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Friday July 10 - Monday July 13, 2020
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New! LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING on Blu-Ray Just when you thought there aren't any really rare gems coming out re-mastered in HD....well, how about Boris Karloff (in his last time in the Frankenstein Monster make-up), Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, The Mummy and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the High Lord of All That is Sinister, Peter Lorre in a Halloween special from 1962!
It's in shock stock NOW! It's ROUTE 66's 1962 Halloween show (50 minutes) starring Martin Milner and George Maharis as the old horror stars find out if the classic monsters can still scare! Plus GREAT bonus extras: LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING (1962) - Blu-Ray
Ready to ship to you. Find it now in our New Blu-Ray Department at Creepy Classics!
We have it in stock now...the latest LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #44 magazine: LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #44 - Magazine Snare your copy either in the moors and bog...or here at Creepy Classics in our Creepy Magazine Department. We'll ship it right to your rock outcropping on the back of a hound from hell.
New! The Criterion Special Edition Blu-Ray of WAR OF THE WORLDS Get this deluxe special edition Blu-Ray with hours of extras and a 4K HD new digital transfer:
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) - Blu-Ray Get this new Blu-Ray before the invasion begins in our New Blu-Ray Department here at Creepy Classics. Hurry!
New! More Hard-to-Find Used DVDs are Here
We just added still more great used DVDs to our catalog here. In stock, as of right now: THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS (1960/Image version), THE CYCLOPS (1957), THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL (1941) , THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE (1967) , THE SPACE CHILDREN (1958), THE LOST CONTINENT (1967) , the 50 movie set CHILLING CLASSICS and many more... All available now in our Used DVD Department at Creepy Classics!
Back in Stock! SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT Background Filmbooks from Tom Weaver If you haven't seen these books yet...they are THICK, both in excess of 200 pages with a reproduction of the original shooting film script, plus amazing background, rare photos and original publicity art for the respective movies. These were out-of-stock, but are back in now:
SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT #4 (BRIDE OF THE MONSTER) - Book
SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT #9 (SON OF DRACULA) - Book et them in our Creepy Book Department for immediate shipping to you from your fiends here at Creepy Classics!
Creepy Caption The above was sent in by reader Count Craigula! Reminded me of the fun MONSTER MADNESS magazines that Stan Lee put out with captions on classic monster movie photos. Ah, those were fun mags, fun days. Thanks for bringing it all back, Craig.
Here on the premises, so they are ready to ship Priority right to you! We have the new issue of CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES #19, plus the new special film guidebook FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Also back in stock, it's these two special books CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE ART and the guidebook for REVENGE OF THE CREATURE! Here's a little more on them: CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES #19 - Magazine CLASSIC MONSTERS SPECIAL: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN - Magazine CLASSIC MONSTERS SPECIAL: CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE ART #1 CLASSIC MONSTERS SPECIAL: REVENGE OF THE CREATURE -Magazine Get them in our CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES Department here at Creepy Classics. Ready to ship just for you.
The horror comic magazine is here! The latest issue of Rich Sala's great THE CREEPS #26 in in shock stock. Get yours before the neighborhood kid. We ship bagged and boarded fast to your personal crypt. Leave the lid open and we'll have it there in a flash. Here are the gory details on this latest issue: THE CREEPS #26 - Magazine Locate this new one and almost all the back issues in our THE CREEPS Magazine Department, here at Creepy Classics. Click and Creep today.
New! 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, the original 1916 Film on Blu and DVD This hit the slab here and is in stock....tentacled high adventure under the sea! From Kino-Lorber this is in stock now, a Jules Verne fantasy classic with early underwater photography:
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1916) - Blu-Ray or DVD Get it right now for immediate shipping to you from our Silent Screams Blu-Ray and DVD Department here at Creepy Classics!
The First Monster Show of the Year! September 18-19, 2020
The Super Monster-Rama Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA Creepy Classics/Monster Bash Will Be There We spoke with The Riverside Drive-In's manager yesterday. George Reis' DVD-Drive-In SUPER MONSTER-RAMA is on for September 18-19 (Friday and Saturday). Creepy Classics/Monster Bash will be set-up in the concession building for your first monster in-person shopping of the year. Thousands of Blu-Rays, DVDs, Monster Models, Monster T-Shirts, Monster Magazines....all on display for purchase. We are shock stocked and ready for you. The drive-in also offers camping with your tent or in your car. Two days of horror films on the giant screen under the stars, plus trailers, retro promotional snack bar films and more.
Here are some details: Two nights of classic horror and science fiction movies! Friday's line-up: BRIDES OF BLOOD, THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, BEAST OF BLOOD, TERROR IS A MAN. Saturday's line-up will include the drive-in premiere of the 4K restoration of THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK and three other great features to be announced soon!. It's Friday September 18 and Saturday September 19. Location: The Riverside Drive-In, Vandergrift, PA (about an hour north east of Pittsburgh) on Route 66. Here's the Super Monster-Rama Drive-In Page...CLICK HERE. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at Creepy Classics: (724) 238-4317 or e-mail creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com.
Convention Show Schedule Revised Make sure to keep checking out Convention Page to stay updated on the shows that Creepy Classics/Monster Bash will be at. With this year's turmoil, dates have changed and shows cancelled, then re-scheduled. Quite a few changes. CLICK HERE to go to our Convention Listing Page and bookmark it. Check it frequently for changes.
Re-Stocked! Six Disc Set of Lon Chaney Movies Yes, it's re-stocked in quantity and ready to slink to your DVD player....it's the LON CHANEY ARCHIVE COLLECTION. Direct from the Warner Brothers' vault. Beautiful transfer of six classic Chaney silents and his one sound film: LON CHANEY ARCHIVE COLLECTION - DVD Set $10 off list price right now. Get this masterful collection on six DVDs in our Complete DVD Catalog (under "L" for "Lon Chaney"), here at Creepy Classics!
The Man of a Thousand Faces!
Happy Birthday to Monster Bash staffer Tom "Daddy-O" Adams My father who has been behind the MONSTER BASH shows since the very beginning celebrated a birthday over this past weekend. Still rocking and rolling. Above left is him at a Bash in an orange staff shirt...there he is on the right (with me) in about 1969. Happy birthday Dad! -Ron
Above: A photo of Tom Adams and the Teenage Werewolf (Mark Statler...teenager at heart!).
I Tell Ya, Kids Just Don't Get Early for the 4th Anymore! Rondo Remembers
Other kids had hidden ammunition magazines in the dark spaces of their room. A firecracker or smoke bomb bought from an older kid in school for a quarter. The feared M-80's might be three quarters! We all converged on a quiet street. A bird chirping in the distance. We were ready...it was usually between 6AM and 7AM. We were ready for the all-out 4th of July assault on the sleeping neighborhood. The five or six of us pooled our resources. Cupped in our hands, the whiff of tangy black powder.
Today the neighborhoods seem quieter on the 4th of July mornings. I would actually welcome being woken up by those ten-year-old urchins. I was one of them. Happy birthday to our country. Get yourself a box of caps and celebrate.
My buddies and I eagerly embraced the 4th of July as teens for multiple reasons. There was, of course, the various fireworks big and small (the stuff we could buy and the professional stuff shot off at the park). But, we also loaded up on extra smoke bombs, M80s, Roman Candles and other such stuff for our 8mm epics. Many's the classic plastic spaceship model that got blown up for the sake of our amatuer movies. (As a kid I thought it was great. As an adult, I realize I could have sold those kits today and retired. LOL.) We tried to make sure we had enough extra pyrotechnical treats to last through the year, should some future filmmaking need arise before the next summer holiday. Thankfully, our parents never knew what went on in the garage during all that "special effects work." While it never crossed my mind at the time, today I realize that just a few yards away from that exploding starship was the can of gas for Dad's lawnmower. We might have had a disaster bigger than anything Irwin Allen ever dreamed of! Happy 4th, everyone!
Thank you for the great memories re: caps - took me right back to being a preteen; had forgotten all about those. They had that pungent/gun powdery smell to them which you could almost taste. I too remember wadding them up and using something heavy to drop on em to get a bigger bang. Cap guns were cool as well! Nick Posengal, FL
Rondo, I’ve never heard of this tradition! Wow, fireworks at 6 in the morning. My mom would’ve tanned my hide. Speaking of fireworks, about 20 years ago I bought a big Titanic ship firework display. It was about three feet long and shaped just like the Titanic. We put it in a pool and lit it. First, each of the smokestacks fired off, then the side windows lit up as the inside began to ignite. The front part burned first, which caused water to come in. It sank just like the Titanic, bow first. It was really cool! Brian Nichols, TX
New! MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #5...The All Creature Issue is Here
The classic monster magazine that takes us all back to a simpler time and our love of classic monster movies. The smell of fresh ink is everywhere here at Creepy Classics, as thousands of magazines have just arrived. Subscribers are mailing out today. Get your copy of this latest issue, bagged and boarded for you...and shipped right to your crypt: MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #5 - Magazine Get it in our Monster Bash Magazine Department here at Creepy Classics! Here are some sample peeks at the interior:
MONSTER BASH OCTOBERFEST 2020
MONSTER BASH's OCTOBERFEST goes giant-size and prehistoric this next October 16-18, 2020! It's guest stars Victoria Vetri (WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.), Elizabeth Shepherd (TOMB OF LIGEIA, THE AVENGERS), Jackie Joseph (THE LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW), TV Horror Host SON OF GHOUL...and keep scrolling...
Also: Pamula Pierce! Actress from THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK and BOGGY CREEK II! Hear Pamula talk about her dad's many film projects. Meet Pamula at MONSTER BASH!
Plus....out of this world guest, Ann Robinson! Legendary actress Ann Robinson lands in Mars, PA for MONSTER BASH! Starting off as a stunt girl, she is the star the original Martian invasion in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS! Her career goes beyond WAR OF THE WORLDS as she has appeared in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN THE FOREIGN LEGION, as well as many TV roles. On television she was a regular on ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER. You can see her in episodes of DRAGNET, FURY, CHEYENNE, PERRY MASON, RAWHIDE, PETER GUNN, ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, DEATH VALLEY DAYS and that's just to name a few! Details on the show, CLICK HERE. Or call (724) 238-4317. VIP Admissions are reduced for a limited time. CLICK HERE to sign-up for your full 3-Day VIP Membership (All events, vendors & meeting guests) CLICK HERE to get dealer tables for this show!
Classic Monster Fun For All!
New! More Used DVDs Arrive...
You can start shoveling and find: TALES FROM THE CRYPT/THE VAULT OF HORROR, THE VAMPIRE, TALES OF TERROR, THE WOLF MAN LEGACY set, TOMB OF LIGEIA/AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE, THE ALIEN FILES, THE OTHERS, BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, BELL BOOK & CANDLE and scores more. Dig in now, they won't last long!
Glows-in-the-Dark! Is this a neat kit, or what?! That rising ghoul has a Nosferatu look to him too. Make, paint and maybe even customize this creepy cool kit. Here are the details (we just dug up from a fresh grave): HAUNTED MANOR: GRAVE ROBBER'S DEMISE - Model Kit Get this kit from the wide and six foot deep Model Kit & Toy Department here, just out back, in the graveyard at Creepy Classics. Also, in this series of model kits:
Get Escape from the Dungeon for your collection too!
It's creepy, it's colorful, it's adventurous and that space suit fashion is just outta this world. We have re-stocked on PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965) - Blu-Ray or DVD Get your today in either our Creepy Blu-Ray Department or Complete DVD Catalog here at Creepy Classics...Click Creepy for fast delivery.
MONSTER BASH BELA LUGOSI FILM FEST Postponed Until August 13-14, 2021! Unfortunately, due to current virus restrictions, it is impossible to hold the MONSTER BASH BELA LUGOSI FILM FESTIVAL at The Canton Palace Theatre this August. The show is postponed until August 13-14, 2021. If you purchased admission memberships, they will be valid for next August 13, 14...same location, same programming at The Canton Palace Theatre. It will be another wild adventure...a Bela Lugosi film marathon at the grand Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio. It's August 13 and 14, 2021. A Lugosi extravaganza with some of his best and most fun films ever, plus a bonus film to wrap-out Saturday night...Tim Burton's ED WOOD. Get your advance VIP admission, CLICK HERE. All the details on the show, CLICK HERE! Preview trailer: All the show details, click here: https://www.monsterbashnews.com/bash-August.html
View your Lugosi favorites in a real grand movie palace. We'll also feature the popular prize-toss late Saturday night! Free Blu-Rays, DVDs, Monster Magazines and Monster Toys will be pitched into the audience.
If you haven't been to one of our summer marathons at The Palace yet....you really need to do it. A gorgeous restored grand theatre from the 1920s. A real pipe organ with music between showings.
Above: Frank and his wife Linda. And author/film historian Frank Dello Stritto will give two power-point presentations on Bela Lugosi...on the giant screen. One of the biggest screens in the state of Ohio.
Who let the bats out??? Why, MONSTER BASH! Sign-up for this August 2021 fear fest now...it will be a once in a lifetime event. Secure your VIP admission membership for all films, talks, prize toss, CLICK HERE!
Above: Jay Spencer, organist at Canton's Palace Theatre, prepares another MONSTER BASH!
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!
The premiere issue and the second issue (Elvia) are both back in stock...as well as every issue of RETRO FAN through #9. These were briefly out-of-stock, but are back and ready to ship to you: RETRO FAN #1 - Magazine RETRO FAN #2 - Magazine Get them in our RETRO FAN Department here at Creepy Classics in our Creepy Magazine Newsstand on-line! You can also call for your copies at (724) 238-4317.
We just dredged out of the Creepy Classics swamp some great used VHS tapes. A few that have never seen a DVD release (let alone Blu-Ray). These vintage VHS are in stock now (only one each, so if you want it, grab it!): TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1958) - Used VHS THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951/MVC) - Used VHS CURSE OF THE DEMON (1957) - Used VHS
THE COSMIC MONSTERS (1958/Englewood) - Used VHS CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954/MCA) - Used VHS Get the above and many, many, many more in our Used VHS Graveyard...in the ol' churchyard on the hill at Creepy Classics.
New! Double MONSTER-ART Magazine #3 in Stock It's a brand new issue of MONSTER-ART in shock stock right now and ready to ship, bagged and boarded to you! Full color classic monsters in a FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine style. It's got a cover front/back...choose how you want to display it: MONSTER-ART #3 - Magazine
Get all the issues of MONSTER-ART in this department at Creepy Classics.
Above: A beautiful Harryhausen drawing print in the Mike Zielski collection and, of course, Ray. Ray Harryhausen Birthday Remembered June 29, 1920 Hi Ron, 100 year old birthday wishes go out to the "Land Beyond Beyond" today, where, I’m sure, Ray has been reminiscing with old pals Ray Bradbury and Forry Ackerman, amongst many others. Svengoolie featured The 7th Voyage of Sinbad this past Saturday night in tribute. While we were watching, my son Michael, the film composer, had to remind Mom and Dad once again that after all his years studying music, Bernard Herrmann’s score for the 7th Voyage is still his all-time favorite. I coached him well with all the classics. Curiously, I just discovered that Ray and Herrmann share the same birthdate, different years. You’ll always be with us, Ray, your children of the hydra’s teeth, -Mike Zielski
Below are two slices of a wonderful Ray Harryhausen collection submitted by Steve Wyka (wow!):
Hi Ron, Ray Harryhausen, Genius at Work! Can you believe 2020 marks 100 years ago that achievement "Oscar" and with Tom Hanks, Master of Ceremonies, he could not have summed it Sincerely,
Back in Stock! WEB OF THE SPIDER on Blu-Ray
WEB OF THE SPIDER (1971) - Blu-Ray Get your very own copy of this deluxe Blu-Ray now in our Complete Blu-Ray catalog on-line here at 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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When I was pre-teen, all of us neighborhood kids would gather our arsenal of junior fireworks together first thing in the morning. The dawn was cracking and parents were still asleep. I'd open my desk drawer and grab every box of caps and loose red rolls I could find. The caps were on paper red strips with a tiny amount of black powder in a little circle inside the paper layers. I might find a sparkler or two under the kitchen sink and locate a pack of matches in the "junk drawer."
We lit firecrackers (running like the devil...we saw movies with nuclear blasts). Beyond the curb was the shelter and proper distance. Ka-bang! Pop! Sometimes one of my daring friends would actually twist firecracker fuses together...then, look out. My main mode of operation was to use a concrete block lifted 3 feet above a whole box of cap rolls and drop it. Quite the little explosion. Sparks would frequently bite my shins, so I learned to jump back quickly.
Then came the less noisy stuff. Sparklers and the so cool growing black snakes that you lit. A pellet that would grow into a fluffy charcoal serpent right on the sidewalk.
The day was begun...it was Fourth of July. The night would bring fireworks, the adult magic that we could only aspire to. If the 4th was a Saturday, even better. Because there would be fireworks AND monster movies on TV.
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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. 
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Yes, indeed. It's back, a highly demanded Blu-Ray, a Gothic horror from Europe. Not only is it the first HD, it's fully restored and mastered from the uncut, domestic theatrical negative in it's original widescreen aspect ratio. Plus, multiple audio commentaries, two German Super 8 movie digests, trailer reel, deleted scene, art gallery and more. Plus, an uncut additional Italian version. Packed! General details:
