Halloween stuff already in stores...

the_last_gunslinger · August 29, 2015, 03:11:53 PM

Quote from: 1/6thtoyz on August 27, 2015, 08:20:39 PM
This my not be just for Halloween but pretty nice new game.
Love to see a Frankenstein version.

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I need to get my sister that. She collects Nightmare Before Christmas stuff.

zombiehorror · August 30, 2015, 06:45:16 PM

Picked up these 9" styrofoam heads from Jo-Ann Fabric;

They also had a witch. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them....yet.

Hit all the Halloween merchandise hot spots today and saw a bunch of stuff I'd love to have. Unfortunately Spirit wasn't quite ready to go and didn't have anything plugged in.

Monsters For Sale · August 30, 2015, 07:47:40 PM

Quote from: zombiehorror on August 30, 2015, 06:45:16 PM
Picked up these 9" styrofoam heads from Jo-Ann Fabric;

They also had a witch. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them....yet.

Hit all the Halloween merchandise hot spots today and saw a bunch of stuff I'd love to have. Unfortunately Spirit wasn't quite ready to go and didn't have anything plugged in.

Did Frank come with the electrodes? If so. Universal will be interested.

aura of foreboding · August 30, 2015, 07:49:53 PM

Quote from: Monsters For Sale on August 30, 2015, 07:47:40 PM
Did Frank come with the electrodes? If so. Universal will be interested.

They can't do anything about it. The skin isn't green.

zombiehorror · August 30, 2015, 09:00:33 PM

Quote from: Monsters For Sale on August 30, 2015, 07:47:40 PM
Did Frank come with the electrodes?

Yep, everyone of them had them glued on.

Gory Glenn · August 31, 2015, 12:30:35 PM

Quote from: zombiehorror on August 30, 2015, 06:45:16 PM
Picked up these 9" styrofoam heads from Jo-Ann Fabric;

They also had a witch. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them....yet.

Hit all the Halloween merchandise hot spots today and saw a bunch of stuff I'd love to have. Unfortunately Spirit wasn't quite ready to go and didn't have anything plugged in.

That Frankie looks good. Too bad it's not made of something more substantial like plaster.

Kidagain · August 31, 2015, 12:37:15 PM

What type of paint can you use to paint styrofoam?

Monsters For Sale · August 31, 2015, 12:39:56 PM

I haven't seen these products in stores, but they are popping up on eBay (at wildly varying prices) so they must be out there. They look like the kind of thing that is sold loose at Michaels Craft Supply stores. One water globe seller states that their item came without a box.

This is a 22 in. bust with red LED eyes:

The tag says "SpookyNight". I was unable to find anything about them.

Here is a paint variation that is also available:

The busts look familiar but I think the LED eyes might be a new feature this year.

These 8.75 in. water globes appear to be by the same manufacturer:

This 28 in. resin statue from one of the same sellers looks as if it might also be a new item - it's new to me.

Monsters For Sale · August 31, 2015, 12:51:00 PM

Here is another interesting item that is showing up on eBay - again at broadly ranging prices.

Freaky Foggers 8.75 in. heads from GeoGlobal Partners that use plain tap water and have a red light that shines out the eyes.

Fogging Frankie:

Also comes in a Skull version:

Anyone see these in stores? If so, let us know who is carrying them.

Kidagain · August 31, 2015, 04:46:53 PM

Found the Frank Fogger on a website called Pond Planet, price is $ 50.00 .

Kidagain · August 31, 2015, 04:52:33 PM

Quick update, it's on ebay for $ 8.00- $ 20.00 Skull also.

Monsters For Sale · August 31, 2015, 04:55:16 PM

Quote from: Kidagain on August 31, 2015, 04:52:33 PM
Quick update, it's on ebay for $ 8.00- $ 20.00 Skull also.

Like I said, prices are all over the map. Shop wisely on this stuff. (If the eBay scalpers have left any in the stores.)

ravenloft · September 01, 2015, 09:45:48 AM

I visited World Market yesterday, although they had cleared floor space for displays none of their Halloween merch was there in crates or boxes let alone out for sale yet. Two to three weeks was the estimate given from the manager.
Same with Zurchers a party costume store, that still had summer stuff up! but had several isles barren in anticipation of shipments.
Halloween City was a total disappointment as usual.
Michael's didn't have anything that caught my eye except a curious Frankenstein nutcracker poking out of a box on a high up shelf I couldn't reach for closer examination.
I did buy two of the Joann's fabric store Frankenstein styrofoam heads as they look pretty good in person although at 10 bucks each I hesitated mightily. Several had a mold mark right on the chin ruining it for me and some had no definition detail on the hair. I comparison shopped for the best two. The Zombie wasn't cool enough for me, there also was a crap stryofoam skull (that is the same and 3 bucks cheaper at Michael's), and a very cool styrofoam witch that had old classic nostalgia look,I stared at it for several minutes but then didn't buy one.