Countdown To Halloween Day 4: My Halloween Loot Crate

Loot Crate is a great subscription box filled with exciting merchandise for geeks. There is usually a theme like Futuristic, Magic and Anti-Hero. I thought I would write a little about what I would like to see in my Halloween Loot Crate.

For starters, I would like to see something featuring Elvira in a major way. This may be a Funko Pop, an action figure, a t-shirt or a comic book. The next character I would like to see featured in a major way would be Vampirella. Other characters that I would like to see featured include Lady Death, Alice Cooper and Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid's version not Ben Cross or Johnny Depp). Any issue of the classic Famous Monsters of past or present would be cool too.

What would you put together if you were able to create your own Loot Crate theme? You can check out their past and current subscription crate selection if you’re in need of additional ideas.

Goodnight Ray Harryhausen

Sad news from Famous Monsters: Rest In Peace Ray Harryhausen: 1920-2013.

Scary Saturday: Barnabas Collins On Famous Monsters Cover

Famous Monsters of Filmland #281 (May/June 2012) has Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins on the cover.

This is not the first time that the vampire from Dark Shadows has graced the cover of the horror zine. Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins appeared on #52 (October 1968):

And again on #59 (November 1969):

I have neither in my collection since they were both several years before I started buying Famous Monsters of Filmland as a kid.

Halloween Countdown 2010 Day 25: Dark Shadows From Famous Monsters #59

Yesterday, I presented the cover of Famous Monsters of Filmland #59 (November 1969), which had a painting of Barnabas Collins on the cover. Today, I present the pictures and article about Dark Shadows from that very same issue. The inside front cover features Barnabas Collins as he would look at his actual age:

The index states that the article can be found on page forty-four:

In actuality, the seven page article starts on page forty and right after the "No Fair!" comic that I posted yesterday. Simon Laurie wrote "Who's A-Frid of the Big Bad Vampire?"

Halloween Countdown 2010 Day 24: No Fair From Famous Monsters #59

Wow, only seven more days to Halloween. Today is a special treat as I present a six page comic from Famous Monsters of Filmland #59 (November 1969). The cover illustration of Barnabas Collins from ABC's Dark Shadows was done by Basil Gogos.

"No Fair" was illustrated by Tom Sutton and written by Bill Parente.