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THE MONSTER MASKS OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS
One of my favorite B-list monster movies has always been MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS . Made in a couple of weeks on a budget of about $50,000, it has …
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QUASIMODO'S MONSTER MAGAZINE ORIGINAL COVER ART
Now in his eighties, Tony Tallarico has had a long career in illustrating comics and producing children's books (now with his son, Tony). He work…
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FEAR IN FOUR COLORS: LOVECRAFT IN THE COMICS (PART 1)
E.C. Comic's "Fitting Punishment" ( VAULT OF HORROR #16, December/January 1951), was based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story, "…
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JACK DAVIS MONSTER SKETCHES
Jack Davis was my favorite monster cartoonist. His caricatures could seldom be matched. Pictured here are several original sketches that Jack Davis d…
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ORIGINAL CREATURE HEAD CASTS
Born of the original movie filmed in 1954 the Gillman went on to appear in two sequels. The title character, however iconic was the result of some go…
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RARE DRACULA LOBBY CARD
This ultra-rare DRACULA lobby card from the 1931 Universal picture was auctioned in 2007 for the princely sum of $14,340. Lobby cards from the origi…
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JOHN SEVERIN ORIGINAL 'HORROR HOUSE' AD ARTWORK
Original image by John Severin measures 5" x 4". I've often wondered whatever happened to the paste ups for the early monster magazines…
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CREATURE FEATURED IN MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED
If you bid on and won the MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED issue with the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON article from Heritage Auctions a couple of weeks ago -…
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THE GIRL WITH THE "NON-HALATION" EYES
"Discovered -- a girl with 'non-halation' eyes!", proclaims the snippet from the MARK OF THE VAMPIRE pressbook. Described by the f…
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MARVEL'S MAN-THING ORIGINAL ART
In the 1970s, Marvel Comics exploded with a new line of re-imagined monster characters in titles like, MONSTER OF FRANKENSTEIN , TOMB OF DRACULA and…
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BELA LUGOSI'S SCARIEST ROLE
When NATIONAL LAMPOON magazine first hit the stands back in the 70s, I was a regular reader. Admittedly, some of the jokes were a little over this te…
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FORREST J ACKERMAN'S MUMMY RING
A while back I posted information about the Factory Entertainment prop ring reproduction worn by Boris Karloff in Universal's THE MUMMY (1932).…
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