by James Burrell | Sep 3, 2022 | Cryptic Collectibles
CRYPTIC COLLECTIBLES: NECA Introduces RETRO GLOW-IN-THE-DARK UNIVERSAL MONSTERS FIGURES! By JAMES BURRELL Back in 1980, a company named Remco released what many toy collectors consider to be one of the greatest monster-themed action figure lines ever made: the...
by James Burrell | Aug 9, 2021 | Cryptic Collectibles
Evil Comes In Pairs With NECA’s “Puppet Master” Ultimate 2-Pack Figure Sets By JAMES BURRELL Released to video store shelves in the fall of 1989, the direct-to-video cult classic PUPPET MASTER introduced audiences to a group of homicidal marionettes...
by James Burrell | Jul 13, 2021 | Cryptic Collectibles
Invite Annabelle Into Your Abode With NECA’s “Annabelle Comes Home” Clothed Figure By JAMES BURRELL Director James Wan’s The Conjuring (2013), which depicted the activities of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (played in the...
by James Burrell | Jun 18, 2021 | Cryptic Collectibles
“They Live” Spinature From Waxwork Records is Here to Kick Ass By JAMES BURRELL A scathing commentary on unfettered consumerism, Regan-era politics, and subjugation of the blue-collar worker, John Carpenter’s 1988 cult classic THEY LIVE was poorly received...
by James Burrell | Jun 5, 2021 | Music
Soundtrack For Proto-Slasher Classic “Alice, Sweet Alice” Now Available By JAMES BURRELL One of the most underrated horror gems of the 1970s, Alfred Sole’s 1976 slasher classic ALICE, SWEET ALICE is a masterful exercise in terror and suspense. The film...
