Horror Memorabilia!!

[vincenzo]

I remember buying the old Aurora horror models with glow in the dark heads waaay back in the 70's.

Not exactly horror related but the first record I bought was The Marvel World Of Icarus around the same time (1972' ish).

[TALL DUDE]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

I remember buying the old Aurora horror models with glow in the dark heads waaay back in the 70's.

Not exactly horror related but the first record I bought was The Marvel World Of Icarus around the same time (1972' ish).

Whoa dude,that takes me back. I had a few of those meself which took pride of place on my bedside cabinet when i was a nipper.Great stuff.
Remember those horror trading cards as well? The hammer ones and the game ones,which had physical strength,horror rating,etc.Kevxxx has the cannibal one for his avatar.Happy days.

[vincenzo]

I also bought the famous model skeleton which took about 20 mins to put together. Unfortunately the skull never used to clip on properly (I always ended up using string) and when it was finally hung from the 0.000001 inch thick wire metal holder it promptly fell over.

Yep I recall the bubble gum trading cards. Shock Theatre if my memory serves me correctly. Used to come with Hammer Dracula stills on one side and a joke on the other.

Anyone remember the legendary Horror Bags crisps?

[TALL DUDE]

Were those the ones called,fangs,claws and bones? If so i remember them well,and can still taste them.

Now wheres the spangles appreciation thread!

[vincenzo]

They certainly were. The contents have long since been devoured but I still have a set of empty bags for posterity (they were 5p a bag by the way).

Fangs (cheese & onion)
Bones (salt & vinegar)
Claws (bacon)
Ribs (vinegar)
Bats ('batburger')

The beloved Spangles. I still miss them to this day.

[TALL DUDE]

On a similar note,can you remember those armada ghost and monster books which were aimed at children? I had the full set at one point...and then i discovered guy n.smiths killer crabs series of books.Bit of an eye opener that was for a 7 year old

[vipco]

I've 2 Crypt Keeper 12" figures that talk plus a large Chucky doll.
I got them ages ago. I tend not to buy the memorabilia though, those were presents.

I also have my Shameless ' Strip Nude ' Poster framed and hanging , pride of place, on the wall were I have my DVD shelves.

[mark meakin]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

I also bought the famous model skeleton which took about 20 mins to put together. Unfortunately the skull never used to clip on properly (I always ended up using string) and when it was finally hung from the 0.000001 inch thick wire metal holder it promptly fell over.

Yep I recall the bubble gum trading cards. Shock Theatre if my memory serves me correctly. Used to come with Hammer Dracula stills on one side and a joke on the other.

Anyone remember the legendary Horror Bags crisps?

Topps did some Hammer horror cards with inedible chewing gum in the 1970s pictures included the gory staking of Peter Sallis in Taste The Blood Of Dracula (never heard any uproar about that from MPs) & groan inducing jokes "How does a vampire travel ? By blood vessel".They also did a set including the classic Universal films of the 1930s & 40s.

[vincenzo]

Yep they're the ones. The Shock Theatre bubble gum cards were made by Topps. I only remember the Hammer ones though.

I also have vague recollections of a (Walls?) ice lolly called Count Dracula's Deadly Secret. Black on the outside with ice cream and red jelly in the middle. Absolutely vile.

[vipco]

I remember that ice lolly Vince, as well as those models with the glow in the dark heads & hands.
I had DR Jekel with Mr Hyde alternate head, Frankenstein, Wolfman and the Mummy as far as I can remember.

I was to young to make them up myself so my Da had to do it for me.