(Please feel free to hum the Beatles single while reading this thread ;D)
I was mentioning to Jim the other day that I really do not pursue my monster collection like many of you here. In fact, most (90%) of my items have been gifts over the years. Do not get me wrong, I love the collection I have, but my primary passion for collecting is music (classical, 30's-60's jazz, and soundtracks) and my wife and I occasionally pick up a Disney item to put on the now crowded shelves. However, I DO love to collect and wanted to get in the "action" a bit more with the monsters. As stated, I love music, so I will continue to collect the monster soundtracks that are out there (see soundtrack thread: http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=1894.0), but also wanted another item to pursue that
1. I enjoy and
2. that I can actually find without too much threat to our houses' mortgage.
So, monster paperbacks it is, with a huge emphasis on the Universal suspects. So, was wondering if you could help me with some shots of your paperbacks as well as the publishing company that produced them. Many thanks folks!
Here ya go a couple pictures of my paperbacks. :)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/hhwolfman/pb11.jpg)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/hhwolfman/PB1.jpg)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/hhwolfman/PB2.jpg)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/hhwolfman/PB3.jpg)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/hhwolfman/PB4.jpg)
That is a great book collection!
What a great collection! From where did you get the majority of them? eBay? Cons?
Do the Tales of the Frightened books repeat the stories from the records of the same name or do they include new stories? I assume the Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror repeat the stories from the Amicus movies. The Best of Creepy looks great too, but is the art hard to make out? I remember Marvel releasing some Tomb of Dracula issues in paperback form and the art was so small you could barely see it. And do the FM collections re-size pages from the original issues or re-format the content for paperback size?
Great stuff!
Thanks, I am not ignoring you. I am running out the Crypt. ;D I will answer your questions tonight. I bought some of the rack and a lot of them came in my shop. Not one from Ebay Believe it or not. HHW
Wow, I had How to Care for you Monster and Monster Holiday as a kid! Thanks for bringing back some old memories!
BK
Great collection HH !!
Brings back a lot of my childhood memories .
I read even more than I do now. Thanks for sharing.
Hey, HH! In the last photo, the top left book called Werewolves, can you tell me the author and full title? How about the publisher and year, too please?
Thanks,
Mike
Quote from: Daimajin on October 06, 2008, 10:45:54 AM
What a great collection! From where did you get the majority of them? eBay? Cons?
Do the Tales of the Frightened books repeat the stories from the records of the same name or do they include new stories? I assume the Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror repeat the stories from the Amicus movies. The Best of Creepy looks great too, but is the art hard to make out? I remember Marvel releasing some Tomb of Dracula issues in paperback form and the art was so small you could barely see it. And do the FM collections re-size pages from the original issues or re-format the content for paperback size?
Great stuff!
Ok I am back from the Dead.
I believe the Tales of the Frightened Are all the Stories that were on the Album.
Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror are just Random Stories from the Original Comics. Nothing to do with the Movies
Actually the Creepy book Transfers Ok. I would much rather read the Magazine. The Book you have to read sideways. LOL
Quote from: Illoman on October 06, 2008, 04:52:17 PM
Hey, HH! In the last photo, the top left book called Werewolves, can you tell me the author and full title? How about the publisher and year, too please?
Thanks,
Mike
Here ya go
It is a Bantam Skylark Book
Title: Werewolves
Author: Nancy Garden.
I have a lot more PBs. I just have to take pictures of them. ;D
Quote from: hhwolfman on October 06, 2008, 05:51:00 PM
Here ya go
It is a Bantam Skylark Book
Title: Werewolves
Author: Nancy Garden.
I have a lot more PBs. I just have to take pictures of them. ;D
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Mike
Exactly what I needed for getting started. Appreciate the time you took to put it together.
NP when I have time I will take some more. Any questions just ask. Now, don't screw with Chaney Jr no more. ;D The Greatest Actor that ever lived. Am I the Fake Wolfman, The Real Wolfman or Mar, :D Who am IIIIIII. ;D I'm HHWolfman.
HH, if you ever get a chance, I'd like to see a scan of that Werewolves book I asked about. I spent quite a while looking for a decent scan on the net but can't find one. I'm trying to determine if it's another Bob Larkin or not. I know it came out in hardcover with a real crappy line drawing for the art, but that paperback book cover looks pretty cool.
Thanks,
Mike
Quote from: hhwolfman on October 06, 2008, 05:48:43 PM
Ok I am back from the Dead.
I believe the Tales of the Frightened Are all the Stories that were on the Album.
Anyone who needs the audio for those two karloff albums can go here to get them:
http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/search/label/boris%20karloff (http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/search/label/boris%20karloff)
This is a great blog and he posts some awesome stuff!
Mike
Quote from: Illoman on October 06, 2008, 07:10:56 PM
HH, if you ever get a chance, I'd like to see a scan of that Werewolves book I asked about. I spent quite a while looking for a decent scan on the net but can't find one. I'm trying to determine if it's another Bob Larkin or not. I know it came out in hardcover with a real crappy line drawing for the art, but that paperback book cover looks pretty cool.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike, here is the cover I think you are looking for
Best,
Richard
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/werewolves.jpg)
HHWolfman's paperback collection is awesome! Unlike Wolfie, about half of my paperback collection came from eBay. I'd like to add a few more paperback pics to my good friend's images already posted. A couple might be repeats. Though not Universal, I thought some nice Hammer/British version paperbacks and Monarchs would be an interesting addition to this thread.
Best,
Richard
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup1.jpg)
I love the artwork on the two Arrow Dracula paperbacks (I first saw these in my very first Famous Monsters magazine ~issue 22 ~Dracula/Renfield cover).
The 2 Omnibus books cover 8 Hammer films.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup2.jpg)
4 of the Monarch paperbacks as sold in Mad/Horror monsters magazine
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup3.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup4.jpg)
The Dracula paperback came in at least 2 versions, I think. This is the Chris Lee cover.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup5.jpg)
The last two of the 6 Monarch books (from Mad/Horror Monsters magazine). An interesting Peter Cushing "Vampire Lovers" paperback.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/mnroo/paperbackgroup6.jpg)
Werewolf of Paris paperback (basis for Hammer's "Curse of the Werewolf") and the BBC Count Dracula. Also, Christopher Lee's Treasury of Terror and "The Skull" (I only posted it because of the Peter Cushing cover.
Best,
Richard
Those are awesome, Richard. Thanks for the post.
Quote from: hhwolfman on October 06, 2008, 07:05:45 PM
Now, don't screw with Chaney Jr no more. ;D The Greatest Actor that ever lived.
;D
Thanks for the info, HHWolfman. I remember the Tomb of Dracula paperbacks also had to be read sideways.
I remember some of these from ads in the back of magazines. The cover art on these old paperbacks is wonderful. I remember an old Dell (I think) paperback of Saki stories I had as a kid that had a green-skinned, red-haired wolf-boy on the cover (in artistic reference to the story Gabriel-Ernest).
Recently, from eBay, I've gotten some great reference books – The Films of Boris Karloff, The Films of Vincent Price and The Frankenscience Monster. Nothing particularly collectible, but great reading nonetheless. Also got a bunch of Gold Key Mystery Comics Digests of Twilight Zone and Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery. (And a neat set of Kung Fu TV show paperbacks from '73.) Your collection has given me a lot of new things to add to my want list. Thanks for that.
Quote from: Illoman on October 06, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Anyone who needs the audio for those two karloff albums can go here to get them:
http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/search/label/boris%20karloff (http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/search/label/boris%20karloff)
This is a great blog and he posts some awesome stuff!
Mike
Yes! A couple of months ago I stumbled onto this site and found a bunch of great things, including
Famous Monsters Speak,
Tales of the Frightened and some great Vincent Price albums. Did you hear
AnEvening with Boris Karloff? That was terrific.
He also posted
Dracula's Greatest Hits, which the dearly departed Sir Graves Ghastly used extensively on his show.