House of Schlock

Um, what the fuck Etsy? #lowbrow #lowbrowart #folkart #weird #alf #culttv #80s #80stv A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 29, 2017 at 4:00pm PDT

If you were a kid during the eighties, you may have come across a trilogy of books called Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; a collection of spooky folk tales that stuck with you years after, much like the ending to the Blair Witch. Now, what made these stories stay in the brains of many, especially when alone at night, was the book didn't hold back on the macabre and creep factor.  Each tale was either morbid, creepy, or down right frightening.  It even had a song which describes what happens to your body as it rots in your grave!  I am not joking when I say that these books were like a gateway drug to Stephen King and Clive Barker.  Screw Goosebumps, Scary Stories was the real deal. Now, what amped up the frights was the downright scary blotchy ink paintings by artist Stephen Gammell, who  before these books, was a commercial artist.  It was his artwork that made the books far more special.  As a kid I almost couldn't open the book without cr...

Next month I am celebrating some of the things that I loved during the eighties with my 1980's Rewind Edition of the Box of Schlock. In August, I am throwing in all kinds of goodies, both new and vintage, from the 1980's.  Plus, as always, candy, snacks, and a Mystery Gift! I am still working out details on how to make the Box of Schlock into a subscription based thing, but for the moment, you can still go to my site and pre-order one for $25 with free shipping.  It's a U.S. only affair, apologies England. So far, I have found some cool still sealed trading cards and Garbage Pail Kids pins, which that in itself should be enough for anyone to grab a box. All boxes ship on 8/18-8/21.  I don't make a huge profit, when all is said and done, but it does help pay the phone bill and art supplies, from time to time, and you get a cool box shipped to you with a ton of goodies. Grab one or three at my store over at www.houseofschlock.com .  Supplies are limited, so...

I have a top ten list if favorite movies from the 1980's that I often revisit and Monster Squad is very high up on that list.  Much like Ghostbusters and Gremlins, it is the perfect blend of horror, adventure, and comedy. Monster Squad, is like peanut butter and chocolate combined, it is a perfect blend of horror, adventure, and comedy.  There are only a few films that could pull that off.  It even has a line up of golden age classic monsters from the thirties to the fifties.  If you have not, you should watch it the movie just for that sole reason! So imagine my surprise and glee when I found out that two of the film's stars, Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert, are now hosting Squadcast; a podcast that is so far very Monster Squad centric.  It is like having an extended commentary track for the movie. Alright, enough gabbing.  Go here to download episodes or wherever you damn kids get your podcasts these days. Trailer:

More progress on my hand made slaps. I will be doing trades soon. So DM if you are interested. I prefer stuff that is lowbrow, monsters, or robots. #misterschlocko #lowbrow #lowbrowart #stickerart #stickers A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 19, 2017 at 3:11pm PDT

Making a few slaps today. #misterschlocko #lowbrow #psychobilly #lowbrowart #kustomkulture #stickerart #stickers #kustom A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:00pm PDT

I know that I mentioned this days ago, but for my blog readers who haven't heard the news.. I know what I'm throwing into my annual Halloween Hootenanny Bags! #halloween #takis A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 13, 2017 at 7:06pm PDT

Another integral part of my childhood is gone. RIP to the Lord of the Undead. #georgeromero #horror #bmovies #zombies #twd #cultmovies A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 16, 2017 at 3:26pm PDT

Scored some cool stuff, during the oddities shindig that @tulsaprfm put together. It was a packed house, but still a hoot. Got these pieces from @Natures_Oddities. #oddities #bones A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 15, 2017 at 6:25pm PDT

This year may suck as far as politics go.  But, holy Frankenstein! Hot Wheels is releasing a line of Halloween cars, and they look damn awesome. Check out the full deets over at Bloody Disgusting here.

I wasn't so sure of this film until I saw the Garbage Pail Kids stickers on the wall to the right. So, I'm now cautiously optimistic about the whole thing. #garbagepailkids #gpk #readyplayerone A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Jul 14, 2017 at 9:48am PDT

God bless YouTube user sammyb7883 for uploading this glorious six minute and thirty for seconds of video of a He-Man toy display from 1986. Now what make this video go from cool to mind melting amazing, are two reasons; the first is that this display was handmade with some serious craftmanship and it is the He-Man Universe that we all wanted as a kids come to life!  Seriously, there is some model making skills that went into this.  I don't know who made this, if it was a team of people, or some guy from ILM on his day off.  Whoever worked on this, may the gods bless their children and their grandchildren. Okay, now comes the second reason as to why this whole thing is damn amazing; the diorama display uses a hologram technology to bring He-Man and and more to life!  I mean, you can seriously watch He-Man fight off the bad guys right before your eyes.  Now, this is all because thanks to a Pepper's Ghost Illusion.  The same thing that brings ghosts to lif...

I have no idea how this commercial slid past me.  It's several years old, and I am just now discovering it. I was going down a rabbit hole on the Internet and, as one would expect, a commercial started before the video.  But instead of the old keep clicking on skip till it goes away, I watched in what I could only describe as awe and bafflement.  I have just witnessed the Purple Protector Bigfoot commercial, and I don't care how old the damn thing is.  I have this compulsion now to tell people about it and show them.  Show them the pure insanity and hilarious commercial for a bed sheet protector. Alright, so the first thing you notice is Mama Sasquatch and her son, Junior; a little person in a sasquatch costume that really looks so damn close to what Jack Black wore in Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny.  But it also makes me think of Chaka from the TV series Land of the Lost. There is also Daddy Bigfoot who is busy trying to prove to the Bigfoot wor...