ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Paul Blaisdell, 1950s Monster Maker
The 1950s were a great time to be a monster fan. No decade has ever produced as many monster films as were during this time. Just in monster movies alone … Read More
Tag: Famous Monsters of Filmland
THE BASEMENT TOY BOX: Monogram’s Head Lite Skull Light Model Kit
I first became aware of Monogram’s Head Lite Skull Light model kit from an ad in FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine during the 1980s. The ad actually did not do … Read More
MONSTER KID MEMORIES: “A Pictorial History of Horror Movies” by Denis Gifford
The 1960s and 1970s were an excellent time to grow up as a monster kid. Movie monsters were found everywhere. Toys. Model kits. Halloween costumes. Magazines. Books. This blog is … Read More
MONSTER KID MEMORIES: Captain Company
In 1958 the world was introduced to perhaps the greatest monster magazine of all time, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. Nothing had been tried like this before and it became one … Read More
THE BASEMENT BLU-RAY REVIEW: War Of The Worlds (The Criterion Collection)
For anyone that reads this blog regularly, you know that I am a huge fan of the science fiction films of the 1950s. No other decade has produced more genre … Read More
MONSTROUS MASK REVIEWS: Ugly Rumor by Trick Or Treat Studios
Welcome to my latest Monstrous Mask Review. Once again Trick Or Treat Studios is represented with another of their fine creations. The only downside of this review is that this … Read More
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: Author Mark Voger
For my first celebrity interview I would like to introduce Mark Voger, author of the book “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America 1957-1972.” I recently reviewed this … Read More
THE BASEMENT BOOKSHELF: “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America 1957-1972”
As I get older I find myself getting more nostalgic for things that I had or experienced as a child. It may be as simple as opening a new comic … Read More
FILM BOOK OF FEAR: The Thing From Another World! (1951)
If you grew up in the 1950s then you were a first-hand witness to probably the greatest decade of monster movies ever produced. It was during this ten-year period that … Read More