From seller yellowildflowers on eBay: Ooze-It; a weird (and messy) toy from 1981. Didn't know about this one until now. What happened to all those messy, drippy, oily, pliable, and crushable toys we grew up with? Buy it now price is $999.99. A lot of oozing right there.
Seller flockman54 drives this wonderful A. J. Renzi monster carpool to make us drool.
Ruloscolo on eBay has the three Amigos of Terror, from Argentina, up for grabs. Just look at that blister card illustration. 'Bout time those groovy ghouls got together. Is it just me or does the Frankenstein Monster look like Will Smith?
I see this out of the corner of my eye, in Target, and I'm blown away. Time was I used to shop for toys, now I only shop for domestic-related stuff like cleaner, high-fiber cereal, toilet tissue, you know, the boring but essential stuff. I miss shopping for toys. Especially when cool stuff like this Inhuman Squishy Zombie from Smart Lab beckons to the kid in me. Hell, its got removable limbs and flesh, too! And it comes with a coloring book to "bring your zombie to life!"
I recently downloaded the second issue of The Haunted Toybox and read this MAXx FX article reprinted here. MAXx FX was a fantastic toy idea that didn’t survive the marketing monster. But now, with Face Off and the heightened interest in makeup and special effects, I think it’s time to revisit Max Miracle, Master of Make-UP and Special Effects. Issue two also has articles on Monster 500 (which had me running off to Toys R Us to find them; and I did), and Rat Fink and Rad Rods (which made me drool). Johnny Lightning’s Creepsters (wish TRU had continued that line) and a lot more is stuffed into the issue, too. With permission from the mad toymaniacs at The Haunted Toybox here’s The Lost FX of MAXx FX.
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I found this Waddingtons’ Dracula Game on eBay some years ago. I was mesmerized by the box illustration; a little Spanish influence, don’t you think? The colorful game pieces are also neato, especially the green vampire bat mask.
Here’s the Milton Bradley game based on the Monster Squad Saturday morning series, airing 1976 to 1977, for fans who yearned, like I did, for one of those utility belts they wore. (Click each picture to open in browser, then click again to enlarge. Use your browser’s back button to return.)
Don't you wish you could just get up and go like Dracula? How does he do it? I love the little hankie tucked into his coat pocket. Does he really need to blow his nose? Maybe all that dirt's moldy and he has an allergy. The Frankenstein Monster's my favorite iconic image, of Glenn Strange strapped to an operating table; although he appears a lot more animated here than he usually does in the movies.
I know, awesome, right? Saw this one at Toys "r" Us. Note it's for the "adult collector." I felt so naughty buying it.
This is a nifty arcade game I recently saw at Toys "r" Us. Johnny the Skull spins around flashing spooks on the walls so you can shoot them. The design is whacky, the box art spooktacular. Looks like a good one for Halloween parties, too.
I recommend playing this card game before you start eating your trick or treat candy. Here's a sampling of the 27 card set.