Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Mutant Takes Five

Behind the scenes photo from "This Island Earth".

Time Enough At Last

On the set of the classic "Twilight Zone" episode!

Monday, April 29, 2013

The Man in the Top Hat

Why that's Count Dracula!
Bela Lugosi in "Dracula".

Dracula's Son

Lon Chaney, Jr. as the "Son of Dracula"!

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Some Lovely Dinner Music

From "The Bride of Frankenstein".

Where Do Those Faces Come From?

Here's Lon Chaney with his make-up kit which turned him into the Phantom of the Opera and the Hunchback of Notre Dame among many others.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Now you too can be Forry!

Print this out and get some scissors so you can impress all your friends with you new Forrest J Ackerman mask and Dracula ring!

May I Have This Dance?

The Creature is interrupting this romantic moment in "Creature From the Black Lagoon".

This is My Friend!

"Friend?  This is the fiend that has been murdering half the countryside!  Good heavens man, can't you see?"
From "Bride of Frankenstein".

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The King of New York!

From the 1976 version of "King Kong".

Meeting the Monsters

Bud and Lou meet Frank, Wolf, and Drac in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

A Giant with a Hairy Chest

It's Boris Karloff in "Son of Frankenstein".

Come in Friends and Rest Awhile!

But these are not friends...  Once these two hunters see the Monster, all hell breaks loose!
From "Bride of Frankenstein".

No One Steals Kong's Lady!

An incredible picture from "King Kong".

Sunday, April 21, 2013

He Thinks He's a Bat!

Lon Chaney, Jr. does his best impression of a vampire bat in "Son of Dracula".

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Forry Ackerman Statue!

Dark Horse is coming out with this statue later this year!  Who wouldn't want a Forry sitting around their house?

A Nice Old Man

O.P. Heggie poses for a photo on the set of "Bride of Frankenstein".

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Vincent Price vs. Lucille Ball

Boy would I have loved to meet these two!

Lily!

The beautiful Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster from "The Munsters".

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Are You a Giant?

The Monster makes a new friend in "Ghost of Frankenstein".

Monster Art: Frankenstein

William Stout created this caricature of Boris Karloff from "Bride of Frankenstein".

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Listen Up!

The Blind Hermit is a magician with the violin!
From "Bride of Frankenstein".

Cat Lovers

Peter Lorre and Vincent Price with a couple of black cats!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Monsterpalooza 2013

Below are some photos I took at this year's Monsterpalooza show in Burbank, California.  First up was my favorite piece in the show!

Quint, Brody, and Hooper from Jaws!

Side Shot of these Shark Hunters.

Regan from The Exorcist!

Fans of The Walking Dead will recognize these two fellas!

Even an animated Ray Bradbury made an appearance!

Mike Hill did it again with The Phantom!

Another shot of Erik.

Mike Hill also created this Nosferatu!

Casey Wong had his take on the Phantom, but this time with Christine!

Closeup of the Phantom

I must say I was very happy to find my favorite zombie!

Monster Art: Jason in 3D!

If anyone knows who the artist is, please leave it in the comments section.
Thanks!

The Bride

Elsa in her iconic role!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Monster Art: The Birds

This incredible piece was created by Tomer Hanuka!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Who's There?

The Old Blind Man hears something outside.  Little does he know that it's Frankenstein's Creation!
From "Bride of Frankenstein".

How to Make a Mutant

Behind the scenes from "This Island Earth".

Thursday, April 11, 2013

What a Monster!

This unique fella is made up of several animals?  How many can you find?
From "Island of Lost Souls".

The Mummy's Bath Tub

Boris Karloff stares into his pool of water in "The Mummy".

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Money Bags Munster!

Herman and Lily are in the money!
From "The Munsters".

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Thanks for Voting!

Hi everyone!  Your Ghost Host, Robert here!  I want to thank you all for voting for "Classic Movie Monsters" as Best Blog in the Rondo Awards.  We did not win, but we did get an honorable mention!

As the year progresses, you can expect more and more photos of your favorite monsters, plus some videos I'm working on!

So keep visiting the blog and exercise those eyeballs!

-Robert

The First Remake

It's King Kong from the 1976 remake!