Creepy Classics & Monster Bash News! A Creepy Crawlers ChristmasThere’s one Christmas that comes back to me with a whiff of pungent hot plastic goop. Yes, indeed, Creepy Crawlers for Christmas. One of the best Christmas gifts ever for a creepy monster loving kid.We lived on Pine Street in Grove City, PA when I got the Creepy Crawlers set complete with the little electric oven and stock colored goop. In case (heaven forbid) you don’t know what Creepy Crawlers are…it’s a set where you could make bugs, spiders, snakes, bats, worms and such in multi-colors. You got metal molds to fill up with “Plasti-Goop.” You cooked them on a small oven (The Thing-Maker) and pried them out with pins, forks or paper clips. Presto, a little rubber bug.You could make loads of them and Mom and Dad could get you refills of goop at the store. What a dream-come-true. Making icky bugs to plant around the house, in baby sister’s room, or to smuggle to school. Even trade ones with other cool kids.I’ll never forget that first plunge in Creepy Crawlers on a Christmas Day in about 1966. It was in the kitchen, on the Formica kitchen table with the curved chrome corners. My dad and I whipping up those rubber bugs in bright yellows, reds and life-like black for spiders and ants. That strong, strong smell of Plasti-Goop rubber. Burning my finger on a not quite totally cooked lizard, the plastic still molten on part of it. Ouch.A later Christmas, after we had moved to State College, PA would bring the similar “Fright Factory” with even cooler monstrous things to make with Plasti-Goop. Shrunken heads, fangs, eyeballs, scars. Oh man, someone at Mattel Toys knew exactly what would bring joy to a young Monster Kid. The memories to last a lifetime.Ron AdamsLigonier, PA December 2020On with the show, now let’s check out the new cool stuff and classic monster news…  Support MONSTER BASH with Creepy ClassicsCreepy Classics is the powerhouse that drives the MONSTER BASH Conferences. It’s been a tough year with no hotel conferences or conventions. Help out and support www.creepyclassics.com.We have it all for the classic monster movie fan…MONSTER BASH magazines, vintage FAMOUS MONSTERS magazines, DVDs, Blu-Rays, Monster T-Shirts, Rare Collectibles…head to Creepy Classics and pick a link in the left sidebar and start clicking and creeping around. You’ll love it!New! DESTINATION MOON 1950 Story RecordJust one copy of this rare collectible which plays great and would look great on your shelf or in a display case! This is the 1950 story book 78 RPM record album:DESTINATION MOON (1950 Story Record) – 78RPM RecordTwo sided 78RPM record with sound effects, music and the story of the George Pal movie DESTINATION MOON. Extremely rare collectible. Plays great, tested. Cover jacket intact, see photos above. Capitol Records. 10 inch record.Get it in our Vinyl Department right now before someone else does at Creepy Classics. Would make an awesome Christmas gift.   Back in Stock! 20 Hammer Movie Blu-Ray Set….Wow!We’ve re-stocked on this great Blu-Ray set…many of the movies have never been on Blu-Ray before. Striking crystal clear studio transfers and lots of extras, including new extras like MONSTER BASH alumni/filmaker Josh Kennedy on THE GORGON. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Ripper, Oliver Reed, Barbara Shelley and all your Hammer actor favorites are alive and well on this set:HAMMER FILMS (20 Movie Set) – Blu-Ray Box SetMassive Blu-Ray set of Hammer Films: REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, CURSE OF THE MUMMY’S TOMB, THESE ARE THE DAMNED, TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963), THE GORGON, CASH ON DEMAND, THE SNORKEL, MANIAC, DIE! DIE! MY DARLING, STOP ME BEFORE I KILL, NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER, SCREAM OF FEAR, THE STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY, TERROR OF THE TONGS, PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER, SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST, THE CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND, YESTERDAY’S ENEMY and CREATURES THE WORLD FORGOT. Plus, new extras!Get it in our New Blu-Ray Department for watching through the entire winter. Discounted now at Creepy Classics.  Two Must Watch Creepy Christmas MoviesWhat would Christmas be like without the two weirdest Christmas movies on your TV? Why, it wouldn’t be a Monster Kid Christmas! Make sure you get these (in stock!) for immediate shipping:SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964) – Blu-Ray or DVD or Budget Line DVDMartian 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!  New! FAMOUS MONSTERS Back IssuesRemember that excitement of finding the latest issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS on the newsstand. It was hot or miss as they sold fast to the other kids. These are in stock now at Creepy Classics:FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #121 – MagazineThe classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest cover wear, otherwise, like new! Inside this great issue: Fritz Lang, Rare Photos, Ray Harryhausen, Bela Lugosi Family History, Farewell Rod Serling, Monsters From Mexico and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #122 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest cover wear, otherwise, like new! Inside this great issue: More Monsters from Mexico, You Axed For It, The Monster Demands a Mate, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, Rocket To the Rue Morgue and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #123 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest cover wear, otherwise, like new! Inside this great issue: Non-Horror – Horror Films, MAN MADE MONSTER with Lon Chaney Jr., Michael Carreras – Hammer Films, Don Post, 3 Stooges Monsters!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #124 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Like new! Inside this great issue: Terror Tribute to Lugosi, The FAMOUS MONSTERS Convention, James Whale Remembered, The Daleks Are Coming – DR, WHO, Mystery Photo, Monsters From Mexico and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #125 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest cover wear, otherwise, like new! Inside this great issue: The new KING KONG, You Axed For It, Monsters From Mexico, Rare Photos, This Must Be Transylvania, Bela Lugosi, DARK SHADOWS!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #126 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Like new! Inside this great issue: KING KONG’s Colorful Crash, Lugosi’s Transylvania Trip, MR. SARDONICUS from William Castle, Renfield Revisited At Last, TV’s DR. WHO, Rare Photos and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #127 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Only the slightest cover wear, tight, like new. Inside this great issue: The Unholy 2 – Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Hammer’s Horrific Monsters, THE GOLEM’s Gonna Get You, Master Monster Maker and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #129 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Tight spine, like new. Inside this great issue: THE GREEN SLIME, You Asked For It, The Scream Test, The Daleks Invade England, Prehistoric Monster Movies, AT THE EARTH’S CORE, Witch Movies and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #130 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Tight spine, like new. Inside this great issue: SPACE 1999, Gimmicks for Horror Movies, THE TIME TRAVELERS, Richard Arlen Tribute, Universal’s THE MAD GHOUL and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #131 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. In this great issue: Boris Karloff in BEDLAM, Universal’s THE MAD GHOUL, Ed Wood and BRIDE OF THE MONSTER, Bela Lugosi’s Forgotten Films, Mystery Photo and more!FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #133 – Magazine The classic monster movie magazine produced by James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman. Like new, tight spine. In this great issue: Dracula After Midnight, 100 Horror Previews, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, KING KONG’s Creator Dies, The Ackermonster and The Wolf Man…and more!Ron down the slate sidewalk…don’t step on a crack…you may break your mother’s back and give your dad a heart attack! Head for the FAMOUS MONSTERS Department to get these quick! Plus, there are MANY other back issues of this great mag too.  New! Collectible 33RPM Vinyl Record AlbumsHere they are…collectible vinyl at Creepy Classics to spin on your terrortable:DESTINATION MOON (Original Stereo Album!) – Used LPThis is an original record album (stereo version!) on Omega Records. The cover shows wear is split at top, magic marker on back cover..but record is in good shape! Rare collectible.PHANTOM OF THE ORGAN (1973 Forrest J Ackerman Liner Notes) – LP The 1973 record album promoted in FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine. Organist and producer Verne Langdon delivers a full record album of ghoulish tunes. The liner notes are written by FAMOUS MONSTERS editor Forrest J Ackerman with flourish. A Monster Kid collectible in great condition!See all the collectible vinyl for monster fans in on Vinyl Record Department here at Creepy Classics.  New! Miscellaneous Monster MagsSome great magazines have been unearthed at Creepy Classics, snag the ones you want now, before they’re gone:SCARLET STREET #34 – MagazineThe Magazine of Mystery and Horror. Like new. In this issue: HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN from Universal Studios, Elena Verdugo Interview, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN Vs. HOUSE OF DRACULA, The Voices of Sherlock Holmes, Jane Adams Interview, The World of Film Noir and more.MONSTERLAND #1 – Magazine Before the revival of FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine, there’s was a first revival for Forrest J Ackerman, the little known MONSTERLAND magazine in the 1980s. Glossy FM styled with FJA. In this premiere issue GODZILLA, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and more.CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN #26 – Magazine The revived CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN magazine from publisher Dennis Druktenis. A great Larry Ivie cover,Frankenstein Monster Masks, When FAMOUS MONSTERS met CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Karloff’s FRANKENSTEIN (1931), Christopher Lee in CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Excellent condition.Locate these for your collection in our Creepy Magazine Newsstand at Creepy Classics today.   New! More Used VHS Tapes In StockFrom Roger Corman’s FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND to I SPY with special guest star Boris Karloff…it’s great used VHS tapes at Creepy Classics:FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990/Roger Corman) – Used VHSStars John Hurt, Raul Julia and Bridget Fonda. Roger Corman produces and directs this future vision of the Frankenstein tale. A scientist tears time and finds himself in the 19th century Europe. He meets Dr. Frankenstein and…his monster! It was Corman’s return to directing.BEST OF “I SPY” Volume 1 (1960s/Boris Karloff!) – Used VHS Super spies Robert Culp and Bill Cosby in this popular action show from the 1960s. Two full episodes include “Get Ye To A Nunnery” with guest star Peter Lawford and :Mainly on the Plains” with Boris Karloff as an eccentric scientist. 100 minutes of fun and action, swingin’ sixties style.We have these and many, many more rare titles in our Used VHS Graveyard at Creepy Classics. Light a torch and slide in to start digging with Ygor.   New! Rare Issue of Forrest J Ackerman’s MONSTERAMAHere it is…the first issue Forrest J Ackerman’s follow-up to FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND…it was called MONSTERAMA! It was a herald back to the early issues of FM. Only one copy here:MONSTERAMA #1 – MagazineA heartfelt revival to what early FAMOUS MONSTERS were. Produced in 1991 with Forrest J Ackerman at the helm and it really captured that earl FM feel. Only the slightest cover shelf wear. Otherwise like new. Karloff. Chaney, Lugosi, THE WOLF MAN, 3-D Frankenstein, packed with classic photos too!Grab it, before it disappears from our shelves like Jack Griffin. It’s in our MONSTERAMA Department in the Creepy Magazine Newsstand here at Creepy Classics.  MONSTER BASH is for MONSTER KIDS everywhere of every age!Make Sure You’re Caught Up On Your MONSTER BASH Magazine Collection!The NEW 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….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!  Back in Stock! The Behemoth is Back…Often overlooked, but it’s great….from the man behind THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and GORGO…it’s THE GIANT BEHEMOTH. One of the best stop-motion giant dinosaur movies. It’s re-stocked now on Blu-Ray with special features too. Grab one for viewing this holiday season…dinosaurs are in season:THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (1959) – Blu-RayStars Gene Evans, Andre Morell, John Turner and Leigh Madison. A really cool giant monster flick with great British seaside atmosphere. A radioactive-charged dinosaur terrifies and tromps around London. Very reminiscent of BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS. Commentary, trailer.It’s also available on DVD. CLICK HERE to see the DVD.Get THE GIANT BEHEMOTH in our Blu-Ray Department or Complete DVD Catalog…and bag your dinosaur for Christmas at Creepy Classics.   Back In Stock NOW! Hammer’s CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN on Blu-RayAfter selling out a case in one day, we’ve now re-shocked with this Hammer Studios classic, order yours now for immediate shipping:CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957/Hammer) – Blu-RayBACK IN STOCK! Peter Cushing plays Dr. Frankenstein and Christopher Lee is the creature. Still startling and a cornerstone for Hammer Horror! This is a two disc set. The film in 4K new scan on disc one. Second disc has an “Open Matte” HD version, plus four new featurettes on the film and its music.Get it in our New Blu-Ray Department for your collection from Creepy Classics.   Heywood Horror HolidayWe’d like to thank Dave Heywood in Florida for the awesome photo of his awesome Christmas tree and tribute to MONSTER BASH magazine!Wow….we were floored (Just like in THE TELL-TALE HEART). After we pried ourselves out from under the floorboards we had to post this. So cool, this yule…..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. 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Witnessing Santa Claus Vs. The DevilWhen I was a little kid in the mid 1960s it was common for parents to drop off their children at the local theater for a matinee on the weekend without worries. Mom could get shopping done while the little one was entertained with a cartoon, maybe a Three Stooges short and a “children’s movie.”The matinee movies I remember seeing were re-issues of THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE MAGIC SWORD, TARZAN’S GREATEST ADVENTURE and the wonderful JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME. But the ones that really scared me were films based on classic fairy tales imported from Mexico and Germany…dubbed in English and packaged to appear like Disney movies. Producer/distributor K. Gordon Murray was one of the main forces behind these imports. From the movie posters and newspaper ads they appeared to Mom as just cute little movies. Well, they weren’t.These imports, dubbed in English, were much grittier and out right scary versions of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, HANSEL & GRETEL, RUMPLESTILTSKIN, SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED and CINDERELLA. But, look out, for the holiday season there was SANTA CLAUS (imported from Mexico). One of the most memorable movies I ever saw when I was young.Mom dropped me off so she could probably do holiday shopping. This was 1965 or 1966. My baby sister was probably dropped off at my grandparents. But there I was, in a theater filled with other kids waiting for a cinematic assault that would scar me for life.SANTA CLAUS (shot in 1959) was in color and featured a presiding Santa in a mystical cloud hovering above the world. There was a mechanical Roto-Rooter like robotic snake with an electronic eye on the end that could see into kids rooms while they slept. Santa had slave children from all different countries in his workshop (though they seemed perfectly happy). There was Merlin the Wizard employed in Santa’s lab. Large lips that moved on a machine that ratted out bad kids. A little girl that dreamed of giant dolls with dead eyes…inspired by a guilt complex as she had thought about stealing a doll. A little boy was left home alone on Christmas eve while his parents went out to a holiday party. It was all the stuff of nightmares.Worst of all, the film took us into the bowels of Hell. There a red, evil devil called “Pitch” was set-up to return to the earth’s surface and stop Santa Claus and corrupt children. Which he proceeds to do through the movie…including setting vicious dogs loose to chase Santa up a tree at night.This Christmas horror flickered across the big screen as I sat, transfixed through its duration. Mom had no idea what she subjected me to. Shell shocked kids would shamble out of the theater squinting in the afternoon sun. They would not dare to ever be bad again, lest Satan send a minion up from Hades to torture them. Now the movie did have a happy ending…but what a trip it was down a dark path.I finally located this film on video sometime in the late 1980s. While it was (and is) scary and twisted…I am quite fond of it. It helped make me a monster movie fan that loved to be scared and to appreciate some mighty weird films.SANTA CLAUS (1959) is now a holiday staple in the Adams house.Ron Adams
For The Season…Mexico’s SANTA CLAUSYep, it’s here on both crystal clear Blu-Ray or Re-Mastered DVD for holiday enjoyment. The notorious SANTA CLAUS (1959) from Mexico:SANTA CLAUS (1959/Santa Meets The Devil!) – 
MONSTER BASH #40 is Here, In StockGet that flyin’ monkey off your back! You don’t want to miss out on MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE #40. The cover is a masterpiece of monsterdom….Karloff as the Monster from the hand of legendary artist Basil Gogos.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:
New DVDs! PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Double Feature and Kino’s IN SEARCH OF DRACULAThese two new additions are in stock now at 
New! Great Magazines…LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS and RETRO FANThe latest editions of these two great magazines are in stock now at 
New! Winter Monsterland Bundle PackZounds! Get the greatest monster movie magazines around all for one low price in this special, limited time bundle pack:
Make It A Creepy Classics Christmas!Have you figured out what on earth to wear on Christmas this year….well, say no more! We have you covered. It’s the monster fan’s perfect Christmas t-shirt:
New! Back For Another Year….Creepy Classics’ Santa Grab BagWho knows, what you’ll get? But it will be a great deal regardless!!! This is the annual grab bag holiday horror deal:
New! Big Colorful Rare Poster from 1976This is an original 1976 poster that promoted the book THE GIRL IN THE HAIRY PAW about the classic 1933 KING KONG film. Here are the hairy details:
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