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Friday December 4 - Monday December 7, 2020
TODAY'S MONSTER BASH PHAN FOTO: The Frankenstein Monster might get burned up again! It's Boris Karloff in the fireplace...this time made-up as Santa Claus. Happy Christmas season, as Creepy Classics fills Santa's bag with Monster Kid goodies. 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. 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 Creepy Classics/Monster Bash is in operation, shipping daily!
New! It's Here...the Highlight DVD of the Most Recent MONSTER BASH This is from our most recent MONSTER BASH in October of 2019...produced by Kevin Sick. Here are the details:
MONSTER BASH OCTOBER 2019 - All Region DVD
Get your copy now in our New DVD Department or the Monster Bash Store at Creepy Classics.
Here is a rare promotional piece issued to theaters to help get booking and promote the film itself. Original promo item from 1974: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) - Theatrical Promo Fold-Out Get this promotional collectibles in our Original Pressbook Department a Creepy Classics.
Monster Basher Down, Please Help with Card & Emails We are saddened to say that Monster Bash staffer, Bob Kennedy has had a very bad accident on his motorcycle. On November 5th he was life-flighted by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. He had many broken bones and a skin graft needed. While thankfully he pulled through this bad accident, he has been in the hospital and now, rehab nursing home since November 5th. Due to virus restrictions he has not been able to see his wife, family or friends since November 5th and is expected to be in the nursing facility through Christmas with no visitors. Show the spirit of ths season and think of Bob. He would love your cards, thoughts, emails and prayers. Here's how you can cheer him up in his isolation through this Christmas season... Please sends cards (Get Well or Christmas) to: Bob Kennedy, Patient, UPMC Heritage Place, 5701 Phillips Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. email to: bobkennedy311@aol.com He is a huge fan of 1950s science fiction, William Castle movies, GORGO and all the classics. Our MONSTER BASH love goes out to him during this very trying time.
We are proud to present MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #40! The cover is a masterpiece of monsterdom....Karloff as the Monster from the hand of legendary artist Basil Gogos through the Gogos estate. Keeping the legacy of Basil Gogos and Forrest J Ackerman alive and well in the 21st century...MONSTER BASH: This 40th issue anniversary special features writers Frank Dello Stritto, Tom Weaver, Dennis Druktenis, Thom Shubilla, Leonard Hayhurst, Ron Adams, publicity for FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN from the vaults of 1943 and your Fan Flashbacks! Click and order yours now, it's ready to ship to your doorstep: MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #40 - Magazine See all the issues, CLICK HERE! Here are some peeks inside this current issue:
New! Vintage Movie and TV Tie-In Paperbacks
10th VICTIM (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Book 1984 (1959 Signet Edition) - Paperback Book I AM LEGEND (OMEGA MAN Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Book NIGHT MUST FALL (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Book THE OMEN (1976 Movie Tie-In Edition) - Paperback Book PHANTOM (By Susan Kay) - Paperback Book THE POWER (1968 MGM Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Book
SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Book SF - THE YEAR'S GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY 1958- Paperback THE SHINING (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback STAR TREK 2 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback Book STAR TREK 3 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback Book STAR TREK 5 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback Book STAR TREK 6 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback Book STAR TREK 8 - Paperback Book STAR TREK 10 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback Book STAR TREK FOTONOVEL #3 (TV Tie-In) - Paperback STAR WARS (1977 Movie Tie-In Edition) - Paperback Book SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF KRYPTON - Paperback Book WILLOW (Movie Tie-In) - Paperback Get these great paperbacks and many, many more in the stacks at our on-line Creepy Bookstore from Creepy Classics.
Relive The Excitement of The Toys YOU Wanted For Christmas Here they are, those toys you begged Mom and Dad for when you were a kid! These are the things you had to have...a real flashback blast from the past on DVD: TOY COMMERCIALS OF THE 50s & 60s - DVD We are stocked on this retro wonderland DVD right now, get yours to play through the season and on Christmas morning! It's in our Holiday Department here at Creepy Classics!
It's the perfect gift for that monster movie buddy or family member...they will love a gift certificate to pick out what they want from Creepy Classics! They're are three denomination available: $100 Creepy Classics Gift Certificate $50 Creepy Classics Gift Certificate $25 Creepy Classics Gift Certificate You'll be mailed a certificate that you can package any way you'd like for that special monster fan on your Christmas list. You can CLICK HERE to pick out the certificate you want from Creepy Classics.
New! Back Issues Of FAMOUS MONSTERS
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #159 - Magazine FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #161 - Magazine FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #164 - Magazine FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #165 - Magazine Get the above magazines in our FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Department right now...before they're scooped up by another collector. Right here in our on-line Creepy Magazine Newsstand at Creepy Classics.
Okay, you've got a fellow monster movie fan and you'd like to get them something for Christmas. But, perhaps you're not sure what movies they already have in their Blu-Ray and DVD collection. Well, here's the perfect gift....a CD of 1960s styled monster music from Mark Statler and his Creepy Classic Chiller Band! We've just re-stocked on this factory sealed great CD. Fun, monster songs in surf-guitar, rock-a-billy and "Monster Mash" styled tunes: MARK STATLER & HIS CREEPY CLASSIC CHILLER BAND - CD
What a great re-stocked stocking stuffer in our Creepy CD Department at Creepy Classics.
Super cool, rare collectible promotional bumper sticker from our childhood, just one available: BUMPER STICKER (THE GREEN SLIME) - Vintage Bumper Sticker Get this in our Creepy Collectibles Department here at Creepy Classics!
Here are two very cool magazines from the 1960s-1970s. Every monster kid needs these glorifying their magazine collection: HORROR (British Premium 1971) - Quality Magazine 3-D MONSTERS #1 - Magazine Snag these right now from our Miscellaneous Magazine Department in our on-line Creepy Newsstand....at your creepy corner store, Creepy Classics!
Here are some really creepy cool fanzines from the 1960s...the don't get harder-to-find than these. Heartfelt, true blue Monster Kid projects from 50 years ago: CINEMAGICDOM #1 (Rare 1964) - Fanzine CINEMAGICDOM #2 (March 1964) - Fanzine CINEMAGRAM #3 (Sept. 1966) - Fanzine Get these fan publications of the past in our Miscellaneous Magazine Department in our Creepy Newsstand on-line at Creepy Classics.
Hammer's THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN on Blu-Ray JUST SOLD OUT 12//2020, Another Case on the Way
THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957/Hammer) - Blu-Ray Be the first Monster Kid on your bashin' block to spin this on your Blu-Ray player. Ready to ship immediately to you. You'll unearth it in our New Blu-Ray Department, or in our Hammer Horror Department here at Creepy Classics. Order your today.
Here are the tried and true Creepy Christmas items. If you don't have this arsenal of fun for your season...get the ones you need and be prepared! If you have a fellow monster movie fan on your Christmas list...these are stupendous ideas for them: CHRISTMAS FRANKIE (Green Shirt) - T-Shirt MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #38 - Magazine SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964) - Blu-Ray or DVD or Budget Line DVD SANTA CLAUS (1959/Santa Meets The Devil!) - Blu-Ray or DVD Load up your sleigh...or shopping cart here at Creepy Classics today...get ahead of the game for the Christmas season! ....and don't forget, we have CREEPY CLASSICS GIFT CERTIFICATES too. In various denomination...just CLICK HERE to see the options. Happy Holidaze!
MONSTER BASH 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?
Collect them all....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!
Creepy Classics/Monster Bash Reader Hits Ground Zero Above is Creepy Classics/Monster Bash reader Kevin Mulligan with a friend fromthe stars, Gort! Kevin is in the UFO Museum at Roswell, New Mexico...ground zero for UFO activity. Thanks for sharing the great photo , Kevin!
New and Re-Stocked...Disney Blu-Rays New to Creepy Classics, the Blu-Ray edition of THE ROCKETEER:
THE ROCKETEER (1991) - Blu-Ray ...and re-stocked, a Disney Cult Classic is here:
THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH (1963) - Blu-Ray Get THE ROCKETEER in our New Blu-Ray Department and get THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH in our "S" section of the Creepy Blu-Ray Department.....they're here at Creepy Classics just for you.
Above: David Prowse as the Frankenstein Monster in HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (1970). Another Hammer Frankenstein Leaves Us...with a Darth Past Rest in peace Hammer Frankenstein actor David Prowse. Here's more from MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE writer Leonard Hayhurst: Actor and bodybuilder David Prowse died Nov. 28, 2020, after a short illness according to The Guardian. He was 85. Prowse was born July 1, 1935, in Bristol, England. Prowse is best known for appearing in the Darth Vader suit for the original Star Wars trilogy of STAR WARS in 1977, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in 1980 and RETURN OF THE JEDI in 1983. His first acting roll was as Frankenstein’s Creature in the James Bond spoof CASINO ROYALE in 1967. He also played versions of the monster in THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN in 1970 and FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL in 1974. Other films included VAMPIRE CIRCUS in 1972, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE in 1971, JABBERWOCKY and THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT in 1977. He also had television roles on episodes of DOCTOR WHO and SPACE: 1999. Prowse received the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for his work as the Green Cross Man in a series of advertisements promoting road safety from 1975 to 1990. He was up for the part of the Man of Steel in 1978’s SUPERMAN, but after it went to Christopher Reeve Prowse was hired to be Reeve’s trainer. Prowse was the British Heavyweight Weightlifting Champion from 1962 to 1964. David Prowse is a MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE alumni.
So sorry we lost David Prowse this weekend. Both times I met him, he was very welcoming and greeted me with a big smile. I shared with him how frightened I was watching Horror of Frankenstein. He then autographed his photo saying, ”Glad I gave you a scare”. A true gentleman. -Dave Heywood, FL
Hi Ron, Very sorry to hear about the passing of David Prowse. I got to see first hand as a kid what a very nice, and very strong guy he was. In 1977 I was working for Round Table Pizza (my first job at 16), and next door was a Star Trek / Sci-Fi collectibles shop called The Galactic Starport (one of first of it's kind). In conjunction with that shop, a small press gathering of reporters was held in the Round Table dining area to promote Star Wars. Anthony Daniels & David Prowse (both very nice guys) were there. John Clemons
It was with sadness that I learned over the weekend actor David Prowse had passed away on November 28, 2020, at age 85. Dave Prowse, of course, was the man who inhabited the costume, cape, and cowl of Darth Vader in the first three phenomenally successful "Star Wars" pictures. In 2001, Prowse was a special guest at the Pittsburgh's Monster Bash, the annual weekend-long fan event, which was held that year at the Holiday Inn in nearby Monroeville. While the biographies noted that Prowse stood six-and-a-half feet in height and had once toiled as a professional bodybuilder, the years had not been kind. By 2001, the actor was bent and hobbled with arthritis. He walked with the aid of a cane, in carefully measured steps which appeared at odds with his famous character's imposing stride. On the final afternoon of the event, I brought my young niece along with me to meet some of the convention's famous guests. At twelve years of age and already over six feet tall, Catherine was enduring a lot of ribbing from her friends and at school because of her unusual height. When we arrived at the convention, Prowse was seated at a table in one of the hotel's banquet rooms. He looked Catherine up and down as we approached. In soft and gentle British tones which belied Darth Vader’s malevolent snarl, the actor asked Catherine her name, and her age. And then he nodded, and asked her height. After my niece replied, Prowse paused and said, “Catherine, you’re a perfectly lovely young lady. And you should never, ever think otherwise...although you’ll surely meet people in life who’ll want to make you try.” Then for the first time that weekend I watched as David Prowse rose from his chair and straightened to his full towering height. Gazing soberly at my niece, the actor intoned, “Promise me you'll never stoop over because of your size, or try to pretend that you’re less than who you really are. And always remember--you heard that from Darth Vader.” The world will doubtless remember Dave Prowse for his appearances in the “Star Wars” pictures. But I’ll always bless the man for his kindness...and for his simple decency. Carl Schultz,
New! Restocked, the Out-of-Print LEGEND'S DRIVE-IN THEATER Only a few left of this cool DVD here at Creepy Classics:
LEGEND'S DRIVE-IN THEATER (CORPSE VANISHES/VOODOO MAN) - DVD Get this DVD for your own...you can purchase it now in our Complete DVD Catalog at Creepy Classics.
Rondo Remembers: Thanksgiving & Kong
Thanksgivings were magic for me back in the late sixties and early seventies. We lived in State College, PA beginning in 1968. (I moved to the Pittsburgh area in the early 1980s). We had early cable in 1968. It was Centre Video. If we didn't have cable, we only got three channels...Altoona, Johnstown (fuzzy), and University Park (PBS). Channel 16 from Scranton came in, fuzzy, with a lot of rabbit ear antenna struggling.
The meal and family are together and Carl Denham has captured the biggest gorilla ever. Stan and Ollie have beaten the Bogeymen and the evil Barnaby. Joe Young was climbing a tree and saving a little girl from a burning orphanage. It's all the 8th Wonder of the World. It's KING KONG, it's Thanksgiving. I'll be watching all of those films, again now, cooking the turkey and making the stuffing with my wife, daughter, her husband and some close friends. My daughter knows that Thanksgiving and KING KONG are inseparable, branded, and hopefully she will carry on the tradition.
Hop in the Creepy Classics/Monster Bash Time Machine: Let's go back, back to the Thanksgiving we grew up with, CLICK HERE to go to WOR-TV in the 1970s-1980s...Thanksgiving. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. Ron Adams
I also enjoyed TV much more when we had a few channels alone. In school, your friends would usually watch the same programs as I did so, we had much more in common back then. Today, no one watches the same programming or even listens to the same radio stations. I miss the good times. Happy Thanksgiving! -Randy Tuggle Hello, All! Happy Thanksgiving, too!
Growing up in the 1970s in the NYC tv market meant WOR-TV's Holiday Movie Special was an annual event. Our television was positioned just outside our kitchen with a full view of the screen... provided I could grab the chair directly in the line of viewing. Fortunately, my "job" for each Thanksgiving was to place the table leaf in the dinner table. Then...helping my sister set the table...I made sure to secure my place setting at the prime viewing seat, ready for KING KONG, SON OF KONG, and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG. Still, to this day, that tradition remains in tact. Unfortunately though, when we accept an invitation to celebrate Thanksgiving at someone's house, I am forced to divide the "3 Gorilla Pictures" into separate viewings...but always KING KONG before SON OF KONG. Then, "Mr. Joseph Young of Africa!!" comes next...all well anticipated fun for Thanksgiving. Chris Moniz
You're the best Ron,I've read this 5 times and loved reading it everytime.I love reading it every year because it brings back tons of memories for me...I grew up in Harwinton (in the sticks) and we also got 3 channels, channels 3,8, and 5. But, 5 was snowy. We endured it as there was so many good shows on it. The aromas from my wonderful Mom's kitchen were fantastic. Your fan, Ron Hughes
Have a great Monster Kid Thanksgiving! The above photo and greeting sent in by Michael Travis in Wilmington, North Carolina. Thanks Michael!
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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Here it is....we've got it in stock now...the kick-off color Hammer Horror movie, THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. We are ready to ship this Frankenstein right to your door...it's stomping around our dungeon riht now. In all its gory 4K glory:
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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. 
Here we are, another Thanksgiving and it always brings up some of my best memories. I've been waxing about this on the Internet for 23 years now, so humor me again...it means a lot.
But, with cable...we got eight channels! Imagine that -- eight channels to choose from. And, believe it or not, there were more choices I liked to watch than with the 200+ channels today. It was all because of three New York City stations (technically one was Secaucus, New Jersey): WNEW 5, WOR 9, and WPIX 11. Wow....independents that played an almost non-stop barrage of movies from the 1930s-1950s.
On Thanksgiving, Channel 9 started a tradition that would carry on for over a decade. KING KONG on Thanksgiving Day. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, I think there were a few Thanksgivings that KONG played multiple, multiple times during the day. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG would be in the mix as well. And, in between things, I'd flip over to Channel 11 for the Thanksgiving showing of MARCH OFTHE WOODEN SOLDIERS! Laurel and Hardy meeting up with those maniamals - The Bogeymen. Hideous man-beasts that lived in caverns below the earth.
So, it is with joy, that Thanksgiving was KING KONG (1933), SON OF KONG (1933), MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949), and MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS on TV. All this while, the aroma of baking turkey came from the kitchen. The house, overly warm from the oven being on since the wee hours of the morning. And, that smell of sage meant stuffing (my favorite) soon to be had by all!
During commercial breaks, I would slip out to the kitchen and snitch a green olive and a piece of celery. Sugar cookies had been baked by my mom and my sister.
