Finally!!! A holy grail find!!!

[Illoman]

Today ended a many year quest to obtain a copy of the Cool Ghoul's Phantasmagorical Funky Fonograf Record!! I watched the Ghoul on WXIX in Cincinnati whenever Scream-In aired. It was on Saturday nights and I would have to drag my parent's black and white television set into my bedroom. His show is where Boris Karloff as the Mummy scared me to death! He had a blend of music, comedy and of course the monster movies.

A few years ago I found his daughter on a web site while we were discussing the Ghoul. When Facebook came around I found her on there and we struck up a friendship. I've painted her dad several times, and did a portrait for her. The subject of his record came up on Facebook and I mentioned I had been looking for a copy. She told me she had an extra copy and gifted me with it! So not only do I own one, I own one the Ghoul himself owned at one time!! She also sent me a xerox copy of the script for the very first episode of Scream-In!!!

[typhooforme]

Never knew this existed, Mike!  As a fellow Ghoul fan, I am impressed, amazed and celebratory (for your getting this special copy!)--I sure spent countless hours watching the Ghoul hosting some of filmdom's most peculiar movies.  Am i remember right--did he run MUSHROOM PEOPLE more than once there?  I seem to remember a period of time when there were a number of English-dubbed Italian things, too.  Or am I mixing him up with what I saw on Sammy Terry?  I watched both horror hosts when I lived in southeastern Indiana, a place in the hills where, in those pre-cable days, I could get both the signal out of Bloomington IN (Sammy) and of course Cincinnati (Ghoul).  Sure takes me back to a lot of fun nights of tv watching!  Again, congrats on scoring the album.  You certainly deserve a cool (ghoul) find like this!

[Illoman]

Thanks, Robert. I don't recall the mushroom movie but that doesn't mean he didn't run it, but I do remember the foreign films with the badly dubbed voices! LOL!!

I've only seen this on eBay once in the last ten years, and a friend of mine ran a used record store for over twenty years and said he only saw one copy come in. How I missed it when he had it I'll never know! Very pleased to own it at last.

[Monolith]

That's really great ! I never saw his show, and I collect records like this and never saw that one in person, only online. Congrats on getting a copy. And right from the source, too!

[zombiehorror]

Congrats on the score!  And the story sure beats, "I got it off Ebay!".

[mjaycox]

Mike-- that is an absolutely awesome story. And a great thread-- and a perfect illustration that if you do kind things, it will find its way back to you.

Thanks for putting a smile on my face!

Matt

[Anton Phibes]

GREAT SCORE MIKE.

ROBERT--Trader's World is a flea market in Monroe. I am sure you are aware of it being a seasoned collector.  I saw one of these at a record dealer's booth there. Bill Hicks Records and Comics....he's been there for 20 years. A regular. He's got $50 on it. If you or anyone else is hunting one also, and has the money to spend at the moment, it's there brother.

At first I thought this is where Mike was gonna say he got his. He's an Ohioan as well,lol.

ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR O FOLKS GETTING A LONG SOUGHT AFTER ITEM.

[Illoman]

Thanks everyone. I sure appreciate having my monster brethren to share stuff like this with. You guys and gals are the best!!

[michblk]

Mike, that's awesome that you finally obtained it!  Always happy when a fellow collector gets one of the items he's been searching for.

Brian K

[ProfGriffin]

Congratulations!  I LOVE classic horror host goodness like this!  Great story.

[charp13]

For all of us who have acquired that 1 thing- no matter how big, small, expensive, cheap, or gifted to you....it's something that we want others to experience, too! I am so happy to have read your joyous story, Illoman! It's one of the best holy grail achievements I've read!
What a cool way to get that special treasure you have always thought about     

[mjaycox]

GREAT SCORE MIKE.

ROBERT--Trader's World is a flea market in Monroe. I am sure you are aware of it being a seasoned collector.  I saw one of these at a record dealer's booth there. Bill Hicks Records and Comics....he's been there for 20 years. A regular. He's got $50 on it. If you or anyone else is hunting one also, and has the money to spend at the moment, it's there brother.

At first I thought this is where Mike was gonna say he got his. He's an Ohioan as well,lol.

ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR O FOLKS GETTING A LONG SOUGHT AFTER ITEM.

HOLY COW!! I REMEMBER TRADERS WORLD!! I WENT TO COLLEGE IN SOUTHERN OHIO AND HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THAT PLACE! I REMEMBER I GOT A MEGO DRACULA THERE BACK IN 1995 when I first started re-collecting! Nice to hear it's still around.

Matt

[Scatter]

Mike, couldn't happen to a nicer guy!! Happy for ya brutha!!

[Hepcat]

So not only do I own one, I own one the Ghoul himself owned at one time!! She also sent me a xerox copy of the script for the very first episode of Scream-In!!!

Wow! Great score! You can't get any better link than that to the days when you were watching the Cool Ghoul in your bedroom as a kid. Congratulations!

[monsterphile]

That's great that you found one.  My Holy Grail item is also a record album featuring a local horror host also.  I still haven't found one yet though.  I keep hoping one will turn up at a yard sale.



Rob