NEW YEAR'S FUN AT THE MAD MONSTER PARTY

The wait for the New Year is almost over. . .

In the meantime, have a drink with a friend. . .

Strike up the band. . .

Let it all hang out (or come loose). . .

Remember your limit. . .

Go home with someone you love.

And watch out for the morning after!

In the meantime, drinks are being served up here.

THE MOST FAMOUS MAD MONSTER PARTY OF 1967

MAD MONSTER PARTY?
September 1967
Dell Movie Classics #460
Editor: Don Arneson
Writer: Don Arneson? (Based on screenplay by Len Korobkin and Harvey Kurtzman)
Artist: ?
Cover: Photo cover

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of MAD MONSTER PARTY?, the very entertaining and very unique Rankin/Bass film that uses puppets to tell the charming story of  the Karloff-inspired Dr. Frankenstein who is planning his retirement and assembles a gang of monsters to choose his successor.

The production staff includes many notables, including Frank Frazetta who designed the film's poster and other promotional graphics, MAD magazine's Harvey Kurtzman, who co-wrote the script (from the story by producer Arthur Rankin), Jack Davis, who designed the puppets, and voices by Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller.

The movie was released in March, 1967, and following in September, Dell Comics published a comic book tie-in which is presented here today. The book is edited and was possibly written by Don Arneson, who wrote the scripts for many of the DARK SHADOWS comics. Since then, MAD MONSTER PARTY? has rightly become a true classic film for kids of all ages!

MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT BLOG BACK ONLINE

Hey, everybody -- last week I reported the strange occurrences happening over at Jim Clatterbaugh's MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT blog. Well, looks like things got straightened out 'cause it's been cleared for takeoff and back online as off today. That's good news for us who can't get enough info about their favorite monster 'zines!

On another note: the second and concluding installment of the Dell Movie Classics comics MAD MONSTER PARTY has been posted over at MONSTER COMICS WORLD.

It turned out to be a pretty good Monday!

THE MAD MONSTER PARTY CONTINUES AT MONSTER COMICS WORLD

Hey, why not head over to Brother Grimsley's MONSTER COMICS WORLD for some light evening reading? If you enjoyed the post today on the Rankin/Bass (no, it's not a stinky fish, it's a production team, wiseguy!) animated monster classic MAD MONSTER PARTY?, Grimsley's got the Dell Movie Classics comic book adaptation posted for your enjoyment and further edification of the cheery eerie kind.

HALLOWEEN 2011 - LET THE MAD MONSTER PARTY BEGIN

Well, folks, here we are again for another Halloween season. I don't know about you, but this is my favorite time of the year. Here in the Pacific Northwest we generally get a fantastic fall . . . that is, if you can take the rain. So far, we've had 7 inches more of it than average this year. Besides that, the colors of nature this time of year can't be beat in my opinion. I'm looking forward to a few photo excursions in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, there's blogging to be done! Today's MONSTER MOVIE WORLD spotlights a fondly-remembered animated film called MAD MONSTER PARTY? This was played on TV for a number of years when I was a growing Monster Kid around Halloween time. This gave me the idea to share with you a few of the flicks that I remember were staples of Halloween monster movie viewing. Why not start off the festivities with a Mad Monster Party?!



Jack Davis designed the characters for MAD MONSTER PARTY.



MAD MONSTER PARTY TRAILER

MAKING MAD MONSTER PARTY PART 1

MAKING MAD MONSTER PARTY PART 2

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