A MOBSTER NICK HALLOWEEN TALE!

 

HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME!

 These are images from some of my favorite Halloween-themed films, TV specials and cartoons:

MUNSTER, GO HOME

Feature film starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis and Butch Patrick

(1966)

THE MUNSTERS REVENGE starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo & Al Lewis

TV Special (1981) NBC

Jonathan Winters in "HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME" from 

WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR, 

aired October 30, 1977

HALLOWEEN WITH THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY

TV Special (1977) starring Carolyn Jones, John Astin and Ted Cassidy

FLIP THE FROG CARTOONS

THE CUCKOO MURDER CASE

SPOOKS

Ichabod Crane from Walt Disney's 

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

Katrina Von Tassel

from Walt Disney's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

from Disney's LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

                                                                 CLAWS FOR ALARM

                                      (1954 Merrie Melodies Cartoon starring Porky & Sylvester)

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                         

CLAWS FOR ALARM 

ROD SERLING, THE MASTER OF TV SUSPENSE AND FANTASY

This is the cover of the first TWILIGHT ZONE comic I ever bought. It was back in 1962 and I had been a fan of the TV show from its premiere in 1959 until it was canceled in 1964. The issue in question was the first published under the Gold Key label after Dell Publishing Co. ended its partnership with Western Publishing.

I bought almost every issue of TZ up until the early 70s and I still keep most of them in my collection. The quality of the stories and artwork varied, with the earlier ones being the best all around. 

These are some of my favorite issues:

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension

as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between

light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit

of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of

imagination. It is an area which we call "The Twilight Zone".-Rod Serling

ROD SERLING

(1924-1975)

On WIKIPEDIA:

Rod Serling

The New Face of Horror

 

THE MONSTER MONTH OF HALLOWEEN!

            October is one week old already and the Halloween Season is officially full speed ahead. 

                                                 Also, today is my son Ricardo's Birthday!

                                  So, as we greet October, I salute my offspring and wish him all the 

                                                         health, happiness and joy he deserves!

THE MUNSTERS!

                                                  "America's First Family of Fright!"
During the Monster Craze of the mid-sixties, television became the resting ground for many supernatural and horror-inspired shows. My favorite one was, without any doubt, THE MUNSTERS, which were an average and typical American family, except for the fact that Father Herman looked like the Frankenstein monster, Mother Lily and Grandpa, were vampires and their son Eddie was a werewolf. The 'different"one in that family happened to be young Marilyn, who was a beautiful blonde girl, with normal looks which the rest of her family accepted lovingly.

Fred Gwynne, who previously had starred in the comedy series "CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?", portrayed Herman Munster. Beautiful movie siren Yvonne De Carlo gave life to Lily Munster while Al Lewis, also from "CAR 54", inhabited the role of Grandpa Munster. The rest of the cast was completed with Butch Patrick who played little Eddie Munster and lovely Beverley Owen as Marilyn Munster.

THE MUNSTERS lived in 1313 Mockingbird Lane which was located on the backlot of Universal Studios, the same place where the original Universal monsters were created, back in the 1930s and 40s.

The show was successful enough to span lots of toys and collectible merchandise which, to this day, is still sought after by memorabilia enthusiasts.

After 13 episodes of the first season, Beverley Owen left the series to join her boyfriend and was replaced by Pat Priest, who did a marvelous job as Marilyn until the show ended in 1966.

As of this writing, only Butch Patrick and Pat Priest are still the only living members from the series.

Fred Gwynne passed on in 1993; Yvonne De Carlo died in 2007, Al Lewis left us in 2006 and Beverley Owen joined them February 21, 2019.

However, the show is still well remembered and running in syndication on several TV channels. 

THE MUNSTERS were also featured in a Gold Key comic which published 16 issues during the 60s and two reunion movies followed, one right after the show was cancelled in 1966, MUNSTER, GO HOME and a TV special in 1988, THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE.

 

                      

   

And with these images of the TV show and the Gold Key comics, we bid farewell to that typical

 All-American family, THE MUNSTERS, wishing you a very Frightful and Happy Halloween!

As a bonus, here are the openings of both seasons: