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Here are some past Topstone Tuesday posts at Monster Magazine World. I'll try to remember to post the new one every Tuesday in this thread.
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This one covers Masks AND Busts. :laugh:
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Topstone Tuesday is the bee's knees. Great photos.
Love the VXX stuff! Too bad he's not making masks anymore. :(
Quote from: Gory Glenn on October 20, 2015, 03:18:17 PM
Love the VXX stuff! Too bad he's not making masks anymore. :(
Ditto
Quote from: marsattacks666 on October 20, 2015, 02:39:03 PM
Topstone Tuesday is the bee's knees. Great photos.
Glad you like 'em, mars.
Monster Magazine World is a really cool site. If you get on their email list they send you the blog posting updates.
http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/?zx=8a481b38f080a11a (http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/?zx=8a481b38f080a11a)
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 20, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
Glad you like 'em, mars.
Monster Magazine World is a really cool site. If you get on their email list they send you the blog posting updates.
http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/?zx=8a481b38f080a11a (http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/?zx=8a481b38f080a11a)
H-H, checking-out the link now. Thank you.
What a great old thread. 'Happy to see all its images are intact after ten years.
Topstone masks count among the earliest I've ever owned. Every Halloween season,
our local dime store wheeled out huge bins filled with them. From there, I scored
my first one.
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It was way oversized for me and hung on my head like a clump of soggy seaweed.
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I didn't even know it was called "Shock Monster" so made up my own name for it >
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Thinly cast as it was, the mask couldn't have survived long into the 1970s.
Whatever became of it? 'Same goes for my "Gorilla". My aunt had sewn up a
shaggy costume for me to wear with the mask. The only pics I have of it
are transfers from 8mm home movie film >
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If my collection ever hosted any other Topstone masks way back then, I've long
since forgotten. Who could've predicted that they would one day become iconic,
coveted, and even replicated within the collecting community?
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Amazing collection of iconic masks! :)
TOTS Chamber of Horrors Mummy Mask after the iconic Topstone Mummy Mask:
https://trickortreatstudios.com/collections/chamber-of-horrors/products/chamber-of-horrors-mummy-mask
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Very cool mask! It has a transparent plastic piece which fits over the inside of the face to hold the shape for display. Pretty cheap price for a mask of this quality.
I have no original Topstones, but did purchase a Death Studios Shock Monster a few years ago. Quality work!
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That Chamber Of Horrors Mummy mask looks great. If it were made in vinyl I'd buy it. I've gotten too many rubber masks that just rot away too quickly.
Currently there are two characters widely regarded as
the rarest Topstone horrors. No original molds are known
to exist and neither were among the urethane masters
unearthed at the former Topstone facility twenty-plus
years ago. I have no memory of ever owning a CYCLOPS
mask but have seen a couple in other collections >
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An outfit called "Sicco's Horror Masks" now offers outstanding
replicas of the Topstone Cyclops.
We think UMA moderator Ray Castile is the only collector
in possession of an original HORRIBLE MELTING MAN >
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I had custody of his for a brief while and thought to
pair it with my custom T-shirt for a portrait >
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Until another original comes available, I'm quite content with
the VXXFX replica which oozed into my collection in 2008 >
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Truth be told, that VXXFX is the superior product!
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In typical GHOUL fashion, this Topstone classic returned
from the dead twice in recent times. There's no longer any need
to try hunting down an original. The quest alone could kill you!
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Its first encore occurred when the urethane master was found at the old
Topstone building twenty-some years ago. Topstone resurrectionists
quickly moved in for the save and today it's possible to find fresh new
castings of the vintage version >
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I scored one in 2004, thickly cast and painted with far more care
than the mass-produced originals ever got >
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The GHOUL's second reissue commenced via Don Post Studios
which then owned merchandising rights to Topstone characters.
Despite a sculptural rework and name change, there's no mistaking
the GHOUL of olde. Can you imagine him graduating from
medical school?
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I scored a copy from a customized edition at DonCon in 2015,
now thrice-removed off the original but rather more kindred
in GHOULish green >
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You all know the story: urethane masters on Topstone's
iconic characters were found in a crawlspace at their
vacant former building. Among those saved was the most
iconic of all, The SHOCK MONSTER. It eventually
ended up with VXXFX. After a lot of persuasion on our
part, a collector's edition was offered. I was fortunate
enough to score a copy in April 2009 >
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The Deluxe SHOCK was a limited certified edition. Its
success prompted renewed interest in Topstone masks among
collectors and spawned a host of replicas along the way.
These are my favorites >
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All of those faces are similar to how I look after reviewing contracts all day.
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Other characters may be good for a cheap shock but nothing
creeps us out longterm like the Topstone MUMMY >
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How do you suppose he'd fare in a head-to-head
against FRANK N STEIN?
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It'd be too scary to watch. The loser might
end up looking like this >
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Maybe I'll just lurk near the ladies' lounge instead ...
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... and try to wangle a date with the original goth girl >
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Then again ... at my age, I'd probably have better luck with her >
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The Mummy from Assignment Terror (1970) resembles the Topstone Mummy imo.
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I wonder if there was some inspiration involved there.
I always wanted to get the Shock Monster, but never saw it anywhere except in old issues of Famous Monsters. I did get the Skull mask at the local Drug Fair store at Halloween time, and I loved it. Sure would like to have one today.