Peck Ghost Die cut

This Ghost die cut from Peck raises the question, do ghosts have teeth?

Did the ghost not brush and floss when it was alive? Is this the ghost of a Meth user? How does the ghost eat caramel apples?  So many questions.

House Monster Mask

I love coming across vintage latex masks at sales (or anywhere).  They remind me of my childhood, looking through bins of them at our local Ben Franklin dimestore.  Plus, any that have survived this long are fairly rare as the latex tends to degenerate quickly over time (see my Creepy Crispy Critter post from 2019).

I found this one at a sale this summer.

I didn't recognize it and had to reach out to a Facebook group I belong to.  It was identified as the "Demon Sandy" character from the 1985 movie "House".  I've never seen the movie (I plan on rectifying that this season), but apparently it is a doppelganger for the main character's (played by William Katt, believe it or not) ex-wife.

The mask itself is in fairly supple condition with only a few hard edges.

Dammit, Jim, I'm a Cryptid, Not a Flotation Device!

I found these "Monster Feet" at an estate sale this summer.  It reminded me of the Bigfoot scare/mania of the 1970's when Bigfoot seemingly waited around every tree in every forest around me.

Boos on Booze

 I was scanning this season's decorations around my home and came across this tray. Surely, I thought, surely I've posted this tray before.  I hadn't.

I found this tray several years ago at an estate sale for $5.  I loved the design and artwork.  Two martini-drinking ghosts? Why not?  Those owls have seen things.

Halloween Revisited -- Halloween Hang Up

I never did find a definitive date on this.  I ended up selling it on eBay years ago.

I found this Halloween door hanger in a box lot I bought at an estate sale about a month ago.  

Halloween Revisited -- Beistle Halloween Pirate Die Cuts

As with last year, I'll be reposting some past favorites (of mine) throughout the month on the weekends.  These diecuts are still a favorite of mine and at the time I thought I overspent on them (they were $10 each), but I'm glad I picked them up because I haven't seen them since.  Here they are in this year's display.

***Originally posted October 3, 2016

 These early Beistle die cuts are probably my favorite ones found this year.

Tiny Blow Molded Witch

My content seems to be very witch-centric this year.  Here's another one.

I don't recall where I found this little blow-molded and flocked witch, but it reminds me of the Christmas ornaments from Hong Kong in the 1970s.

I've placed it here among my blow-molded Jack O' Lanterns (more on those in a later post).

I'm not sure if she originally had some kind of broom tuft sticking out the back of her broomstick. There's a hole there, but because it acts as a stand, anything stuck in there might cause it to teeter over.

The addition of the wart at the end of her chin is a nice touch and we can see she's painted her nails for the occasion, or possibly that's blood from some unfortunate victim.