When you have a passion for movies, TV shows, books, comics and characters like we all probably do then more often than not that passion also extends into the realm of toys and collectables. They seem to go hand in hand with most people I’ve met over the years and there really is some wonderful …
A few weeks ago I wrote about the intense passion and love I have for painted movie posters, especially painted horror posters from the 1970s and 80s. I also briefly touched upon the sheer frustration I feel when I look at modern posters and the lifeless direction I feel they have taken. The first article …
I was obsessed with movie posters in the 80s, to me they were genuine works of art that could be visually studied for hours. They fired my imagination and made me dream of being able to create something that beautiful myself. Being a fairly quiet and shy lad I would often whisper in my Dads …
The way I see it, petitions are like Kickstarter campaigns; everyone’s got one, and most of them are not worthy of taking part in, or spreading the word on. But like the few fundraising campaigns that come along every year that compel me to take action, so too do petitions, from time to time. In …
If you were a kid in the UK during the late 70s / early 80s then you would have owned some Top Trumps cards … It was inevitable. Your parents would buy a pack for a long car journey. Your Grandparents would come down to visit and thrust a pack in your hands as soon …
You wouldn’t even need to take more than one step inside my house to figure out that I’m a toy guy. Collecting toys is a hobby I’ve just never gone ahead and grown out of, and my walls and shelves are absolutely jam-packed with toys both new and old, out of the box and in …
In 2003 Pasadena, California played host to the ‘Halloween Returns To Haddonfield’ 25th Anniversary Convention … Living in the UK meant it was impossible for me to get there (financially) but I contacted a good friend who WAS attending and asked him to grab me as much merchandise and goodies as he could. When I …
At the beginning of my first post, I mentioned collecting VHS tapes. At last count, I have over 100 tapes, mostly horror. The best part of this hobby is “The Hunt”. Yard sales, thrift stores & flea markets have become my Mecca for the dead format. eBay is a treasure trove of lost tapes and …
Welcome to the concluding part of my look back at ‘The Horror Collection’ a short lived magazine published by Eaglemoss during 2007. The first part of this trip down memory lane can be found here and gives an insight into how ‘Partwork’ magazines such as these have been a constant presence in British newsagents for …
One day during 2007 I casually walked into my local branch of WHSmith (a UK based newsagents) and instantly saw something truly wonderful sitting on a top shelf … NO, not porn! … It was a magazine sealed in a plastic bag, and attached to the cover was a small lead figurine of Mr Freddy …
