You know it’s really a Mad Monster Party when reporter Carl Kolchak, the Night Stalker, crashes the scene. And look! He brought his own party favor!
Kolchak is a favorite horror character around ‘Warp Central, and if you’d like to read up on one of the genre’s most memorable monster fighters, check out my post from 2017 celebrating the 45th anniversary of his 1972 introductory movie, The Night Stalker; one from 2018 marking the 45th anniversary of its follow-up, 1973’s The Night Strangler; and a final entry from just last month, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1974 series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
And if you’ve never seen the Rankin-Bass holiday classic Mad Monster Party?, do yourself a favor and check it out. This 1967 animated musical stars horror icon Boris Karloff (Frankenstein, How the Grinch Stole Christmas) as Baron von Frankenstein, who throws a party to which all the best monsters come. If you enjoy stop-motion-animated movies like Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, give Mad Monster Party? a try. It’s streaming on places like Amazon Prime, Roku, and Apple TV.
Beast wishes for a safe and exciting Halloween, from all of us at StarWarp Concepts!
(Art courtesy of bruceshideout)
