED: WAR OF THE WORLDS (1955 edition) - Comic Book THE MAN FROM PLANET X (1952 FAWCETT MOVIE COMIC, cover missing) - Comic Book BOZO (THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS CLOWN) #1 - Comic Book YOUNG INDIANA JONES (Dark Horse) #5 - Comic Book YOUNG INDIANA JONES (Dark Horse) #6 - Comic Book YOUNG INDIANA JONES (Dark Horse) #7 - Comic Book YOUNG INDIANA JONES (Dark Horse) #8 - Comic Book LOGAN'S RUN #3 - Comic Book LOGAN'S RUN #4 - Comic Book DAREDEVIL (Volume 2) #7 - Comic Book Get the above comics before they disappear off our shelves at the Comic Book Department here at Creepy Classics.
Re-Stocked! Let the Games Begin With the KARLOFF-LUGOSI HORROR COLLECTION This great DVD set is back in stock at Creepy Classics...four films that pair the two terror titans, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi: KARLOFF-LUGOSI COLLECTION (4 Film Set) - DVD Get this DVD collection now from Universal and Creepy Classics!
2024 BIG MONSTER BASH FESTIVALS Year 2024 is a year for big MONSTER BASH celebrations! In July it's an amazing show, CLICK HERE for details. In August, it's our film fest in a historic grand theater, CLICK HERE to unleash the details. In November, we Hammer down for another super keen expo, CLICK HERE for more. Sign-up up NOW and save on membership admissions.
Back In Stock! Magic Image Filmbooks... We've just re-stocked on the great Magic Image Filmbooks that include the original shooting script, plus background history, photos, and advertising art from some of our favorite movies: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943) - Magic Image Book HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) - Magic Image Filmbook Get these ultimate guides to the classic movies and even more in our Magic Image Filmbook Department at Creepy Classics.
Reminder! Used Blu-Rays Are Here Just a reminder from your friendly, neighborhood monster movie store, Creepy Classics. We have STARCRASH and other "Like New" Blu-Rays at discount prices in stock now: STAR CRASH (1978) - Used Blu-Ray Get this and other great titles in our Used Blu-Ray Department at Creepy Classics.
New! Books For Your Library These titles have just been entered in our offerings: DRACULA (1947 Pocket Book) - Used Paperback Book CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF (Berni Wrightson Art) - First Signet Printing Soft Cover Book MAMMOTH BOOK OF HAUNTED HOUSE STORIES - Large Paperback Book Get these and see hundreds more in our Creepy Bookstore, the back annex of the castle at Creepy Classics.
Re-Stocked, Dark Disney Titles! They're Here, But Not For Long As the Disney Company is pushing everyone to streaming service, the physical media, like these DVDs will be going away beginning in May. Some are already unavailable and it doesn't look like Disney will be pressing any more physical media. Get them while you can: RETURN TO OZ (1986) - DVD THE BLACK CAULDRON (1985) - DVD SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983) - DVD THE BLACK HOLE (1979) - DVD ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (1975) - DVD 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954) - DVD Dig in and get these for your collection if you want your physical DVDs...you may be sorry when they're gone. Find them in our Disney Department here at Creepy Classics.
It's Here NOW! MONSTER BASH Magazine #53 Subscriber copies are shipped...now, get yours...it's hot off the slab. It's available to all classic monster movie fans...MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #53. And, while you're at it, get a copy for a friend too! What a line-up in this ish: MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #53 - Magazine Get your issue, it's roaring for you, in our MONSTER BASH Magazine Department here at Creepy Classics...your fearful foundation of fright! Here's a peek inside this issue:
...and, if you missed the last issue, get it HERE! These guys below didn't miss it. They ate it up!
Mail Order Monsters I love getting hard copy mail orders from people that include a bit of original art. It's so much fun seeing enthusiastic customers. This above zombie sketch came in with an order from Terry Doubleday. Thanks Terry for putting a smile on my creepy face!
Join Creepy Classics in Person! April Ghouls.... Get ready next month! Creepy Classics is back on the road and we're super excited about the first show of the year: APRIL GHOUL'S MONSTER RAMA - Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA. April 6-27, 2024. George Reis and DVD Drive-In present the SUPER MONSTER-RAMA at the drive-in! Creepy Classics/Monster Bash will be there! We'll see you there for two nights of terror!!! The drive-in is offering overnight camping, parking with a free hot big Bash-size breakfast. Contact the Riverside Drive-In directly about camping, CLICK HERE!
New and Re-Stocked! Cool Factory Sealed DVDs The weird, the strange, the unusual horrors and mysteries on factory sealed DVDs: VAMPIRE OVER LONDON (1952) - DVD THE VOICE OF MERRILL (1952) - DVD CREATURE FEATURE: 60 YEARS OF THE GILLMAN (2015 Documentary) - DVD OCTAMAN (1971)/LEGEND OF DINOSAURS (1977) - Double Feature DVD Get these creepy cool DVDs for your collection! They're available in our Recent Releases Department and here at Creepy Classics.
New! Vintage Poster & Memorabilia Auction Quality, Perfect Bound Glossy Catalogs & A TV Station Catalog Too Do you like to browse through amazing film artifacts? Original movie posters, costumes, photos...? These rare catalogs are for you: VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD POSTERS III - Book TV FEATURE FILM SOURCE BOOK 13 (1972-1973) - TV Station Catalog VINTAGE FILM POSTERS & HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA (Camden November 1992) - Catalog HOLLYWOOD POSTERS (Camden June 1993) - Catalog COSTUME STAR COLLECTION - Catalog These awesome catalog books are in our Creepy Collectibles Department, just for you, at Creepy Classics!
MONSTER BASH HOTEL SOLD OUT for July, back-up...THE COURTYARD (only 400 feet away) is Now Filling We just received word from the Marriott that the MONSTER BASH host hotel (the Marriott Pittsburgh North) is sold out for the July show. The sister hotel, The Courtyard is only 400 feet behind the host hotel and has rooms available at the reduced Bash rate ($135 a night). You can use this link to book a room at The Courtyard: CLICK HERE to book a room for the July 19-21, 2024 MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE! All the details on the show, CLICK HERE.
Above: Photo colorized by young Monster Bash fan Sol Kolakowski. The Dinosaur Film Fest Is Coming To A Grand Movie Palace If you love dinosaurs and giant monster movies...you're going to love the MONSTER BASH PREHISTORIC FILM FEST! It's a festival of classic dinosaur films at the grand Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio this August. Don;t muss a weekend of dino stompin' fun...with classic monster vendors too....and TV horror hosts Son of Ghoul and Drac and Countess Carita! All the carbon tested details, CLICK HERE!
Rondo Remembers - Dreams & NightmaresDo you have anything you dream about regularly? A reoccurring dream or dream theme? An all-out "let me get out of here" nightmare? These dreams I've had since I was probably nine or ten years old. I still have this type of dream now. A dream I want to escape from. I'm sure people have a wide variety of nightmares, but my reoccurring one is of a dark house that has a mind of its own. A living, breathing house that wants to frighten and capture me. The regular events include windows that go up and down by themselves. And maybe, worst of all, light switches and lamps that keep turning off on their own...leaving me in total darkness. I'm getting chills just re-counting this on the keyboard. Does this theme sound familiar? Maybe, if like me, you are an old horror movie fan. I can cite a few movies and TV shows that probably set the seed in my brain for these nightmares. Can you guess? Well, for sure one would be THE TINGLER that starred Vincent Price. I first saw this when I was about nine years old. There's a scene where the deaf/mute woman is living in a drug induced nightmare. Windows are going up and down. The house seems alive. Another source for this was an episode of the WILD WILD WEST television show. There's one show in the series where a "haunted house" breathes and is alive in a living dream. The episode was called "The Night of the Man Eating House." Then, there's a series of movies that no doubt fueled my frequent dreams of scary houses that have it out for me. They include THE HAUNTING (1963), THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (saw it in the theater, first run), and THE HOUSE THAT WOULDN'T DIE (made-for-TV horror movie). In this reoccurring nightmare, a dark house is tormenting me. I can't escape, can't get out, can't wake up, and can't keep a light on...the house keeps turning the lights out. I bet you might have a reoccurring dream that freaks you out too. I'm just glad the lights are staying on as I type here. Ron Adams (awake now) Ligonier, PA March 2024I had one recurring nightmare as a kid, and it was about once a month from 1971 to 1975: The Mummy In the Maze. My sister’s closet I even made a movie about it! -Brian Nichols, Bryan, TX Hi Ron, I had some dreams as a little one and some were doozys! I had a record of PETER AND THE WOLF narrated by Cyril Richard and the part where the wolf has swallowed the duck, then treed Peter and the bird, circling the tree, looking up at them "..with GREEDY eyes!". I dreamed I was up in the tree and the wolf was in very close range. Another was being in a bad auto wreck, caused by the Giant Gila Monster after seeing it on late TV. While the parts where the car/truck get flipped off the road seem quaint today, they were quite convincing as a little one. DARK SHADOWS was also good for some nightmares, especially "The Dream Curse"...the skull with eyeballs scared Me to pieces! And I found Angelique, as a vampire, to be suitably frightening , no doubt due to her predatory and vicious attacks with the fangs flying! Two other films that invaded my dreams for years were DELIVERANCE (1972) which I saw in Seventh grade and HENRY:PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1989). Both of these films are very intense and deliver the goods, but not really in the realm of CREEPY CLASSICS. These days I sleep rather peacefully, but a couple of times when I forgot to take a prescription (something else We Young Monster Kids did not have to be concerned about), I would have really strange, almost frightening nocturnal visits. The main one seemed to be about my basement growing in size and water flooding all areas..that might mean something, but it helps knowing the sump pumps downstairs prevent that from happening.. Steve Schimming
New! Creepy Cool Comics From the 1960s-1980s Here's more vintage comics awaiting your adoption: JAMES BOND FOR YOUR EYES ONLY #1 (1981) - Comic Book BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY #4 - Comic Book BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY #5 - Comic Book BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY #6 - Comic Book Zounds...great titles...rare and in great condition...pick out the ones you want from our Comic Book Spin-around here at Creepy Classics.
New! A Few Bela Lugosi Collectible Glossy Photo Stills Check these out these bombastic Bela glossy photos that came in from a private collector: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (Candid of Lugosi & Strange) - Glossy Photo Still BLACK DRAGONS (1942/Lugosi intense) - Glossy Photo Still BLACK DRAGONS (1942/Gorcey & Lugosi) - Glossy Photo Still BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1956) - Glossy Photo Still Snag the ones you want now, only one of each here in our Collectibles Department, filed under "B" for Bela and Bat at Creepy Classics.
New! Full Head-Size Promotional Collectible of The Crypt Keeper Eek! Amaze and scare your friends! Your little sister will love it. A motion picture promotional collectible: CRYPTKEEPER (Promotional Stick Mask) - Collectible Get it in our Collectible Department, deep in the dusty attic, here at Creepy Classics.
Coming Summer 2024! The August MONSTER BASH FILM DINOSAUR FEST! This is the schedule for the August 16-17 MONSTER BASH FILM FEST at the grand Canton Palace Theatre in Ohio. What a monster and dinosaur lover's treat it will be to see these great movies on a giant, giant screen! FRIDAY August 16, 2024 Dealers in lobby and on mezzanine level HOURS 3PM - 12:00 Midnight 3:00 PM - MIDNIGHT: CLASSIC MONSTER VENDORS. Blu-Rays, rare DVDs, t-shirts, posters, model kits, toys, rare collectibles and more! The vendors are open from three in the afternoon until 12 Midnight. So you can shop before the movies and in between films on intermissions. Note: there is no elevator and vendors are one flight of stairs up. 5PM MOVIE: GORGO (1961). England's version of Godzilla is terrific! Too bad there weren't sequels...great effects...see Gorgo crush London (Tokyo survives!). 7PM MOVIE: JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (1954). A group of kids raft through time and discover dinosaurs! A Czech film made in 1954 with scenes added in 1967 and released theatrically in the USA. 9PM MOVIE: THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957). On an expedition to Antarctica, explorers find the a hidden land in a plateau crater. The "land unknown" is filled with prehistoric monsters. One memorable scene has a plesiosaur in a swamp/lake after the hero and heroine. Fun stuff when you were a kid, fun stuff again on the BIG screen! 11PM MOVIE: THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969). Cowboys and dinosaurs. A Willis O'Brien (KING KONG) project finally realized with animator Ray Harryhausen. Harryhausen's effects are outstanding. A scene with the allosaur inside a huge cathedral is a knock-out! Above: A Creature and kiddo at The Palace during a MONSTER BASH CLASSIC FILM FEST! SATURDAY August 17, 2024 Dealers in lobby and on mezzanine level HOURS 12 noon - 12 Midnight Above: Shoppers of creepy collectibles in the lobby at a past Palace Theatre fest. 12:00 NOON - MIDNIGHT: CLASSIC MONSTER VENDORS. Blu-Rays, rare DVDs, t-shirts, posters, model kits, toys, rare collectibles and more! The vendors are open from noon until 12 Midnight. So you can shop before the movies and in between films on intermissions. 3PM MOVIE: THE LOST WORLD (1925). The silent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story of Professor Challenger heading an expedition into darkest Africa to bag dinosaurs. Great effects (INCREDIBLE for the time) by Willis O'Brien, who did the stop motion for KING KONG. PLUS, this silent feature will spotlight live pipe organ accompaniment by Jay Spencer at The Palace! 5PM MOVIE: KING KONG (1933). The original 1933 classic with Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray and Bruce Cabot. An enterprising promoter (Armstrong) and a young beauty (Fay Wray) travel to Skull Island. Dinosaurs galore and the mighty ape -- KONG, preside there. Armstrong captures the giant ape and brings it back to New York. Kong escapes and knocks New York on its ear. 7PM MOVIE: GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956). The granddaddy of Japanese monsters. This radioactive dynamo comes out of the box fired-up, literally! Watch him destroy Tokyo (for the first time) while Raymond Burr just looks stunned. This is the American version release in English language. 9PM MOVIE: DINOSAURUS! (1960). Stars Ward Ramsey, Kristina Hanson and Paul Lukather. A frozen Tyrannosaur, Brontosaurus and a caveman unthaw from watery depths and find themselves in the 20th century. A young boy befriends the Bronto and even gets a ride. While the Tyrannosaur is just plain nasty (as expected), and the caveman provides the humor as he tries to cope with a modern world. The unforgettable climax has the T. Rex battling a steam shovel! 11:00PM FREE PRIZE TOSS! To wrap up another great Palace Theatre MONSTER BASH with Creepy Classics, it's the free prize toss. Right after DINOSAURUS, Creepy Classics will toss from the stage free DVDs, blu-rays, monster magazines and fun monster toys to the audience as a thank you. Catch what you can. Above: The Palace Theatre's Jay Spencer fills the venue with resounding music. 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 MONSTER BASH hotel room rate only until July 17, 2024 at the Canton Double Tree hotel (just a few blocks away from the theatre). Hotel phone (330) 471-8000. See all the details HERE.
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE is for MONSTER KIDS everywhere of every age! Make Sure You're Caught Up On Your MONSTER BASH Magazine Collection! Do you have all of these? 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!
Guests Stars Coming To Bash! Plus, More Info on the Summer 2024 MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE Check out the guests and get your admission memberships, discounted now. See the guests list, CLICK HERE. Get your admission memberships now, CLICK HERE. See all the info, CLICK HERE! See the preview video, CLICK HERE!
The Next Bash: MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE Information This summer we'll be back at the Pittsburgh Marriott North. Almost every vendor at our October show signed back up, the couple remaining sold in a hurry. The vendors are re-loading with super great stuff for Monster Kid shoppers from across the nation. The host hotel is sold out already! On this link you can reserve a room at the back-up sister hotel (The Courtyard) which is only 400 feet away from the host hotel -- CLICK HERE now and get the special Bash rate. The Guest List that includes...Diane Baker, Beverly Washburn (SPIDER BABY, OLD YELLER), Sharon Baird, Victoria Price, plus Jessica Rains (Claude Rains daughter) will be at MONSTER BASH JULY 2024. Plus, Daniel Roebuck said he's in....and even more -- from TOMB OF LIGEIA, Vincent Price co-star Elizabeth Shepherd. And, Monster Bash Family Guests: Special EFX Wizard-Actor-Director Tom Savini, Son of Ghoul (TV Horror Hosts), Drac & Countess Carita (more Horror Hosts!), Mr. Lobo (TV Horror Host), and who could ever forget, the one and only David "The Rock Nelson." Weddings knocked us out of all the June weekends. So MONSTER BASH will be July 19-21, 2024. If you want to get a jump on discounted admission, you can click here. Reservations at The Courtyard hotel (only 400 feet away from the Bash!) are now being taken, click here. Note from the hotel: "Please be aware that any room cancellations made after July 3rd, 2024 (cut-off date) will incur a cancellation fee." All the details on MONSTER BASH SUMMER 2024...Click Here!
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 $20 off per person: MONSTER BASH NOVEMBER 1-3, 2024 - VIP Membership Admission More details on the show, Click Here. Sign-up now and save, save, save....lock in to Bash, autumn 2024 from Creepy Classics.
A Virtual Visit to Creepy Classics: Above, a recent visit to Creepy Classics!
Two videos shot by Kevin Slick from Louisville, Colorado on a visit. |
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