31 Days of Halloween: Day 31 - It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

31 Days of Halloween: Day 29 - Johnson Smith Halloween Record

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A parallel universe alliance between Eerie Publications and the 1973 Johnson-Smith Novelty Company "Horror Record."

31 Days of Halloween: Day 19 - Halloween Specials Part 3

31 Days of Halloween: Day 15 - 70's Halloween Costume Gallery

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31 Days of Halloween: Day 14 - Halloween Specials Part 2

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12 - Spook Show

Vance Capley has created an AMAZING show much like The Hypnotic Eye, combining movie clips, classic commercials and various other cool stuff! Perfect for Halloween viewing!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 11 - Milton the Monster

I discovered this gem of a cartoon in my early video trading days. My roommate Randy told me about this bizarre little cartoon he was looking for called Milton the Monster. He described it as Frankenstein meets Gomer Pyle in cartoon form, he hit the nail on the head (or lack there of;-) Anyways Milton was a Frankenstein-looking monster, a smiling, good-natured fellow, thanks to the Professor using too much "tincture of tenderness" as explained in the opening theme. Milton had a hollow head which emitted puffs white steam depending in his mood. Created by mad scientist Professor Montgomery Weirdo and his assistant Count Kook, they lived in a haunted house on Horror Hill, along with fellow monsters Heebie - a skull-faced, top hat-wearing zombie with a Peter Lorre voice, and Jeebie - a slow-witted, cyclopian, hairy green creature with a single sharp tooth that was often used to open soda cans. Professor Weirdo's nemesis was Professor Fruitcake, another mad scientist who lived in a castle on an opposite hill. Professor Fruitcake's major creation was Zelda the Zombie. Other characters in the series included Fangenstein, a biker monster apparently inspired by Marlon Brando, his sidekick, Abercrombie the Zombie and Professor Weirdo's aunt, the witchy Aunt Hagatha.
If you haven't seen this before it's well worth checking out, ESPECIALLY if you are a fan of 60's animation and satire.  The show is available on DVD, and here's a sample:

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 - 1966 Collegeville Costume Catalog

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31 days of Halloween: Day 9 - Monster Cereals

I remember driving my parents CRAZY when I got one of these!

 I remember seeing one of these commercials one day and thinking to myself (at the age of 7) why can't Franken Berry, Count Chocula and Boo Berry stop the fighting, join forces and create a new cereal.
General Mills MUST have been reading my mind because a year later they came out with Fruit Brute!

From the "Did that really exist, or was that just my imagination" department.

One of those shows you think you just made up in your mind because the concept is so ridiculous, only to find out it DID exist!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 8 - Mad Magazine Costume

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31 Days of Halloween: Day 7 - Halloween Candy

31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 - Burger Chef

Anyone remember getting the Monster Records every year at Burger Chef???

31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 - Halloween Specials Part 1

31 Days of Halloween: Day 5 - Shopping for Costumes

Woolworth Woolco Halloween Commercial from 1978 featuring Spider-man, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Star Wars, Superman and Batman!

 

31 Days of Halloween: Day 4 - Halloween (the band)

I can't do a salute to Halloween without featuring these guys, also my wife would be very disappointed in me since it's her favorite band!
Halloween is one of the newer French Progressive Rock bands. Influenced by H.P. Lovecraft stories,  their musical influences are varied including everything from classical to KING CRIMSON, U.K., VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and early MARILLION. For the most part, however, the music sounds original, often being very atmospheric in nature rather than solos against a backdrop of instrumentation. There is some excellent, contemporary guitar playing, as well as excellent keyboard work, vociferous violin, and tasteful bass. These guys are the PERFECT fusion of classical and rock (or the PERFECT band PERIOD my wife calls them:-)  WEBSITE

"Iron Micky" from Laz (1990)

Halloween "Le Conseil des Demons" From Merlin (1994) 

 

31 Days of Halloween: Day 3 - Ghoul a Go-Go

The Underworld's Hippest Show! Ghoul A Go-Go is a Monster Musical Kiddie TV Show featuring live rock n' roll, twisting tots, movies, monsters, and mayhem!!!

 

Lux Interior of The Cramps called it: "The only decent thing left on the %@&* dial!"

 

Fred Schneider of The B-52's said "I love Ghoul A Go-Go! They're bringing those kids up right!"

So GO! GO! GO! To GHOUL A GO-GO!

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DO YOU HEAR ME?!?!?!

The most psychotic frozen dinner commercial I've ever seen!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 2

31 Days of Halloween: Day 1 - Collegeville Halloween Costumes 1978

For the next 31 days I'll be posting something cool to countdown (what I think) is the coolest day of the year. We'll start off with the obvious, Halloween costumes! It seems like companies like Been Cooper and Collegeville were always quick to attempt to cash in on the latest "pop culture fad" and boy, some of these are a stretch!

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SERIOUSLY?!?! THE DEEP?!?!