Halloween stuff already in stores...

[marsattacks666]

Cool pix, Gory Glenn. It seems we almost took the same pictures.

[scarey1scd]

I think Spirit has done a good job this year. Ive really been disappointed w/ their quality the last 4-5 years. I picked up one of the new props. I love that lava zombie, his colors are awesome. The manager at mine said they just started using a new company to design & produce the props. They are getting a big chunk of my change this year...

[Gory Glenn]

I think Spirit has done a good job this year. Ive really been disappointed w/ their quality the last 4-5 years. I picked up one of the new props. I love that lava zombie, his colors are awesome. The manager at mine said they just started using a new company to design & produce the props. They are getting a big chunk of my change this year...

Is it the Lava Zombie that you bought scarey1scd?

[scarey1scd]

Not yet Glenn, I got the doll looking girl in your second pic to the right of the demon. I was debating between the two when the manager said they were out of the doll prop..so that got the wheels spinning. Ever on the lookout for a bargain, I negotiated a very nice sale price for the display piece (w/ the original box of course!). I do want that zombie tho, he's just badass! Hopefully they will want to sell the display to me when its over...

[Gory Glenn]

Not yet Glenn, I got the doll looking girl in your second pic to the right of the demon. I was debating between the two when the manager said they were out of the doll prop..so that got the wheels spinning. Ever on the lookout for a bargain, I negotiated a very nice sale price for the display piece (w/ the original box of course!). I do want that zombie tho, he's just badass! Hopefully they will want to sell the display to me when its over...

Nice! That and the girl holding the baby are probably the 2 creepiest of the bunch. The Demon next to the one you bought was cool, when it operated the pen on the Necronomicon moved like it was writing. When I was there, there were 2 little girls staring at the girl w/baby while it was operating. They looked like they had just seen a ghost!  Then Dad showed up and hauled them away. I did see him buy one of the crawling zombie's though. 

[horrorhunter]

Stopped in my Walmart across the street tonight for a few things on the way home and there's still a couple of each blow mold left.  However, I noticed a few paint scuffs or blemishes on them from being knocked around on the shelf, but easy enough to retouch.  If someone here is really fixated on these and HAS to have them, I don't mind picking them up and shipping them. I think we have supply boxes at work that would fit them.  I wouldn't think the shipping is too bad as they're obviously light.  Now, I'm no blow-mold-buying-pro, so I'm not sure if this is anymore cost effective than getting others elsewhere.  Just thought I'd offer as there seems to be a lot of buzz about them. 

I've been stalking these things on evilBay of late and thought to report my findings. The more common vintage blowmolds like the 1969 Empire Scarecrow Pumpkin Dude (in the pic below, left) in nice condition with working light seem to fetch around $25-$35 counting shipping cost (and shipping is a BIG deal on the bigger ones). The bigger and harder to find ones go up from there, ranging from $35-$150 depending on the piece. There are also a lot of them on there with bad paint loss, fading, cracks, etc. which seem to be priced at 60-80% of the nice ones. I avoided those damaged ones as I think they are way overpriced (most should be about 1/4 of the value of nice ones IMO, but the sellers don't see it that way). I doubt if many of the damaged ones are selling at those prices. The blowmold haunted houses are in demand and expensive. Be prepared to lay out some shekels if you get a nice one.



My Scarecrow JOL Dude (Empire, 1969) arrived today (like the one in the pic above on the left). I haven't seen any of the repops in person, but from the look of the pic there is a definite difference in the plastic. The repops have finer detail (the plastic is probably harder/more brittle), but that waxy-looking deep orange plastic from the '60s is distinctive. I love the look of the vintage plastic, but some may prefer the newer ones (especially with the cost difference). I would have picked up a repop in a heartbeat if I'd had the chance, but, alas Walmart crapped out for us around my neck o' the woods so I went eBayin'. I'm pleased with the vintage piece for the price. It certainly has that '60s Monsterkid ambiance. Now, I'm waiting on the rest to arrive.

[The Batman]

For my work desk ... 

[marsattacks666]

What part of Hell did those crawl out of?

[cannibalchris]

Last year Albertsons had some super cool stuff (the huge Frankenstein head comes to mind.)  I wonder if they'll have anything similar this season.

[Gareee]

We just saw a blow mold Mickey pumpkin bucket at walgreens yesterday, but I'm more interested in the lamps.

[The Batman]

What part of Hell did those crawl out of?

A triple pack from Accoutrements...

[The Batman]

Find a hip-enough store with Accoutrements products & you don't need to buy 'em onlline...

[The Batman]

must. have. zombie. sticker.

[Monsters For Sale]

Found this adult-sized, overhead mask at Walgreens:


Comic Chimp - made by Fun World, 2015.

They also had the cereals (Boo Berry, etc.) for $1.99 a box.


HINT:  Check out more than one Walgreens.  This is the 2nd one I have been to and they had much different stuff in each store.

[horrorhunter]

Found this adult-sized, overhead mask at Walgreens:

Hey!  It's a member of the Universal Pictures Think Tank! 



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