HAMILTON'S HAUNTED CLOCK

Along with companies such as The Bradford Exchange, The Hamilton Collection has been selling Halloween and horror collectibles for quite a few years now.

Their latest is The Haunted Clock, a 10" high resin casting sculpted by artist Dave Aikens featuring four famous monsters. The cost is about $170.00 and is available now from a few eBay sellers and -- love it or hate it -- Walmart.

The Haunted Clock details:

When the full moon rises and the witching hour is near, the fearsome creatures of the graveyard awaken and arise from their secret tombs. And in the dead of night, these haunting ghouls of folklore descend into the darkness, unleashing their fury and fright with all their might! Now, the menacing creatures from some of your favorite science fiction classics come to life with this Haunted Clock of Horrors table clock, from acclaimed artist Dave Aikins, commissioned exclusively for The Hamilton Collection. Standing a full ten inches high, this limited-edition timepiece is sure to make a head-turning addition to your Halloween decor!

Expertly handcrafted of artist's resin, this desk clock showcases a ghoulish Mummy, Werewolf, Dracula and Frankenstein scaring up a frightful time in their ghostly graveyard. Intricate sculpting and hand-painting brings each scary detail from these classic folklore monsters to life, while gleaming metallic finishes enhance the character's eyes, teeth and metal-look chains for added realism. The gravestone is embellished with a creepy poem. Plus, powered by accurate quartz movement, the eerie clock illuminates with LED lights and glows just like a full moon for a fantastic finishing touch!

• Scare up a frightfully fun time with the Haunted Clock of Horrors Table Clock, from acclaimed artist Dave Aikins, commissioned exclusively for The Hamilton Collection
• Expertly handcrafted of artist's resin, this timepiece showcases an intricately sculpted Mummy, Werewolf, Dracula and Frankenstein in a ghostly graveyard
• Gleaming metallic finishes enhance the character's eyes, teeth and metal-look chains for added realism, while meticulous hand-painting brings each detail from these classic folklore monsters to life. 
• Lights up! The clock illuminates with LED lights and glows just like a full moon
• Embellished on the gravestone is the creepy poem, "CREATURES CRAWL ACROSS THE LAND THE WITCHING HOUR IS CLOSE AT HAND"
• Genuine quartz movement assures this clock will be a functional and frightening addition to your Halloween decor
• Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included)
• Edition limited to 95 casting days, so order now!
• Hand-numbered with matching Certificate of Authenticity
• Measures approximately 7" W x 10" H x 5" D; 17.8 cm W x 25.4 cm H x 12.7 cm D

HAMMER MEMORABILIA UP FOR AUCTION

Bonham's June auction features a number of items of interest to horror fans. Included in the lots are numerous scripts and ephemera from early Hammer Films productions, including THE MUMMY and the Dracula series.

You can view the "Hollywood Then and Now" catalog HERE. A great chance for a glance at classic horror history!

Hammer The Mummy Final Shooting Script.

Hammer, 1959. Studio bound and bradded final shooting script. Stamped with title and date handwritten to top right corner, "Peter Alchorne" who was a member of production. The script also includes a 4-page appendix in the back listing Shepperton Studios Interiors, Bray Studio Interiors and Bray Studio exteriors to be used in production. Covers are bent at outer edges, but all else remains clean and well preserved. Includes a small The Mummy promotional card. Acquired from the studio at time of production. Exhibiting age and production handling.

Hammer's The Mummy Group of Items Including Photos and Original Sketches from Production Designer Bernard Robinson.

Hammer, 1958. Archive of 18 personal materials from Hammer production designer Bernard Robinson including 9-black and white and sepia photographs of the set, props, and design from The Mummy. Photos range in size from 5 x 4 in. to 15 x 12 in. 1-original sketch from a western, 1-brown line print of an "Inquisitor's Procession", 2-black and white 15 x 12 in. photographs from The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, and 5-color 10 x 8 in. lobby cards from The Hound of the Baskervilles with all but one featuring Peter Cushing. All exhibit expected age.

Largest: 15 x 12 in.

Hammer Dracula - Prince of Darkness Annotated and Edited Producer's Shooting Script.

Hammer, 1966. Studio bound and bradded 111-multi-color revision page shooting script including some carbon copy typed pages tipped between printed pages. Interior title page attributed as written by "John Sansom" and dated "4th March. 1965". While this script is marked for the publicity department, it obviously came from a person of authority as there are copious notes, production markings, dialog changes, comments, cuts, and edits. One clue is a butter yellow revision page 45 with "A. Keys" handwritten at the top, indicating legendary Hammer Producer Anthony Nelson Keys. Handwritten highlights include technical notes like "Candles. No Wind" and during a stake-through-the-heart-scene, "Dummy required for Japanese version." In a scene marked for a close-up of "Dracula" (Christopher Lee) "No Colored Eyes" then later in the scene "Eyes in for Drac". There are also some examples of leavening of language for an international audience as when the line, "There's something the matter" has been changed to "There's something wrong." An insider's look at the making of a Hammer Horror Classic. Exhibiting age and production wear.

Dracula Prince of Darkness 40+ Pages of Musical Score by James Bernard.

Hammer, 1966. Archive of 40+ pages of music handwritten on 11 x 15 in. manuscript/music paper with printed staves. Film composer Bernard was a Hammer Film Productions staple composing scores for The Quatermass Xperiment. He scored Hammer's first Horror movie; The Curse of Frankenstein, and continued on with Dracula (1958) Kiss of the Vampire (1962), The Gorgon (1964), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Devil Rides Out (1968), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974). He also scored non-horror Hammer films such as The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), The Terror of the Tongs (1961), The Damned (1963), The Secret of Blood Island (1964), and She (1965), as well as non-Hammer titles including Windom's Way and Torture Garden. In later years, historian Kevin Brownlow prevailed upon Bernard to write an original score for F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent Vampire film Nosferatu. This unique manuscript incorporates Bernard's original motifs for what is arguably the most influential horror movie score of all time; 1958's Horror of Dracula. The manuscript features many hand annotations and marks. Exhibiting expected age and production handling.

Hammer The Satanic Rites of Dracula (Working Title: "Dracula is Dead...and Well and Living in London!") Crewmember Shooting Script.

Hammer, 1973. Studio bound and bradded 120-page screenplay with additional 100+multi-color loose revision pages. Attributed as written by Don Houghton and dated on the interior title page "26 October, 1972". Front cover and some interior pages handwritten at the top, "Charles Crafford" who was an established sound engineer of the era. Exhibiting expected age and production handling.

ELVIRA IS JUST TWO MUCH

 

Not since the days of Tempest Storm, Blaze Starr and Carol Doda has an entertainer put so much stock in her . . . endowments. Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has been flaunting her assets since she became a TV horror movie hostess back in 1981 at the age of 30. With her quips and double-entendres, she kept viewers enthralled with her svelte figure and -- let's face it -- alluring cleavage.

Now you can have Elvira's favorite features right at your fingertips with the Elvira mouse pad, complete with ergonomic silicone wrist rest! Sold earlier was the salt and pepper shaker set shown below. Both are available through one of my favorite online retailers, MONSTERS IN MOTION.

Elvira Mistress of The Dark Official Mouse Pad with Silicone Boobs Gel Wrist Rest

$21.99

Official Elvira Mistress of the Dark gel filled mouse pad, no better place to rest and support your wrist ! Great for designers, artists, and gamers, ergonomic design, non slip base. Dimensions 10" (26cm) x 8" (20cm).

Elvira Mistress of the Dark Salt and Pepper Shakers:

$29.99

Whoa! Check out those… shakers! Elvira's greatest assets can now be yours with these Elvira Salt and Pepper Shakers. Elvira stands about 6-inches tall, and each shaker measures around 1 1/2-inches in diameter. Add this eye-popping collectible to your table and shake it baby, shake it!