|
| May
29th, 30th, & 31st ~ The Pasadena Convention
Center |
| A
Haunted
Mansion |
| Hitchhiker,
seeks
a lift... |
|
| (Beetlejuice!
Beetlejuice!) Beetlejuice!, |
| rattles-off
a cheery "Hello!)... |
|
| Harryhausen's
Medusa
-- |
| A
LIFE-SIZED
nightmare...! |
|
| "Where
The Finest Monsters Meet & Greet!" |
| |
| The
Walking Monster |
| (Anthony
Jones), |
| long-familiar
to Monsterpalooza (AND Son Of Monsterpalooza)
Fans, meets and greets, in and around the Convention Center,
sharing his own sassy style of cynical cheer and sartorial chic... |
|
| ~
COSPLAY ~ |
| Gets
Underway -- For Three Fantastic Days...! |
| The
Haunted Mansion's "Hatbox Ghost" |
| makes
an apparitional-appearance, always out to prove he knows how to get
ahead... |
| |
| (lt)
This Ethereal
ET |
| seems
to be telepathically concerned for the (rather
DRASTICALLY) withered arm of
-- |
| (rt)
-- The
Corpse Bride, |
| winsomely
wasting-away, outside the PCC's northern entrance... |
|
|
| |
| "Carrie" |
| "The
Problem Prom Queen" |
| Shares
her terrifyingly-intense umbrage with plenty of chilling intensity...! |
|
| The
Creature walks among us...! |
| (with
fabulous nails...) |
| Dream
Dates! |
| Happy
Couples abound...! |
| This
Alien
Insect from |
| Zack
Ramsey Studios |
| looks
like he may be some kind of "Thing"-catcher... |
|
| The
Mandalorian &
Grogu, |
| (looking
for the diaper-changing station...) |
|
| "Glow-Fish
Girl" |
| swam
by to show off her luminous a-Lure... |
|
| "Galligator!" |
| (Where
is Lawrence Woolsey when we need him...?) |
|
|
| This
lovely "Nubian
Queen" |
| paused
for a moment of regal grace... |
| (Well,
they don't ALL have to be Monsters, do they...?) |
| "The
Grim Reaper" |
|
said he had to cut things short, as he was trying to get in a bit
of shopping that weekend... |
| Trooper
Number 8 |
| signals
a tactical thumbs-up! |
|
| Raven
|
| darkly
greets The Scene... |
|
| Michael
Myers, |
| shares
a smoldering stare. |
|
| "The
Drowned Girl" |
| INTENSITY
isn't the word... |
|
|
|
| "Kurt
C." |
| ambled
around, looking stupid and contagious... |
|
| ...taking
a little cigarette break later... |
|
|
|
|
| 'Lotta
'Green
People' |
| out-and-about,
throughout the Convention Hall... |
|
| Ronald
McD |
| shared
his perky self with the Guests... |
|
| Jason
|
| wasn't
in the mood to clown-around... |
|
| 'The
Clown Of Your Dreams...' |
| |
| Chris
Hannan, |
| ~
Cosplayer Extrordinaire! ~ |
| shares
some love... |
|
|
| "It's"
another Happy Shopper...! |
| "Big
It" takes home "Little
It",
to brighten-up the, um, sewer... |
| "Snakeskin
Girl" |
| sheds
some scales fetchingly 'off-the-shoulder'... |
|
|
| ...MORE
MakeUp FX below...! |
| The
Monster-Makers In Action -- ! |
| ~
MakeUp FX ~ |
| Demonstrations
in several stages were underway in the Convention Center... |
| The
realization begins to set-in -- |
|
| --
Make Up FX modeling isn't for sissies... |
|
|
|
| An
Alien Ambassador (?) |
| in
a contemplative moment... |
| Off
to address an Interstellar Senate, perhaps. "Et
Tu, ET...?" |
|
|
|
|
" -- They get you from BEHIND...!"
|
|
| ~
MAQUETTE MADNESS!
~ |
| Manifests
within the Convention Center walls... |
| Small
Wonders With BIG Personality -- |
| More
Superbad Figures included
these Fictional and Factual Beauties ~ |
|
~ Each 'Conquering Hearts' in her own way... |
| Popeye
The Sailor, on deck...! |
| "He's
strong to the finich, 'cause he eats his Spinich...!" |
|
|
| Frank
Frazetta's "Egyptian Queen" |
| casts
her thoughtful gaze through time, in Reventure
Studios' astonishing three-dimensional realization of Frazetta's
legendary painting. |
|
|
| ~
MAGEE MADNESS! ~ |
| Supremely-crafted
Life-Sized Nightmares one can only dream of... |
| Double-Headed
Giant Scarecrow |
| A
"Double-header", literally speaking, towering (on
stilts) over everyone... |
|
| Magee
FX |
| showed-off
their delightfully |
| disturbing
work... |
| Michael
J., |
| Just
Thrillin'... |
|
| Werewolf!
Yup:
THERE Wolf...! |
| Greta
Gremlin |
| turns
on the charm... |
|
| ("Little
Anthony's) |
| T-Zone
"Hat Trick Rabbit" |
| (Still
nicer than 'The Cornfield'...) |
|
| ~
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS!
~ |
| The
Pen was mighter than the sword (and more profitable, too), |
|
as Guest Celebrities spilled the ink...! |
| Among
them, were ~ |
| |
| The
Phantom Of The Paradise! |
| "Death
Records"
(merch) SURVIVES...!
|
|
| Alice
Cooper |
| --
goes to Hell...; signing autographs alllllll day... |
| (No
telling WHAT the Fans asked him to write...) |
| ~
THIS is a BUST...! ~ |
| Iconic
Monsters and Perennial Personalities on copius display, |
| among
the show's insanely talented Vendors,
and in the Monsterpalooza Museum...!
|
| "Profiles
In Horror..." |
| Cushing,
Lee, Lorre, Price, Rathbone, Karloff, et al... |
| Christopher
Lee's Dracula |
| has
a repellant-reaction to -- |
|
| --
The Museum's Garlic |
| keeping
him at bay...! |
|
|
|
| And,
"THE
Creature From The Black Lagoon" |
| Milicent
Patrick's still-incredible character design. |
|
|
|
| The
Predator |
| "I
AM smiling!" |
|
| Saucerman |
| (as
in, "Invasion of the --") |
|
| Sesame
Street Monsters |
| Perhaps
The Museum's most fearsome display... |
| "Top
Hat 'Bot", |
| distractedly-dapper. |
|
|
| Wednesday
Addams |
| with
her ubiquitous Thing... |
|
| "This
Way To The Museum EXIT..." |
| (Back
to the main Convention Center Hall!) |
| ~
MASKS & MISCELLANIA!
~ |
| Puppets
and Portraits and Other Pulse-Palpatating Paranormal Paraphernalia... |
| |
| --
Consistent Quality, Imagination, and a truly Fantastic Selection! |
|
| Another
absolutely STAGGERING display of almost any
Character Mask any you can imagine... |
| "Masks
X" |
| (Can
You help us identify this Vendor...?) |
|
|
| This
Dragon-Puppet
Girl |
| was
already well along... |
|
| POTC
Pirate & His Portrait |
| (Shaved
a bit TOO CLOSE for his pic, perhaps...?") |
|
|
| "...Eyes
Without A Face..." |
| "Justice
for Bob!" |
| The
loyal assistant from "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" |
|
|
| "Dobby" |
| The
loyal house elf from "Harry Potter" |
|
| |
| "Ridin'
the Rancor!" |
| Lightsaber-at-the-ready...! |
| QUANTUM
CREATION FX |
| brings
dreams to life at their enormously-engaging display, where Monsterpalooza
Guests could arm themselves and saddle-up for a an unforgettable
souvenier pic...! |
|
| Clay
Or Die |
| Delightfully
dark, tantalizingly witty, (non-edible) Little Monsters of all kinds...!, |
| April
Solomon Art |
| Petite
little thing, true..., but she has CLAWS...! |
| (And
TALENT. Lots of THAT.) |
| Matt
Harper |
| carves-up
his own Crew of Creepy 'Cucurbitaceae'...! |
| (Rumor
has it these two exchanged phone numbers after the show...) |
| Just
enough time for a quick last visit to the sensational |
| ~
Monsterpalooza Museum ~ |
| And
its thrilling, LIFE-SIZE Presentations -- ! |
| "First
Men In The Moon's" 'Grand Lunar' |
|
| ("This
isn't an AUDIENCE, Cavor -- you're on
TRIAL...!") |
|
| "7th
Voyage Of Sinbad's" Cyclops Centaur |
| 'No
Riders, Please'... |
|
|
| "Clash
Of The Titans's" 'Medusa' |
| Snakes
Alive...! A poisonous personality with some lethal accessories... |
|
| And,
a Farewell Tribute ~ |
| Well
it looks ( -- and SOUNDS -- ) like |
| The
Haunted Mansion Hitchhikers &
Graveyard Valkerie |
| are
howling-up a Fine Finale -- as Monsterpalooza 2026 |
| reaches
the weekend's cacophonous conclusion...! |
| [
Needless
to say, some Guests' eardrums were assaulted by the |
|
creepy cacaphony to the very limits of aural-endurability...! ] |
| Fortunately,
there was a nearby |
| Nurse |
| on
duty... |
~
Monsterpalooza 2026 ~ |
| was
once again a monstrous hit for the throng of Monster Fans who braved
attendance...! |
| And
another fantastic show, thanks to the Monsterpalooza
Producers and Staff; |
| CONGRATULATIONS
to Everyone who participated! |
| Enjoy
a SHOW
REVIEW |
|
of "The
Crumpkin's Pumpkins' Pumpkin Pie Cart's" |
|
Awfully Awesome Appearances! |
 |
|
~
Remember, 'The
Patch' is ALWAYS OPEN
~ |
| (Come
for a visit
-- and
then Run-For-Your-Leaves!) |
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