Freddy Krueger, Popular Culture, and Cute Monsters Once More
In a previous post I took part in a group effort from the League of Tana Tea Drinkers on the phenomenon of “cute” monsters in horror. In this series of posts the contributors tried to address why we take horrific items and produce less than frightening aspects of them for our enjoyment. I would like [...]
LOTTD Reflections: Cute Monsters and Horror
Recently Curt Percell of the Groovy Age of Horror blog suggested to those of us in the League of Tana Tea Drinkers (LOTTD) that we tackle a question: “What Do Cute Versions of Monsters Tell Us About Horror?” It’s an interesting question to explore, and some of my fellow LOTTD members and I will try [...]
2011 Lemax Spooky Town Announced
Lemax has announced the 2011 Spooky Town collection. Highlighting the collection are 15 new houses and eight new animated items. From the Grinning Goblin Brewery to Horror High School to Spooky Town Gas ‘n’ Ghoul, there’s a wide variety in the offerings this season. And it appears after reviewing the new line that it represents [...]
Fantastic Toys and More
The recession hit a little close to home yesterday, so today, rather than working like I should I took a little rest and relaxation time and retreated into the realm of the fantastic. I did this by picking up a copy of Spectrum 16 which includes a treasure trove of great fantastic art, and the [...]
Monster Kid Nostalgia: Vincent Price and Shrunken Head Apple Sculpture
TheoFantastique is usually the place for in-depth exploration of issues related to the fantastic. But the flips side involves a fan’s enjoyment as well. With this post I take a stroll down memory lane to fondly remember a toy that this monster kid had growing up in the 1970s. Those fascinated by the fantastic don’t [...]
Interview with Joe Davis on Lemax Spooky Town
Last week I mentioned the 2009 line of products for the Lemax Spooky Town collection. With this post Joe Davis, a distributor for Lemax, tells us a little more about these interesting collectors items. TheoFantastique: Joe, thanks for making some time to talk about the Spooky Town collection. I am a huge fan and can’t [...]
Lemax Announces Spooky Town 2009 Product Line
For a few years now I have been an avid fan and collector of the Lemax Spooky Town Collection. In case you haven’t heard of them or seen them, they come out in August each year in Michael’s stores and usually occupy an entire aisle of the seasonal items. There you will find a number [...]
