NEW FOR HALLOWEEN - 2025

[Monsters For Sale]

I don't like all the babies and clowns for Halloween - and I really hate all the pink and purple pumpkins, etc.

[Mike Scott]

I discovered that - after I had sent you an email.

You got another.

[Monsters For Sale]

I picked this up the other day at TJ Maxx. I was surprised to find something officially licensed in the Halloween decorations.

I don't know why I want one of these so much, but I do.

Can't find them on T.J. Maxx's site and they aren't even showing up on eBay.

[darkmonkeygod]

I don't know why I want one of these so much, but I do.

Yeah, I like the art stye and wanted one last year but couldn't find it in Home Depot. Outta luck this year in the several T.J. Maxx locales I've stopped into thus far. I suppose I should just be glad it's not the Creature. And, as you note, shipping a single one of these would certainly be cost prohibitive.

[Mike Scott]

I suppose I should just be glad it's not the Creature.

At least it wouldn't be in a blind box. 

Have you ever posted pics of your collection? I don't recall, but I don't recall a lot of things. 

[horrorhunter]

Some new Target stuff I picked up- 3 Blow Mold Light-Ups and a Vacuform Hanger. They have many more items, of course, but these are the only ones I'm interested in of what I saw. 10 bucks each except for the green pumpkin which was $5.

[Monsters For Sale]

Here's a T.J. Maxx walkthrough video:

      https://youtu.be/V1tH7aeVgJ0


And someone finding a Frank:

      http://www.youtube.com/shorts/wdXYZCGrllo?feature=share

[Mike Scott]

And someone finding a Frank:

Keep checking the stores! Maybe you'll get lucky. 

[AndyFish]

Love the pumpkin man blow mold.
Since I hate walking into stores I checked the Target website for "Halloween Blow Mold" and found him and this one too;



Ordered them all free shipping over $35-- same day delivery if I dropped another $27 which I'm sure Mrs Fish could find but decided Wednesday was soon enough.

[Monsters For Sale]

I have seen several videos of shopping for Halloween items at T.J. Maxx.  There don't seem to be many Frankenstein Metal Ground Breakers in stores, just 3 or 4 per location, when they have them at all.

I have noticed that the Martha Stewart Frankenstein Head Planter is back again this year.  It is slightly darker grey than last year.  That explains why there are suddenly so many listings for it on eBay - and at a lower price than last year.

Neither is listed on their online site.

[Monsters For Sale]

Success!

Yesterday, I put out the word to a couple friends that I was looking for the Frankenstein Metal Groundbreaker.  They each encounter a lot of people daily.  I told them I would pay double the cost to one of their friends if they got me one.

Today, I went over to one of their houses to give her granddaughter her birthday gifts and play games with her and her sister.

My friend had bought me TWO of the Franks.  I told her that was great, if I had found them in the store I would have bought them both.  (They were the only two in the store and hidden behind some other things.)  When I went to pay her, she refused my money and said they were an early birthday present to me, since my birthday is in October.

They are really great.  Frank's head is life-sized and they are heavy, stiff metal.  The stakes continue up the back to brace the head and all the way out and up to reinforce the arms.  Surprisingly well made.

Now I'm all happy.

[Mike Scott]

My friend had bought me TWO of the Franks.

Congrats on finally landing one of those! 

[Monsters For Sale]

Congrats on finally landing one of those! 

They went to 2 stores.  One didn't have any at all.

Probably should try to buy these early.  I think they are going to disappear fast.

[Mike Scott]

Success!

[Monsters For Sale]

Target has a lot of generic crap this year.  I don't get all the pink and sparkly cutsey stuff for Halloween.  I guess they must sell this stuff because they keep bringing it back, but I wish they would go with creepier, darker items.

           https://youtu.be/35UjKCXzINQ?t=108