Horror Hosts #2
A gallery of horror movie hosts from the golden age of television, including Vampira, Ghoulardi, Count Shockula, Bob Wilkins and more.
Category: Halloween Photos
Hollywood in Costume
Clifton Webb, Marlene Dietrich, and Elizabeth Allan at a Hollywood theme party held by Basil Rathbone and wife Ouida Bergere in 1935. The theme was “The Person You Most Admire.” Dietrich chose Leda of the famous fable, while her escort for the night, Elizabeth Allen, went as Dietrich.
It’s Halloween on SBBN!
Hello everyone, and welcome to another exciting October here at SBBN. Most years we try to do a little something fun for Halloween month, and this year is no exception, but before we get too carried away, let’s give a little love to past Halloween hootenannies: A Very Brief History …
A Very Brief History of a Very Famous Mask
William Shatner as Captain Kirk as Michael Myers in Halloween (1978). It’s one of the most iconic props in modern horror movie history, but what was it, anyway, and where is it now? The first mask used for the character of Michael Myers in the now-classic John Carpenter flick …
Halloween Cheesecake: Finally Time to Relax
Barbara Britton, Ella Neal, Eva Gabor and Katherine Booth relax after a hard Halloween season.
Halloween Postcard, Circa 1915
So, this is a goblin with a bat on his crotch, a witch and her pal the Holy Ghost fighting off sentient vegetables, and a disembodied floating pumpkin. Sure, makes sense. Published by John Winsch, I believe this was the work of Samuel L. Schmucker. It’s a cut-and-paste job of …
Halloween Jell-O
Vintage Halloween ad, also from Breakroom of the Glorious Worker’s Paradise.
Barack Obama and Ann Dunham, Circa 1965
Too adorable not to post: President Barack Obama and his mother Ann Dunham on Halloween, circa 1965, courtesy sunsetgun on Tumblr. For other presidential Halloween pictures, check out this terrific site with pics of White House Halloweens going back to the Eisenhower administration. Note the scariest damn pumpkin ever at …
Joan Crawford, 1933
This is always a favorite: Joan Crawford on the cover of the Halloween edition of Rexall Magazine, 1933. This is from Breakroom of the Glorious Worker’s Paradise, which has an enormous spread of great vintage Halloween pictures. You should visit their site; you will not be disappointed.
Halloween Card, Circa Late 1920s
A stylish Halloween card from the late 1920s or early 1930s.