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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
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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.
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Rondo Remembers: Counter-Top Monsters
This place was called Wardle's. I believe it was named after the owner Bob Wardle who started it long before my time as a bike shop. The bike shop still existed in the back, the front rooms were where the kid's items were jammed in those narrow aisles. Bob's wife (Lois) and a daughter ran the front of the store. You could look left, right and up and down and see crazy, neat-o stuff.
There was model kits (up high), dolls, G.I. Joe knock-offs, fake hand-cuffs, Halloween costumes (at all times of the year), plastic guns, plastic dinosaurs, open cardboard boxes full of tops, games, puppets, coloring books, bubble gum/trading card packs, candy, everything you could image that might attract little kids. But sometimes, my first stop in the store would be the check-out counter. Why? Because they had open boxes full of rubber monsters. |
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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
Re-Stocked! The Frankenstein Metal Lunch Box
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
7" x 9" with a 4" depth. Nice size, not a "mini." Licensed by Universal, this tin lunch box just like we had as a kid. Nice for packing your monstrous lunch, display or carrying action figures. Boris Karloff's monster looking deathly on one side, Dr. Henry Frankenstein the lab on the other.
Get yours in our Universal Monsters Department here at the heart of Creepy Classics.
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Back From The Grave! Magic Image Filmbooks
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
This is the original Magic Image. New condition! Complete original film script. Introductions by Vincent Price and John Landis. Production background by Greg Mank. Production photos and advertising art reproduced. Many rare photos and historical background info.
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - Softcover Magic Image Filmbook
From the vaults of Universal Studios. The original shooting script for CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Behind-the-scenes rare Photos and background history by Tom Weaver. A must-have for the serious Universal fans. Plus, the original theatrical pressbook reprinted! The ultimate book on The Creature!
DRACULA (Magic Image Original) - Softcover
This is the original Magic Image. New condition! Complete original film script. Introductions by Bela Lugosi and Carla Laemmle. Production background by George Turner. Production photos and advertising art reproduced. Many rare photos and historical background info.
GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (Magic Image) - Softcover Book
This is the original Magic Image. New condition! Complete original film script. Introductions by Lon Chaney, Jr. and Ralph Bellamy. Production background by Greg Mank. Production photos and advertising art reproduced. Many rare photos and historical background info.
HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) - Magic Image Filmbook
Magic Image Filmbook series issue of HOUSE OF DRACULA! The 1945 classic monster rally with Lon Chaney, John Carradine, Glenn Strange and Jane Adams! The definitive source on the film. Includes: shooting script, history by Greg Mank, Intro by John Carradine, Jane Adams interview. Rare photos!
THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) - Magic Image Filmbook
This Magic Image Filmbook is packed! Includes the original shooting script from the vaults of Universal Studios. Introduction by actor Jeff Morrow. Filled with historical production background and rare photos. Plus, publicity art, notes on THIS ISLAND EARTH by Forrest J Ackerman. More!
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!
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Get these books for your library...if you love the fantasy classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ, you will love any and all of these books:
THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ - Used Hardcover
An amazing account in hundreds of pages on THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)...an MGM masterpiece. Loaded with rare black and white AND color photos...behind-the-scenes. Author Aljran Harmetz explores everything in the production. Amazing book. 330 pages, Hardcover with dust jacket.
MEMORIES OF A MUNCHKIN - Giant Hardback Book
Big hardback with dust jacket. In this deluxe, lavish hardcover edition, one of the last surviving cast members of The Wizard of Oz reveals his life story and shares his memories of making that beloved Hollywood classic. Packed with vintage, rare photos. Features more than 50 specially commissioned illustrations by renowned artists such as Frank Frazetta, Al Hirschfeld, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragones, Kelly Freas, Greg Hildebrandt, Al Jaffee, and many others. 288 glossy pages.
THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF OZ - Softcover Book
By Rhys Thomas. The Ruby Slippers of Oz exposes the clandestine and often treacherous underground of movie memorabilia. This Hollywood mystery may be the film industry's most bizarre account of ambition, greed, obsession, and deception. Something's afoot here as a colorful group of characters are spellbound by the charm and curse of the screen's most indelible and iconic image: The Ruby Slippers from THE WIZARD OF OZ. A fascinating read for any Oz movie buff and those who love a good mystery. Book appears tight and unread, but there is a personal book stamp on the inside front cover.
THE WIZARD OF OZ (50th Pictorial History) - Big Hardback
New! With dust jacket...giant-size hardback. This book is a must have for every WIZARD OF OZ collector! Full of new and interesting information and pictures many before never seen, including dozens of marketing illustrations, and stills from everyone’s costume tests and lots more fun and very interesting facts about the making of the beloved and iconic MGM film about THE WIZARD OF OZ. A magical read and a real treat for every WIZARD OF OZ 1939 movie lover!
THE WIZARD OF OZ: THE SCREENPLAY - Softcover Book
Presents the complete screenplay of the popular fantasy film, including scenes cut in the final version, and describes its historical background. Appears new and unread, just some age tanning and in the center of the book, glossy photo pages!
THE WIZARDRY OF OZ (Artistry & Magic) - Big Hardback Book
Big hardback with dust jacket. New! The Wizardry of Oz: The Artistry and Magic of the 1939 MGM Classic,” by Jay Scarfone and William Stillman is a fascinating and imminently readable companion to the film classic. The book goes behind the scenes, explaining make-up, costuming, set design, special effects, and publicity strategies for the movie. All of it is quite interesting, never bogging down in technical details. The book is also filled with pictures from the film and from the technical aspects.
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.
New! MONSTER BASH #49 Magazine is Here
We just finished mailing copies to subscribers! Now, you too can grab this new issue for immediate shipping:
MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #49 - Magazine
The classic monster movie magazine with stunning covers! In this issue: Emerging from a radioactive cloud it's THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and others investigated by Frank Dello Stritto, writer/film historian Tom Weaver takes a look at the great 1950s space-age movie monsters. An exclusive flashback to an unforgettable theater spook show! The Buster Crabbe Scrapbook! Great articles and super rare photos in this all glossy monster movie magazine! Cover by Sanjulian.
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
Full Page B/W $300
Half Page B/W $200
1/4 PageB/W $100
Classified (100 words or less) $40
Two Page B/W $450
Two Page Color $650
Inside Back Cover Color $500
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.
New! RETRO FAN Magazine #25
It's in stock now and shipping right away to you! Get this latest issue:
RETRO FAN #25 - Magazine
RETRO FAN takes you back, back, back! In this full color issue: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE's Lynda Day George exclusive interview, SUPERMAN cartoon from the 1940s through Saturday morning in the 1970s, Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope comic books, SPACE: 1999, TV Commercials, WKRP and more!
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!
New! The Heavy 6" Busts of Our Favorite Classic Monsters
Here they are, just for your bookshelf or mantle....the Universal Monsters:
BUST: DRACULA (6 inches tall) - Bust
As part of the Legacy promotion back in 2004, Universal issued this bust in cooperation with Sideshow figures. A beautiful, heavy bust that is 6 inches tall.
BUST: FRANKENSTEIN (6 inches tall) - Bust
As part of the Legacy promotion back in 2004, Universal issued this bust in cooperation with Sideshow figures. A beautiful, heavy bust that is 6 inches tall.
BUST: THE WOLF MAN (6 inch tall) - Figure
As part of the Legacy promotion back in 2004, Universal issued this bust in cooperation with Sideshow figures. A beautiful, heavy bust that is 6 inches tall.
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.
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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
The large plush figure of the Frankenstein Monster. Issued by CVS and Universal Studios in 1999. Still has original tags attached! 16 inches tall.
PLUSH WOLF MAN (Large 16 inch) - Plush
The large plush figure of The Wolf Man. Issued by CVS and Universal Studios in 1999. Still has original tags attached! 16 inches tall.
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!
Monster Bash June 2023 Coming Soon!
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.
New And It Is IN STOCK! Ray Harryhausen's Cyclops Model Kit
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
All new plastic model kit from X-Plus. Kit includes Cyclops and base with caged sailor. Model is about 9 inches tall, in the Aurora style. The Cyclops is featured in one of Ray Harryhausen’s most beloved creatures. Assembly required, glue and paint not included. An eye-popping monster!
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.
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New! Vintage Record Albums Are Here
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These used vintage vinyl record albums and sets are here now, only one each available:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) -Original Soundtrack LP
Super rare! The original soundtrack album for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943). Limited release in 1980. Super cool gatefold cover double album set. Note: This does have some light water damage to the gatefold cover, but the records appear NEW and unplayed!
SPACE: 1999 - Original TV Soundtrack LP
Original television soundtrack recording. Music composed by Barry Gray. 1976 release on RCA Records. Gatefold cover with photo collage inside. Record appears new and unplayed. Cover has slight shelf wear.
BAMBI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - LP
All the songs from the original motion picture soundtrack. Issued in 1963 on Disneyland Records. Cover has some aging, but the record itself appears new and unplayed. A Disney collectible!
Locate these here in our Vinyl Record Department at Creepy Classics.
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New! More Magazines Dropping Into 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
By Sinister Stan Lee (Marvel Comics!). Issued in 1972, it's packed with fun Stan Lee captions on classic monster photos. This is the premiere issue of MONSTER MADNESS! Used copy, but complete and intact.
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #148 - Magazine
Excellent, like new condition! The classic 1978 magazine from James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman! Inside this issue: Darth Vader from STAR WARS, KING KONG, VALLEY OF GWANGI, Vampire Films, Movies wit Scared Faces featuring Boris Karloff and more.
1994 (Adult Warren Publication) #22 - Magazine
Note Warning: THIS IS AN ADULT MAGAZINE, Rated R for sure. It's James Warren's competition for HEAVY METAL magazine. Illustrated horror-science fiction with very adult situations. Has some small chipping and age tanning. Reader copy.
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
The out-of-production King Ghidorah model kit issued in year 2000. Snap together, highly detailed kit. Paint not included. Toho terror!
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!
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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!
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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....
Announced! MONSTER BASH October 2023
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
3-day admission VIP membership! October 13-15, 2023 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. Only $40 now for a limited time!
Go Bash, Go!
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August MONSTER BASH Film Fest Announced!
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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