Weird Hollow

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY TO CHARLES ADDAMS

2012-01-07T20:49:00.000-06:00

VISIT THE 13 DAYS OF CREEPMAS

2011-12-01T12:04:00.001-06:00

All the ghoulies here at Weird Hollow would like to wish all the X-Mas creeps good luck and a jolly good time for the first Creepmas! Unwrap some scary fear-cheer by visiting the official Creepmas homepage for a list of participating blogs.

Regretfully, Weird Hollow won't be joining in on these rancid reindeer games. Maybe next year we'll prepare some holiday fear-cheer for the second Creepmas. Until then, here's a KRYP-TV rerun from 2008 - The Vlad Christmas Stake-Tacular!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM VLAD & KRYP-TV

2011-10-31T01:06:00.002-05:00

As a treat, here's some outtakes from Castle Vlad, including a few clips from an unfinished episode that was cursed with way too many technical difficulties! Vlad will be back before next October, so keep an evil eye on Weird Hollow!

NIGHT OF THE LIVING CEMETERY ZOMBIE

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000-05:00

THE GREEN SKELETON

2011-10-30T00:00:00.000-05:00

MHR IV CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND RACE 7: MEDUSA VS. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

2011-10-28T02:30:00.000-05:00

It's a monstrous battle to the finish line to find out who will be the 2011 Monster Head Races champion! Will it be Medusa? Will it be The Phantom of the Opera? Who will win? Also, who will win the fantastic signed book, Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! by Kirk Demarais. The people who picked the winning monster head will be entered into a drawing for this must have book!

In the Phantom of the Opera's corner we have kungfubonanza, Mother Firefly and Spookworks. Only three people picked the Phantom. Poor Phantom. First, he only gets a few fans and then he's picked on by Vlad in all the races. Maybe he can overcome it all and win the race.

In Medusa's corner and hopefully not turned to stone are Jack, Shawn Robare, Richard, John Rozum and pensive.

Now watch to see who wins -

Congrats to the winning Monster Head! Now Vlad will pick a winner for the signed Mail-Order Mysteries!

Thanks to everyone who played along and congrats to the big winner! (You will be getting an email later in the day.)

MHR IV ROUND 2 RACE 6: BLACULA VS. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

2011-10-27T00:21:00.002-05:00

Check back tomorrow for the championship race and to watch Vlad pick a winner!

CASTLE VLAD: PUPPET SHOW

2011-10-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

The weirdness is turned up a notch as Vlad transforms Castle Vlad into a children's show complete with puppets!

MHR IV ROUND 2 RACE 5: MEDUSA VS. TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN

2011-10-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

Round two, the frightful four begins today! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far!

SCARY LARRY MEETS DINGO

2011-10-21T00:00:00.004-05:00

Scary Larry is back visiting Castle Vlad with a new episode of bad jokes and punishing puns. In this episode we get to meet Dingo the Werewolf!

You might be scratching your head wondering what's up with SL's new hairdo. Apparently he's dealing with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde problem and was in between transformations. In his Hyde persona, a much scarier Scary Larry will be appearing live with his band The Empty Graves during a Halloween bash at Lindberg's located in Springfield, Missouri on October 29th! Check out the flyers and the video promos below. Visit their facebook page here.

MHR IV ROUND 1 RACE 4: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA VS. THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

2011-10-20T00:00:00.001-05:00

HE'S GOT BELA LUGOSI EYES

2011-10-19T00:24:00.001-05:00

MHR IV ROUND 1 RACE 3: MARTIAN VS. MEDUSA

2011-10-18T00:00:00.001-05:00

FRANKIE ARRIVES AT THE MOVIELAND WAX MUSEUM IN A GOLD ROLLS-ROYCE

2011-10-17T09:30:00.003-05:00

The Frankenstein's monster is monster royalty and it's nice to see him treated as such in this 1962 Movieland Wax Museum postcard!

THE MUMMY LIVES

2011-10-15T23:58:00.000-05:00

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS POSTAGE STAMPS

2011-10-14T00:00:00.001-05:00

In 1997, the Universal Monsters and the men that played them were honored with U.S. postage stamps. Before the stamps were released to the general public on October 30, they were first released a month before during a monster shindig at Universal Studios Hollywood. Photos from this event can be found at the Chaney Entertainment website. The amazing artwork was created by artist Thomas Blackshear. Blackshear's original paintings for Frankenstein's monster can be seen here and Dracula here.

Here’s a commercial for the Classic Movie Monsters stamps.

A fun set of eleven trading cards were produced called Stampers Saver Cards and featured the actor and the monster they portrayed. You could match up the actor with the monster! Fun for kids, adults and monsters of all kinds!

MHR IV ROUND 1 RACE 2: TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN VS. SHE-CREATURE

2011-10-13T00:13:00.002-05:00

CASTLE VLAD: VIDEO DATING

2011-10-12T00:00:00.004-05:00

Vlad is back! In this episode he shows a never before seen tape that he made for a video dating service. The clips from the video dating interview session were all unusable. Come to think of it, the whole interview was unusable and Vlad is still alone.

MHR IV ROUND 1 RACE 1: DR. PHIBES VS. BLACULA

2011-10-11T00:13:00.003-05:00

Welcome to the first race of this year’s Monster Head Races! Today we have the returning champion, Dr. Phibes (with his talky thingy) versus the one and only Blacula!

Yes, Vlad is back calling the race. Look for a new Vlad episode later this week!

LAST DAY TO ENTER THE MONSTER HEAD RACES CONTEST!!!!

2011-10-10T00:08:00.000-05:00

Hey there MHR fans! Today is the last day to pick the monster head that you think will win Monster Head Races IV. If you pick the winning monster head then you'll have a chance to win Kirk Demarais' most excellent book, Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads. As a cool kicker, Kirk will sign his book for the winner!

So follow this link, ENTER MHR CONTEST before 11:59 p.m. tonight (central time) and pick the monster head you think will be the champion racer!

As always, the races were shot before the beginning of the Halloween countdown and no one knows the outcome except me and Vlad and we never tell!!! (By the way, the winner also receives an autographed photo of Vlad.) This year the races were shot in RETRO-VISION. Going with the poorest quality that video tape has to offer! Please join us Tuesday for the goofiest, weirdest and usually lamest race ever, the Monster Head Races.

Be sure to spread the news about Kirk's comic book ad book, 'cause this week his book will be hitting the streets ready for purchase. Here's the Amazon link for Mail-Order Mysteries.

FOLLOW THE HUNCHBACK

2011-10-09T10:27:00.001-05:00

THE MONSTER RETURNS TO HIS GRAVE

2011-10-08T00:00:00.001-05:00

MAKE-UP MAN BOB LADEN IN DYNAMITE MAGAZINE

2011-10-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Yesterday it was Rick Baker mask maker. Today we get Bob Laden, the Oscar nominated and The Hilarious House of Frightenstein make-up effects man! This two page article is from a 1978 Dynamite magazine. Bob transforms a nine year old into an 80 year old!

RICK BAKER'S MELTING MAN IN SUPERMAG

2011-10-06T00:00:00.000-05:00

Here's a two page article on Rick Baker’s make-up effects for the movie The Incredible Melting Man. It comes from a 1977 issue of Supermag.

See Rick's Melting Man in action -

Click here to see another 1977 Baker mask making article. It features some of the Star Wars cantina creatures!

CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE

2011-10-05T00:00:00.000-05:00

I BID YOU WELCOME

2011-10-04T00:00:00.002-05:00

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This was my alternate take of the above photo and I like how it has a 1950's Television show look.

IN SEARCH OF WOLFSBANE

2011-10-03T01:22:00.004-05:00

THE MONSTER SNAPS A SELF-PORTRAIT

2011-10-02T00:31:00.003-05:00

MONSTER HEAD RACES IV - WIN A SIGNED MAIL-ORDER MYSTERIES BOOK

2011-10-01T00:51:00.003-05:00

Hey there race fans! Welcome to Monster Head Races IV! Once again eight famous monster heads have gathered to race in a bracket style challenge.

In a moment you’ll get a chance to pick your favorite monster noggin that you think will win the race tournament. First, let’s take a look at the prize we’re giving away!

This year you have a chance at winning this -

It’s the soon to be released (Oct. 11) Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! by Kirk Demarais! As an added bonus, the book will be signed by Kirk D. himself! This book is amazing and it will quickly take you back to simpler times. Back to when you dreamed of ordering X-ray specs, life-size monsters and Sea Monkeys, but never did. Kirk has tracked down these seldom seen mail-order artifacts and compares the actual items to the comic book ads. Here's the book trailer -

Also as an added bonus the winner will receive an autographed photo of Vlad!

Now for the rotten rules -

In the comments section below, enter the name of the Monster Head that you think will win the tournament.

Last year Dr. Phibes won and so he’s back to defend his MHR title! (An appropriate appearance during the Vincentennial!) You can leave your entry in the comment section using Blogger, Google, OpeID. If you choose to use the Name or Anonymous way to comment, be sure to add your email address with your selection.

You can only enter here at Weird Hollow in this post’s comment section. Please do not enter your selection at any of the other Neato Coolville sites.

Pick one of these Monster Heads - Dr. Phibes, Medusa, Martian, She-Creature, Blacula, Teenage Frankenstein, Headless Horseman and Phantom of the Opera.

You must have your selection posted in the comments section by Oct. 10 at 11:59 p.m. Central time to eligible.

Only one guess per person.

This contest is open to all ages and all countries.

All seven races were filmed a few days ago and no one knows the outcome of any race except for me the mayor and Vlad and we’re not telling a soul!

If more than one person picks the winning Monster Head, we’ll throw the names of the people with the winning Monster Head into a cauldron and Vlad will randomly pick a winner. If no one picks the winning Monster Head, then we’ll pick a name from everyone who entered the contest.

The first race will air on Tuesday, October 11 right here on Weird Hollow followed by the other races every Thursday and Tuesday.

HAPPY 100 VINCENT PRICE!

2011-05-27T16:22:00.001-05:00

Visit Neato Coolville for a Vincentennial post!

RONDO HATTON AWARDS

2011-03-07T19:59:00.002-06:00

Don't forget to fill out your ballot for the 9th Annual Rondo Hatton Awards! You have until March 27th. Click here to vote!

HAPPY FANGSGIVING FROM THE CREEPS OF WEIRD HOLLOW

2010-11-25T00:32:00.002-06:00

Scanned from the 1974 Scholastic book, Monster Holidays by the great Norman Bridwell.

VOTE VLAD ON ELECTION DAY

2010-11-02T08:26:00.005-05:00

Open up your window and shout, “I’m as mad as Vlad, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Make today’s election historic and vote for Vlad.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM VLAD & KRYP-TV

2010-10-31T00:02:00.004-05:00

For all of you loyal trick or treaters that’s been at our door every day this month, we have one last special treat. A collection of bloopers and outtakes from the past three years of Castle Vlad.

Thank you so much for visiting Neato Coolville’s spooky street, Weird Hollow and following along this October. Everyone here at KRYP-TV ~~thanks~~ fangs you for watching Castle Vlad and we appreciate all the nice words of encouragement and support. Have a Happy Halloween!

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 9

2010-10-31T00:00:00.001-05:00

THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET AT THE KIVA THEATRE AD

2010-10-30T00:00:00.002-05:00

This ad for the Halloween midnight showing of The Mad Doctor of Market Street was found in an old scrap book from the KIVA Theatre in Slater, Missouri. According to this newspaper ad, the KIVA had a Halloween Party contest on the stage. There's not much info on the KIVA Theatre, but it would be great to see photos from this night.

Two movie posters found at Heritage Auctions. The second one is an Australian Daybill poster.

CASTLE VLAD: GRIM REAPER GAMES

2010-10-29T00:01:00.002-05:00

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 8

2010-10-29T00:00:00.001-05:00

THE BRIDE VS. DR. PHIBES: CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

2010-10-28T00:00:00.004-05:00

The final Monster Head Race is here. Who will win, The Bride or Dr. Phibes? For Team Bride we have Kathryn, Mother Firefly and Steven A. and for Team Phibes we have Pops, rpchurch, Dex1138, Sourkraut, fromhell13 and highbury. Congrats to all of you MHR fans for making it this far.

Since there's more than one person who picked the winning Monster Head, our pal Vlad will pick the winner of the Basil Gogos signed trading card.

Big congrats to Mike from the Highbury Cemetery for winning the signed Basil Gogos card!

Thanks to everyone who entered and watched the 2010 Monster Head Races!

CASTLE VLAD: VLAD SCREAMS THE HITS

2010-10-27T00:00:00.003-05:00

Vlad found an old video tape with his 1979 commercial for his gold record, Vlad Screams the Hits!

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 7

2010-10-27T00:00:00.001-05:00

CASTLE VLAD: VLAD MEETS FRANKENTEENA

2010-10-26T00:01:00.001-05:00

THE BRIDE VS. SAUCER MAN: ROUND 2

2010-10-26T00:00:00.001-05:00

The second and final race of round two is a very close race! Thursday will be the championship race between Dr. Phibes and the winner of this race.

DON'T TRESPASS ON FREAK FARM: WATCH THE TRAILER INSTEAD

2010-10-25T00:00:00.004-05:00

Has anyone ever seen the movie Freak Farm? The chances of anyone saying they saw it would be very slim since the film was poorly distributed. Most people have never heard of this obscure horror movie from 1979 and the unlucky few that did catch it back in the day probably wished they had spent their three bucks on a different flick. Actually, it sounds like no one will ever get to see the complete film as it's been rumored to be lost. Apparently when Ozark International Pictures went bankrupt in 1981, a mysterious fire destroyed their film library and every print of Freak Farm was destroyed.

Here at Weird Hollow we’re happy to share a few artifacts from this film starting with the original movie poster, (pictured above). Unfortunately, there’s just not much info out there, but we did find this March 23, 1979 Boxoffice Magazine clipping with a small blurb about Freak Farm. According to the executive producer, the film had problems from the get-go. Click the image for a closer look -

The main item to surface and the only known surviving piece of film is the trailer. It was found stuck under the projector at the Astro Drive-In. Here’s the trailer for the lost film, Freak Farm -

Now that you’ve watched the trailer go visit the Neato Coolville blog for more information on Freak Farm, the film no one has ever seen.

MONSTERS ARE SO SILLY (PUTTY)

2010-10-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

From the crypt of the late 1970's comes monster putty in the form of Frankenstein Glow Putty and Dracula Glow Putty by Larami Toys. The card art could have fit perfectly on any of Marvel’s horror mags from the 1970's. Actually the artwork looks like the work of the great Pablo Marcos who is best known for his work on The Tales of the Zombie and Conan the Barbarian.

Just for fun and not to let any monster feel left out, here’s a Silly Putty “lift” of the Wolfman.

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 6

2010-10-23T00:00:00.001-05:00

CURSE OF THE DEMON THEATER CARD

2010-10-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Curse of the Demon is the 1958 American release of the 1957 British film Night of the Demon.

Images of the posters and lobby cards below come from Heritage Auctions -

DR. PHIBES VS. MORLOCK: ROUND 2

2010-10-21T00:00:00.003-05:00

The Frightful Four of the 2010 Monster Head Races starts now. Congrats to everyone who has made it this far and good luck to your monster!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BELA LUGOSI

2010-10-20T15:22:00.002-05:00

Even though Bela departed this world in 1956, he continues to be the definitive vampire of the silver screen! So Happy Birthday, Bela! Hopefully someone will put a birthday cake on your grave.

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 5

2010-10-20T00:00:00.001-05:00

SAUCER MAN VS. YMIR: ROUND 1

2010-10-19T00:00:00.002-05:00

The second round starts Thursday. Congrats to everyone who is still in the race for a chance at the signed Basil Gogos card. For the ones who are out in the first round, we feel your pain, but thanks for playing!

THE ULTIMATE WEAPON: KID FILMMAKING FROM 1981

2010-10-18T12:56:00.003-05:00

Visit Neato Coolville and read the story behind The Ultimate Weapon!

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 4

2010-10-17T00:00:00.001-05:00

VAMPIRE CAVEGIRL SNAPSHOT

2010-10-16T00:00:00.001-05:00

At first glance you think this trick or treater is dressed as a regular caveman. When you look closer you’ll notice that this kid is wearing a Topstone Vampire Girl mask.

Wow, talk about an original costume. The kid was probably the only Vampire Cavegirl on the block. Looks like the kid is flexing some muscles with that giant bone. Is there meat hanging off of it? If that’s the case, Vampire Cavegirl probably had a parade of dogs that followed her on Halloween night.

Here’s some original Famous Monster magazine ads and links for this classic Topstone mask.

View the original Topstone Vampire Girl mask here and a newer recast(?) here. Learn more about Topstone masks with this article here.

SKELETON VS. THE MONSTER

2010-10-15T00:00:00.004-05:00

Um... this is the result when the Mayor of Neato Coolville finds some cheapo monster wind-up toys at Michael's Arts and Craft stores.

INVISIBLE MAN VS. DR. PHIBES: ROUND 1

2010-10-14T00:00:00.004-05:00

THE MAN WHO TURNED TO STONE THEATER CARD

2010-10-14T00:00:00.001-05:00

The images of the posters and lobby cards below come from Heritage Auctions -

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 3

2010-10-13T00:00:00.001-05:00

THE BRIDE VS. MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE: ROUND 1

2010-10-12T00:00:00.002-05:00

CARRION LUGGAGE FILMS ♥ ZOMBIES

2010-10-11T00:00:00.002-05:00

It’s always cool to view films by up and coming filmmakers and the gang at Carrion Luggage Films based out of the University of Kansas have been sharing some of their films on YouTube. You can visit their channel here.

Here’s a zombie double feature created by those carrion kids of Carrion Luggage Films!

First up is ‘Nambies -

Now for something on the lighter side of the undead, Brains Anonymous -

1958 THE SPACE CHILDREN THEATER CARD

2010-10-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

The Monster Movie Music blog posted about this movie here.

The images of the posters and lobby cards below come from Heritage Auctions -

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH PAGE 2

2010-10-09T00:00:00.001-05:00

BUCK OWENS & THE BUCKAROOS (IT'S A) MONSTERS HOLIDAY ALBUM COVER

2010-10-08T00:00:00.000-05:00

The artwork is not signed, but it reminds me of something a junior high kid might draw on his school notebook. The monsters that make up the scab four are Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, Wolfman and the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

You can listen to Buck's monster tune here.

MR. HYDE VS. MORLOCK: ROUND 1

2010-10-06T23:46:00.004-05:00

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE MONSTER HEAD RACES CONTEST

2010-10-06T00:00:00.001-05:00

If you haven't entered the Monster Head Races Contest for your chance to win the Mummy trading card signed by Basil Gogos, you need to enter today by 11:59 p.m. central. Time is running out so hurry up and pick a monster head! Go to the rules and entry page here. Then watch the races every Tuesday and Thursday this month to find out if you are a winner!

The first race will air here in Weird Hollow on the October 7th.

1957 PHARAOH'S CURSE THEATER CARD

2010-10-05T00:00:00.003-05:00

I've owned this card for years, but still haven't seen Pharoh's Curse. After watching the trailer it looks like the perfect film for a showing at Neato Coolville's Astro Drive-In. Watch the trailer here.

The images of the posters and lobby cards below come from Heritage Auctions -

CASTLE VLAD: SCARY LARRY’S COFFIN COMMERCIAL

2010-10-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

Vlad and his ghastly pals are back for another new season of gruesome good times in Castle Vlad. In this episode you'll meet the neato cool go-go ghoul, Frankenteena and see Scary Larry hocking some coffins.

STAN LEE’S MONSTERS TO LAUGH WITH

2010-10-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

And you thought the amazing uncanny mighty incredible Stan Lee only worked in comics. Nope, Stan jumped on the monster craze bandwagon of the 1960's and came up with Monsters to Laugh With. We’ll be sharing some of the pages from issues #2 & #3 all month.

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER LIKES TO WEAR DEVILS TEETH & SCARY NAILS

2010-10-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Probably from the late 1970's is this card of Dr. Frankenstein's best creation sporting some Devils Teeth and some very bloody Scary Nails. The card was missing the Devils Teeth and I removed the Scary Nails so everyone could view the fab Frankie artwork.

MONSTER HEAD RACES III - WIN A BASIL GOGOS SIGNED MUMMY CARD

2010-10-01T00:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the third annual Monster Head Races! Again, eight famous monster heads have gathered to race a quick 15-second race to find out who is the fastest and ugliest Monster Head.

In a moment you’ll get to pick your favorite scary noodle that you think will win the race tournament. But first, let’s take a look at the prize we’re giving away!

This year you have a chance at winning this -

Any true Famous Monster fan will recognize the Mummy artwork on this 1994 Universal Monsters Illustrated trading card by Topps. The card is illustrated by the great Basil Gogos and was autographed by the master in silver ink. Basil signed this card in 2006 at the San Diego Comic-Con. One lucky person who enters the MHR contest will win this signed trading card. As a special bonus the winner will also receive an autographed 8 X 10 photo of the one and only Vlad!

Now for the rotten rules -

In the comments section below, enter the name of the Monster Head that you think will win the tournament. Last year Saucer Man won and so he’s back to defend his MHR title! You can leave your entry in the comment section using Blogger, Google or OpenID. If you choose to use the Name or Anonymous way to comment, be sure to add your email address with your selection. You can only enter here at Weird Hollow in this post. Please do not enter your selection at any of the other Neato Coolville sites.

Pick one of these Monster Heads - Mr. Hyde, The Bride, Monster from Outer Space, Morlock, Invisible Man, Dr. Phibes, Ymir or the returning champion - Saucer Man.

You must have your selection posted in the comments section no later than Wednesday, October 6th at 11:59 p.m. Central time to be eligible.

Only one guess per person.

This contest is open to all ages and all countries.

All seven races were filmed a few days ago and no one knows the outcome of any race except for me and Vlad and we’re not telling a soul.

If more than one person picks the winning Monster Head, we’ll throw the names of the people with the winning Monster Head into a cauldron and Vlad will randomly pick a winner. If no one picks the winning Monster Head, then we’ll pick a name from everyone who entered the contest.

The first race will air on Thursday October 7th right here on Weird Hollow and the other races will follow every Thursday and Tuesday.

Ghoul luck!

HALLOWEEN GOODIES START OCT. 1

2010-09-27T13:22:00.006-05:00

Timothy Grimm was nice enough to stop in the middle of his nightly gravedigging to record this Weird Hollow promo.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DISNEYLAND'S HAUNTED MANSION

2010-08-12T22:43:00.001-05:00

THE CREATURE FROM THE GIF LAGOON

2010-08-02T15:48:00.003-05:00

Profiles in History sold this Revenge of the Creature Gill Man mask in 2009 for $84,000. For some reason unbeknownst to me I wanted to see it spin. Using the auction photos from Profiles in History, I've made this gif as a gift to all you ghouls and gals out there.

RONDO AWARDS: I VOTED!

2010-03-23T11:34:00.001-05:00

Every year I always enjoy filling out my ballot for all things horror! Follow the banner above and you can vote too!

THE BALLAD OF VLAD THE IMPALER

2010-01-14T11:00:00.000-06:00

THE BALLAD OF VLAD THE IMPALER

Here at the Mayor’s office, we’ve been having fun listening to an original new song made special for Weird Hollow’s favorite adopted son, Vlad! Heck, it’s so good we hooked it up to the town’s emergency warning speakers and have been blaring it across town, nonstop all day.

Vlad’s been absent since Halloween as he went back to the old country for a few months of impaling and warmongering. When I gave old Vlad a ring and played this new song for him over the phone, he almost spit out his steak tartare! He loved it!

Here it is - the soon to be new hit from Vlad fan Bettie Blackchurch with her bandmates Veebee Lernin on Guitar, Cheezmo Fistact on Drums and backing vocals by Crankky Frankky!

Thanks Bettie for sending in the fab Vlad tune! Oh and by the way, Bettie, Vlad crossed your name off the infidel list, so your safe if you ever go trick or treating at Vlad’s castle. Way to go!

A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #7

2009-11-29T00:00:00.000-06:00

Always the humble gentleman, Boris Karloff downplays his amazing talents in this last quote. Respectfully, his fans will disagree with his quote as he is without a doubt one of the greatest actors of his generation and all the generations of actors to come.

Thanks to Pierre Fournier for creating the Boris Karloff Blogathon! Be sure to visit his blog, Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog.

Sources for the photos and quotes this week - Heritage Auctions, quotelucy.com and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #6

2009-11-28T00:00:00.000-06:00

A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #5

2009-11-27T00:00:00.000-06:00

A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #4

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A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #3

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A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #2

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A QUOTE FROM BORIS KARLOFF #1

2009-11-23T00:00:00.000-06:00

SESAME STREET FRANKENSTEIN

2009-11-10T12:31:00.004-06:00

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2009-10-31T00:56:00.000-05:00

ASK VLAD: LOVE IS. . .

2009-10-30T00:00:00.000-05:00

PHANTOM DER OPER

2009-10-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

SCARY LARRY SHARES HIS 1972 8MM DRACULA FILM

2009-10-28T00:55:00.004-05:00

Again, Scary Larry presents us with another treat from his vault of goodies. First we visited the late 1980's with his Real Ghostbusters home video and now he takes us back to the early 1970's with his 8mm home movie, The Night of the Blood of the Revenge When ~~Dracula Struck Back~~ Scary Larry Strikes Back.

Click the video below and watch Scary Larry introduce his first film from 1972 and then watch the 8mm film that follows after.

The film was made in the summer of 1972 and these “monster kids” ended up on Page 7 of their high school paper. Click on the vintage article below for a closer look.

Originally they recorded dialogue, but unfortunately the audio tape is long lost. Below is the original five page script. Again, click each image for a closer look.

Yes, this proves that once you’re a “monster kid” you’re always a “monster kid.”

DON'T THEY KNOW THAT INSECT REPELLANT ATTRACTS SAUCER MEN

2009-10-28T00:00:00.001-05:00

From Talking Pictures Magazine, 1966.

KING KONG VS. SAUCER MAN: CHAMPIONSHIP MONSTER HEAD RACE

2009-10-27T16:28:00.006-05:00

Hello race fans! The championship race is finally here and boy do we have an exciting race for you. King Kong and Saucer Man destroyed the competition to qualify for this final race. I guarantee these monsters gave every ounce of their monster blood to insure this race goes into the MHR history book.

Now watch Vlad pick the winner for the Famous Monsters Magazine signed by Uncle Forry.

Big congrats to K0dama for winning the signed Forry Famous Monsters mag!

Thanks for watching this year’s Monster Head Races and big thanks to everyone that entered the contest. Be sure to meet back here next year when you’ll see this year's winner race a new group of monsters heads!

CHAMPIONSHIP MONSTER HEAD RACE WILL AIR LATER TODAY

2009-10-27T00:37:00.004-05:00

Oh no, we have a delay with today’s Championship Monster Head Race. I just uploaded the video and of course the still YouTube picked was the last frame showing the winner. I’ve picked a new frame, but it will take hours for it to change. Look for the race sometime later today.

Meanwhile, I want to say congrats to the six people who are still alive in the Monster Head Races contest. Monster Firefly, Erick and Sean Aaberg picked the 8th wonder of the world, King Kong. Kodama, Max the Drunken Severed Head and Paul Conrad picked the creeping horror with the biggest cranium in the galaxy, Saucer Man. One of you six will walk away with a Forry Ackerman signed copy of Famous Monsters and our pal Vlad will pick the winner!

Be sure to check back here later today for the final race and sorry for the delay.

I'M SURE MOST MILWAUKEE MONSTERS ARE NICE MONSTERS

2009-10-26T00:00:00.001-05:00

From Talking Pictures Magazine, 1966.

DIABOLICAL DR. OLDSMOBILE

2009-10-25T00:00:00.005-05:00

Meet Dr. Oldsmobile. He hasn’t been seen since the early 1970's when he was bringing life to his automobile creations in his mad lab for the now extinct Oldsmobile line of cars. His claim to fame was the W-Machines, those 4-4-2 monster muscle cars. A cast of misfit monsters known as Elephant Engine Ernie, Shifty Sidney, Wind Tunnel Waldo and Hy Spy helped the good doc create these powerful four wheeled monsters.

Below is an advertising folder that features Dr. Oldsmobile and his monsters.

Close-ups of two of his monster assistants.

There's not much out there on Dr. Oldsmobile. Click here to see some 1969 magazine ads. At the bottom of those ads it says you could send off for a set of four posters and a booklet. Those would be nice to see. Here's some ads from 1970 - here, here, here and here. Also the GM Photo Store is selling some Dr. Oldsmobile 8 X 10 photo prints here, here and here.

ZOMBIE WALKIN'

2009-10-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

ASK VLAD: ANGER ISSUES

2009-10-23T00:00:00.001-05:00

SAUCER MAN VS. THE BLOB: MONSTER HEAD RACES #6

2009-10-22T00:00:00.004-05:00

Ooh, this one is really a fight to the finish! Also, you get to see the little robotic wizards behind the monster heads.

SEE THE UNANIMATED VERSION OF THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS STARRING A 5-YEAR OLD KID

2009-10-21T13:51:00.002-05:00

Click here to view a grainy VHS homemade Real Ghostbusters video.

THIS SURE BEATS A TOUPEE

2009-10-21T00:00:00.001-05:00

From Talking Pictures Magazine, 1966.

KING KONG VS. MOLE MAN MONSTER HEAD RACES #5

2009-10-20T00:00:00.003-05:00

Round two of the 2009 Monster Head Races starts today with the returning champ Mole Man trying to defend his title from that overgrown ape, King Kong. May the best monster win!

VLAD DIGS THE MONSTER CEREALS

2009-10-19T00:00:00.005-05:00

Ah, from the depths of Vlad's cold dark heart he gives you five pages to color from the bloody rare How To Be A Good Monster Coloring Book from 1973. Just click on the image and print it out. You can use crayons, markers or the blood from infidels to color your pages. Have fun!

Be sure to check out this 1974 Famous Monsters article that mentions the intro of Boo Berry and features How To Be A Good Monster coloring book.

When you're done here go visit the Monsters Cereal blog. It's a treasure trove of all things Monster Cereals!

HEY KIDS, IT'S A BIG FRANK TABLET

2009-10-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

My monster-ly spoof of the classic Big Chief Tablet.