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THE CREEPY CLASSICS & In business since 1993 - On the web since 1996 31 Creepy Years Monday January 30 - Tuesday January 31, 2023 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
It's Here, New! The MONSTER BASH OCTOBER 2022 Highlights DVD Did you miss out on the October MONSTER BASH fest? Well, you can catch up on all the cool events, interviews, dealer room, retro toys, rare film clips and more: MONSTER BASH OCTOBER 2022 (Documemtary) - DVD Get yours in our New DVD Department here at Creepy Classics...it's Bashin' good.
A German production in English and German language. This is one of the finest Lovecraft movies ever filmed...truly creepy and beautifully photographed and acted. Eight claws up on this feature and its back in shock stock here at Creepy Classics: THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2012 with Retro Look) - DVD A German adaptation of "The Color Out of Space" by director Huan Vu. We saw it and thought it was the kind of Lovecraft movie that would appeal to our crowd. A young American goes on a quest to find his missing father. He returns to Germany where his father was stationed at the end of WWII. He slowly uncovers the strange circumstance of how a meteor crash in a remote German valley made an alien impact that affects his family still today. The film is in German - with some scenes in English - and the film is subtitled in English. It's shot in highly atmospheric black and white (with color effects) and, while it does expand on the story, on the whole it's quite faithful to Lovecraft. Format: NTSC, Region 0, Black and White (special features in color with sound). Running time: 85 minutes, plus 43 minutes of special features.Get your copy now from our Complete DVD Catalog, available now, direct from another dimension of time and space, at Creepy Classics. Trailer:
This illustrated horror mag is on fire! If you grew up with Warren illustrated horror magazines, you'll groove on this. Plus, we just re-stocked and have every issue in stock, including #1! Get those early issues before they disappear. Here's the first issue (in stock): VAMPIRESS CARMILLA #1 - Magazine See all the issues in our VAMPIRESS CARMILLA Department here at Creepy Classics.
It's the conference for all classic monster fans in the nation. Guest Movie & TV Stars, 200 vendor tables, film fest and events! Details on the show, CLICK HERE. Over 300 rooms are already booked, get on-site at the Marriott Pittsburgh North, or the back-up hotel, The Courtyard (just 400 feet away from the host hotel). Note: Double bed rooms are sold out at the Marriott. They do still have King Bed rooms with sleeper sofas. The sister hotel (400 feet away) still has both types of rooms. Here's the details from the hotel: Book your group rate for Monster Bash 2023 Event Summary: Monster Bash 2023 June 16-18, 2023 Start Date for Bash rate on rooms: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 End Date for Bash rate on rooms: Monday, June 19, 2023 Last Day to Book: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: Pittsburgh Marriott North for 125 USD per night Reserve your room right now, CLICK HERE. 3-Day Admission Memberships discounted for a limited time now, CLICK HERE. All the details on the show, CLICK HERE.
It's Coming Tomorrow! National Gorilla Suit Day finally arrives tomorrow (January 31st)! Make sure to get your suit ready to go and wear it everywhere you go tomorrow. This public service from Ted McKosky and your friends at Creepy Classics/Monster Bash.
Prime Harryhausen Collection Check out the above photo, submitted by super fan Steve Wyka. It's his amazing collection tribute to the master of stop-motion, Ray Harryhausen.
There was a toy/model kid's store where I grew up in Grove City, PA that was pretty unique. It was a poorly lit store that was brightened by odd kid's stuff everywhere. I mean stacked floor to ceiling. Narrow aisles that would have a little kid immersed in a joyful Grand Canyon of cool stuff. Looking back I think it was mostly close-outs, overstocked and even used items piled and stacked haphazardly. It looked like a hoarder that had lived in the same place for 300 years and never grew up. The floors were wooden and worn. It was an eye-popping experience for any seven year old.
These rubber monsters were unknown crawling creatures that looked like they were from another world. Some might be just weird and goofy. There were also larger rubber, more recognizable, monsters like Frankenstein or Dracula or the Creature From the Black Lagoon! Many of the rubber figures had those stretching string coming out of the top of their heads for hanging. Frequently, there would be a box of body parts like fingers, weird lips, or rubber mustaches. Then there were tiny little hard plastic dinosaurs only about a half-inch in size. There was always a box of hard plastic zoo animals like giraffes, zebras ad tigers. But, it was the monsters and dinosaurs I cared about. I wish I had photos of the inside of that store, it was truly amazing. Us youngsters loved it and always begged to go there. I bet many a parent dreaded it. It might have seemed dark, seedy or just a place full of junk. But this was Eldorado for children. And there I'd be at the counter asking Mom, Dad or Granddad to buy me a green rubber salamander with a red stripe down its back. Maybe holding up a distressed looking rubber gorilla, "Can I have this?" Maybe your town had a magical store like this? In recent years my daughter has somehow discovered many of these weird rubber monster items from the 1960s-1970s and has given them to me as birthday or Christmas presents. These little weird things (that were probably only a dime back in the 1960s) mean the world to me in memories and joy. In my head, I'm still seven years old and plowing through those open boxes at the checkout counter. Ron Adams Ligonier, PA January 2023
Ah, those rubber Monsters! There was a neighborhood grocery store half way between school and my house that sold them. I had several! But my favorite was a little tentacled critter that I kept just inside the door to the attic in my bedroom. Sadly, she was forgotten and I went off to join the Navy and life in general. Years passed and Dad sold the property. But before he moved, we tore the old house down to salvage the lumber. In the attic one afternoon I found two things....a boot box with all of my bubblegum cards (Batman, Monsters, Addams Family, Outer Limits, Beatles, Hot Rods....I wasn't in to sports). But sadly, the entire box of cards had been chewed to fluff by an invading hoard of mice. But there, just inside the door, where I had left her ten years before was my little rubber friend! She was old and had grown cataracts on her eyes. But, she had eaten well....there was a squirrel skeleton lying beside her. Anyway, she is with me still, a proud part of my collection! Found out later that her name is Irene! LOL -Don Richardson, Chanute, KS
Be the talk of your workplace or school with your creepy cool metal Frankenstein lunch box. Now you can take that sandwich or left-over pizza out in shocking style. Or, you might just want to display it with your collection. It's official! Licensed by Universal Studios: FRANKENSTEIN LUNCH BOX - Tin Collectible Get yours in our Universal Monsters Department here at the heart of Creepy Classics.
Each of these cool volumes have the complete shooting script and are packed with background history of the respective films. Rare photos, commentaries and advertising art....every Universal Monster fan needs these: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN - Magic Image Book CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - Softcover Magic Image Filmbook DRACULA (Magic Image Original) - Softcover GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (Magic Image) - Softcover Book HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) - Magic Image Filmbook THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) - Magic Image Filmbook Get these and many more Magic Image series books in or Magic Image Filmbook Department (where else?) here at Creepy Classics.
The Great and powerful Oz Has Arrived...with Books!
THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ - Used Hardcover MEMORIES OF A MUNCHKIN - Giant Hardback Book THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF OZ - Softcover Book THE WIZARD OF OZ (50th Pictorial History) - Big Hardback THE WIZARD OF OZ: THE SCREENPLAY - Softcover Book THE WIZARDRY OF OZ (Artistry & Magic) - Big Hardback Book Select the ones you want and drop them in your on-line shopping cart. Follow the yellow brick road to our Book Department to find them at Creepy Classics just beyond Emerald City.
We just finished mailing copies to subscribers! Now, you too can grab this new issue for immediate shipping: MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #49 - Magazine Here's a peek inside this latest issue:
Get this new issue and see what back issues you need in our MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE Department at Creepy Classics.
Get Your Ad in NOW for Monster Bash #50! Deadline February 15, 2023 Street date March 1, 2023 Full Page Color $400 Classified (100 words or less) $40 Two Page B/W $450 Order your ads on-line: CLICK HERE. NOW TAKING ADS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE of MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE! Submit your own ad or we can design them for you at no cost. Payments in advance and Monster Bash Magazine has the rights to reject ads. Submissions to: Creepy Classics/Monster Bash Magazine, P.O. Box 23, Ligonier, PA 15658. e-mail 300dpi files to: creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com. Phone (724) 238-4317. Distributed to magazine retailers in the USA, Canada and Europe.
It's in stock now and shipping right away to you! Get this latest issue: RETRO FAN #25 - Magazine Get this latest issue and any of the back issues, all available now in our RETRO FAN Department is the super slick Creepy Magazine Newsstand on-line!
Here they are, just for your bookshelf or mantle....the Universal Monsters: BUST: DRACULA (6 inches tall) - Bust BUST: FRANKENSTEIN (6 inches tall) - Bust BUST: THE WOLF MAN (6 inch tall) - Figure These won't last, get yours now in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department, up high on the back wall here at the Creepy Classics old school ghoul shop.
New! The 16 Inch Large Plush Monsters These cool plush monsters from Universal Studios and CVS...a few of the big ones are left: PLUSH FRANKENSTEIN (Large 16 inch) - Plush PLUSH WOLF MAN (Large 16 inch) - Plush Get yours or one for the youngster in your family that you want to introduce to the classic monsters! They're in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department, right here at Creepy Classics!
Get on board the BASH TRAIN now and save on VIP 3-Day admission memberships. For three days of almost non-stop entertainment: guest movie and TV stars, film historians, 150 vendor tables, film fest and more! Only $55 in advance for all three days. CLICK HERE and get yours now! Price goes up June 1, 2023. Single day passes are only available at the door. At the door prices: Single day (for any length of time) $25 *Be aware that many Guests of Honor leave early on Sundays to catch a flight. 3-Day VIP Pass at the door $60 Reserve your hotel room right now, CLICK HERE. For more information on the show, just CLICK HERE.
Yes, indeed, we have this great kit in stock now...new from X-Plus, a big, gruesomely gorgeous creature for you to build and paint: CYCLOPS (Ray Harryhausen) - Large Model Kit Ready to stomp and break down your door, it's the CYCLOPS model kit. Get it in our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department here at Creepy Classics.
New! Vintage Record Albums Are Here
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) -Original Soundtrack LP SPACE: 1999 - Original TV Soundtrack LP BAMBI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - LP Locate these here in our Vinyl Record Department at Creepy Classics.
We're adding more vintage magazines to our Creepy Magazine Newsstand here on-line...many obscure titles as well as a growing FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND section. Here are a few interesting new additions: MONSTER MADNESS #1 - Magazine FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #148 - Magazine 1994 (Adult Warren Publication) #22 - Magazine Get these and scores more in our Creepy Magazine Newsstand here at Creepy Classics!
New! The Year 2000 Ghidorah Model, Still Sealed Get this nemesis of Godzilla, King Ghidorah to build and paint for your model collection: KING GHIDORAH (Aurora/Playing Mantis) - Model Kit Snag it before it's gone, gone, Ghidorah gone from our Models, Toys & Action Figures Department at Creepy Classics.
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?
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!
Why, I Just Checked the MONSTER BASH Calendar... And, what do you know? It's MONSTER BASHer Bob Pellegrino's birthday. If you go to the MONSTER BASH conferences, you've probably seen Bashman Bob. He's been hanging around for over two decades at the classic monster gathering! Happy Birthday, Bob!
Electrifying Art Submitted The above image of Lon Chaney, Jr. from MAN MADE MONSTER (1940) was submitted by artist Dave Heywood. Here's what Dave said: Hey Ron, I just watched Man-Made Monster again and I really got a “charge” out of it. For “watt” it’s worth, I did this quick cartoon. While watching the movie, I was hoping for a romance between Chaney’s character and Anne Nagel’s character. I thought for sure that ”sparks” would fly because he couldn’t “resistor”. Sorry for that last bad pun, it’s one of my “current” jokes. If anyone would like to hear more bad puns, find me at June’s Monster Bash and I would be “ex-static” to share them! Take care, Dave Heywood Aaaarrrgh....
It's gorillas, vampires and mad monsters running amok...for MONSTER BASH OCTOBER 2023! The meeting place for The Monster Boom Generation. Get your 3-Day VIP MONSTER BASH admission membership now and save an incredible $20 per membership! Slither over to the MONSTER BASH OCTOBER Home Page now, CLICK HERE. Direct link to the admission: MONSTER BASH OCTOBER 13-15, 2023 - VIP MEMBERSHIP ADMISSION Go Bash, Go!
Now a Special Rate Link For the Canton Double Tree Hotel! VIP admission memberships and vendor tables are available now. It's INVASION OF MONSTER BASH at the glorious, beautiful grand and historic Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio in August 18-19, 2023. TV Horror Host Son of Ghoul will be joined by vendors from around the country. Classic science fiction movies on the giant screen in this grand movie palace on both Friday August 18 and Saturday August 19, 2023. Get your admission locking in now, you'll receive a hard copy confirmation, CLICK HERE. Get your vendor table now, limited supply, CLICK HERE. See all the details by CLICKING HERE. The closest hotel, just a few blocks away is the Double Tree Canton. Here is the link for the special MONSTER BASH rate, CLICK HERE.
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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