CRYPTIC COLLECTIBLES: NECA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LOST LON CHANEY CLASSIC “LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT” WITH ITS ULTIMATE PROFESSOR BURKE FIGURE By JAMES BURRELL With his striking performances and remarkable use of makeup, Lon Chaney gave us some of horror’s most iconic and tragic...
NECA CONTINUES ITS RETRO GLOW UNIVERSAL MONSTERS LINE WITH MORE FIGURES AND NEW BATTERY-OPERATED “MONSTERIZER” PLAYSET By James Burrell I’ve written before about my love for a fondly remembered line of classic movie monster toys from the early 1980s called...
CRYPTIC COLLECTIBLES: HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH HARRY WARDEN WITH GUTTER GARBS’ NEW OFFICIALLY LICENSED “MY BLOODY VALENTINE” SCULPTED CERAMIC MUG By JAMES BURRELL For decades, icons like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface were the only...
SUPER7 CELEBRATES THE HALLOWEEN SEASON WITH NEW WAVE OF RETRO UNIVERSAL MONSTERS “SUPER SOAPIES” By JAMES BURRELL Like big bowls of popcorn and horror film marathons, Halloween and classic movie monsters go hand in hand. The folks at toy manufacturer Super7 must think...
SUPER7 RESURRECTS VINTAGE MR. BONES CANDY AS A RETRO-STYLED FIGURE LINE Text and photos by JAMES BURRELL Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, a trip to the local convenience store provided numerous possibilities to get your candy fix. Alongside the ubiquitous Popeye Tasty...
