I've been searching for the main part of my Halloween costume, which due to financial restraints, timing and lack of originality on my part, will have to be a recycled one from a few years back. I'll add a few tidbits to it, so you'll just have to wait and see for the finished result.
But while digging through boxes, I discovered a trove of
Kubricks! One may recall way back
here that I had nearly completed my set of Universal Monsters. Well, I'm one step closer. For the Bride has been unveiled! Elsa Lancester has never looked lovelier (a difficult task since she is anything but lovely.) In The Bride of Frankenstein, she played the author, Mary Shelley, as well as the Monster's betrothed.
She also came along with a reproduction of
Victor Von Frankenstein's original work bench! (Click that link to hear the Doc's most famous line.)
In addition I found a couple of the original boxes they'd come in. Series 1 exclaims, "Welcome! Universal Monsters Rock'n Roll Show!!" It reminds me of the awesome Pinball machine,
Monster Bash!
Series 2 is not as nostalgic for it relates, "If monsters haunt you, you're not alone..."
Here is the lineup for your perusal, but alas the characters on the right, Dr. Frankenstein and The Mole People were the rarest of the lot (frequency: 2/24) and it's pretty expensive to track them down. Some day...
I noticed that I had several doubles including 2 of my post's title actor, The Invisible Man. If you'd like any, put in your orders now!
More goodies tomorrow!
I have no idea when I acquired this but am I glad I found it yesterday. Now the mushy white stuff they pass off as bread over here can be made into sandwiches with Stitch's face engraved in them!
I won this in one of those Conbini-"buy a 500 yen ticket and raffle for a random piece of Stitch crap a few years back. I don't have much else Stitch-related, thus I must have won it on a first or second try!
Recently they've had another one of them and I got this: Not very impressive, but it does light up (as soon as I can find the proper batteries that is.) I also won a pen the other day that flashes on and off. I've been using it during my Halloween lessons to place in a Jack o' Lantern while explaining the glowing ember that the Devil gave Jack to light his way. (It's a long story, look it up...)
Finally, here is a チョコがサクサク, some little chocolate confectionary square with cornflakes inside. Actually rather yummy!
I have to put my costume together in the morning. I know what I'm wearing but unsure as to how to assemble it! I can't wait to see all of the witches tomorrow night at Echophonyk at Shaft so it's off to bed to dream of ghosts & goblins!
