Here's another fun piece of fiction from the October, 1964 Jack and Jill . Isn't "Spice" a fun last name for the aut...

Omni magazine featured this article on cryptids -- that is, animals such as Bigfoot or "dinosaurs in Africa" that are held by be...

He made USA Today in 1988.

More pages from October 1964, Jack and Jill .  If you wanted to print each page on a letter-size piece of paper, that would be close to the ...

The October 1985 issue of Video magazine featured three of our favorite Monster Men. Also note the authentic period advertisements for...

This album came out around 1964 or 1965.  If you've seen any of the surfer/drag-race model kits in the style of Ed "Big Daddy...

In the world before VCRs and DVDs, the only way to watch an old monster movie was whenever it was playing -- usually on a weekend labeled ...

Rosemary Brown claimed that various famous composer talked to her from beyond the pale.  Not only that, they dictated music to her, too! ...

Here are more pages from the October, 1964 issue of Jack and Jill. Nowadays it might be harder to find a paper sack to make a mask...

 The National Enquirer has always been a great source for monsters. This 1989 story covers "new" video of Ogopogo, which acco...

In 1985, Home Viewer magazine ran a story about movies made from Stephen King's works.

I was sleepless in the middle of the night a few months ago when I wrote this song for our oldest grandchild, Jazra.  Here are the lyr...

For this entry of Blog-o-Ween, I'll share a fun 1960s album of monster songs, called Monster Rally. This album was a collaboration b...

This tale is from the October, 1964 issue of Jack and Jill , a kid's magazine full of stories, activities, and fun.  It's a sweet t...

As a kid, I kept an eye out for monsters. In 1968, King Boris Karloff made an ad for Ronco lighters. Oh, the torture!

Our first post is a new music compilation for this year. Here is the download link:  http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NV7FMVAF And he...

On September 30, 1966, I turned 10 years old. I was a huge fan of TV spies, specifically The Man (and Girl ) from U.N.C.L.E. . ...

Yes, with this Frontier Cabin you could do that. It was made out of "Dupont Polyethelene," which makes me think it was a pre-p...

As you probably know, the 2002 film  The Mothman Prophecies was "based on true events" that happened in 1967 in Point Pleasant, ...

More mail-order offers from 1961. Take your pick from foaming sugar, hot candy, atomic smoke bomb, and -- don't forget -- you too ca...