Opening the doors to the Manor House

Greetings Monster Movie Enthusiasts~~

      An appropriately eerie manor house is so hard to find.  Sometimes we just have to fashion our own. So here we are. The purpose of this blog is quaint in its simplicity. I am a "monster kid".  I have been for over half a century. As such, I sat up late night on weekends (before the advent of vhs, dvd, blu ray, etc) watching as many of these old films as my young mind could....devour. Like any good monster kid, I also collect movie monster items. In addition to consuming said items, I also contribute to the hobby, as a free lance painter. Having done work for Distinctive Dummies, Creatures and Shadows Studios, Brentz Dolz and many others. Who knows, you may have some of my work in your own collection. 

     The monster kid era began in the 1960's and ran well into the late 1970's. In 1977; Peter Cushing retired his stakes, crosses, and Holy Water, and went to work holding Darth Vader's temper in check instead. Vincent Price decided to take it on the road as Oscar Wilde shortly thereafter, and Christopher Lee was offered, and turned down, the role of Dr. Samuel Loomis. Although the gang would get together with John Carradine is 1982, it seemed that the Silver Age of Horror had shuffled to the crypt with the golden age heroes to haunt home video and our memories. Yet, we all know you can't keep a good monster down. Karloff, The Chaneys, Lugosi, Lorre, Rondo Hatton and so many others will be found walking about the manor. The films will never be forgotten, and neither will its stars. Monster merchandising, memories, and memorabilia will be displayed here at the manor house from my own personal catacombs. With a little story when appropriate. View them.....if you dare. After all, what good is a hobby, if you don't share it with anyone? 

Careful not to step on that spider---it might be Lon Chaney.  He's having David Hedison over for lunch.