House of Schlock

In the last several months, I have started to become a bit obsessive over fast food mascots; mainly those from McDonald's Land and Harland Sanders aka the Colonel Sanders from KFC. So, imagine my surprise when I saw on my Facebook feed that KFC was selling a Harland Sanders (The Colonel) costume for only five bucks!  I quickly gave them some credit card numbers and a week later they sent me something that I can only describe as gloriously cheap and kitsch. The costume kit includes a plastic mask of the ghostly visage of Colonel Sanders, which was feels surprisingly sturdy, as I was expecting something that was more akin to a tissue thin dollar store mask, and a plastic bib that resembles his all white 1900's southernly gentleman's suit.  All of this bagged in a cheap bag with a stapled folded label, and believe me the label is, in itself, a thing of graphic design love. Now, of course, like most limited edition things that are fast food related, the costume sold out q...

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...

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

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.