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TODAY'S PHOTO: The majestic Bela Lugosi as Roxor in CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932). Get CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932) on the official Fox DVD in our Complete DVD Department here at Creepy Classics. Join the MONSTER BASH Yahoo Group - Ask Questions about Bash and your favorite movies! All the Noose That's Fit To Post 
Beauty & The Beast 1946 New Edition Janus Films (who owns this classic film) has made their own DVD release....great quality and a less expensive ticket price than the Criterion version which is also still available. Just look close at thiese photos from the film. If you've never seen the 1946 version of BEATUTY AND THE BEAST...you don't know what you've been missing. Rich and thick with atmosphere and stunning photography and special effects. One of the most visually pleasing fantastic films of all time. See the new edition in our New DVD Department here at Creepy Classics! Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
Where's Ron Been? Attacked by a werewolf? Nope. Well, I've been right here...filling your orders! I think all records have been broken at Creepy Classics. From the Memorial Day weekend until now, the orders have been pouring in. If you've placed an order in the last 10 days, please be patient...the boxes are flying out of here as I'm finally getting caught up. It was quite a deluge. I'm not sure what triggered it....but, it's been phenonminal. Patience please...I've devoted all my efforts into getting everyone's box of monster goodies on their way. And, I thank you. Monster Bash - the convention, is only a few weeks away now! 
New Classic Images #408 Here Now The latest issue of CLASSIC IMAGES is in stock at Creepy Classics. This is an oversize magazine tabloid, so the who cover wouldn't fit in my scanner (as you can see above). In this issue - Universal contract player Andy Devine, monster movie poster sales, Cinefest recap, 16mm films, actor Edward Everett Horton (LOST HORIZON), Serial study - ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AFRICA (1955) and much more! Get it in our Creepy Magazine Newsstand right now. 
FRANKENSTEIN Hi Ron,
 Since this year's Monster Bash theme will focus on everything Frankenstein, it is only appropriate to mark the occasion that today, Tuesday, May 26, is the birthday of Hammer's greatest Baron Frankenstein, Peter Cushing, who we hope is celebrating in the hereafter together with his beloved, late wife Helen. He would have been 96. I was fortunate to meet Mr. Cushing in November, 1975, in New York City, at the second Famous Monsters con, along with Ingrid Pitt, and Michael Carreras, and of course Forry. Those were unforgettable ,happy days, that I, along with other fans who were there, will always cherished.
I can still hear the thunder of applause when they brought out Cushing to the stage and the room shook from the standing ovation he received from the audience, which lasted about 15 minutes non stop. One fan held up a sign that summed up perfectly the excitement of the moment. It simply said, "We Love You Peter!" Peter, we STILL love you. Know that your films and your legacy in the genre we know and love are secure, and continue to bring fun and pleasure to future generations of fans. As proof of this, we will all be treated to his voiceover recording for our talented Poe actor and star, Zach Zito, as well as meeting Yvonne Monlaur, who starred with Cushing in "Brides Of Dracula". In addition, we will see a screening of "Curse Of Frankenstein". On Wednesday, May 27, we have the dual birthdays of Vincent Price, and Christopher Lee.
I had the pleasure of meeting Price , first on a live TV talk show in the mid-70's called "Midday Live", which aired in the afternoon on WNEW -TV , channel 5 , in New York City. A few years later, he was on tour with his one man show, "Diversions And Delights", playing Oscar Wilde. He performed on campus at Kingsborough Community College, where I was a student at the time. Watching him handle the brunt of taking sole responsibilty of reciting all the dialogue, handling props, moving about on stage, etc, showed me and the audience what a great and dedicated actor he was. He would be 98 today. Mr. Price, I'm sure is enjoying eating his birthday cake now. And why not? He surely baked it himself, as testament to his abilities as a great cook! 
 Today, Christopher Lee turns 87! The chapter on his illustrious film career is not over yet, as he is currently shooting "Alice In Wonderland", for director Tim Burton, and also starring Johnny Depp. We will be treated to this film next year, upon its release. In the meantime, we can look forward to seeing him in heavy makeup and scaring the wits out of Cushing, as well as menacing the beautiful, late Hazel Court, as The Creature of Mary Shelly's imagination, in "Curse Of Frankenstein". I have met Mr Lee on several occasions. The first time was at the RCA building at Rockefeller Center. The occasion was hosting "Saturday Night Live", where I got to sit second row , orchestra section, on a stand by ticket. Seeing my idol in costume , particularly as Grim Reaper with Laraine Newman, or as Prof. Higgins with the late, adorable Gilda Radner in a "My Fair Lady" spoof, or playing Van Helsing(!) with Jane Curtin, and Dan Ackroyd was a day that still brings back great joy and happiness in my life. It is only fitting that to mark the occasion of these 3 birthdays, let us sit and watch and thrill to "Scream And Scream Again", "Madhouse", "The Oblong Box", "Dr Phibes Rises Again", or the unjustly neglected, but hopefully not forgotten, "House Of The Long Shadows".
Happy candle blowing gentlemen! Your combined talents still thrill the world. Sincerely,
Michael Lederman
New York City
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Monster Bash Magazine Coming Soon! Expected release date: June 15, 2009. You can reserve your copy for immediate shipping by calling ahead. Call (724) 238-4317. Say you want to pre-order Bash Magazine #9 for only $7 (plus S&H). We'll send you yours as soon as it gets here. Also, vendors, stores, and collectors -- if you want a last minute ad in Monster Bash Magazine...get it in FAST. Call us for details on advertising now at (724) 238-4317. Join McFarland Magazine and all your scary friends by advertising in Monster Bash Magazine. Ad Rates: Full Page Color $400 / Full Page B&W $300 / Half Page B&W $200 / 1/4 Page B&W $150 / Inside Back Color Cover $500 Here's whats in this issue: Big Wolf Man issue with photoplay of rare and favorite photos from THE WOLF MAN (1941). THE WITCH'S DUNGEON, SPACE MONSTER, 13 DEMON STREET, Lon Chaney Sr., Tor Johnson, George Zucco, THE LEGEND OF VISARIA, The Creepy Crossword, Terror Test and more. Writers in this issue include Tom Weaver, Rick Rogers, G.M. Goodwin, Dennis Vincent, Larry Fultz Jr., Scott Essman, Barb Heiss, Kevin Surnear, Ron Adams, Eyrdie Robinson, Professor Anton Griffin. Artists include Lorraine Bush, Kerry Gammill, Brian Mizikar, Jary Lesser. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
MONSTER BASH 2010 Well, I thought I'd let the alien out of the bag for people that are dying to
know about Bash 2010. People have been pounding me for what 2010 wll
bring....well - aliens! 1950s style!
It will be an atomic age Bash with a focus on 1950s sci-fi monsters and robots!
Guests already in are Billy Gray (DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL), Ann Robinson (WAR
OF THE WORLDS), Bert I. Gordon returns (BEGINNING OF THE END), his daughter
Susan (TWILIGHT ZONE), Richard Gordon (FIEBND WITOUT A FACE, FIRST MAN INTO
SPACE)...and many more in the works!
One in particular that I'm keen on, is one of the best known real-life UFO
researchers. If all goes with him, it'll be a presentation of actual UFO
footage....power points on Roswell and Kecksburg crash landings and more creepy
alien stuff.
Thanks to Bob Pellegrino's suggestion, there will be a 1950s sock hop too.
Maybe in the gymnasium with a giant spider (heh, EARTH VS. THE SPIDER).
Plus, of course a big Universal Monster Bash Mash-Up Special feature with
make-up artist Ron Chamberlain! 
But, now --- let's get ready for Frankenstein Bashing our way in a few weeks at
Monster Bash 2009.
-Ron Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
Only A Few Monster Bash 2009 Vendor Tables Left After a careful plotting of tables on our layouts for Monster Bash 2009 - we've come up with a few more hallway tables avaiable at Monster Bash 2009. They won't last long. Please call or e-mail for a vendor contract. First come, first serve for the remaining tables.Call (724) 238-4317 or e-mail creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com. 
8mm Home Movies from the 1960s & 1970s Check out our Galleries here at Creepy Classics. We just added a few new vintage home made monster movies! Check them out by CLICKING HERE. Do you have any monster movies you made as a kid? E-mail a link to us. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE!  Creepy at CinEvent
Creepy Classics was at the CinEvent Convention this Memorial Day Weekend! We had a great time in Columbus and thanks to promotor Steve Haynes for wrangling together CinEvent 41. Watch for details on next year;s show at CinEvent web site! A special thank you to Monster Bash attendee Jim who stopped by to talk movies and gabe me a ConEvent tee shirt in thanks to the work I do at Monster Bash...thank you so much Jim. Of course a heartfelt thanks to the Creepy Classics CinEvent team: Leonard Hayhurst, Dan Weber and Paisley Adams! Now, it's catching up on all the mail orders that came in while we were out for five days. Please be patient as I pack like a madman to get caught up! Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Cool Sets Coming THE WILLIAM CASTLE FILM COLLECTION and THE TOHO SCI-FI COLLECTION are both coming from Siny Entertainment. No hard release date yet on these...but, my guess is for the Halloween season...so, probably September. Keep check here for detauls! You can also see the complete movie listings for each set in our Upcoming DVD Department here at Creepy Classics. Special thanks to Count Craigula for info! Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
Above: The Witch's Dungeon Display at the Warner Theatre. Hi Ron -
Dennis & I are really looking forward to the next "Monster Bash"!
In our presentation, we will be showing new segments from our
upcoming documentary, "Legends Of Film & Fantasy". Among
the sequences, interviews with Aurora cover artist, JAMES BAMA,
and Oscar winning makeup wizard, RICK BAKER, plus new sequences
with "ZACHERLEY" and JUNE FORAY (as the voice of our "Zenobia The
Gypsy Witch"). Plus we will be bringing an array of "Frankenstein"
heads, as well as life size figures, and the debut of our figure of
"Maleficent, Mistress of all Evil", from "Sleeping Beauty". It should
be great fun!
Best wishes - Cortlandt & Dennis
JAMES BAMA with his iconic Aurora "Frankenstein" cover art, with our
Karloff figure, which will be at "Monster Bash" Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
A Study of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN Son of Frankenstein is an exclamation point at the end of the Karloff-Monster sentence and also to the horror cycle of the thirties. To its many fans, including me, it was and still is a valentine, Christmas, and birthday present all-in-one. 
 Never has a horror film, before or since, been treated with the production values Son of Frankenstein has. I hesitate to call this film a horror movie. It is so much more than that. It touches on so many levels including horror, drama, and even comedy. Getting back to production, the audience first gets a glimpse of the look of the film as Basil Rathbone is talking to his wife about their new home. They are in a train compartment and through the window the audience sees the trees. Those wonderful Universal Horror trees! The trees look like the skeletal remains of several dead wooden creatures. When they arrive at the castle, along with their son, they appear to be at the mouth of a giant creature.The crooked, jagged stairs leading up look to be the tongue and the darkened hallway behind it, the gullet. The library is also huge. Nothing is subtle in the castle. The towering windows of the soul-drenched castle act as eyes to the surroundings. Looking in and looking out. Adding to the lack of subtlety in the library is the full length portrait of the father that hangs over the fireplace( a great painting of Colin Clive-the original Frankenstein). Then there's the laboratory. Even though it was blasted in The Bride of Frankenstein, the bi-level edifice still stands calling out to the son. Weaving these sets together is the marvelous matte work that put miles of wonder onto inches of frame.  Bela Lugosi as Ygor gives the best performance of his career. I lost count the amount of times I've seen this film and yet it still amazes me how Bela Lugosi disappeared into his role. As good as the make-up is, I believe you would attribute his disappearance to his acting ability. In other film roles he had a tendency to adopt a more flamboyant acting style. With Son of Frankenstein, however, it was all about tone. Listen to how he speaks to the townspeople who question him about Frankenstein. By feigning innocence he is laughing at them. It is a wonderfully written and well-acted scene of hatred disguised as innocence. Lionel Atwill is another actor in the film who has a career-making performance. Like Lugosi, it is a performance grounded in intonation. The scenes with him and Basil Rathbone are fun to watch. It is a chess match with words with each of them acting and counter-acting each other. It reaches a point where Basil Rathbone is accused of being an accomplice to murder. Lionel Atwill caps the accusation by stating "By heaven, I think you're a worst fiend than your father!" It's a line delivered not by volume, but by the knowledge of a victorious chess player. Boris Karloff, in Son of Frankenstein, plays the "son" to the surrogate father Ygor. The relationship resembles a distorted version of "Of Mice And Men". When the monster finds Ygor motionless, he doesn't understand. He sees the blood on his hands and confusion leads to knowledge. He cries out in anguish. Two souls are now dead. There is no more love. It is a heart-wrenching scene and Boris Karloff proves that a good actor reacts as well as recites. It seems somehow appropriate that Son of Frankenstein was released in 1939. Like other movies released that magical year, Son of Frankenstein was a product of perfect alignment. Son of Frankenstein, a "ship" among many in the fleet of Hollywood, entered 1939, a distorted Bermuda Triangle. It left that year, along with others, labeled the best of its kind. - Kirk Smith Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 1897 and Still Stalking Us! The following article was sent in by Joe Romano. Thank you Joe!   The first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops on this day in 1897.
A childhood invalid, Stoker grew up to become a football (soccer) star at Trinity College, Dublin. After graduation, he got a job in civil service at Dublin Castle, where he worked for the next 10 years while writing drama reviews for the Dublin Mail on the side. In this way, Stoker met the well-respected actor Sir Henry Irving, who hired him as his manager. Stoker stayed in the post for most of the next three decades, writing Irving's voluminous correspondence for him and accompanying him on tours in the United States. Over the years, Stoker began writing a number of horror stories for magazines, and in 1890 he published his first novel, The Snake's Pass. Stoker would go on to publish 17 novels in all, but it was his 1897 novel Dracula that eventually earned him literary fame and became known as a masterpiece of Victorian-era Gothic literature. Written in the form of diaries and journals of its main characters, Dracula is the story of a vampire who makes his way from Transylvania--a region of Eastern Europe now in Romania--to Yorkshire, England, and preys on innocents there to get the blood he needs to live. Stoker had originally named the vampire "Count Wampyr." He found the name Dracula in a book on Wallachia and Moldavia written by retired diplomat William Wilkinson, which he borrowed from a Yorkshire public library during his family's vacations there. Vampires--who left their burial places at night to drink the blood of humans--were popular figures in folk tales from ancient times, but Stoker's novel catapulted them into the mainstream of 20th-century literature. Upon its release, Dracula enjoyed moderate success, though when Stoker died in 1912 none of his obituaries even mentioned Dracula by name. Sales began to take off in the 1920s, when the novel was adapted for Broadway. Dracula mania kicked into even higher gear with Universal's blockbuster 1931 film, directed by Tod Browning and starring the Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi. Dozens of vampire-themed movies, television shows and literature followed, though Lugosi, with his exotic accent, remains the quintessential Count Dracula. Late 20th-century examples of the vampire craze include the bestselling novels of American writer Anne Rice and the cult hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Monster Music To My Ears!   Hi Ron,
It's quite a time right now for our family--our son is graduating from high school this Saturday--wow...what can be said. He'll be attending Hampshire College in Massachusetts in the Fall, and his passion is music composition, with a life-long interest in film music--what can I say, I started him on Bernard Herrmann's "7th Voyage" and Franz Waxman's "Bride of Frankenstein" way too early! I'm sure he'd have a few questions for Kevin Slick--will he be at the Monster Bash?
Talk to you later,
Michael
Hi Michael,Kevin Slick WILL be at MONSTER BASH 2009. In fact, he'll be premiing his new score for the 1926 film THE MAGICIAN!  DVD of the Year! Guaranteed!
This is it. The look at the man that made monster collectors out of us - Forrest J Ackerman. A top flight doumentary - HIGHEST recommendation. lots of extras including a tour of Dan Roebuck's house. Bloopers, deleted scenes, rare footage...talks with John Landis, Joe Dante, Daniel Roebuck....AND MANY MANY more! This is THE DVD tribute to Forry Ackerman. This is not a DVD-R or a PAL DVD...it is an all region DVD and will play in USA machines.  Ron, I will DEFINITELY have to get this at this year`s MONSTER BASH event!!! WOW! What is up with all of the great documentaries all of a sudden coming out in the last 2-3 years? From 1985-1995 NOBODY really seemed to care big-time when it came to these sort of tributes/documentaries---Then all of a sudden, A TOTAL EXPLOSION!!! (ESPECIALLY SINCE 2000) From the "Witch`s Dungeon" documentary by Cortland Hull and Dennis Vincent to "The Histories of Horror and Science-Fiction" narrarated by Christopher Lee to the DVD of John Stanley`s "Creature Features Show" it seems like people can not get enough back-story on their favorite horror/sci-fi/fantasy films of yesteryear! NICE TO SEE THIS HAPPENING!!! I can`t wait to check out Dan Roebuck`s monster collection!!! Dan Brenneis.
Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Get Ghoul A Go-Go!   Now in stock, GHOUL A GO-GO Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (number 3 is in limited supply). Never heard of Ghoul A Go-Go?
It's the latest Monster Kid Rage. You won't want to miss this first class outing. It's begun on Long Island and will soon sweep the Monster nation. Vlad, Creighton and The Invisible Man are your hosts. This show is a cross between The Munsters, The Addams Family, Dick Clark's American Bandstand and Saturday Night Live. THIS is the show we all wished was on in the 1960s and 1970s....never fear -- it's here for us now! Order the shows from Creepy Classics in our Complete DVD Catalog under the "G" Section. They're cool, they're ghouls. And check out more pictures on our Ghoul A Go-Go Fan Page. Growing Up With Monsters  Ron, when I think back to my childhood/teenage years and what i enjoyed when I was growing up as a kid in the cities of Parma and Strongsville, Ohio one thing comes to mind---movies!!!! AND ESPECIALLY HORROR,SCIENCE-FICTION & FANTASY FILMS!! For me, it all started in 1972 when I first watched the classic Universal monster films "DRACULA" (1931) AND "FRANKENSTEIN" (1931) along with "THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" (1935) and "THE INVISIBLE MAN" (1933) on "THE BIG CHUCK AND HOOLIHAN SHOW " I was only 5 years old at the time but I still have fuzzy but stark B&W memories of the first time I was scared out of my wits by the two titans of terror: Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff!! Of course, I was also mesmorized by how Claude Rains could become invisible and was terrified when he became psychotic and started to terrorize and kill people. Strong Stuff for a 5-year old to watch and handle back in "the good old days"!!!!!
 I became immediately hooked on monster movies and the adrenaline rush that came with watching them, so much so that every Friday night I became glued to the TV set, eagerly waiting for the next scary movie to run. Thus, a monster kid was born!!!! And thus, I became a horror host fan as well (Starting with Chuck and Hoolihan in 1972 and still going strong....) I was a huge fan of their show until it ended in 1979, of course, Little John took over for Hoolihan and the rest is history!!...... I also remember watching "Little Shop Of Horrors" (1960) "Beast From Haunted Cave" (1960) "The Wasp Woman"(1960) and "Night Of The Living Dead" (1968) with Chuck and Hooli supplying their great skits during each movie break!!! Another Great memory I have is visiting my late great uncle Alphons in St Louis, Missouri back in 1973 and seeing Busch Gardens. But Late on a Saturday Night, we stayed up together and watched a Vincent Price double-feature: "The Fly" (1958) and "The Return Of The Fly" (1959) Boy, when Al (David) Hedison lost his head, I NEARLY LOST MINE AS WELL!!!!! Hey, I was an impressionable 6 year old kid and you bet I never looked at flies the same way again!!!! When I watched the second film, even at that age, I could never understand why the first was in color and the second in B&W, but now I realize why!---The budget- But you know what? -back then and now- I think the B&W photography helps that film out-and enhances the horror. The two scenes that scared me out of my wits end as a kid were when we see the "guinea-pig" man for the first time and when Brett Halsey`s character strangles the mortician at the funeral home and deposits his body into a empty coffin!!! EERIE STUFF!!!! I had trouble sleeping that night!! 
In 1974, I was introduced to SuperHost`s "MAD THEATRE" on Channel 43. It aired from 12 noon to 4 P.M. on Saturday afternoons each weekend. Generally, Superhost would play 2 Three Stooges shorts or A Laurel and Hardy short combined with a Little Rascals short or two. This would be from 12 to 1 P.M. Then he would play 2 films back-to back. This is when I became a lifetime stooges fan. I remember being introduced to Hammer Horror here as well as to the sci-fi classics of the 1950`s and 1960`s here. Supe also played many of the Universal classics as well!! Movies I remember watching here include: "HORROR OF DRACULA" (1958) "THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN" (1957) "THE WOLFMAN" (1941) "THE BLOB" (1958) "GODZILLA" (1954) "BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1957) "THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS" (1953) "THEM!" (1954) "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON" (1954) "THE SKULL" (1965) "THE RETURN OF DRACULA" (1958) "DINOSAURUS!" (1960) many of the "GAMERA" films and too many others to mention!!!! What a lineup to watch back in the 1970`s-early 1980`s! I miss the good old days when regular T.V. actually was entertaining for kids-not like now!!!! Kids now don`t know what they missed. Sadly, Superhost and his show would eventually end in the late 1980`s. Be prepared tommorrow for part 2 of my monster/horror host memories starting with "The Big Chuck and Little John Show" and ending with "Elvira`s Movie Macabre" Until Then, Sweet Dreams, Everyone!!!! - Dan Brenneis, Monster Bash staffer and lifetime fan. 
RON;
In addition to SVENGOOLIE and other Horror/SciFi shows there was THE SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE (1965-1966). Hosted by Basil Rathbone it featured the twelve (12) 20th Century Fox and Universal 'Holmes' films. In addition they alternated with the 'Fox' 'Charlie Chan' series with first Warner Oland then Sidney Toler.
Rathbone would introduce each film and give some back-round information. Can remember him explaining the code of the 'dancing men' featured in SHERLOCK HOLMES and the SECRET WEAPON (1943).
-ROBERT   Hello Ron, Greg here, to let Mr. Brenneis know, my list of movies that I watched and send every two weeks to you, includes a tribute to SUPERHOST on Saturday..( I have a picture of him hanging in my living room) I spent many hours at the library writing down all the movies he and Big Chuck and Lil John showed from 1978 to 1986 from microfilm,( that's all the years they have) and then setting out to buy them all......The greatest times were waiting for the Dukes, Dallas and Falcon Crest to be over to watch BC&LJ...And hoping I did'nt fall asleep, but I always watched SUPERHOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There was no need to go outside then, Godzilla might be on, and I still feel that way today......Thanks
More from Dan Brenneis!: Dear Ron, here is part 2 of my article! ----- Meanwhile, while Superhost was the reigning horror/sci-fi host king over at Channel 43, Little John took over for Hoolihan in 1979 at WJW-TV 8 on Friday nights at 11:30 P.M. and preceded to not only fight right in, but make a "brand name" for himself as well!!! Some of "Big Chucks" best skits were filmed during these glory years of 1979-1986 with his "little buddy" as co-host!!!! I was a loyal watcher of their show from 1979 to 1989 (until the network bosses decided to start changing their movie package they were allowed to show-thereby they were forced to stop showing a lot of horror/sci-fi films and play more mainstream action/suspense/biker films instead) ALL BECAUSE OF RATINGS AND POLITICS!!!  Anyway, I remember watching many Hammer and Amicus films on their show such as "Asylum" (1972) "Dracula-Prince Of Darkness" (1965) " Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" (1968) "And Now The Screaming Starts"(1973) and "The Beast Must Die" (1973) as well as other fun films such as "Shock Waves" (1975) "Dr Jeckyll and Sister Hyde" (1972) "Tourist Trap" (1979) "Carrie" (1976) "Willard" (1971) "Ben" (1972) "Beware! The Blob" (1971) "Beyond The Door" (1975) "The Creeping Flesh" (1973) "The Dr. Phibes" films (1971-1972) "The Count Yorga" films (1970-71) and many more!!! "Big Chuck and Little John" just ended their show a few years ago---But they can be seen, heard and met at the "Ghoulardifest" show every year in the Cleveland, Ohio area!!!!
 While Chuck and John were enjoying their heyday at WJW-TV 8 , I was also enjoying films on two other channels as well!----First, Channel 5 would occasionally show films such as "The Gorgon" (1964) "Invaders From Mars" (1953) and "The Invisible Invaders" (1959) starring John Agar!!! Secondly, after "Big Chuck and Little John" ended at 2:00 A.M. on Saturday early morning, another show would come on!!! This show was called "8 UP ALL NIGHT" They would generally air two films back-to-back (these films though would be often very low-budget and definitely for the very patient-at heart!!) Films I remember seeing here include: "The Beast With A Million Eyes" (1958) "Night Of The Blood Beast" (1958) The Larry Buchanan classic "SUPERSCLOCK" films "Curse Of The Swamp Creature" (1966) and "It`s Alive" (1968) "King Of Kong Island" (1968) "Equinox" (1971) and "The Severed Arm" (1973) But my favorite all-time memory of this show is inviting a buddy of mine over when I was in junior high-school to stay over for the wekend and watch a 3:30 viewing of "GORGO" (1961) with me!!!! I remember the two of us squinting and rubbing our eyes, sipping major cups of mocha coffee and keeping each other awake to watch the climax when "MAMA" Gorgo trashes Big Ben, demolishes half of London and Picadilly Circus and rescues her "BABY" and leaves the city in ruins!!!!
 After Superhosts "MAD THEATRE" ended each afternoon on Channel 43, Other treats followed too!!! First up at 4:00 P.M.---another movie!!!! Titles seen included: "The Planet of the Apes" series of films, "The Time Machine" (1960) "Valley Of Gwangi" (1969) "Mysterious Island" (1961) "The Naked Jungle" (1954) and many more!!!! Then at 6:00 P.M. was a episode of the original "STAR TREK" followed at 7:00 P.M. by an episode of "SPACE:1999" !! Then to finish out the night was the 8:00 MOVIE!!!---Films viewed here included "SQUIRM" (1976) "PLANET OF THE DINOSAURS" (1978) "FRIDAY THE 13TH" (1980) "ALLIGATOR" (1980) "SSSSS!!!" (1973) and many more!!!! Lastly, the last "classic" horror film host that I have watched avidly since the mid-1980~s dawned on us over 2 decades ago is "ELVIRA-MISTRESS OF THE DARK" I remember watching her show when Channel 19 first started back in Cleveland in 1985!!! I always enjoyed her voluptious good looks and sensual style as well as her wise-cracks about the BAD films she showed on her program. Of course, her show would not be complete without a visit from "The Breather"---an obnoxious nut who harrassed her about her comments, looks, films, production and everthing else under the sun as well!!!! The first film I remember her airing in Cleveland was "ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES" (1979)---what a riot!!!!! This was followed by such films as: "The Beast In The Cellar" (1970) "Dr. Frankenstein`s Castle Of Freaks" (1973) "Monsteroid" (1979) "Dr. Franken" (1980) "Blackenstein" (1973) "Dr. Hekyll And Mr.Hype" (1980) and many more (some of which I can`t even remember!) Sadly, around 1988 or so, Channel 19 cancelled her horror package airing in the Cleveland market, and so, another great era came to an abrupt,sad end.
BUT, HEY, AT LEAST WE HAVE THE DVDS, VIDEOS, CONVENTIONS AND FILM FESTIVALS TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION, FOLKS!!!!! HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED REMINISCING ABOUT THE "GOOD OLD DAYS" OF MONSTER KID FILM FANDOM!!! "BEAST WISHES" and "HAPPY HAUNTING" TO ALL, MONSTER BASH STAFFER AND LIFETIME FILM FAN, DAN BRENNEIS. Thought I'd pass some youtube's along for those of your readers that weren't lucky to see them when they originally aired back in the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzXi-PxNWTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewJcTRSrVzY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr6roOIW4Vs&feature=related
-Kenny Kenny, these are all wondeful....outta control television from the heart of America! -Ron Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Attack of the 50 Foot Ghoul is Coming.... ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT GHOUL..the kid-friendly monster film maker Brian Nichols is at it again. Here are two tease photos for the new film from The Nichols Family that will debut at Bash! It should be a lot of fun for everyone!!!! See it at Monster Bash in June. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Into the Used Video Graveyard A lot of new additions in our Used Video Graveyard. Like new titles...and some great ones. Universal classics, Hammer, Amicus...fid them all in our Used Video Graveyard here at Creepy Classics. 
CURSE OF THE UNDEAD Remembered Ron,
 As part of the last gasp of horror movies, Universal( now Universal-International), in 1959, released Curse Of The Undead. It was a movie with a great premise, but poor execution. Young women are dying in a small western town. Is it coincidence? Is it the plague? A doctor dies and then his son. The remaining sibling, a daughter, knows the identity of the killer. She puts up a reward to have the local land-grabber killed. A man in black becomes the gun-for-hire for the daughter. So far it doesn't really sound so much like a horror movie. It just sounds like an episode of Gunsmoke. The film treated the idea of a western vampire as a novelty. This film went down several roads, but the roads always dead-ended. First of all the vampire walks around in daylight. It's never really explained why, other than it just hurts his eyes. If he can walk around in daylight, why does he sleep in a coffin? Also, he doesn't seem to possess a lot of strength. In a fight with the preacher, he nearly gets bested. Another thing that was strange was his theme music. It belonged in a sci-fi movie. Every time it played I expected to see a huge radioactive insect instead of a vampire. Lastly, in a culmination of the inconsistencies, there is a shoot-out in broad daylight.  There are aspects of the film and certain scenes that definitely make it watchable. The principal leads are quite good, especially Michael Pate as the vampire Drake Robey. He was in earlier horror films( The Strange Door and The Black Castle), but his brooding nature was never fully utilized until this film. He is especially good in a scene with Eric Fleming, who plays the preacher, where they are arguing the nature of good and evil. It is very well written and very well acted. The scene preceding this is also very well done. Drake Robey is hunting the preacher down. All we hear and see are footsteps and flashes of Drake. It's a Val Lewton scene in a Universal film (coincidentally co-screenwriter and director Edward Dein worked on the screenplay for the Val Lewton film The Leopard Man). Kathleen Crowley, who plays the surviving daughter, is an anomaly in the horror genre. She is strong-willed and never one to place herself in the background when a crisis strikes. Finally, there is an aspect of this film which, I feel, should have been fleshed out. It has to do with Drake's origin as a vampire. He becomes a vampire through past sins( killing his brother and committing suicide). His father finds out about his nature and unsuccessfully tries to kill him. It's an interesting idea and the origin of Drake Robey predates the origin of Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows. This film is like a victim of a vampire attack. Anemic, the film breathes with flashes of life, but occasionally gives way to incoherencies.
-Kirk Smith
I would love to see this on a 1950s Universal Horror set that could also include THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE. What else mihgt they nclude on a 50s horror set? - Ron  Hi Ron,
 They are from the early 60's, but are both creepy black and white and
Universal should certainly include them on any 50's-60's horror set.
They are William Castle's "Night Walker" and the little known Universal
horror, "Dark Intruder". There are also enough 40's movies left for
Universal to do another Classics of Horror set. (The Mad Ghoul, The Cat
Creeps, Mystery of Marie Roget, Mad Doctor of Market Street, Jungle
Captive and Jungle Woman would all make a good set) Hope someone from
Universal reads this and takes the hint. Keep up the good work, Ron.
-Rick Rogers, Albany, Oregon
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More, More, More Books! More books just ht the coffin lid down here. So our curret offers include HAMMER-THE HOUSE OF HORROR, 3-D MOVIES from McFarland, and CREATURE FEATURES updated edition. See them, and many more, in our Creepy Boostore here at Creepy Classics. Three Generations in the Movies I read over the weekend that the mother of the actor who plays Captain Kirk on the new Star Trek (Chris Pine) is the son of Gwynne Guilford. Actually the article was making more a point of saying he was the son of Robert Pine, but they also mentioned that he was the grandson of Anne Gwynne. -Barb Heiss Note: Gwynne Gilford was in BEWARE THE BLOB and a guest at the Monster Bash Conference. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! 
Rare Books in our Creepy Bookstore Now Now, in shock stock, John Stanley's CREATURE FEATURES MOVIE GUIDE STRIKES BACK, the ultra rare HORRORS OF HAMMER, STEP RIGHT UP - I'M GONNA SCARE THE PANTS OFF AMERICA (we landed one more copy of this), and THE BRIDES OF DRACULA novelization book that came out at the time of the movie in 1960! These are all out-of-print editions....one copy only in stock here at Creepy Classics.....get 'em before there gone. You will find them listed, with details, in our Creepy Bookstore here at Creepy Classics! Our current - Top Three Best DVD Sellers! Here are the current DVD best sellers at Creepy Classics. Number One - The best seller is EDISON'S FRANKENTEIN (1910) Anniversay edition DVD and book on disc. Number Two, The MONSTER BASH 2008 DVD returns to the Top Three as people are getting excoted about this year's June show...the DVD of last year is selling fast. Number Three, of all things, is the Shemp Howard disc SHEMP COCKTAIL! The stooge's early short films are highlighted. Plus, there's a seldom seen Universal feature film with Shemp on this disc too, that is surely help drie the popularity of this fun two-disc compilation! See them in the New DVD Department or, in our Complete DVD Department at Creepy Classics. 
Bud Westmore Autograph A very rare Bud Westmore autograph has just been mounted and framed i the Mario Chacon collection. You can check out all the collection galleries from the link at the yop of this page, or just click HERE. Feel free to e-mail us photos of your collection or your movie room! It's fun to share our collections. Creature Musical Surfacing At Universal Studios Thanks to Earl Lisk for sending us the link to the new CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - THE MUSICAL information! The Creature show will be taking place at Universal Studios, Hollywood. For the details, just CLICK HERE. Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! In Stock DONNIE DUNAGAN Autographs! We are the official Donnie Dunagan Autograph station. If you missed Donnie when he appeared at the MONSTER BASH convention last year, and can't make it to BASH this year...get your autographed mailed directly to you! Choose from various 8X10 glossy photos, or larger poster reproductions! These are in stock (direct from Donnie) and ready to ship to you. See them in our Creepy Autograph Department! 
It's HERE NOW at Creepy Classics! NIGHTMARE CASTLE, fully restored....104 minutes, widescreen from 35mm! extras include a conversation with Barbara Steele, a new featurette called THE QUEEN OF HORROR, a featurettte with director Mario Caiano...and more. The back of the box says "throw away those inferior transfers fom censored TV prints - this is NIGHTMARE CASTLE like you've never seen it before." The story: A cheating wife of a demented evil scientist (not a person to cross!) has an affair. The husband kills his wife and her lover. To retain the estate, he marries his wife's half-wacky sister and tries to scare her to death. The ghosts of the murder victims also join the party. Talk about a dysfunctional family. Barbara Steele, in a dual role, plays the wife and step-sister (with blonde hair!). Get it right now in our New DVD Department for immediate shipping.
Suspense - The Lost Episodes - Box Sets Here We just landed the SUSPENSE: THE LOST EPISODES - Volume 3...the final volume in this series of classic early TV horror-dramas. Also, Infinity has released the complete series of DVDs in one box now too. This is all 90 episodes that comprised the first three box sets. This box is packed with everything....48 and a half hours of early TV suspense entertainment! The stars include Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Jack Palance, Lloyd Bridges, George Reeves, John Forsythe, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Nielsen, Chester Morris, Jack Klugman,Paul Newman, Charlton Heston, Lee Marvin, Anne Bancroft, Art Carney, Eva Gardner, Eddie Albert, Jackie Cooper, and scores more of recognizable names! What a showcase this was. We have these sets in stock for super prices below list. Get 'em now! See them in our New DVD Department at Creepy Classics. 
What Have You Been Watching? Hello Ron, Greg here, flicks viewed last couple of weeks....On Science Fiction Double Theater..King Kong vs Godzilla and Deadly Mantis......The Thing from Another World and The Monster that Challenged the World........Saturdays tribute to local host include 4-D Man and The Giant Claw......When Worlds Collide and The Killer Shrews....Then later, on Saturday Night Theater of Fright, Horror Express...........I really like this movie a lot!!!! Thanks.......  |  | Hi Ron,
For the firstime I finally got to see Vincent Price in Madhouse & Scream And Scream Again! I've been wanting to see these for years, because I love Vincent Price & the cool Famous Monsters coverage of both films in the '70's.
A funny story, but not so at the time: I saw Vincent Price & Michelle Lee in Damn Yankees in 1978 at Kansas City's Starlight Theater. I waited backstage after the show to have VP sign my copy of Famous Monster #109 (Madhouse cover). After a long wait, he finally appeared. He announced to the small crowd that he was in a hurry, but paused briefly to sign my magazine & pose for a snapshot w/some other fans. Seconds later, as the Great One hopped in a car & sped away, I looked at my FM & noticed that my pen had run out of ink. No autograph for me.
I considered having "Be Prepared" tatooed on my forehead, but it's still a great memory, the night I saw Vincent Price up close & in person. (Michelle Lee wasn't too shabby either!).
Thank you, & take care,
PAUL LUNDY 
Hi Paul, I met Vincent too, back in 1971 (PHIBES era). He was doing a talk (funny) at Grove City College in Pennylvania. My grandfther worked at the college and got me in to the backstage reception afterwards. I was only twelve at the time and didn't even think to get an autograph. He was so kind and knelt down so he could look me eye-to-eye....shook my hand and I blubbered something like "I loved you in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL and THE TINGLER!" He laughed and said "And, I loved making those movies, thet were a lot of fun!" He was so sincere about talking right to me. Very nice man. Above is a photo my grandfather snapped, though I was too short to be in the picture. -Ron Hey Ron and all other MONSTER MANIACS its Tim from the queen city of Cincinnati and I thought I would drop a line on what I have been watching. The Walking Dead,The Raven(both versions) and another off the wall gem to honor forry Dracula VS Frankenstein. Any news when they will bring back The Mad Ghoul on dvd? As you probably know, Warners is releasing a Horror Classics set this September that will feature THE WALKING DEAD (1936). THE MAD GHOUL (1943) from Universal still seems to be in monster limbo. Hopefully Universal will release another ARCHIVE set in the future. All good stuff! -Ron 
HELP ME!!!!!!!! THE VAMPIRES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE NEW DIGITAL CHANNEL IN THE
DETROIT AREA. COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE AND SCREAM DRACULA SCREAM. IT WAS ENOUGH
TO SCARE MY PANTS OFF. WHERE IS VAN HELSING WHEN YOU NEED HIM????????????
- TOM 
IS THERE A "DRACULA IN THE HOUSE" ?? HEY RON IT'S HEATH, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT AND I'VE GOT A "FULL HOUSE". DOING MY WEEKLY CLASSIC DOUBLE FEATURE WITH HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1944 & HOUSE OF DRACULA 1945. THESE TWO FILMS SHOWCASE THE MOST UNDERRATED DRACULA OF ALL...JOHN CARRADINE. AS A KID I COULDNT APPRECIATE CARRADINE'S INTERPRETATION OF THE VAMPIRE COUNT BECUASE OF LUGOSI'S MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE. NOW AS AN ADULT AND HAVING WATCHED CARRADINE'S SEDUCTIVE, YET SINISTER SIDE MANY TIMES, I HAVE NEW FOUND ADMIRATION AND RESPECT FOR THIS FINE ACTOR. HIS SEDUCTION OF MARTHA O' DRISCOLL AT THE PIANO IS UNMATCHED. SO GRAB YOUR TORCHES, SHARPEN SOME STAKES, AND LET'S GO VISIT THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN AND THE HOUSE OF DRACULA! -HEATH Coincidentally, Bob Pellegrino and I watched HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) Saturday night too! Right after THE WOLF MAN (1941). -Ron Give us a mini-review -- what cool things have you been watching lately? Add your comments and images by e-mailing creepyclassics@creepyclassics.com! Just CLICK HERE! Go Back to Creepy Classics Home | 
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