Elvira Mistress of the Dark Merchandise Catalog Vol. 3 (1999)

 I was recently going through my boxes and cabinets full of junk collectables and found this catalog. I forgot I had it. Has anyone ever bought anything through her catalogs?

Hot Wheels Premium Pop Culture Dracula Kool Kombi

 

I found this car at Meijer for $7.99 (I believe). I think it's pretty cool. Here's an AI Overview I found online--

The Hot Wheels Premium Pop Culture Dracula Volkswagen Kool Kombi (Model JHX01) is part of the 2026 Universal Monsters / Pop Culture line.

Key Features

Scale: 1:64 diecast replica
Build: Metal/Metal body and chassis with RealRiders tires
Design & Graphics: Features a black and cream color scheme, red wheels, and Dracula-themed graphics including "Dracula Midnight Repair Service," "Undead Since 1931," and "TYPE O TO GO" on the rear.
Packaging: Themed blister card art featuring Universal Monsters/Dracula imagery, designed for display.

Availability & Pricing

Retail / Online: Available through platforms like Mattel Creations and various hobby shops or online retailers (ranging roughly from $7 to $18 depending on the seller and secondary market).
Collector Notes: Opinions on Reddit are mixed regarding retail availability, with some collectors noting it can be hard to find on physical pegs and others purchasing full cases to lock it down.

The back of the card is not that impressive. 😁

Halloween Memes

Fred

Oooo...they're giving out the jumbo dogs!

"Oh, no tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering."

Vlad the Inhaler

 

Bob ‘Hoolihan’ Wells, Cleveland TV weatherman and late-night host, dies at 93

Bob "Hoolihan" Wells and "Big Chuck" Schodowski on the set of the "Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show" on WJW Channel 8 in 1976. (Photo credit: Robert E. Dorksen / The Plain Dealer)

By

• Joey Morona, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bob “Hoolihan” Wells, the former Cleveland television personality best known for co-hosting the popular “Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show,” has died. He was 93.

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my father Bob ‘Hoolihan’ Wells, of liver cancer,” his son, Robert Dean Wells Jr., posted on Facebook.

A native of West Point, Nebraska, Wells arrived at WJW TV-8 in 1965 as the weatherman on the station’s weekday 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. His lighthearted forecasts stood out from the more serious style of crosstown rivals Dick Goddard and Don Webster and earned him the nickname “Hoolihan the Weatherman.”

Wells was also a regular on WJW’s late-night “Shock Theater with Ghoulardi.” When host Ernie Anderson left for Hollywood in 1966, Wells was paired with Anderson’s right-hand man, “Big Chuck” Schodowski. The duo spent 13 years together, introducing horror films and bad B movies while entertaining audiences with comedy sketches between commercial breaks.

In the late 1970s, Wells became general manager of WSUM, a Christian radio station in Parma. He left Cleveland in 1979 for a job at a Christian television station in Florida, where he and his wife, Barbara, co-hosted a talk show.

Wells was succeeded at WJW by “Lil’ John” Rinaldi, who teamed up with Schodowski on “The Big Chuck and Lil’ John Show,” which ran until 2007.

Schodowski died in January 2025 at age 90.

Broken Peach Annual Halloween Special

 Have you ever watched the band Broken Peach on YouTube? If you haven't, you should! For the past 11 years they have released a "Halloween Special" music video that sometimes features a mash-up of a couple of songs. They do more than just Halloween, but I think that's what they're mostly known for. Here's all of their Halloween Specials --

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

 

R.I.P. Sanjulián

Renowned Spanish illustrator and cover artist Manuel Pérez Clemente, widely known as Sanjulián, died on October 14, 2026 at the age of 85.

Key Details

• Born: June 24, 1941, in Barcelona, Spain
• Died: October 14, 2026 (aged 85)
• Known For: Iconic painterly covers and artwork for horror and fantasy magazines like Vampirella, Creepy, and Eerie (Warren Publishing), as well as Conan the Barbarian novels and artwork associated with Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. 

My Funko Monsters

 

Limited Edition funko-shop.com Monster Cereals Vynl. 2-pack - Count Chocula + Franken Berry.

Blade Previews Exclusive Pop! He counts as a monster, right? He's half vampire.

My 2 Elvira Pop!s. One's a Hot Topic Exclusive.

Walgreens exclusive Universal Monsters Dracula Pop!.

Hellraiser III Pinhead Pop!.

Universal Monsters Pop!s - Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy.

Beetlejuice Pop!.

Restoring a TORN Haunted Mansion Poster

 

Old World Christmas Halloween Ornaments

After I made that Hallmark post the other day, an ad for Old World Christmas Ornaments showed up in my feed. They've been hand crafting the finest ornaments since 1979. They even have some licensed ornaments. The Monster Cereal Mascots really caught my eye!