Halloween dog toys

There's a new dog in my family, so of course I had to outfit her with some haunt-worthy chew toys.

Play-Doh Operation

Why is this only available in the UK? Don't they think American kids would enjoy pulling Play-Doh organs out of a small plastic body?
(Via Skulls & Bacon)

Munsters Casting Set

The Munsters Casting Set. This toy (circa 1964) lets you make molded figures of the entire Munsters cast. If I'm actually able to find one, I wonder if it would still work. The box art is fantastic, but it would be even better to have fully molded & painted Munsters on display nearby.

Roadkill toy

Wow! Gross! (Via Boing Boing)

Undead Barbie

Norwegian artist Are Sundnes created this "Undead Barbie" for his series on recycled toys. Mattel should consider mass producing these. I bet they'd really rake it in.




(Via Boing Boing)

Spooky games

Timewarp Toys
lists an impressive assortment of spooky games & toys. (The spooky stuff starts about halfway down the page.)

Creepy toy photos

Artwork by Richard Edson.

Weebles Haunted House

I don't even remember this toy but I must have it!
And here's a vintage commercial for the Weebles Haunted House.

(Special thanks to "Secret Fun Spot" for turning me on to the commercial, as well as a ton of additional images and information.)

Pop-up Frankenstein

Has anyone ever heard of this game before? I can't find any information on it anywhere.

Freddy Krueger "Spitballs"

I just found this old "Nightmare On Elm Street" toy in my attic. Still unopened. Where did it come from? I have absolutely no recollection of it. Why didn't I open it? Wasn't I tempted to try it back in 1989? After all, "The harder you squeeze, the further the spit."

**UPDATE: It looks like there were also Jason Voorhees "Spitballs". Here's
a guy who not only has both sets, but he has reviewed their individual spitting abilities.

Monster Face toy

I wish I had one of these when I was a kid. Produced by Hasbro in the early 90s,
"Monster Face" was a sort of horror-themed variation on Mr. Potato Head. With a wide assortment of disgusting parts to attach, it was just the kind of gross-out fun that children love.

In 1996, Hasbro teamed up with the makers of the "Goosebumps" book series and re-released this toy as "Monster Headmaker". (They even included instructions on how to create four of the most popular Goosebumps creatures using the set.)

I was able to track down PDFs of the original instruction manuals for each of these toys. Click here for "Monster Face" and here for "Monster HeadMaker".