House of Schlock

For this month's Box of Schlock, I didn't want to just throw in candy that any asshole can get from a Walmart or Dollar Tree.  Nope, I wanted to do something way different. As some of you may or may not know, I love Japanese candy, or what is better known as dagashi, which comparable to penny candy found in the states.  Each piece of dagashi is a wonderful display of graphic design weirdness and eating one is akin to playing Bean Boozled; you never know what the hell it's going to be.  Sure, I could use the Google Translate App, but I like to live my life dangerously with a dash of mystery on the side. Now, I may have ordered way too much Halloween Japanese dagashi, but I think it was worth it just for the photos alone and sweet Instagram hearts. Enjoy! I am not sure if it's something to get around customs, but each box that was delivered was listed as either as a gift or present.  It was even wrapped like some sort of birthday present, albeit, one that g...

I got new buttons for sale. $1.50 plus shipping or get one free with any purchase. The fun is over at houseofschlock.com. #misterschlocko #lowbrow #psychobilly #frankenstein #horror #kustomkulture #kustom #classichorror #monsterkid #halloween #vintagehalloween A post shared by Mister Schlocko (@misterschlocko) on Oct 2, 2017 at 7:07am PDT

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...

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: