With Halloween nearly upon us I thought it would be a great time to share another vintage figure from my Universal Monsters collection. I'm a huge fan of these classic horror movies produced by Universal Studios during the 1930s, movies which turned actors such as Bela Lugosi (Dracula), Lon Chaney, Jr. (The Wolf Man) and Boris Karloff (The Mummy and Frankenstein), into legendary Hollywood figures. Whilst the Remco Mini Monsters are the focus of my movie collection, I can never resist buying just … [Read more...]
The Mummy from ‘Tales from the Cryptkeeper’
With Halloween fast approaching this seems the perfect time to dig up - terrible pun! - this Mummy action figure from the animated cartoon series Tales from the Cryptkeeper. Running for two seasons from 1993-1994, the Mummy character appeared in episode 11 from the first season - This Wraps It Up – which first aired on December 4, 1993. Created in 1994 by one hit wonder toy manufacturers Ace Novelty, who appear to have only ever produced the Cryptkeeper series, this 4 ¾ inch figure is pretty … [Read more...]
NECA to release the creepiest action figure ever!
This may well be one of the creepiest action figures ever! NECA have excelled themselves this time with a brand new action figure featuring a startling likeness of Linda Blair in her legendary role as Regan MacNeil in full-on demonic possession mode in The Exorcist! Regan is featured tied to her bed and with the press of a button, you can activate a motorized 360-degree spinning head rotation and replicate the famous movie scene, accompanied by demonic noises and sounds from the film. … [Read more...]
Horror movie action figure icons for Halloween!
October 31st will soon be upon us so here's a timely look at some spooky vintage action figures and a few of the best horror movie icons to have been immortalized as toys over the years. Happy Halloween! Hannibal Lecter NECA have to be hands down one of the best action figure producers for really nailing movie likenesses. The wonderful 7 inch Silence of the Lambs action figure of Anthony Hopkins in his Academy Award-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter was issued as part of their Cult … [Read more...]