CRESTWOOD HOUSE: THE BLOB (PART 1)

THE BLOB was released on September 10, 1958 on a double bill with I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE. It was a young Steve McQueen's first leading role. It was budgeted for $110,000 and took in $4M at the box office.

The young adult publisher Crestwood House deemed it worthy of an adaptation and was included in their series of monster movie adaptations.

THE BLOB

Crestwood House, Inc. (Reverend Entertainment)

Publication date: 1982

Author: Ian Thorne, based on Jack H. Harris production of The Blob

Editor: Dr. Howard Schroeder

Design: Tammy Loe

R.I.P. SANJULIAN

I learned just a few days ago that the great Spanish fantasy artist Sanjulián passed away on October 14 at the age of 85. He led a long life and produced some of the most striking genre art of modern times.

Born on 24 June 1941 in Barcelona, Sanjulián studied at Belles Arts of Saint Jordi. His career began in the early 1960s when he worked for Selecciones Illustradas, an art agency that became Jim Warren's go-to place for illustrators for his various horror magazines. Sanjulián became one of the many Spanish artists that would contribute work to the Warren "monster machine", and as a result, became recognized around the world.

See the Sanjulián archives HERE.

BORIS KARLOFF CASTING AD

Boris Karloff was advertising for work in this edition of THE STANDARD CASTING DIRECTORY (March 1931). His photo is of the character Galloway in THE CRIMINAL CODE released in January. It would not be long until he was discovered by director James Whale in the Universal commissary who cast him as a "damn awful monster" in FRANKENSTEIN.