I sure love this kind of stuff. Does anyone have this item? If I recall correctly, didn't this Monster Ghost fetch around $10,000.00 on eBay? Am I outta of mind, or did this actually happen? There ought a be a law against such things! It's a balloon man, a white balloon!
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Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 05:52:28 PM
If I recall correctly, didn't this Monster Ghost fetch around $10,000.00 on eBay? Am I outta of mind, or did this actually happen?
If somebody paid 10K for that, they're the one who's ought of their mind! (Or so filthy stinkin' rich they blow their nose with $100 bills!)
LOL! Blowing their noses you say? I was thinking more like wiping their ... uh, never mind. You know what I mean. :)
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 05:52:28 PM
I sure love this kind of stuff. Does anyone have this item? If I recall correctly, didn't this Monster Ghost fetch around $10,000.00 on eBay? Am I outta of mind, or did this actually happen? There ought a be a law against such things! It's a balloon man, a white balloon!
I think there was a guy that was trying to sell one on Ebay with some ridiculously high opening bid, although I'm not sure it was that high. I don't think he had any takers. At least I hoped not.
Rob
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 06:11:22 PM
I was thinking more like wiping their ... uh, never mind.
I was thinking that, too, but I cleaned it up.
Yup, I remember the guy making all sorts of claims and having a ridiculously high Buy It Now price- it may have been $10k. And nope, it didn't sell. Not sure exactly what he was thinking.
I was pissed when I paid a buck for one, way back when!
Yeah, it's cool... but... lol!
That'd be cool to own but definitely not for that price. Brings back a ton of memories though.
I felt ripped off everytime I opened a package from one of those Monster comic book ads! You'd would have thought it would have taught me a lesson or something. Yet here I still sit. Sending money to strangers for monster crap. :-\
Captain Company STILL owes me an Aurora long box Hunchback model that i ordered from Famous Monsters back in 1965 ... I don't want to sound pessimistic, but sometimes i think i may NEVER get it! Do you think they realize i've moved a few times since then??
The short film FLIP represented this Monster Ghost very well along with the realities of ordering other stuff from the monster mags back then. If you haven't seen FLIP, I highly recommend it.
I think the guy wanted $20,000, not $10,000. He never sold it. He was trying to sell half-baked reproductions of Captain Company-type items, then wondering why nobody was buying.
But wait .. there's more! What about this guy? Anyone know what this thing really was? A toy? A piece of paper? Flimsy plastic poster? Another balloon maybe?
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/392264442_25afe1b1b8_o.jpg)
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 26, 2008, 10:16:05 AM
Another balloon maybe?
Latex (along with the bouncing and wobbling) certainly suggests a balloon. Not too many latex toys or posters.
This hobby needs more balloon monsters! Bring back the balloon monsters please. And not at Sideshow prices either.
What the heck was this???
(http://universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/gallery/1/7_26_02_08_10_31_19_3.jpg)
By the way, I just uploaded a bunch of ads to the gallery :D
http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;cat=51
Those kits were made by Lindberg. I have just the box from the one second from the left and it's called CREEPING CRUSHER. I believe the one on the far left was the Krimson Terror. Not sure about the other two. A sealed Krimson Terror sold on ebay recently for over 300 bucks! They were smaller than the Aurora monsters, just two pieces you glued together with no base and real hair that was included with the kit.
Quote from: Gasport on February 26, 2008, 11:40:14 AM
Those kits were made by Lindberg.
Or was he refering to "The Thing In A Bag"?
$100.00 to the first person to bring forth "The Thing In A Bag". You must provide concrete proof of your thing. No... not that thing. Put that back in your pants please.
* Offer not available to anyone in the United States or Europe.
Yeah, sorry, I meant "Thing In A Bag". The Lindberg kits are cool.
www.houseoftheunusual.com (http://www.houseoftheunusual.com)
www.houseoftheunusual.com/stock/bestsellers (http://www.houseoftheunusual.com/stock/bestsellers)
I believe the links listed above are from Eddie Guevara, an Honor House mail order wannabe. Listed under the bestsellers link is a Monster Ghost for sale at a whopping $2.75. I interviewed Mr. Guevara in my fanzine a few years back. At the time, he did have some original items and I managed to obtain an original 7 Foot Frankenstein and Skeleton from him in trade (it took a good year to actually receive the second half of the Frankenstein poster!!! Yikes!), however I believe he is now offering cheap imitations. I believe the Frankenstein and Skeleton are now large photocopies of the original vinyl 2 piece posters. And yes, the Monster Ghost is probably nothing more than a a balloon and string. Knock yourself out!
Still I can't help but fee a little nostalgic regarding these items that were always listed in the backs of comics and our beloved monster zines!
(http://www.houseoftheunusual.com/stock/bestsellers/franky.jpg)
(http://www.houseoftheunusual.com/stock/bestsellers/boney.jpg)
Maniacally,
Rick
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this info Rick. At those prices, I would consider purchasing these products no matter what they are. BUT .. do you know if he's trustworthy? Meaning .. does he send out the products? Any bad reviews on the guy other than what you experienced?
Well, I just bought me a Scary Life Size Monster Ghost and a Scary Life Size 7' Tall Monster. Let's see what I end up getting in the mail. House Of Unusual takes PayPal so I thought what the heck. All I'm out is $17.50. I haven't experienced this kind of Post Office anxiety since I was a kid. Whens it coming Mom?
I kind of lost contact with the guy. He advertised in my fanzine way back when and he always had big ideas that would never go anywhere. I guess I was frustrated in dealing with him (after the Frankenstein poster deal), so if that tells you anything....
He had turned up on Ebay and always had good feed back (sorry... I no longer have his Seller ID). Let me know how that pans out for you!!!!
Rick
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
They are "no longer a registered user" on eBay... :-\
It's my new pick-up line!
"Hey, honey...wanna see The Thing In The Bag?" ;)
Quote from: Monster Bob on February 26, 2008, 06:26:48 PM
It's my new pick-up line!
"Hey, honey...wanna see The Thing In The Bag?" ;)
Uh...yours got a zipper on it or somethin? And if it does, would ANYONE want to see either thing? ;D
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 26, 2008, 12:30:51 PM
$100.00 to the first person to bring forth "The Thing In A Bag". You must provide concrete proof of your thing. No... not that thing. Put that back in your pants please.
* Offer not available to anyone in the United States or Europe.
I found it.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2295148404_b57904bbe2.jpg?v=0)
The Honor House 7' Frankenstein poster.
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* Post modified to correct picture of advertisement.
That's the Frankenstein poster I had as a kid which was long gone, however I was able to obtain another one through House of the Unusual (Eddie Guevara). I also have the Skeleton... both with the glow-in-the-dark eyes. As a kid, my bedroom was always the guest room. Friends of the family were always paranoid in that someone was watching them! Yep... the Honor House Frankenstein and my Aurora Glow Kits!
Maniacally,
Rick
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
I had both the Frank and the skeleton as a kid. They hung next to my bed. Even then, I thought it was strange to have a poster made of plastic.
I'd love to have both posters again, but I'm afraid of being snookered by repros.
Terry please keep us updated on your items. iId love to see the 7ft Frank. I've always wanted one of those, repro or not. I want to make sure he's green before I order one.
Will do Jason. Who knows what I'll receive? I'm as curious as anyone. The anticipation is fun though. Reminds me of what it was actually like back when kiddies ordered from Captain Company and the like. "When's it coming Mom"?
Here was one helluva deal. 7 balloons .. er, I mean monster toys all for $1.00! And they're from outer space no less. From 1 1/2' to 5' tall! Wow! Do you think anyone out there still has this original set of mail order balloons? I mean MONSTERS! I'd love to see the original package and product for said inflatable monster toys.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/392264408_21c42021c5_o.jpg)
Today I received my Monster Ghost repro from House Of Unusual. Like any good mail order monster, the chase ends up being better than the catch. I guess this would be a compliment?
Here is what $2.75 gets you. Not an exact replica, but still close enough to have some good old fashioned cheap fun. The contents, while not precise in their accuracy in any way, are still able to provide you with cheap chills and thrills.
I spoke with Eddie Guevara, the owner of the House Of The Unusual, at length the other day. He seems to be very educated regarding the world of mail order monsters. He was likable too. I look forward to speaking with him some more regarding this chintzy corner of collectibles. He has many stories to tell as well as some great photos that he's willing to share.
To be continued ..
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Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 05:52:28 PM
I sure love this kind of stuff. Does anyone have this item? If I recall correctly, didn't this Monster Ghost fetch around $10,000.00 on eBay? Am I outta of mind, or did this actually happen? There ought a be a law against such things! It's a balloon man, a white balloon!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/392263574_70b578d2fa.jpg?v=0)(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/392263604_3b53e6643d.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/392263639_f0478358fc_o.jpg)
Terry, what happened to the 7ft Frank??
Hello Jason. Yup. Got that one too. I'll post pics of that hopefully later tonight.
Oh goodie goodie! Can't wait to see it.
Hello I am Eddie Guevara the owner of House of the unusual. Yes I have tried for many years to offer some of the original products, but due to the high cost I have not. Since the age of 7 I have bought stuff through the mail. I bought the Polaris nuclear submarine and kept it in the box it came in, because I could not build it since I lived in an apt in New York city. I also have the original 7 feet monster ghost. Which I posted on ebay for a crazy amount of $20,000 dollars...latter took it off before the end of the auction. Why would I do a crazy thing like this because I wanted the world to know who I was and show what I had. I gave a chance for you guys to see what the actual item looked like. You have pictures on this site of my ghost don't you?...Let me state this "I NEVER WANTED TO SELL MY GHOST"... It was the first novelty I sent away for. It has been in my possesion since 1971...That is why I used such a high price I did not want anyone to buy it. I was just testing the waters, and it worked!!! 837 hits and 27 watchers!!! I started getting floods of email asking me for pictures and so on... The reason I have made Items similar, but not the same is because I started advertising in boys life and popular science to a new generation. R. Stoner why would say that about me??? You know the reason why I took so long. Remember it was a trade not something you bought from me. If you have a storage as big as I do, trying to find something like that sucks. Remember I have a family and needed alot of time to find this stuff. I have to say one thing I regret selling a total of 9 Frankensteins and 7 skeletons to people on ebay. Why? because now I lost. A lot of people now have one so they don't need me to show them. My story is simple in 1983 when I got married I wanted to start a mail-order business. The business I knew the most was magic and jokes. I did a extensive search and met with the original owner of the Fun Factory, one of the famous comic book ad companies. Fun Factory advertised in comic books from 1969 to 1982. Csi on TV used a copy of a Fun Factory ad and changed the name. I should sue since I own what that company was. Anyway in 1992 or 1993 I ran a full page Fun Factory ad in DC comics look for it. You will know the ad because you will see the ghost in it. Guys look in DC comics between 1989 to 1993 in case I am wrong with the actual year. I got such a great response, but due to the cost at $7,500 per month I stopped. In the year of 1989 I met with the owner of Honor House and sat with him for 2 hours. Guys he gave me the stuff I needed to finish my collection!!! I am not trying to be a show off in this. I just want to start a forum where people like you and me can get together and share our history. I showed you my ghost and I would be willing to share my history with all who ask me. Why did I change the ghost because the real one which I treasure sucks and is a ripoff. When I charge someone $2.75 I don't want to rip them off, my version is better...3 years in the making believe it or not... I built a site that is still in the making...www..com a blog...www.houseoftheunusual.blogspot.com a podcast www.houseoftheunusual.podcastpeople.com ...the podcast still has no shows at this time. Am I fair...well go and see I always had 100% feedback on ebay. I am not asking anybody to buy anything I just want people to write and share their history...I know the owners of Johnson Smith...S.S. Adams...Honor House...Fun Factory...American Circle corp...The Fun House...Transcience corp.- the makers of the x-ray specs...I can share my story of them with people like you. I will start posting pictures if I am asked...I will speak with you if you want... Hey I am getting older and so is my collection 2 10 x 30 storerooms filled with comic book products...If I don't hear from anybody soon I am going to stop everything close website and all... My brother made me come back to all this... I love to do this and would like to share all my stuff but I am almost giving up right now... I AM NOT TRYING TO BE HONOR HOUSE. I just have the largest Honor House collection out there, I think... My E-mail is Faroutscience(*at*)aol.com... People please before you say anything negative about me...please please...get to know me first... If you want to know about any comic book novelty ask me!!! Believe me I am an expert in this...BUT I AM GETTING TIRED AND OLD......GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
www.houseoftheunusual.com
I recently purchased several items from HouseOfTheUnusualdotCom, I bought a few magic trick classics, and some of the items in the best sellers. I did receive my package and all the items where as described. I do remember the Monster Ghost a little different as a kid but, I think if I do ever find one it will be to expensive to buy. I mean last time I when into an exhibition show for I found the original actual Monster Ghost for around $4,000 and it was used. I was blown away. But hey I got a really good imitation for only $2.75 and It still gives me the memories, ideas and fun factor as I did back in the good old days. I spoke to Mr. Guevara and he was a man of many ideas, he had a very likeable character and was extremely knowledgeable. The website is now on my favorites list of sites. Back in the day I had both an original 7 Foot Frankenstein and Skeleton and when I got mine from the HOU site it was an inexpensive copy replica. Although I was a little sad that it was not in color, it was still worth the money, the original sells for around $2,000 each in that exhibition show I send too. I least now I got my memory on what it looked like and still have something to show my kids, without taking out a 2nd mortgage. Ha Ha Ha. My kids loved the tricks, gags and novelties. I guess for kids it's all the same – a toy is a toy. They are now making there own memories up and there happiness is what matters, well that and the fact that all this good stuff came as a very inexpensive price and actually its chump change compared to the Universal and Novelty exhibition show prices.
Eddie,
My statement "Honor House Wannabee" did not mean to offend but was only meant to convey the type of items that your company sells or deals with.
My Monster Kid friend (General Terry) was interested in placing an order with your company. I tried to be as positive as I could with our past dealings as I truly do enjoy the type of items you sell... thus the interview in my fanzine. I waited a long time for an item from you and I thought that it may be pertinent to know that information when purchasing from your company. If you have the inventory as promised, then there should not be a problem. I hope your business is successful as your catalog includes some fun items and does bring back some Monster Kid memories from the past.
General Terry promptly posted, to this thread, his successful order with your company, thus eliminating any concerns from ordering. Hopefully this thread will lead to additional orders for you. Again, Eddie, I didn't mean to offend and keep up the good work with keeping these novelty items alive and kicking!
Sincerely & Maniacally,
Rick
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 13, 2008, 09:13:08 PM
R. Stoner why would say that about me??? You know the reason why I took so long. Remember it was a trade not something you bought from me. If you have a storage as big as I do, trying to find something like that sucks. Remember I have a family and needed alot of time to find this stuff.
Awww, the 7ft Frankie is not Green????
Richard
Thanks for clarifying that...
I have 7 Honor house werewolf mask but time has taken its toll on some of them..
Is that meant for me? I'm Raymond, but raymond/richard, it's close enough.
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 14, 2008, 10:29:15 PM
Richard
Thanks for clarifying that...
I have 7 Honor house werewolf mask but time has taken its toll on some of them..
No... I believe that was meant for me. Hey Eddie... hope all is well. If you have some time, try posting some photos of your items! Thanks!
Maniacally,
Rick "Richard" Stoner's Monster Mayhem
Quote from: raycastile on March 14, 2008, 10:59:09 PM
Is that meant for me? I'm Raymond, but raymond/richard, it's close enough.
We would love to see photos of your items!
Ray..... I sent pictures to the link you sent me.
Richard Thank you for what you said. I would like to talk to you again...I like to see your publication back in print...When you get a chance....
I will post some pictures as soon as I find out how to. When I try to copy and paste it does not work. any help???
Do I have to upload first some other way?
Yes, you have to upload the photos to the internet first. Many of us use Flickr, which is a free photo host.
www.flickr.com
I will try to post pictures in the next few days. I am new to this site and need to understand it better.
For now at least Terry posted pictures of my original Melton Company 7 foot Ghost and the new duplicate I sell. I hope he puts Frankie as well...
I will post a copy of the instructions of the Johnson Smith and Honor House 7 feet Ghost When I find out how...
I have an original Honor House Ghost But I used that one as a kid and the head popped!!! Bummer!!!
I'll be happy to upload pictures for you, if you'd prefer. Just email them to me at toyranch(*at*)aol.com
Toy Ranch
Thank You for the info I will try it latter today or tomorrow.
Terry
I have the 48" Monster balloon somewhere. The actual Item is a 48" to 50" What was called the Doll shaped balloon or head and body balloon which ever, with a monster cardboard feet cutout. The item came with a squeaker for the monster to talk or should I say squeak...HA HA HA!!! That was a real rip off but I love the item and the add. The only problem was that you could never get the darn thing to stand it would always tip over.
Toy ranch
Thank you I will send you some right now...
Toy ranch
Try to post the Casper balloon so terry can see what the 48" monster looked like for now Thank You....
OK, I uploaded all your pics.
http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/sets/72157604125486399/
There are 50 pictures, and I'm not going to post them all in this thread, but here you can view them in slideshow format.
Some cool stuff there!
http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/sets/72157604125486399/show/
Gee,
That photo of the Frankenstein poster, monster clock and life casts looks vaguely familiar.... like from the basement of my previous house.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smmayhem/216392552/in/set-72157594239147342/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smmayhem/216392552/in/set-72157594239147342/)
http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/2334648569/sizes/o/in/set-72157604125486399/ (http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/2334648569/sizes/o/in/set-72157604125486399/)
Yep.... same photo as posted on my Flickr account. Funny how easily photos can travel into other's collections!
Manically,
Rick
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
Hey Eddie. Unless you have a special interest in Emilio Estevez, I went ahead and gave you a new avatar. It's the Shock Monster.
BTW, if anyone wishes to change their avatar, I'm offering up these two for FREE! No mail order necessary. You can even hotlink directly to the images if you'd like. ;)
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7889/gorillamf8.jpg)(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/63/alienjy7.jpg)
I dunno...I thought Emilio was creepier. ;D
That is a very eclectic and...unusual...collection of pop culture ephemera!
Quote from: Toy Ranch on March 15, 2008, 11:49:03 AM
OK, I uploaded all your pics.
http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/sets/72157604125486399/
There are 50 pictures, and I'm not going to post them all in this thread, but here you can view them in slideshow format.
Some cool stuff there!
http://flickr.com/photos/toyranch/sets/72157604125486399/show/
Quote from: fmofmpls on March 15, 2008, 02:47:02 PM
BTW, if anyone wishes to change their avatar, I'm offering up these two for FREE! No mail order necessary. You can even hotlink directly to the images if you'd like. ;)
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7889/gorillamf8.jpg)(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/63/alienjy7.jpg)
I'll take the gorilla if no one else has claimed him. :)
You got him OldTimey! Should you find yourself with a sudden craving for bananas, I'm sorry all sales are final. ;)
R.Stoner
You are right Richard the Frankenstein pictures looks like it came from your stuff. I did not have a picture of this guy and did a google search and found this one under the tab of images. I am sorry if you want I will take my own. You are right when you say that images go around. The images in my site are all over. I found this out when I did a google search and saw them in blogs, but who cares the more they spread the faster and more popular they become. In the near future I am planing to let people use my site as their own and I will be the distributor...They will also get to use my catalog as their own...
Hey what about the Monster Mayhem 3 people at chiller have asked me about them ....let me know.
I have attended chiller for the last 3 years everyone of them.
House of the Unusual sent me a new pic of the poster and asked that I delete Rick's pic, so I have done that.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2336783416_e16e8f01cd_o.jpg)
No problem about the picture... Again I just thought it was funny how photos can travel. ;D "Monster Mayhem 3 people at Chiller"? Not sure as to what you are referring?? Email me with more info.
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 15, 2008, 10:10:01 PM
R.Stoner
You are right Richard the Frankenstein pictures looks like it came from your stuff. I did not have a picture of this guy and did a google search and found this one under the tab of images. I am sorry if you want I will take my own.
Hey what about the Monster Mayhem 3 people at chiller have asked me about them ....let me know.
R.Stoner
3 different sellers I spoke with over time asked me if you are still publishing the fanzine. One of the sellers sell different magazines of horror and he was wondering. I guess he is just looking for new items. I think you should start it again and I will help you take it to them. Let me know what you think...
Quote from: Toy Ranch on March 15, 2008, 11:50:04 AM
Here's the Casper
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Terry.....this is what the 48" talking monster is like. I belive it was made by Ashland rubber product.
Below is a link to my interview with Eddie Guevara which appeared in my fanzine Stoner's Monster Mayhem Issue #3 (Summer 1996).
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2338484406_6eb5442688_o.gif)
http://www.geocities.com/smmayhem/eddie_guevara.htm (http://www.geocities.com/smmayhem/eddie_guevara.htm)
Enjoy.
Maniacally,
Richard
Stoner's Monster Mayhem
A great interview...I do remember in the mid-70's, I ordered some things from Johnson Smith and another company, some very small and cheap things...there was one ad that offered an assortment of the novelty gums like Onion Gum, Pepper Gum and Bloody Gum (the offer didn't include Pucker Gum, you had to buy that separate), you could get a couple of sticks of each type for fifty cents or something like that, so I ordered it and mailed my coins to them, and after a million years, these things finally arrived in a brown envelope. This led to a couple of days of fun as these sticks of gum were passed out to school chums...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2405/2340711792_e4daefb8c1_o.jpg)
House of Unusual asked me to post this for him. He'll be along in a bit to explain.
Quote from: Toy Ranch on March 17, 2008, 08:54:10 AM
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House of Unusual asked me to post this for him. He'll be along in a bit to explain.
Did anybody ever order this Monster Robot plans??? This is the only item advertised by the Melton company that since 1983 I have never been able to find.... Please please can anybody help me with this one???
I've always wondered about that Robot as well.
Quote from: ZOMBOPHOTO on March 17, 2008, 07:45:24 PM
I've always wondered about that Robot as well.
The hardest ti find Item ever.....
Can someone pretty please post a pic of the 7ft Frank and skeleton from HOU?
Are they in color, and does the skeleton have that jagged stuff like in the pic on the site?
Here's a pic of the 1950 Johnson Smith and Company catalog that I have. It's 5" x 8" and almost an inch thick. I'd like to buy some of these things at the listed prices.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2343867587_3f43c47fdb.jpg?v=0)
Rob
Oh wow, I'd love to flip through that thing! Are there any pictures of masks?
Quote from: Dr.Terror on March 18, 2008, 09:22:38 PM
Oh wow, I'd love to flip through that thing! Are there any pictures of masks?
Most of the stuff is illustrations. You can buy baby alligators and live monkeys, and there are some politically incorrect ads also.
Man those Johnson Smith and Company catalogs are the best!! I love flipping through those except that I end up wanting about half the stuff in there. :P
Quote from: Dr.Terror on March 18, 2008, 07:03:51 PM
Can someone pretty please post a pic of the 7ft Frank and skeleton from HOU?
Are they in color, and does the skeleton have that jagged stuff like in the pic on the site?
Finally, I get something done around here. Here's the long awaited pic that I promised. Sorry for the delay Jason.
The House Of The Unusual 7' Monster poster is a black and white poster. It is huge too. 7' tall as advertised; all on one sheet of paper. Unlike the original poster, this one doesn't need to have two sections taped together. I wish it would have been in color, but it's still pretty striking in it's appearance and size. I believe Eddie said it would have cost him an arm and a leg to have this produced in color and on poly like the original. I don't see what the problem would be in losing an arm or a leg. Your born with two of each, aren't you? ;D
And oh yeah .. the price was right too! Just $9.99 as opposed to thousands!
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Quote from: fmofmpls on March 19, 2008, 10:37:34 AM
Finally, I get something done around here. Here's the long awaited pic that I promised. Sorry for the delay Jason.
The House Of The Unusual 7' Monster poster is a black and white poster. It is huge too. 7' tall as advertised; all on one sheet of paper. Unlike the original poster, this one doesn't need to have two sections taped together. I wish it would have been in color, but it's still pretty striking in it's appearance and size. I believe Eddie said it would have cost him an arm and a leg to have this produced in color and on poly like the original. I don't see what the problem would be in losing an arm or a leg. Your born with two of each, aren't you? ;D
And oh yeah .. the price was right too! Just $9.99 as opposed to thousands!
(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/135/7footmonstercg1.jpg)
The startup cost was a whooping $9039.00 for mechanical and first run... Very dangerous if you don't know how well they would sell....
Eddie
Quote from: Dr.Terror on March 18, 2008, 07:03:51 PM
Can someone pretty please post a pic of the 7ft Frank and skeleton from HOU?
Are they in color, and does the skeleton have that jagged stuff like in the pic on the site?
They are in black and white....And no the skeleton does not have jagged edge....
What is funny is that the reprint of Boney looks better than original for some reason. When you see original you say OK??? In the reprint you say wow!!! I guess this happend because the print being in black and white looks better. The original is a little brown like.
Eddie
Thanks for the pic Terry, he looks Great. And glad to hear the skeleton is not jagged. I can't wait to ad these to my walls. I've wanted a 7ft Frank and Skeleton since I was a youngster
Hey anybody found out anything on the robot???????
Terry can you post some moon monster photos....
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 25, 2008, 09:01:28 PM
Terry can you post some moon monster photos....
Eddie. I don't have a Moon Monster. Nor do I have photos of one. I sure wish I did. Did you send me pics or something?
Terry
try this link and post them here for others to see.
http://www.heyrube.com/mm/
As Felix Flanken might say, "Golly wow!!" So that's the MOON MONSTER...
I used to have a 1977 Johnson Smith catalog--ten cents at the time, or something like that, and now it would take millions of dollars to get one--and this thing was really incredible. Weird stuff, novelty stuff, magic, masks, jokes......it was just dense with readable material and most of the crap they were selling (I figure) was better to imagine than to actually get. Thousands of totally pointless yet invaluable items.
Quote from: neonnoodle on March 26, 2008, 11:10:14 PM
As Felix Flanken might say, "Golly wow!!"
Just have to tip my hat to you for the reference. Mad Monster Party's in the top three of my favorite films of all time.
Mike C.
Quote from: neonnoodle on March 26, 2008, 11:10:14 PM
As Felix Flanken might say, "Golly wow!!" So that's the MOON MONSTER...
I used to have a 1977 Johnson Smith catalog--ten cents at the time, or something like that, and now it would take millions of dollars to get one--and this thing was really incredible. Weird stuff, novelty stuff, magic, masks, jokes......it was just dense with readable material and most of the crap they were selling (I figure) was better to imagine than to actually get. Thousands of totally pointless yet invaluable items.
I have 76 From 1965 to 1984 Johnson Smith catalogs if you want to see pictures.
Johnson Smith was great (last I heard, the still existed, down in Florida? Though not like the grand old days...)
And not all they sold was crap! The crystal radios & hand-cranked Cragstan/Brumberger-type 8mm projectors actually worked!
(http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/e2/b6/0483_1.JPG)
As well, they sold some name-brand stuff: Castle films, MPC models, etc.
Best,
-Craig W.
If I'm not mistaken Johnson Smith is currently putting out catalogs of usless, but interesting crap under the names Betty's Attic and Stuff You Never Knew Existed.
Here's the JS website:
http://www.johnsonsmith.com/
No "X-Ray Specks", bald caps, or bloody soap, though.
Quote from: Mike Scott on March 27, 2008, 05:11:24 PM
Here's the JS website:
http://www.johnsonsmith.com/
No "X-Ray Specks", bald caps, or bloody soap, though.
Johnson Smith has several companies Betty's attic is one of them...Unless I am wrong they still sell the x-ray specs. Do a search on their site.
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 28, 2008, 12:31:45 PM
Unless I am wrong they still sell the x-ray specs.
OMG, they do! LOL Who would buy those, now?
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on March 28, 2008, 12:31:45 PM
Johnson Smith has several companies Betty's attic is one of them...Unless I am wrong they still sell the x-ray specs. Do a search on their site.
Quote from: Mike Scott on March 28, 2008, 12:38:49 PM
OMG, they do! LOL Who would buy those, now?
This guy!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2373619617_cb9c7fe5f6.jpg?v=0)
One small step for Moon Monster, one giant step for mail order monster kids.
First .. the hard sell.
(http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1588/moonmonsterlw3.jpg)
The extra bonus monster masks! Wow! Paper versions of Topstone latex masks! Third mask (Frankenstein) missing.
(http://www.scottsaavedra.com/feb2005/Masks.jpg)
12 4" x 5" glossy photos of your favorite monsters!
(http://www.heyrube.com/mm/images/mm_pix.jpg)
Monster Fan Club membership card! Wow! What cool-looking graphics!
(http://www.heyrube.com/mm/images/mm_card.jpg)
And here, in all it's glory, the coveted Moon Monster! Curse Of The Demon anyone?
(http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/6655/mmfulluk4.jpg)
Here is a large size version of the Moon Monster. It will enlarge when you click on it. If anyone felt like doing some touching up on said photo, we could then resize it to print out our own versions here at home. A definitive file would be nice to have. That way we could even take it to Kinkos for a full size printout. Anyone feeling ambitious?
BTW, I intentionally posted the pic as a link. That way you will be able to view the pic without any size limitations.
http://www.geocities.com/fmofmpls/mm_full.jpg
With all that light glare on the image, it would be hard to turn it into something worthy of full-size reproduction.
You guys can ask Jason from www.Scarstuff.com to post a better picture so we can reproduce...
Eddie, do you take Money Orders?
Quote from: Dr.Terror on April 03, 2008, 03:23:23 PM
Eddie, do you take Money Orders?
We take all sorts of payment.....Thanks
Gentlemen. I may have just secured an original copy of the Moon Monster. This kind and generous offer was made available to me from a fellow UMA member NOT as an item to be purchased, but rather as a loan from which copies may be made from. Once I receive the Moon Monster, I will then look into the cost of having it reproduced. Once this all happens, I will be sure to report back here with all the details. I'm lovin' it.
Quote from: fmofmpls on April 04, 2008, 09:13:48 AM
Gentlemen. I may have just secured an original copy of the Moon Monster. This kind and generous offer was made available to me from a fellow UMA member NOT as an item to be purchased, but rather as a loan from which copies may be made from. Once I receive the Moon Monster, I will then look into the cost of having it reproduced. Once this all happens, I will be sure to report back here with all the details. I'm lovin' it.
Hey great keep us informed.....
WHERE IS THE MOON MONSTER I CAN'T SLEEP...I CAN'T SHUT MY EYES UNTILL I FEAST ON THIS ITEM ARGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
At ease Eddy. The Moon Monster is en route to Castle Famous. It's journey from Planet X is a long and exhausting one. I promise to update you the minute the Moon Monster lands on Minneapolis soil.
Quote from: fmofmpls on April 07, 2008, 03:38:17 PM
At ease Eddy. The Moon Monster is en route to Castle Famous. It's journey from Planet X is a long and exhausting one. I promise to update you the minute the Moon Monster lands on Minneapolis soil.
Has it really been so long since we had to wait "4 to 6 weeks for delivery"? (And it was often 8 to 10!)... I'm just happy to see it WHENEVER it arrives!
Mike C.
The Moon Monster has landed. One small step for Moon Monster, one giant leap for Monster Kids. Yes, I received an original Moon Monster in today's mail. This all courtesy of a very kind UMA member who shall remain anonymous unless he decides to come forward. This member was kind enough to lend it to me for the purpose of creating reproductions. Now that I have received it, I will begin exploring my options at various printing sources.
The Moon Monster consists of two halves much like the Honor House Frankenstein poster. The idea was to tape the 2 halves together to make a 6' 3" Moon Monster. It is in black and white. This particular Moon Monster does have some wear along the edges where the fold lines are. This is very common considering the age of the paper and the folding and unfolding that has taken place since it's birth. My first step in the repro process will be to professionally scan the 2 halves and save them as a file. Once the file has been created, I will then begin the restoration of the paper flaws. Once that's done, the file will then be ready for the print shop.
Here is what the Moon Monster looks like here at Castle Famous.
This is the first half (or top half). Each half measure 27 1/4" x 37 1/4".
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/2402024304_0da0a115d1_o.jpg)
Half number 2.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2402024308_e3e0eb5851_o.jpg)
Here is the Moon Monster halves placed together.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/2402024298_d17a71819e_o.jpg)
(http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1588/moonmonsterlw3.jpg)
I promise to keep you updated as my project unfolds (no pun intended). I will make these posters available to the UMA once the cost is figured out. But first, there's work to be done just cleaning up the source material before any printing can take place.
Wow, sounds great. Thanks for all the effort guys! I appreciate it very much. :)
Does anybody have the haunting record from the gayle house?
Here's a picture of the Polaris Nuclear Sub someone posted on the CHFB
(http://i31.tinypic.com/2d6o6cj.jpg)
(http://i28.tinypic.com/25s7die.jpg)
Quote from: Toy Ranch on April 19, 2008, 05:16:03 PM
Here's a picture of the Polaris Nuclear Sub someone posted on the CHFB
Slightly better than what I imagined it would look like.
Isn't that cool?
Cheap, sure - but at that age, I'd a loved it!
Best,
-Craig W.
Quote from: Mike Scott on April 19, 2008, 07:21:39 PM
Slightly better than what I imagined it would look like.
It actually looks pretty cool.
I wonder how many of these have survived over the years? Not too many I imagine. Unless you live in Robert Taylor's house, things like this get tossed out due to size and space constraints.
Heck, I'd just keep it next to the W-fest Coelacanth. Probably the smallest house in the UMA, but there's always room for a 7 ft nuclear sub!
Quote from: fmofmpls on April 09, 2008, 05:10:26 PM
The Moon Monster has landed. One small step for Moon Monster, one giant leap for Monster Kids. Yes, I received an original Moon Monster in today's mail. This all courtesy of a very kind UMA member who shall remain anonymous unless he decides to come forward. This member was kind enough to lend it to me for the purpose of creating reproductions. Now that I have received it, I will begin exploring my options at various printing sources.
The Moon Monster consists of two halves much like the Honor House Frankenstein poster. The idea was to tape the 2 halves together to make a 6' 3" Moon Monster. It is in black and white. This particular Moon Monster does have some wear along the edges where the fold lines are. This is very common considering the age of the paper and the folding and unfolding that has taken place since it's birth. My first step in the repro process will be to professionally scan the 2 halves and save them as a file. Once the file has been created, I will then begin the restoration of the paper flaws. Once that's done, the file will then be ready for the print shop.
Here is what the Moon Monster looks like here at Castle Famous.
This is the first half (or top half). Each half measure 27 1/4" x 37 1/4".
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/2402024304_0da0a115d1_o.jpg)
Half number 2.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2402024308_e3e0eb5851_o.jpg)
Here is the Moon Monster halves placed together.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/2402024298_d17a71819e_o.jpg)
(http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1588/moonmonsterlw3.jpg)
I promise to keep you updated as my project unfolds (no pun intended). I will make these posters available to the UMA once the cost is figured out. But first, there's work to be done just cleaning up the source material before any printing can take place.
Just wondering any news about this Monster?
THE ENTIRE MONSTER COLLECTION IS ON SALE GO TO EBAY
SELLERS NAME IS .......THELANDOFSECRETS
WWW.THELANDOFSECRETS.COM (http://www.thelandofsecrets.com)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2368888737_2b739fa2ca_o.jpg)
HEY DID THE MOON MONSTER GET PRINTED?
Sideshow Premium Format Balloon Monster.
Only five thousand dollars.
Oh, and BTW it's already SOLD OUT.
Oh, man! You guys are killing me with resurfacing, repressed memories!
I sent for the Monster Ghost. Waited about 3 lifetimes for delivery, and had the same reaction Ralphie did in "A Christmas Story" when his code ring told him to drink more Ovaltine! Then I cut the "head hole" too big in the white plastic, and the balloon went right through! And the popping skeleton hands didn't even move! They were a pocket protector! Ughh!
But, like someone said earlier, "No lesson learned".
Initially I had the same reaction to the Moon Monster when it arrived. I was NOT expecting posters! (I'm still lousy at reading and interpreting product description!)
However, once I got it hung on my bedroom door, I loved it!
Imagineerie-
I thought the ghost sucked, too. The Bat, the moon monster etc. ...
You should have ordered a Jivaro Jungle Blow Gun out of Fur-Fish-n'Game magazine, It was the mail order item that just kept on giving...! ;D
Speaking of blow guns, does anyone remember an all white blowgun less than 8 inches long that had rubber darts? It was sold in the late sixties in drugstores or deli restaurant counters near the candy. We used to put needles in the ends and shoot them in classmates behinds. I'd love to know what it was called.
Why did not anybody order the ROBOT plans UGH????????? I want to see them...................
The seller had a rather interesting take on this listing's description? Guess he couldn't remember that it was the Moon Monster.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=370176608141 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=370176608141)
I won that auction with the hopes of scanning it, cleaning it up and printing it out on our large format printer.
We'll see how THAT turns out. I'll keep you guys posted.
- Jasen
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on June 04, 2008, 08:31:25 PM
Just wondering any news about this Monster?
I still have my moon monster. He is awesome. I saw the ad in the back of a Sad Sack comic book and I had to have him.! He rules!
Quote from: hauntedhal on February 20, 2009, 03:36:23 PM
Speaking of blow guns, does anyone remember an all white blowgun less than 8 inches long that had rubber darts? It was sold in the late sixties in drugstores or deli restaurant counters near the candy. We used to put needles in the ends and shoot them in classmates behinds. I'd love to know what it was called.
Yea, I remember them! Care to take a guess how many of those darts were swallowed before it was taken off the market? Did it have glow in the dark darts?
It might have had glow in the dark darts but I don't remember. They were white and might have glowed but I never tried to find out. We were always shooting them during the day.
I just got my moon monster.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3392709502_94e81579c1_b.jpg)
Now to try to scan it and clean up the image. That's going to be A LOT of work. *sigh*
It should be a fun project... in a sadistic sort of way.
Quote from: smmayhem on February 26, 2008, 01:27:58 PM
(http://www.houseoftheunusual.com/stock/bestsellers/franky.jpg)
That's essentially the ad I was talking about in another thread a few weeks ago.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2990416472_a43acca0ab_o.jpg)
Although we had the ads in 70s comic books, I bought the two-part plastic-sheet poster from an Australian mail order company called Magnamail. The "glow in the dark" eyes were simply two round diecut stickers.
After reading the above ad for the 'four fingered' Frankenstein, I was wondering- just when did he 'terrorize the world'??
Probably after that guy put the bolt (?) in his forehead.
You know, as a kid, I did find myself talking to him. He never answered me back, though.
I like that assistive apparatus on his right leg. I wonder if Social Security disability insurance pays for that.
HEY THATS MY AD???
THIS ARE THE ROBOT PLANS I AM TALKING ABOUT. (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3420810374_d4ef2849fc_o.jpg) Does anybody have them or ever order them?
I cringe to think about all of the disappointment resulting from those robot plans! Since I would never thoroughly read the ads (instead relying on the pictures) I'm sure I would have expected to receive the full "robot" in the mail (for 15 cents). Harsh lessons to learn.
How exactly do glow in the dark eyes flash?
My first reaction to the ad (thinking like an 8 year old, which is easy) is, 'Why do I need to spend a dollar to figure out how to make a robot costume out of a Box?'
Plus, I'd figure the glow eyes deal was a sticker or something. If it were me, I'd give him 'Horrifing atomic-powered eye beacon lazers set to destruct the world!' (that is, a flashlight.)
Just found this on ebay. The Moon Monster "poster". This one is a different pose from the one I've seen posted here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EERIE-TALES-GIANT-MOON-MONSTER-POSTER-1959_W0QQitemZ320358354028QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item320358354028&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EERIE-TALES-GIANT-MOON-MONSTER-POSTER-1959_W0QQitemZ320358354028QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item320358354028&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50)
Quote from: dlhenderson on April 14, 2009, 04:02:20 PM
Just found this on ebay. The Moon Monster "poster". This one is a different pose from the one I've seen posted here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EERIE-TALES-GIANT-MOON-MONSTER-POSTER-1959_W0QQitemZ320358354028QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item320358354028&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EERIE-TALES-GIANT-MOON-MONSTER-POSTER-1959_W0QQitemZ320358354028QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item320358354028&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50)
You had to show me this. Oh well on my watch list. ;D
That is not the original Moon Monster. The Moon monster was sold out of union city N.J. and produced in Brooklyn N.Y. ....I am trying to see where I have seen this poster the bottom part of the body. The head is copied from the Moon monster but the bottom is from another poster. The envelope is from Hollywood with a 1959 stamp. this could be any envelope. Again the poster is a fake it's not the Moon monster. The first ad for the monster was in 1964 or 1965.......I AM TRYING TO THINK... WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?... WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR HULK TO THINK?
A CHEAP FAKE....GO TO THE BLOG SCARSTUFF.COM TO SEE WHAT THE REAL MOON MONSTER THING LOOKS LIKE....
ALSO THE ORIGINAL MOON MONSTER HAS DIFFERENT FOLDS. THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT CAME IN A MAGAZINE AND FOLDED OUT. THE ORIGINAL MOON MONSTER CAME IN A 9 X 12 YELLOW ENVELOPE.
I was wondering why everyone managed to find that and outbid me :( .......................
Anyone ever order one of these, or know the story on them?
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/533553209_f55cf99392_o.jpg)
Wasn't me. Went for more than I was willing to spend.
Quote from: Toy Ranch on April 21, 2009, 03:00:25 PM
I was wondering why everyone managed to find that and outbid me :( .......................
Anyone ever order one of these, or know the story on them?
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/533553209_f55cf99392_o.jpg)
From what I understand, they were genuine goverment surplus, just as the ad states. I believe there were a couple of sci fi movies of the era that used this type of suit as costumes in the film. I've heard they were also sold at gov't surplus stores in the 60s.
This is the greatest thread ever !!!!
Quote from: raycastile on February 25, 2008, 11:51:28 PM
I think the guy wanted $20,000, not $10,000. He never sold it. He was trying to sell half-baked reproductions of Captain Company-type items, then wondering why nobody was buying.
Personally, I enjoy contacting them through the "Ask the seller a question" link and mocking them mercilessly. I need a hobby.
My son won the moon monster poster for me as a surprise. So here is my story, when I asked the original owner or so she said she was about this poster....I got this email from her..............................."Greetings and congrats on your winning bid. This was a hard one to sell. My brother ordered it when we were kids out of the EERIE TALES #1 issue 1959 HORROR MAGAZINE that was also on ebay when the Poster was on. The mag had the cut out of the back cover were he ordered it. When it arrived our parents took it away from him as they said it would give him nightmares. The magazine and the poster was together in the original mailing envelope that is dated 1959. Years later we had come across it when cleaning out our parents house. He didn't want it anymore and said for me to take it since we were into the Universal Monsters. As you can see it was never hung up and was in the original envelope. It was shipped from Calif as you can see the post mark and some of the senders address. Hope this helps and once again thank you.".........I thanked her and asked her about the other items that came with the poster....I got this email......".No that was all that was with it. Thanks"........Again I asked if she knew what happen to the mask and the pictures that were advertised with the poster and I got this final email...."Nothing else came with it."..........THAT IS IT NO RESPONSE....The Moon monster was sold from N.J. NOT HOLLYWOOD...I don't have a copy of eerie no.1 to prove my point on the address but here is my opinion on this poster. The poster I believe is from 1959 it has the face of the moon monster but not the body. The one on the ad has his right hand positioned the same way as the poster which everyone knows is the moon monster. I think that who ever created the famous moon monster ad never used this poster to send to anybody....I think this poster was from some other item or ad and this seller is trying to pass it of as the moon monster...The poster will be up for sale again on ebay unless I am wrong about what I have stated.....CAN SOMEONE SHED SOME LIGHT on this subject.
Quote from: Scatter on April 29, 2009, 10:52:26 PM
Personally, I enjoy contacting them through the "Ask the seller a question" link and mocking them mercilessly. I need a hobby.
PLEASE DON'T MOCK ME I WAS ONLY TESTING THE WATERS OF EBAY AND NEVER WANTED TO SELL IT.....I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY HITS I GOT...I SENT THEM OVER TO MY SITE WERE THEY BOUGHT MORE ITEMS....OVER 1300 HITS IN THE 7 DAY AUCTION....I WILL NEVER SELL MY GHOST ...I THINK IT IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD.
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on April 29, 2009, 11:00:00 PM
PLEASE DON'T MOCK ME I WAS ONLY TESTING THE WATERS OF EBAY AND NEVER WANTED TO SELL IT.....I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY HITS I GOT...I SENT THEM OVER TO MY SITE WERE THEY BOUGHT MORE ITEMS....OVER 1300 HITS IN THE 7 DAY AUCTION....I WILL NEVER SELL MY GHOST ...I THINK IT IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD.
Isn't that called "Bait and switch"??
Quote from: Scatter on April 29, 2009, 11:25:57 PM
Isn't that called "Bait and switch"??
"Bait and Switch" is a form of fraud in which the party putting forth the fraud lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an
unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. ($20K doesn't sound "unprofitably low", to me.)
When people read this auction it explained to them that on a monthly basis I was going to sell original Honor house products. AND TO PUT IT SIMPLE IF THEY WANTED THE GHOST THEN THEY WOULD HAVE HAVE TO FORK OVER THE $20,000 OR I WOULD NOT SELL IT!...... The fact that I advertised something for this price and then have listings on my auction for other stuff is done all the time, in fact ebay promotes this by telling you to cross switch your products before you sell therefore selling more stuff.....WHY WOULD ANYBODY COMPARE THIS TO FRAUD OR BAIT AND SWITCH BEATS ME...... THE GHOST WENT UP FOR SALE IT'S MY DECISION TO SELL THIS ITEM AT WHATEVER PRICE I WANT....AND ITS UP TO THE BUYER IF HE OR SHE WANTS TO PAY FOR IT OR NOT.........IS THIS NOT WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT???
Quote from: Mike Scott on April 29, 2009, 11:38:32 PM
"Bait and Switch" is a form of fraud in which the party putting forth the fraud lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. ($20K doesn't sound "unprofitably low", to me.)
Thanks for backing me Eddie....
OK HERE IS THE NEW OLD OR FAKE MOON MONSTER....THE PACKAGE SAYS 1959 COULD THIS BE A FIRST GENERATION PRINT BEFORE THE NOW WELL KNOWN POSTER? I DON'T THINK SO BUT GIVE ME YOUR INPUT....
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3496157860_619ffa7fd7_o.jpg/img]
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3496153462_eb3ce73fb9_o.jpg/img]
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3496157860_619ffa7fd7_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3496153462_eb3ce73fb9_o.jpg)
Thank you ramsey37 for listing the pictures. I don't know what happen?
They don't align right...
What do you expect for a buck?
A caged, living, breathing 6-foot Moon Monster that is in full alignment, I guess... :-\
Quote from: Monster Bob on May 04, 2009, 01:20:49 PM
A caged, living, breathing 6-foot Moon Monster that is in full alignment, I guess... :-\
Don't forget it must obey your commands!
I just ordered the Ghost and the Robot plans ...I can't wait to get them ...I have always wanted these since i was a kid ....
Yeah.............it's just business. Never mind he stated he would NEVER sell it, but put a price on it anyway in order to redirect folks to his site. ::)
Quote from: Scatter on May 10, 2009, 08:27:14 PM
Yeah.............it's just business. Never mind he stated he would NEVER sell it, but put a price on it anyway in order to redirect folks to his site. ::)
Just like you said it's just business.
And what kind of business is this?
http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3
(http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3)
Quote from: Monster Bob on May 11, 2009, 05:21:22 PM
And what kind of business is this?
http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3
(http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3)
Monkey ? ?
Quote from: hhwolfman on May 11, 2009, 11:18:13 PM
Monkey ? ?
Hey I paid a lot more for it than my starting bid when I bought it. Did you guys also noticed that I don't charge shipping at my site...Everything is free shipping. I listed this
Frankenstein because I found out I had 2 of them in my storage. You know as a member of uma I try to show all my stuff for you guys to be able to see them, I don't think
you guys know I even run ads in my newsletter of the uma site for free in order to promote our cause. Yet monster bob calls it monkey business?...I told any member that
wanted a free pdf of my newsletter to e-mail me for a free copy.... No one called one of the guys who runs chiller and sold a copy of this Frankenstein poster for $550.00
anything. Or what about the guy who sold last month the 2 piece plastic version for $400.00....I had sold this poster to a person for $183.00 3 years ago and he sold it to
this person who sold it for the $400.00. I was the only person who had 13 original Frankensteins and 10 Boney the skeleton 2 piece plastic versions...I have sold them all
over the country...I never sold any of them for more than $185.00...Yet some of you have paid 2 to 3 times this amount for them. I just paid $102.00 for the above moon
monster, if I try to sell it for this same price are you going to bash me for it??? This copy predates any you may know....No one said anything when uma was selling copy's
of the Jack Davis Frankenstein poster for $180.00, why? Because Uma paid more than this to produce the darn thing....they made very little profit....
My point is this the ghost pictured in the beginning of this forum is mine, ask Terry....Most of you who own the other honor house posters- plastic versions do so because of me. Believe me if I would have never sold the 10 Frankensteins and 8 skeletons some of you would have never seen one again...WHO HAS EVER HAD THE GHOST??
I used to own the original Fun Factory from the comic books I should know.
I ran my last ad under the Fun factory in 1992-1993 DC comics -look at one and you will find my ad.
If any uma member wrote and said hey what this or that, I take my time call them on the phone and help them anyway I can...Some get free stuff from me if I can.......
PLEASE STOP BASHING EVERYTHING I DO... If don't like something send me a message and tell me don't post it for the world to see...If you are kind I will try to listen...IT IS WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ABOUT.
PS...Again I am saying this my website sells jokes and novelties and some old stuff. I have remade some of the original products and made them better. IF ANYBODY ORDERS FROM IT DON'T THINK YOU ARE GETTING EXACT ORIGINALS, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. My site was made to sell to todays generation and give them their moneys worth. That is why I have free shipping!
AS A UMA MEMBER I AM HERE TO CHAT AND TALK ABOUT PRODUCTS AND THEIR ORIGINS WITH FELLOW UMA MEMBERS...I AM NOT HERE TO HAVE YOU GUYS GO TO MY SITE OR MY EBAY AND BUY ANYTHING....I RESPECT ALL YOU GUY ----SO WHAT IS ALL THIS BASHING FOR ----IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!
GOT SOMETHING TO SAY PLEASE EMAIL ME ABOUT IT, I WILL ALWAYS RESPECT THAT.
MAY OUR LORD AND GOD JESUS CHRIST BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES FOR ALWAYS
EDDIE
OK here it goes. I am a nice guy. A lot of UMA elders and I are friends. I could have cared less about what you did, with your 10k Ghost. I like Bob and made a funny comment. It was Just that, We kid around all the time. It was a joke, but Since you bring up your business practices. Lets talk about the Calling of one Monster poster as a fake, but then you win it for over a hundred. Come on. Now back to more defense mechanisms. ::)
Bob my son won it for me. He wanted me to have it, Am I going to say no. Ask toy ranch he knows the story. Do I still think that this poster is not the moon monster ...YES, but after seeing it I'm not sure...I am doing some investigating on it because I live 10 blocks from the original area in union city where it was sold from. The owner of the building said he remembers the person who sold the moon monster...This person died a while back but I am trying to talk to his son. I again will state the poster is from 1959 but I don't think this was sold as the moon monster even though it looks like him. It could be an original that was used to make the moon monster from...still under investigation....
Questioning someone's business practices is valid. Having a sense of humor is good. But when you humorously question someone's business practices, it turns into teasing. Let's discuss and not tease. Howard raised a legitimate concern and Eddie responded. If this discussion must continue, keep it on that level of civility.
Oy.
This has nothing to do with any Moon Monster. It has everything to do with the following Frankenstein poster, represented as the "original Honor House Frankenstein poster sold in the comic book ads".
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g107/backlotcharlie/z2.jpg)
This topic has been covered many times here.
It's been discussed here- http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.0 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.0)
This is not the 'Original Honor House Frankenstein Poster' as it is represented here- http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3 (http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3)
Quote from: Monster Bob on May 12, 2009, 07:05:46 AM
Oy.
This has nothing to do with any Moon Monster. It has everything to do with the following Frankenstein poster, represented as the "original Honor House Frankenstein poster sold in the comic book ads".
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g107/backlotcharlie/z2.jpg)
I don't know if you read anything about me before, but I will tell you this. Not only am I best friends with the secretary of the owner of the original Honor House. I kept in contact with him and saw him several times. He gave me this Frankenstein....the other was given to me by R stoner....Honor House was to cheap to sell the original. Yes he sold the one pice but within the first year he swithed to the english version. then on to the two plastic. Remeber I case you did not know I have been collecting Honor house scince 1971....And used to own the original Fun Factory...Who would know more than me but the original owner. Bob I am not trying to sound concited in anyway but you some how don't think I know what i am talking about....I can prove my stuff...give me a call if you want....I will e-mail you my number upon request.
This topic has been covered many times here.
It's been discussed here- http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.0 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3636.0)
This is not the 'Original Honor House Frankenstein Poster' as it is represented here- http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3 (http://tinyurl.com/p6olh3)
Quote from: houseoftheunusual on May 12, 2009, 08:15:40 AM
[/quote...the other was given to me by R stoner]
And just a funny little sidenote on this... the Frankenstein poster Eddie (House of the Unusual) obtained from me was obtained from a Mr. R Ferry (prior to the FJA fiasco of course).
R Stoner
R. STONER.... HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU. You know that a person who does chiller by the name of Mike. He is a painter keeps asking about you and your zine. Listen don't be a stranger email or call me....
Hey Eddie, peace bro. It just struck me as strange, so I commented. That's all. No animosity on my part buddy!!
Quote from: Scatter on May 12, 2009, 12:00:30 PM
Hey Eddie, peace bro. It just struck me as strange, so I commented. That's all. No animosity on my part buddy!!
Same here Thanks.
I got my Ghost and my Robot plans !! I love them .... the robot plans are not what I thought they were ... but i still love them .... They are more like a magic illusion .... It is based on the old Chess player illusion from the 1800s .... very cool !
Quote from: Cardone on May 16, 2009, 09:20:37 PM
I got my Ghost and my Robot plans !! I love them .... the robot plans are not what I thought they were ... but i still love them .... They are more like a magic illusion .... It is based on the old Chess player illusion from the 1800s .... very cool !
I am glad you liked them... The robot plans are the original I got from the Abracadabra Magic shop back in 1974...I wish I would have sent away for the Melton one. I know it was printed on a sheet that was 22" x 24". I have spent countless hours trying to find them to no avail....Again Thank you for your order.....
Is anybody planing to recreate the moon monster?
ANY NEW MONSTER STUFF????
I must have an ORIGINAL 7 ft green Frankenstein from Honor House. They don't go for thousands, though. On Ebay, I missed one for abut 250 in orig. envelope.
Quote from: Monster Bob on February 25, 2008, 10:35:36 PM
I felt ripped off everytime I opened a package from one of those Monster comic book ads! You'd would have thought it would have taught me a lesson or something. Yet here I still sit. Sending money to strangers for monster crap. :-\
Believe me, you have plenty of company in that regard on this board.
;)
Quote from: Gasport on February 25, 2008, 11:06:22 PM
Captain Company STILL owes me an Aurora long box Hunchback model that i ordered from Famous Monsters back in 1965 ... I don't want to sound pessimistic, but sometimes i think i may NEVER get it! Do you think they realize i've moved a few times since then??
I'd suggest you email James Warren just to make sure.
;)
I remember clearly feeling like the 7ft Frankenstein was a let down, but here I am trying to find one to replace it for several hundred times the cost. My mom wouldn't let me get the bat that I wanted...or those sexy, tempting sea monkies. Didn't one monkey always wear a crown in the ads?
Quote from: Frankenmarx on September 02, 2013, 11:07:50 AM
I remember clearly feeling like the 7ft Frankenstein was a let down, but here I am trying to find one to replace it for several hundred times the cost. My mom wouldn't let me get the bat that I wanted...or those sexy, tempting sea monkies. Didn't one monkey always wear a crown in the ads?
You're trying to cast that time travel spell, dude. The one we all try to realize. But, a focus makes it more effective. Your focus is the Frankenstein poster.
Maybe your mom thought those little Sea Monkey ads were titillating as well. She didn't want her little boy to witness the debauchery of the Sea Monkey orgy that might ensue. It might have been like a porn shoot with the little crowned one as the star. :o :laugh:
He did look a little like Ron Jeremy.
I forgot what I meant to type after all that stuff about sea monkey porn. The orig. post in this thread showed the ad for the ghost that "you control." Does anyone know how the control part worked? I'm guessing it was on a string that you moved? I think the ads for the bat said they were remote control items, too. They flew like real bats. Did anyone have one of those who can describe it?
I well recall the episode of "The Brady Bunch", where the girls attempt to scare the boys - and create a ghost-on-a-wire that resembles the famous comic book ghost.
I'm sure people have seen my pics of...
* a recent lookalike Scholastic eraser of the Moon Monster's child?:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/9066190270_f105b040c6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/9066190270/)
Moon Monster and son (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/9066190270/#) by Therin of Andor (http://www.flickr.com/people/therinofandor/), on Flickr
* Sea Monkeys. In the late 70s, my brothers and I actually bought a little vial of regular brine shrimp eggs, not the highly commercial version, and followed the instructions, but they never hatched:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5303/5573646483_a72b64e1cd.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/5573646483/)
Sea Monkeys ad (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/5573646483/#) by Therin of Andor (http://www.flickr.com/people/therinofandor/), on Flickr
* My Monster S-I-Z-E Monster poster of Frankenstein's Monster:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3184/2990416472_45cf137702.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/2990416472/)
My Monster S-I-Z-E Monster poster of Frankenstein's Monster (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/2990416472/#) by Therin of Andor (http://www.flickr.com/people/therinofandor/), on Flickr
* Magic Art Reproducer:
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6099/6287184050_321c2f67c3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/6287184050/)
Magic Art Reproducer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/6287184050/#) by Therin of Andor (http://www.flickr.com/people/therinofandor/), on Flickr
Mmmm, after seeing these ads in US comics over many, many years, it finally turned up in our local Magnamail mail order catalogue. My mother agreed to order me one for my birthday (I was about 14 - 1972?), and the result was very underwhelming, especially the tiny box it arrived in! While it appears to be a large, commercial overhead projector (only just starting to become popular in schools in the 70s), it was extremely tiny and required no power source to operate. The ad misleadingly shows the artists using the device from a distance, but the barely-visible superimposed image you are supposed to trace can only be seen on the paper if you press your eye to the viewer. (Then you can't really control your pencil very well.) Mine had a hairline crack in the base, where the upright pole was supposed to connect, so there was enough wobble to be annoying. When copying a 2D artwork, the source material had to be pinned upside down on a wall. It was hopeless trying to get enough light to fall on a 3D object. The trickiest thing was directing light across the source material to illuminate the image clearly - I spent a long time trying to direct a goosenecked desk lamp at the right angle (that I had to return to to my Dad's desk as soon as possible). I used the device once, then hid it in a drawer. My old pantograph was more fun.
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 06:11:22 PM
LOL! Blowing their noses you say? I was thinking more like wiping their ... uh, never mind. You know what I mean. :)
Hey-yoooooo!!!! ;D
I had the Sea Monkeys, and they hatched........but my brother Jay spilled the thing over before any monkey eroticism could be observed.
I had the Sea Monkeys and, indeed, witnessed their matings. Even saw a couple of males locked in death-battle with their pincers. I don't know how many "generations" were hatched before I finally got tired of keeping them up and flushed them! A former friend sent me a retro set with a glow-in-the-dark sunken pirate ship at the bottom of the tank, and a lighted cover. I've never set it up, for fear my cats would knock it over. Maybe after I move, I'll finally set it up.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/AnneBasso/daily%20blog%20post%20pics/800px-SeaMonkiesInAquarium.jpg)
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Quote from: Scatter on September 28, 2013, 04:37:55 PM
I had the Sea Monkeys, and they hatched........but my brother Jay spilled the thing over before any monkey eroticism could be observed.
There are many sites dedicated to monkey eroticism on the internet (I've heard).
Quote from: Mord on September 29, 2013, 05:55:06 PM
There are many sites dedicated to monkey eroticism on the internet (I've heard).
True.........and changing your screen name to "Drom" when you're logged into them is tissue-thin disguise my friend.
Quote from: Scatter on October 04, 2013, 03:49:10 PM
True.........and changing your screen name to "Drom" when you're logged into them is tissue-thin disguise my friend.
Damn it, Rettacs, don't give away my secrets.
Came across this image from a link in another thread. Anyone else see the resemblance, life-size funhouse moon monster!?!?! Not sure which came first and any similarities are probably coincidental!
(http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/adc/drs5_1c.jpg)
(http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/adc/drs5_2c.jpg)
http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/adc/adcb7.htm (http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/adc/adcb7.htm)
Quote from: Count_Zirock on September 28, 2013, 06:50:31 PM
I had the Sea Monkeys and, indeed, witnessed their matings. Even saw a couple of males locked in death-battle with their pincers. I don't know how many "generations" were hatched before I finally got tired of keeping them up and flushed them! A former friend sent me a retro set with a glow-in-the-dark sunken pirate ship at the bottom of the tank, and a lighted cover. I've never set it up, for fear my cats would knock it over. Maybe after I move, I'll finally set it up.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/AnneBasso/daily%20blog%20post%20pics/800px-SeaMonkiesInAquarium.jpg)
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So, you're the one responsible for the mutant Sea Monkey Invasion of 1979
(http://files.coloribus.com/files/adsarchive/part_1342/13428155/file/sea-monkeys-legs-small-56513.jpg)
(http://jeffwerx.com/images/SeaMonkeys-Angry.jpg)
(http://jeffwerx.com/images/SeaMonkeys-watched.jpg)
I see that someone posted pics of the sub, so here's the X-1 Rocket Ship
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/hh-01.png)
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/hh-04.png)
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/hh-05.png)
Love that X-1, Street Worm. Thanx for the pix. :)
Quote from: Street Worm on January 18, 2014, 09:26:13 AM
I see that someone posted pics of the sub, so here's the X-1 Rocket Ship
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/hh-04.png)
Great picture! And somehow the kids aren't mortified by the cheapness of the rocket ship's cardboard construction.
:-\
It says right in the ad that the rocket "seats one kid". Put in two and the walls blow out and you have a space catastrophy! hmjfym
Those are classics. Wasn't there a build a life-size robot too?
I've seen various versions of this ad for a monster robot where they sen you the plans for a $1.00
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/bot.png)
I have vague memories of a cardboard robot costume I had, but it didn't look like that one-
and had no 'secret controls'.
Secret fun spot has a bit on the Honor House tank-
http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/missile-firing-tank-from-honor-house.html (http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/missile-firing-tank-from-honor-house.html)
Quote from: Street Worm on January 20, 2014, 08:13:17 AM
I've seen various versions of this ad for a monster robot where they sen you the plans for a $1.00
(http://gallery.unrealspawnboard.com/albums/userpics/10006/bot.png)
I have vague memories of a cardboard robot costume I had, but it didn't look like that one-
and had no 'secret controls'.
Secret fun spot has a bit on the Honor House tank-
http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/missile-firing-tank-from-honor-house.html (http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2012/03/missile-firing-tank-from-hon%3Cbr%20/%3Ehouse.html)
STILL NO ONE EVER ORDERED THIS THING??????
I never ordered this because I had been ripped off on monster mail order before, and figured they were just going to tell me to tape some boxes together to make a robot, and I already knew how to do that!
Quote from: Monster Bob on January 21, 2014, 06:26:13 AM
I never ordered this because I had been ripped off on monster mail order before, and figured they were just going to tell me to tape some boxes together to make a robot, and I already knew how to do that!
I want to know what the darn thing looks like. I settle for a photocopy of the darn thing. 35 years looking for this and nothing??? One guy who claims he has one is being such a weird person about it. I think he thinks I am going to make a fortune off the darn thing. I even offered him the marx haunted house as a trade for a copy off his original, but he comes with the excuse he can't find it. The funny thing when he saw the one that I own in Mail Order Mysteries he said hey I got those plans but mine has a kid inside, he did not know I was looking for it. He even knew where he had them at the time. He said it was in his drawer next to his bed... EVeryone I spoke with said at the market said he was a strange kind of guy.
I created my own plans with aluminum paint and a balloon/paper mache helmet ... paper cups at ear level
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h378/botto33/billy.jpg)
Awesome costume!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/686/21495367449_2b9b70cbc9_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1940/45387532822_972bcdbef8_b.jpg)
That is the reproduction used for Kirks flip. Kirk did a great job here a 10 stars for him.
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 19, 2018, 09:32:09 PM
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1940/45387532822_972bcdbef8_b.jpg)
I bought it through Scary Monsters Magazine along with the
Flip DVD after it came out in 2004. Check out
Flip if you haven't already. It's made for us Monster Kids.
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 05:52:28 PMI sure love this kind of stuff.
So do I!
Quote from: fmofmpls on February 25, 2008, 05:52:28 PMIt's a balloon man, a white balloon!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/392263574_70b578d2fa.jpg?v=0)(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/392263604_3b53e6643d.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/392263639_f0478358fc_o.jpg)
Yeah, that's precisely why it's so cool!
;D
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 19, 2018, 09:32:09 PM
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1940/45387532822_972bcdbef8_b.jpg)
Envelope label looks familiar! "MONSTER S-I-Z-E Monster!"
(https://live.staticflickr.com/3184/2990416472_a43acca0ab_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/5yfECG)
My Monster S-I-Z-E Monster poster of Frankenstein's Monster (https://flic.kr/p/5yfECG) by Ian McLean (https://www.flickr.com/photos/therinofandor/), on Flickr
Quote from: Monster Bob on January 21, 2014, 06:26:13 AMI never ordered this because I had been ripped off on monster mail order before, and figured they were just going to tell me to tape some boxes together to make a robot, and I already knew how to do that!
You really think they might have done such a thing?
:o