Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News! Ron Remembers A Christmas FrankensteinOur local radio station has started playing Christmas music….Thanksgiving is getting very close and the trees are bare now. It’s got me thinking of the holidays and some of my favorite times. Close family and friends, popping from house to warm house…I will always remember. But, once in a while a certain gift will be indelible. Something special.It was Christmas Eve in about 1969 and I got to open one gift early. I didn’t question the reason for opening this one early. Looking back through the decades, I think I know now. My Grandfather Shorts (my mom’s side) wanted to see this gift as much as I would! He wanted to see it in action.I ripped the Christmas wrapping paper apart, not sure what was in this oblong box. There, there, there was this Frankenstein Monster coming through a castle archway on the box’s cover. Wow! I slid off the box top and pulled the monster out. The thing was about a foot tall. He was on a metal stand with a red button on it. My grandfather beamed as he handed me a couple of batteries. I put them in the bottom of the metal stand.Don’t push the button! My grandfather instructed that we go to the bottom of the stairs where it was darker, no windows close by. I placed it on a bookcase downstairs. “Now!” commanded my red-haired, smiling grandfather. I pressed the button like I was launching World War III. It came to life. With the grinding sound of its mechanism, the creature’s arms moved and I was frozen with amazement. Pop! The pants of the monster dropped, revealing striped shorts and it’s face went from the pale dead green to a glowing red!My grandfather and I laughed. Of course, now I had to run the thing upstairs to show my dad, my mom, sister, and great aunts. That thing followed me through the years. Through moves with my parents, when I moved over the years and is still here with me. One of the very few childhood gifts that has stayed with me, all these decades.Thank you, to my grandfather. Thank you to my parents who brought me two wondrous families that both had Christmases to always remember. And, thank you, Christmas.Here’s a You Tube demo of this Blushing Frankenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8pqK1coBYRon AdamsNovember 2020 Ligonier, PAOn with the show, now let’s check out the new cool stuff and classic monster news…  Photo courtesty of Monster Bash’s M. Oleman. Make It A Creepy Classics Christmas!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-Shirt100% Pre-Shrunk Cotton comfortable green tee shirt with quality silk-screened image. Heavy Guildan shirt. Santa claws is here. While supplies last, sizes are men’s SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, XL, 2X, 3X. Select size in pull-down option. Retro Christmas Frankenstein Santa. Face is BIG on front of shirt.MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #38 – Magazine The horror-day issue for good monster boys and ghouls everywhere! THE MUMMY’S HAND lurks, Snow Monsters, Spooky Things in Haunted Houses, Agnes Moorehead’s Manor House, Fan Flashbacks and more, more more! Writers Frank Dello Stritto, Tom Weaver, Leonard Hayhurst, Rich Scrivani, Ron Adams.SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964) – Blu-Ray or DVD or Budget Line DVD Martian children cry out for their own Santa Claus, just like the one they see on TV transmissions coming from the planet Earth. Not to disappoint, Martians head for earth to kidnap Santa. Cult weird Sci-Fi classic known for featuring Pia Zadora as a child.SANTA CLAUS (1959/Santa Meets The Devil!) – Blu-Ray or DVD This is it! The Christmas movie that warped the minds of a generation! Released in the Unite states to the children’s matinee market during the holiday season through the 1960s. It features Santa Claus fighting a devil from Hades named “Pitch.” Pitch has tried to teach the children of earth evil, but Santa Claus won’t have it and is risking everything on Christmas eve to save the holiday from the demons of the dark! A wizard, Santa’s sci-fi lab, robot reindeer, a creepy dream sequence of giant dolls taunting a little girl….total weirdness. You’ll find yourself simply shaking your head in disbelief. Imported from Mexico and dubbed in English. A holiday must for every fan of strange cinema. An alternate title could be SANTAS CLAUS VS. THE DEVIL!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!New! A Batch of New DVDs & Re-Stocked TitlesJust in and stocked at Creepy Classics…these interesting entries…hey, I love that cover for the Lon Chaney HE WHO GETS SLAPPED:HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924/Alpha) – DVD Stars Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer and John Gilbert. An inventor whose idea and wife is stolen by deceit, the man hides from the world as a circus clown. Without warning, those who wronged him, re-enter his life. Tragedy and revenge turn up the heat in this Chaney vehicle!THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1947) – DVD A color telling of the Peal White story…the actress that won the hearts of America during World War I in the serial THE PERILS OF PAULINE. Betty Hutton stars as the stunt/woman actress in this musical tribute to the silent era of the silver screen. Silent era director George Marshall, directs!BORDER BADMEN (1945) – DVD Stars Buster (Flash Gordon) Crabbe, Al “Fuzzy” St. John, Lorraine Miller and Arch Hall. Billy “The Kid” Carson is involved in the estate of a wealthy man along with a beautiful girl. However there’s a switched identity, kidnapping and a band of criminals behind a massive scam. Billy faces the danger!TEENAGE ZOMBIES (1959) – DVD Stars Katherine Victor (WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN). Teenagers out water-skiing happen on a mysterious island. The island happen to be the home of a female mad doctor who wants to control the world by placing drugs in the word’s water supply. The drugs will turn the population into a world of zombies! The teenagers become the first victims of her experiments. Low-budget drive-in material that goes great with greasy popcorn and hot dogs!Get these and more in our New DVD Department here at your Creepy Christmas shopping headquarters.   New! FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Back IssuesGrab these beautiful, like new, back issues of the classic monster movie magazine FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND in our, chill your spine, on-line Creepy Magazine Newsstand:FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #90 – MagazineThe classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest tiny cover wear, otherwise like new. Inside: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing in SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN. Plus: TARANTULA, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, CRY OF THE BANSHEE, BLACK SLEEP.FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #92 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. On the very slightest cover wear, otherwise, like new! This is the iconic Bela Lugosi special issue! The Life of Filmland’s DRACULA. The Great Lugosi Mystery, ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, DRACULA Filmbook, more Bela!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #94 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Slight reading wear, but no cut-outs or clipped coupons. Spine tight, etc. Inside this harder-to-find issue: Fascinating Karloff Facts, Dracula in Flames, Dinosaur Films, Shock Endings and more.FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #95 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Like new, unread condition. Inside this great issue: The New Dr. Phibes with Vincent Price, The New Planet of the Apes, The New Blacula! Plus, Attack of the Giant Insects, THE NIGHT STALKER and more.FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #96 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Like new! Super nice condition. Inside this great special Wolfman issue: Lon Chaney Sr. – Letter To An Angel, THE WOLF MAN (1941), SCHLOCK, Dracula in Flames, Hammer’s Frankenstein and Dracula…more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #97 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. In like new condition except for slight rub marks on cover probably from the original printing. Fresh and tight. Inside this issue: Farewell to A.I.P.’s James Nicholson, ASYLUM, Monster Marathon and more!Get these great issues and many more classic FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazines in our FAMOUS MONSTERS Department at Creepy Classics.  MONSTER BASH is for MONSTER KIDS everywhere of every age…and even in prehistoric ages!Make Sure You’re Caught Up On Your MONSTER BASH Magazine Collection! See them all….CLICK HERE. 40 issues and five specials.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….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! New on Blu! Two Brand New Releases and Re-StocksThe Blu-Ray explosion rages on….just in:PANDORA & THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951) – Blu-RayJames Mason is the walking ghost of a sea captain who must sail the seas until he finds a woman who will die for him. A strange movie full of wonder, magic and terror. The beautiful Ava Gardner stars with Mason. Also included, bonus rare film by director Lewin: THE LIVING DOLL (1957).HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958) – Blu-Ray A great make-up man is kicked out of his studio. In this guy’s case, though, he goes nuts and creates real monsters utilizing his TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN and TEENAGE WEREWOLF make-ups! Extras: featurette, interviews, commentaries AND Gary Clark and Gary Conway at the MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE!THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN (1961) – Blu-Ray or DVD Stars Donald O-Connor, Noelle Adam and Vittorio De Sica. Directed by Henry Levin (JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH) and Mario Bava. An Italian-American co-production. One of the most colorful and strangest Aladdin tales in cinema. Comedic, horrifying and adventurous, plus very odd! Genie and robot girls included.THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1961) – Blu-Ray One of Hammer films best looking, wonderfully acted and exciting films! A young woman ends up in a castle with an imprisoned vampire. She unwittingly frees him and all heck breaks loose. Peter Cushing (as Van Helsing) is on the case chasing hissing vampires! Packed with bonus material!HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966/Ultimate Edition) – Blu-Ray The classic 1966 TV animated Dr. Seuss tale of a green Grinch who steals Christmas…but with a heart-warming finale! Stars Boris Karloff’s voice talent as the narrator and The Grinch! Loads of extras.THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1977 Kino) – Blu-Ray Stars Burt Lancaster and Michael York. Lancaster as Moreau in this version….the mad doctor that is grafting animals into humans and visa-versa! It’s set on an uncharted tropical island. Conditions are not necessarily sanitary and definitely not approved by the American Medical Association. Lion-men, bear-men, and various beast-things!Get them in our New Blu-Ray Department here at Creepy Classics to put on your collection shelf!  New! PANIC, It’s A Super Rare Fanzine From the Early 1960sHere’s one you might never see again….get this super rare vintage fanzine…one of the most professional that was focused on horror and science fiction films:PANIC #1 (Early 1960s) – FanzineExtraordinarily rare, but great fanzine from the early 1960s. No date, but based on articles, probably 1962. 28 pages. Produced by Dave Gabelman and Walter (Wes) Shank. Inside: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925 with photos), JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET, REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN and Paul Blaisdell Interview. Very professional for a fanzine. Age tanning, but complete and staples intact.Get it in our Miscellaneous Department from the Creepy Magazine Newsstand here on-line at Creepy Classics.  New! THE CREEPS #28 Is In Stock and Shipping To YouKa-Blam, it’s here, in stock…THE CREEPS #28. Did you used to get a chill up your spine when you found a new issue of CREEPY or EERIE at your local newsstand when you were a kid? Well, the chills are back…here’s the latest available right now:THE CREEPS #28 – MagazineIt’s a super cool throwback to the 1960s and 1970s with THE CREEPS…the black and white illustrated horror comic magazine! In this fab issue from editor Rich Sala: Historic Horrors, The Wizard of Vlunder, Isle of Pines, Stakes on a Train and more! Cover art from Richard Corben!Smash your way into our THE CREEPS Department right now and get your shipped right away…it’s in our on-line Creepy Magazine Newsstand at Creepy Classics.   New! Super Rare British Fanzines From the Early 1960sTry to locate these anywhere….very rare early fanzines that have fiction, movie reviews, comics, illustrations and a serious love of horror and science fiction:ALIEN #4 (1963) – FanzineSuper rare fanzine from August 1963. The International Fanzine of Horror and Science Fiction. Art by Harry Nadler. Cover by Jack Partington. Stories, articles, editorials, artwork, photos. Published in England. 28 pages.ALIEN #5 (1963) – Fanzine Super rare fanzine from October 1963. The International Fanzine of Horror and Science Fiction. Art by Harry Nadler. Special Halloween issue. News on new films THE RAVEN and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, article on Bela Lugosi. Stories, articles, editorials, artwork. Published in England. 22 pages.ALIEN #7 (1964) – Fanzine Super rare fanzine from January 1964. The International Fanzine of Horror and Science Fiction. Cover by Charles Partington. Inside: the new EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN and Hammer Films, THE HAUNTING movie and more. Stories, photos, articles, editorials, artwork, photos. Published in England. 28 pages.ALIEN #8 (1964) – Fanzine Super rare fanzine from April 1964. The International Fanzine of Horror and Science Fiction. Art by Harry Nadler. Cover by Jack Partington. Stories, articles, comics, editorials, artwork. In this issue: Horror and Science Fiction Movie Quiz and more. Published in England. 46 pages.Get the above vintage fanzines in our on-line Creepy Magazine Newsstand at Creepy Classics. Only one each, better grab yours now.  New! Vintage Paperbacks From the 1960s-1980sThese vintage paperbacks are now here…spin the rack to find the ones you want here in the Creepy Bookstore:STAR TREK 7 (TV Tie-In) – Paperback BookStunning, like new! Tight, unread. No markings. A James Blish book. Six superb stories from the prize-winning television series created by Gene Roddenberry. A 1972 first edition.STAR TREK: SPOCK MUST DIE (James Blish) – Paperback Book A Star Trek novel by James Blish. TV tie-in. 1970 paperback in excellent condition. No markings. An exciting new story of interplanetary adventure.SHOCK TREATMENT (1964 Movie Tie-In) – Paperback A novel by Winfred Van Atta. Movie tie-in from 1964. Like new, super tight and unread! The movie starred Stuart Whitman, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall and Lauren Bacall.WORLD’S GREATEST MONSTER QUIZ – Paperback Shockingly illustrated with photos from the classics! A ghoulish goulash of filmdom’s most frightening fiends! Like new, appears unread. 1975 first edition.THINGS WITH CLAWS (Horror Collection) – Paperback Collection of horror stories by Daphne de Maurier, William B. Seabrook, Byron Liggett and others. A 1961 vintage horror paperback. Slight cover wear and name in pen on inside front page. Otherwise, real nice!SATAN BUG (1963 Firtst Edition) – Paperback By Ian Stuart. The movie was based on this novel. A first Popular Library edition. Other than the slightest cover wear, this is like new, in unread, tight spine condition!SCIENCE FICTION IN THE CINEMA – Paperback Book John Baxter’s complete critical review of Science Fiction films from A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902) through 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968). One of those books of sci-fi films when it was hard to find books like this back in 1970. First printing.RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981 Edition) – Paperback 1981 paperback edition. Like new! Unread condition. The cover had age marks in the printing on purpose to make it look old. It’s clean and like new! Movie tie-in. A novel of high adventure by Campbell Black.VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Tie-In) – Paperback The classic Theodore Sturgeon novel…TV tie-in edition from 1964. From the original screenplay by Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett. Like new, tight and appears unread! 1964 edition. Ties-in with the TV show. No markings, excellent.TIME TUNNEL 2: TIMESLIP – Paperback Book By Murray Leinster. The second paperback tie-in with THE TIME TUNNEL ABC-TV series starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. Like new, unread condition…tight and solid. First printing July 1967.Get these and many more at Creepy Classics in our Creepy Bookstore…start shopping today!  Back Super-Stocked! The Complete Original ULTRAMANRemember watching Ultraman after school while doing your homework? There’s nothing like non-stop action, monsters and just plain fun. We’ve re-stocked on the ULTRAMAN Complete Original Series, four DVD set here at Creepy Classics:ULTRAMAN – THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES – DVD SetIn the future earth is protected by The Science Patrol. A group of scientists and their team that protect our world from alien monsters and prehistoric giant reptiles! One of the team members is, himself, an alien that has vowed to help earth….Ultraman! When all the scientific weapons don;t cut it, Ultraman will step up to fight raging monsters and save the planet. All 39 episodes episodes are contained on this DVD set. You can watch in Japanese, with, or without subtitles. You can also view the shows with the original dubbed English, like most of us saw on American TV. From the creator of GODZILLA! Lots of giant monsters for one and all. The complete series from 1966-1967 – 880 minutes!You’ll see this in our Complete DVD Catalog (and it’s also available on Blu-Ray too!) here at Creepy Classics.   New Collectible! Original TV Station 1977 STAR WARS Commercial on Professional 2 inch Video TapeSTAR WARS Historic Memorabilia.How rare is this? If you, or someone you know is a STAR WARS collectible….there probably is very few (if any) of these original 2 inch TV video tape commercials around. This one is titles “Boy & Girl” (Luke & Leah focus). Please make sure you know this cannot play in a home tape deck. This is a professional 2 inch video used at TV stations before digital:STAR WARS (Boy & Girl Spot) TV – Professional 2 inch Video TapeThis is a TV station professional 2 inch video reel tape for the STAR WARS 1977 :30 second TV commercial spot “Boy and Girl.” Features Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Will not play on home tape decks, this is 2 inch pro tape used by TV stations back in the day. VERY rare STAR WARS Collectible. Issued by 20th Century Fox in original box provided to TV stations.You can find it in our Collectibles Department here at Creepy Classics…..and now, photos of the fun from our past MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE shows! Our next planned MONSTER BASH (R) is June 18-20, 2021 at the Double Tree Hotel in Mars, PA. Stay up-to-date with all our future MONSTER BASH Shows:               Monster Bash….good times, good monsters and great times!Monster Bash June 2021 Monster Bash Bela Lugosi Film FestMonster Bash Admission MembershipsMonster Bash Vendor TablesShop 1000s of Classic Monster Items ©2020 Adams | Ron Adams Media, P.O. Box 23, Ligonier, PA 15658Web Version Preferences Forward Unsubscribe Powered by GoDaddy Email Marketing ® |
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