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| NB:
MID-SUMMER UPDATE: |
| All
pictures on the following webpage were taken last Spring, from May
30th through June 1st, several weeks before the Trump assination attempt
in mid-July. |
| ALSO:
CREDITS LOSS NOTICE: Due to an unfortunate circumstance, many of the
following photos' attributions can not be made on this Archival Page.
As with all of our previous Monsterpalooza (and other) show reviews,
we try to credit all of the wonderful work on display. IF YOU SEE
YOUR WORK AND IT IS UN-CREDITED, PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH US SO WE
MAY CORRECT THIS. THANK YOU! |
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| Visits |
| At
The Pasadena Convention Center |
| ~
Spring 2024 ~ |
| ~
May 30th, 31st, & June 1st ~ |
| EEEK!
The Monsters Are On The Loose Again ~ |
| ~
And Here They Come...! |
|
| Kurt
Barlow - Salem's Lot |
| Cosplayers
bring eerie enthusiasm to the sensational scene... |
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| "The
Walking Monster" |
| does
his abiding greeting-thing along the Convention Center's outside
queue. |
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| A
Vampiric Vixen |
| graciously
greets the gruesome guests... |
|
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| Dracula
vants
to share an intimate moment vith you... |
|
One can always count on The Count
to kick off -- the Festivities! |
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|
|
| ~
shows-off his |
| Curcurbatacious |
| Cranium... |
|
| He's
apparently unstoppable... |
| ..."The
Trumpinator", comin' at'cha! |
| [N.B.:
UPDATE: These photos were taken last May / June, 2024,
several weeks before the events of July 13th. ] |
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| A
Magnificent Mystical Mexican Reaper
sightlessly eyes the scary scene... |
 |
YOU
Can Be A Monster Too...! Immortal
Masks' staggering display gave guests their choices of
choice awesome alter-egos... |
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|
Knives Out... This "Killer
Trio" poses for a merry moment
to show off their kitchenware colletions... |
| "The
Creature From the Black Lagoon"
looked "thrilled-to-the-gills"... |
|
(EVERYONE
wanted a Free Poster!) |
|
| "Morticia"
meditated in the Monsterpalooza
Museum (not terribly happy with the "no smoking
allowed" policy)... |
|
| ...While
"Gomez" happily
wandered the whole sprawling, scary scene (with his Thing on
full display)... |
|
| MORE
"Monsterpalooza Museum"
Exhibits included ~ |
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| ~
This gleefully-terrifying Blue Box
Bust... |
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| Hyperreal
-- and hyper-grotesque --"portraits"...! |
| Two
Great Tributes ~ ! |
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|
|
'Anyone
else build the Aurora
Kit, way back when...? |
|
 |
| ...And,
stalking close beside the Museum's 'Exit' -- |
 |
| --
here's that ol' cut-up, "Jack"...,
"Shining-on" between you -- And The Way Out... |
| Meanwhile,
back in the Main Convention Hall and Environs: |
Plenty
of scares were roaming around...! |
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|
Something went wrong with the color -- I think the camera got SCARED!
|
| And
then, suddenly everything 'Got Small'... MONSTROUS
MINIATURES AND FEARSOME FIGURINES seized a portion of the Convention
Center, scale-be-damned... |
|
| Brilliant
"Joker"
figure. |
| So
good it really, um, isn't funny... |
|
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|
Mini-Myers' Halloween Porch
- as cheery a bit of mantle decor as any, eh? |
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|
The BTTF
Delorean, taking-off behind The Doc and Marty - 'Guess
they should've set the emergency brake! |
(rt)
An evil Evil
Queen figurine; as evil an Evil Queen figurine
as many folks have ever seen... |
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 |
|
Lon Chaney & Friends. |
Going
"fullscale" once again, in the Convention Hall ~ |
|
| Quantum |
| Creation |
| FX... |
|
| ...Created
another full-scale awesome display (only a bit of which is on
view here)... |
|
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|
Toxic
Take-Out
was revolting on-order (always hungry again in an hour...). |
|
An Orange Yeti takes a break at one
of the snack-area tables... |
| The
"Plague Doctor"
has your "booster" waiting, amid rumblings of another
"Plandemic"... |
|
| "Lady
Ash"
saw to it the guests saw things her way... |
|
|
| (lt)
Beetlejuice! |
| Beetlejuice! |
| Beetlejuice! |
| And
hey, just like that, there ya go...! |
| Some
People really are bats about this movie. |
|
 |
 |
| Yikes!
That's "It"! |
| Just
imagine this rig at night, with the right lighting, in a pitch-dark
alley... heh... |
|
|
| John
Barrymore's |
| "Mr.
Hyde" |
| leers
like he means it... |
|
| A
disturbingly-faithful, life-size tribute to "The Great
Profile"'s penchant for exotic characters. |
|
| A
literal wall of Amazing Appliances on display here, available
to all aspiring Make-Up artists! |
|
| Legendary
Make Up Effects Wizard |
| Rob
Burman |
| just
beginning to "monkey around" with a simian transformation
demonstration. |
|
| MakeUp
FX Demonstrations were held throughout all three show days,
and all of the mask and appliace work was really constantly
amazing. |
(The
guy on the right is just one example...) |
|
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| The
effervescent Bob
Lizarraga, amidst just some of his eerily-entertaining
artwork... |
|
| That
cute little cut-up, Chucky, |
| was
on Museum display, |
| courtesy
of |
| Magee
FX... |
|
| Newlyweds
Frank
& his Bride |
| seemed
to be pondering |
| the
perils of parenthood... |
|
|
| Is
there a Doctor in the House...? |
|
|
"The Incredible Melting Little-Guy" - Supercool
Collective's "Tarman". |
A
zoned-out T-Zone Couple seemed willing
to submit to no one's approval... |
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| "Still
153 days until Halloween '24... Oh, the waiting..., the waiting..." |
Monsterpalooza
was once again a monstrous hit in 2024...! And another fantastic
show for the Monsterpalooza
Producers and Staff; Congratulations to everyone who participated! |
Monsterpalooza
(and SON of Monsterpalooza) Fans! |
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BELOW TO SEE MORE OF: |
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| visits |
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| (The
Son of Monsterpalooza 2022 Program featured a full-page
Q & A, showcasing "Crumpkin's
Pumpkins"! - Thanks to Eliot Brodsky, Joe Sena, and
Jody Infurnari!) |
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| Enjoy
a SHOW
REVIEW |
|
of "The
Crumpkin's Pumpkins' Pumpkin Pie Cart's" |
|
awfully Awesome Appearances! |
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| (Come
for a visit -- and
then Run-For-Your-Leaves!)
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