Halloween stuff already in stores...

[Mike Scott]

Such as... ?

Presumably some of this.
http://www.target.com/c/halloween-holiday/-/N-5xt2o#?lnk=bnav_t_spc_3_0

[marsattacks666]

Such as... ?

A couple of plastic skulls, Candy Frankenstein's Monster, some Hallowe'en movies. Glass skulls and a Devil mask.

[Monsters For Sale]

A couple of plastic skulls, Candy Frankenstein's Monster, some Hallowe'en movies. Glass skulls and a Devil mask.

"Candy Frankenstein Monster".  Did you mean this container of Chupa Chups, 100 count.?  (Also comes in Blue).




Or this officially Universal sanctioned bag of Twizzlers?

[BobaJ]

My Target is still in the process of putting out their displays but they did have the official Universal sanctioned bag of Twizzlers in the Halloween candy area.

[Monsters For Sale]

My Target is still in the process of putting out their displays but they did have the official Universal sanctioned bag of Twizzlers in the Halloween candy area.

I don't like them.  Looks like Frank is only on the outer bag - the one you immediately throw away.

I would rather they put him on each individual serving, so you when you give out the candy each kid gets an image of the monster.  Let's pass the love of our monsters on to the next generation of monsterkids.

[marsattacks666]

"Candy Frankenstein Monster".  Did you mean this container of Chupa Chups, 100 count.?  (Also comes in Blue).




Or this officially Universal sanctioned bag of Twizzlers?

Yes, indeed.
I have the green one from last year. This year I found the purple and blue one. There was some Mummy-type head(s), too.

[Mord]

 Jeez, just pay a few bucks more & license a Karloff or Strange Frank. These things are insulting.

[Mike Scott]

Jeez, just pay a few bucks more & license a Karloff or Strange Frank.

If it was just a few bucks, I'm sure they would have.

[Mord]

If it was just a few bucks, I'm sure they would have.

Nah, I just think that most people don't (or at least, that's the general idea).

[Monsters For Sale]

Visited Walgreens.  Not much there this year.

There were some small "Nightmare Before Christmas" items - Jack Skellington plush dolls, cups, party supplies (plates, etc.).

They are selling the regular boxes of Boo Berry, Count Chocula, etc. cereal.

They also have some of the Crazy Bonez dog and cat skeletons that seem to be everywhere this year.

And they did have two moderately cute 39 in. skeleton motion-ettes.  They play musical instruments (arms move) and their eyes light up.



This guy is advertised as playing "Dixie", but the one I saw was playing something like "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain".  Maybe this was in response to the big flap over the Confederate flag?




This hombre plays a guitar and sings "La Bamba".


The eyes look red in these catalog pictures, but the actual product eyes are more yellow.

Walgreens sticker price was $49.99 each.

[The Batman]

This guy really stole the show at a Spirit store today...  More photos to come later ...

'Noted much higher prices this year. There was an LED programmable multi colored light for projecting on ceilings, I expected $29 or $39 and it was $95.  I can afford $ 95 but i feel it supports the activity of price gouging... Oh, but it will be on my mind ...  so maybe ...

[ravenloft]

Went back to World market and they have much more UM stuff than we expected
UM candy with generic cartoon images, new bride and frank plates and mugs, a new tin tray, some card stationary and some journals (both too pricy and cheaply made), and new bride and frank bags that are half the size of last year's, and the grape and green apple soda bottles, plus they still had all of last year's offerings.
the new black frank tin tray was my favorite find.

Frankenbites


Spooky Swirls Creature and Mummy




Frankenbar and Bridebar


New bride bag


New Frank bag


Bottles of soda and Bride plate, cool I want to go get more sodas


Note cards (greeting cards with envelopes) didn't buy too pricey


last year's whatnot and new killer black tray upper right corner, score!




Bride Scream cup, I didn't take a pic of the frankenstein cup or buy either one


Glenn Strange plates


pocket journals 3 in a set (poor quality)


very cool black tin tray, lousy cell photo but you get the idea



Old Navy has a selection of Universal Monster T- shirts, grabbed a Frank


I also saw the universal costumes at Zurchers the Wolfman, Frankenstein's Monster and the Bride of Frankenstein, if you thought franky was embarrassing you should see the other two, It was so sad I refused to snap a pic. Why oh why would they license that crap as official?

[ravenloft]

Walmart has repops of the vintage blow molded lamps, still made in the USA, the dapper pumpkin and the cat/pumpkin.

I appreciated this heads up had to search 4 walmarts finally found them and promptly bought a set of each for me and my dad, very nostalgic for me. Halloween bliss. Thanks dude.

[Anton Phibes]

Hmmmmnnn....I guess you can tell Universal has the Karloff likeness now,lol.

[ravenloft]

World Market website has this beautiful tray that definitely was not at the store today or I would have bought three...

http://www.worldmarket.com/product/bride+of+frankenstein+tin+serving+tray.do?&from=fn