Happy Halloween!!!

 Is there anything more fitting for this day of days than vintage photographs os would-be trick or treaters? Me thinks not. Happy Halloween to all you creeps and ghouls!!!

 

 

 

Mask Ad Monday: Murphy's Big Halloween Values!

 

Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: An Impressive Pile of Vintage Plastic

Random Sunday Morning Mask Pics: Ghoulsville in the Wild

 

Ghoulsville Horror Decor Masks - Series 2

 2017 would usher in the release of Series 2 of the Ghoulsville Horror Decor oversized mask line. Series 2 would include 4 new designs including standard and glow-in-the-dark variations.

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Crypt Vampire (Glow-In-The-Dark)

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Blood Of Dracula

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Alien Master (Glow-In-The-Dark)

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Space Invader

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Astro Zombie (Glow-In-The-Dark)

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Deep Space Zombie

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Crud Mummy

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Mummy (Glow-In-The-Dark)

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Fish Face (Glow-In-The-Dark)

Ghoulsville Vac-Tastic Plastic Mask - Swamp Freak

Ghoulsville Horror Decor Masks - Series 1

 The first series of the Ghoulsville oversized horror decor masks were unleashed on the world back in the September of 2016. I remember seeing them at Maskfest that September at the Retro-a-go-go booth and was blown away! Every aspect of these "masks" is jaw-dropping. The retro style designs, the incredible box-art, and of course the sheer size. These beasts measured in at just over 23 inches!

Over the course of the weekend, I bought three of these and they are still hanging in various locations at my abode. Even though the boxes themselves take up a ridiculous amount of space in my storage, I can't bring myself to discard them, as they are beautiful in their own right. 

Doug P’gosh was the designer of this series and, in my opinion, really knocked them out of the park. The series includes some clear homages to classic Ben Cooper, Collegeville, and even Topstone characters and they are just perfect examples of old school Halloween fun. Series 1 included 7 different designs which are all posted below...

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Cold Death

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Fun House Devil

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Big Frankie

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Electric Werewolf

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Green Slime Skull

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Vampyra

Ghoulsville Series 1 - Bloody Werewolf

Ghoulsville Series 1 line-up

Ghoulsville Series 1 Ad

I picked up this flyer for the first series of Ghoulsville giant vacuform horror masks several years ago at Maskfest. Like a lot of Halloween fanatics, I was floored at the size and general coolness of these "masks". Over the next several days I will be cataloging the different series and releases of these spectacular masks with a number of posts.

Mask Ad Monday: Toys R' Us Ben Cooper Ad

 I generally try to avoid "Halloween" mask content, and try to steer more toward "Monster" masks, but in the case of this ad, I couldn't resist posting some of the early 80s pop culture that I grew up with as a kid...

Here are some photos of the costumes that appear in the ad that were gathered from various sources...

Ben Cooper "Spider" Mask

Ben Cooper Smurf Costume

Ben Cooper Dukes of Hazzard costume

Ben Cooper Pac Man Costume