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More Don Con Photos

November 14, 2015, 8:14 am
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One week ago today, in sunny Burbank California, DonCon was opening it's doors to the public. These photographs of the event come from the Flickr gallery of Aaron Lewis who captured the  weekend for all to see...
The guest of honor being introduced to the crowd

Danny, Ed and Marsha posing with some friends

Don Post & Frankie posing with a copy of Lee Lambert's book

Lee Lambert, Frankie, and Daniel Roebuck posing in front of the
Unimart Monster Daze display

Bob Short sculpting a Nosferatu / B.Garret Theda Mashup



Don Post and Aaron Lewis

Lee and Danny sharing a laugh during a Q&A session




Trick or Treat art director Justin Mabry sharing stories with former
Don Post Studios sculptor Bob Short

Former Don Post Studios employees answering questions and
sharing stories with the crowd




Don Post posing in front of the Unimart Monster Daze display with Ed and Marsha


Joel Grossman's posing with his massive Don Post mask cabinet

The DonCon exclusive 2016 Monster Calendar
Images courtesy ofAaron Lewis
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Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Clownin' with Frankie

November 15, 2015, 9:32 am
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The ol' Frankie Death Lock. Forty percent of the time, it works every time...


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Morris Catalog Monday: Unique Masks From Morris

November 16, 2015, 7:14 am
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Happy Monday creeps, and welcome to the first in a new ongoing series entitled Morris Catalog Monday, which will feature random scans from old Morris Costume catalogs. Up first is this little gem from the 1980 catalog featuring masks from Kirk Brady and Bill Nelson...


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Michael Myers Starter Kit Print

November 17, 2015, 10:02 pm
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2012 Morbid Industries Catalog

November 19, 2015, 10:01 pm
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Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Little Devil

November 22, 2015, 7:53 am
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Morris Catalog Monday: Universal Monsters

November 23, 2015, 5:14 pm
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Happy Monday creeps, and welcome back to the ongoing series entitled Morris Catalog Monday which will feature random scans from old Morris Costume catalogs. Universal Monster Masks (of the Illusive Concepts variety) are the main focus of today's MCM post. I don't know what year this catalog page was printed, but it looks like the 1990-91 line-up, which puts these among the early Illusive Concept renditions of the Universal Monsters.


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The Curious Case of Lorreta Lump

November 25, 2015, 2:45 pm
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This post features one of the all-time Don Post Studios oddities... Loretta Lump. This catalog page scan of Lorreta Lump was apparently offered by Don Post Studios around 1972. It's a startling contrast to the work that was typically coming out of the studio in the early 70's. There is very little information or images available online other than this brief biography on Reinhard, the artist responsible for creating Ms. Lump.


 Image Source:Matt Post
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The Masks of Famous Monsters - 258

November 28, 2015, 9:37 am
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Greetings creeps! It's been some time since the last installment in TheMasks of Famous MonstersSeries. Your ol' pal the Yellow Phantom hopes to revive the series and finish what was started five long years ago with the first MoFM post. As a primer, here's an article from a more recent issue from Nov/Dec 2011 entitled "The Post Mask Always Fits Nice"...








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Bringing Monsters to Life with Dr. Lady

November 30, 2015, 11:13 am
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This article titled Bringing Monsters to Life: The Making of Latex Rubber Masks! was written by Dr. Lady and published in issue #11 of Scary Monsters Magazine. The article explains the overall process of mask making and contains a few nice behind the scenes photos of David and Laura Lady...


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Horror Masks Ad

December 2, 2015, 8:05 am
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Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Krampus

December 6, 2015, 8:21 am
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Morris Catalog Monday: Universal Monsters

December 7, 2015, 8:20 am
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Happy Monday creeps, and welcome back to the ongoing series entitled Morris Catalog Monday which will feature random scans from old Morris Costume catalogs. Today's MCM features a page from the 1992 Morris Catalog which depicted a variety of Pumpkinhead masks that were produced by Distortions in 1990-91... The "Standard" and "Display" Pumpkinhead were sculpted by Henry Alvarez, while the hands were sculpted by Dwight Shundo.


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Mask Tag Tuesday: Darth Vader/ Armor All Tag

December 8, 2015, 7:13 pm
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Greetings Creeps and welcome to the first post in a new ongoing series entitled Mask Tag Tuesday. Your ol' pal the Yellow Phantom has a serious stockpile of mask tags to share and I'll be doing so periodically on Tuesdays. The eventual goal is to create an archive similar to that of the Monster Mask Catalog Archive. Please excuse the heavy watermarking, I do not want to see these used to create counterfeit tags that are passed off as originals.

First up, is this Don Post Studios / Armor All promo tag for the Darth Vader helmet. This elaborate accordion style tag features some nice photos of late 70's DPS masks. A high-res un-watermarked scan of the masks is included below. Enjoy...



Image Source: Matt Post
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Don Post 2016 Monster Calendar

December 10, 2015, 5:31 pm
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Among the many amazing pieces of memorabilia to come out of DonCon this past November, the  Monster Calendar is one of my personal faves. The Monster Calendar is now available for purchase online, and is best summarized by Black Sparrow....

Created by Daniel Roebuck and Tammy Peralta, in conjunction with Dante Renta, this limited DON POST 2016 Monster Calendar pays tribute to the 1970s original mask designs that replaced the Universal Monsters on the 1966 Calendar. 2016 would be the 50th anniversary of the original Don Post Calendar. Using original 1970s Don Post masks that are foam-filled, the Roebuck-Peralta-Renta triumvirate spent long hours photographing and then adding Don Post, Jr.’s eyes to each image! Read Daniel Roebuck’s account of how the calendar was made here. This 9″ x 12″ calendar was originally a DON-CON exclusive and is now available for everyone for a limited time only. Get yours before it runs out!




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Morris Catalog Monday: 1999 Star Wars

December 14, 2015, 3:18 pm
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Happy Monday creeps, and welcome back to the ongoing series entitled Morris Catalog Monday which features random scans from old Morris Costume catalogs. Today's MCM contains pages from the 1999 Supplemental Catalog which featured Star Wars Episode I masks as well as a life-sized C-3P0 and R2-D2...




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Krampus Photography

December 16, 2015, 7:53 am
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1993 Topstone Catalog

December 18, 2015, 8:30 pm
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 The 1993 Topstone catalog finds the iconic mask manufacturer a good three decades past it's prime, but there are a few nuggets worth noting. First, the licensed Noid and Mario Bros. masks...


The Creepshow Nate mask was definitely one of the more collectible masks that was released by Topstone. It was a large mask with a full neck, shoulders, and velcro straps to secure the back of the neck nice and tight...

 
Here is a photo of a copy of the Nate mask that yours truly owned and custom painted back around 1994...

The 1993 Topstone catalog also featured the Horror Sounds of the Night cassette tape which many late 80's and early 90's home haunters remember fondly...


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Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Merry Myers

December 20, 2015, 7:41 am
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Have a Cool Yule

December 21, 2015, 7:35 am
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