Since he did the character design for the movie, wouldn't it have been awesome if Jack Davis had drawn this book? Yes, it would've. No, I am not in a good mood...
To Be Concluded...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Dell Mad Monster Party Movie Classic
Since he did the character design for the movie, wouldn't it have been awesome if Jack Davis had drawn this book? Yes, it would've. No, I am not in a good mood...
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sounds To Make You Shiver - Soma Records
I confess, I am guilty of a mild deception. On Monday, October 19th, 2009 I posted the cover for the late 60s Soma label version of the most familiar to the most people(with the probable exception of Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The-)haunted house record, Sounds To Make You Shiver. However, the sound share I shared was actually the 70s Pickwick re-issue. I just pasted the cover I liked best(both came from the webnet)at the top of the post, never dreaming there could also be a sonic difference between the two releases. Well, though slight, there is. On Side One, at least. Since I acquired this earlier version of STMYS early in the year, I now know this. All images are my own...this time. Have Fun spotting the differences!
For Obsessive Monsters Only!...
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Cast Of Eerie Publications Perform The Johnson Smith Novelty Company "Horror Record"!
Never, ever, ever would I have thought that I would see such a sight- a video of moving images from Eerie Publications covers set to the soundtrack of- the Johnson Smith Horror Record! As Jason Willis of the Scar Stuff of Legend put it, it was definitely aimed at a "specific" audience, which happens to be me and all of you out there who care about what I post on Magic Carpet Burn. Jason originally posted it on the Scar Stuff site, go there to read about how he did it. I would just like to say how excited I was to hear from Jason, as his site literally rocked my world even before I had a computer that could download stuff, as it is also a treasure trove of information and his posts got more comments than I thought it was possible to get from such a "specific" audience. (Fortunately my good friend Aaron was able to download stuff from Scar Stuff for me and supply me with hard copies, which in turn got put on my mp3 player and have been there ever since.) The point is, lots of people have fond memories of their exposure to these records and have their favorites. The Johnson Smith Horror Record is one of mine, but I would never imagined such a rich tableau of images from listening to it as what you're about to see. As a listening experience the JSHR is a baffling exercise in "What the heck is goin' on here?" and the video has many surprises and joys for those of us who have actually memorized the hellish thing. I particularly love the point in the video where...well, I won't spoil it! I would also like to say that I now have a lot more respect for Krishtar and his threats of world destruction, "Because, you have only one hour to exist!", so watch this video now! Just for fun I am posting my own copy of the Horror Record(both sides)and also my copy of the Gayle House Haunting record, with the sincere hope that Jason will one day tackle that one too!...
Coming soon - the 60s era Soma label version of the classic "Sounds To Make You Shiver" lp! How is that exciting? Different mix!...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Frightful Frankenstein Friday Freak-Out! - Craig Yoe's Dick Briefer's Frankenstein Collection
Oh (My Lack Of) God, I was under the impression that The Fantastic Freaky Frankenstein Feast was going to start Friday night at midnight, not Thursday night at midnight. I was checking my email before beddy-bye and while I was at it dropped by the blog to discover- everyone else had already posted their FFFFFFFFFFFFF posts! This was at 12:45 a.m. Texas time! So here I am trying to gather up my marbles to be able to tell you, with genuine sincerity how great Craig Yoe's newest book is, I'm just going to show you this Frankenstein story first, it's from Prize #7 and is not featured in the book. I'll talk about the book and stuff at the end of the post...
I'm so unprepared! Dick Briefer's work on both the serious Frankenstein and the funny one(my favorite)is a wonder to behold, there's a reason why it's called the Golden Age. All I can say is that Craig's book is BEE-YOO-TEE-FUL to look at, a must have(if you hurry you can get it before Halloween!)and here's a lot of other places you can go to read about it, with reviews written by talented people who know what they are talking about and featuring Frankenstein stories not seen in the book...and they can tell you where to buy it, too!-
(I can't believe I screwed this up, I worried about it all week, I need mental help!...)
Sincerely, Prof. Grewbeard
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Son Of Frankenstein Filmbook - Conclusion
Sorry I got so emotional in Part One, I get so defensive at times! Seeing this movie on TV in the late sixties, at the age of eight, I vividly remember the opening scene with Son & Wife on the train heading for the town named Frankenstein. It's a dark and stormy night, and as the train is pulling into the station, the conductor calls out the name of the town, and through the window of their train car I saw a dark figure and assumed it to be the Monster himself! It was only a tree, but I've always wondered if that was supposed to be an intentional scare or not...
Frankenstein of a different kind- tomorrow night at midnight!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Son Of Frankenstein Filmbook, Part One
When I was flipping through Famous Monsters #52 during my Dark Shadows series of posts I ran across this great filmbook for Son Of Frankenstein, a film that is often on my mind and one which I plan to watch this season(I don't watch them every year- I don't want to burn out on them. Why I'm worried about this after having seen Teenagers From Outer Space and Monster Zero more times than I can count is silly, there's just something about Universal Horror and Halloween... ). One thing that really bugs me about this movie is the way it's always compared unfavorably to the first two James Whale-directed Frankenstein films. I'm not going to go on a long tirade about how ridiculous I think this practice is, I'm just going to show you these amazing stills so you can remember the film and wonder why anyone wouldn't think this film is incredibly entertaining and features some outstanding perfomances and certainly stands proud next to the first two, I don't care who directed it and whether Karloff is wearing a sheepskin vest or not. I love this movie and I don't love anything unless it's worthy of it. RARRRRRRRRRR!!!...
Look for part two of Son Of Frankenstein tomorrow! Now we are proud to make this special announcement! Who's we? Me and my cat Eulabelle, who is sleeping on my lap even now...
This Friday at midnight, more blogs than you can shake a lighted torch at will be participating in a celebration of something that's really worth celebrating, the release of Craig Yoe's new book, a collection of Dick Briefer's Frankenstein comics, representing both the funny and the frightening versions of his take on the immortal monster. Be there or be flared...
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