Krampus Fests

I couldn't resist one more Krampus post on account of all the festivals going down this weekend. These photos come from a write-up in the Denver Post...

Krampus Wallpaper

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Krampus is Coming!

Dynamite Don Post Article

Over the course of the past few years I have been fortunate enough to have received a number of contributions from the Maskahuna for the blog. I never know what is coming when I receive and email from the 'Huna, but they're always a thrill to open and dig into.  So, I decided it was time to create a new series of posts to commemorate these such events entitled "Monster Mask Madness from the Maskahuna's Mystery Vault"...

This gem was sent over earlier this week. It's an article that appeared in Dynamite Magazine from the early 80's (1981?) featuring Don Post Studios. Enjoy monster mask lovers...

3 Weeks 'til Christmas

Only 3 weeks left 'til Christmas! Yikes!! Here's hoping you're full of CREEPY holiday cheer for the rest of the short year...

The Evolution of Creepy/Eerie Mask Ads

Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie masks from Don Post Studios were advertised on and off in various formats within the pages of Creepy magazine for a span of 22 years. This post attempts to chronicle these various appearances...

The first ad would appear in Issue # 11 back in October 1966. The ad would showcase deluxe and standard versions of both Creepy and Eerie. I have never seen a photo of one of these Creepy masks in any collection. To the best of my knowledge it was not released. Color photos of the mask do exist in Creepy issues 6 & 7. I'm not certain, but I would bet it was sculpted by Don Post Sr, while the Eerie appears to be a Pat Newman sculpture...

Issue #17,  released in October 1967, would feature the Pat Newman sculpted  Deluxe Uncle Creepy that we've all grown to love and associate as being THE Don Post Studios Uncle Creepy mask...

Issue #18 (Jan. 1968) contained this ad in which is adorned with a deluxe Uncle Creepy mask...

Interestingly enough, the original ad format would return to Creepy Magazine in issue #43 (Jan. 1972) as well as issues 44, 46, 51-53, 56-57. The November 1973 issue would be the last time it appeared in the publication...

A new ad format would make it's debut in issue #60 (Feb. 1974) and appear on and off through issue 80 (June 1976)...

Once again a new format graced the pages of Creepy in issue #81 (July 1976) and appeared on and off until it's final appearance one year later in issue #90 (July 1977)...

Star Wars mask ads would dominate the next several issues of Creepy until issue #95. This new ad would only appear in two issues, making final appearance in issue #98 (June 1978). Even though Creepy magazine would be published for close to another 50 issues, the Creepy and Eerie masks would never been seen in the pages of Creepy magazine again...

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Monsterama: Don Post Calendar Masks

This episode of Monsterama (2003), written and directed by Daniel Roebuck, offers a stunning visual history of the Don Post Studio "Calendar" masks. For those unfamiliar with the legend of these masks, this video is a perfect starting point...