The monster craze of the 1960's found its start in the 1930's....in Hollywood. In the 1930's monster movies were very hot and many studios (most notably Universal) cranked them out with abandon. Now these are not to be confused with the 1950's B movie space aliens. These were the classics; Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and Frankenstein.
The movie goers tastes changed, however, and soon these films were largely forgotten....until a new outlet became available for them. The outlet was television, and movie studios were more than happy to dust off their tired old films to make a few more bucks on them. Included in these films were the classic monster movies, and people, especially kids, couldn't get enough! Suddenly monsters were cool again, and everybody jumped on the band wagon....or hearse....or whatever.
Television gave us such new shows as The Munsters, The Addams Family, and Dark Shadows, toy companies came out with games such as The Green Ghost, Haunted House, and Ka-Balla, and Estes rockets came out with the following classics:
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| The Goblin.....Mine has flown tons, hence the busted fin... |
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| The A-20 Demon |
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| The Scamp....actually my Maxi Scamp, but close enough... |
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| The Zoom Broom....A Goony Classic! |
After sometime in the 1970's, the craze died down (except maybe for stupid zombies. Here's my tip to get away from zombies, "Walk fast." You're welcome.) Still, these birds are just plain cool in their own right, and they are perfect for this time of year. So from SLB, Happy Halloween, and to all a spooky night!
Until next time, fly 'em fast and high!
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