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my ghost toy catalogue ~ an inventory of ghost toys & collectibles old & new including toxic toys, toxic's library & halloweeniana..

ghost stories
(blood & butterflies..)

these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)

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ghost gallery
something different for this wayback wednesday ~ a long post while i sit here trying to keep warm on this cold morning ~ so i've posted about how i started my gumbyland website over 20 years ago now ~ well i also began putting up my artwork up at my...
animal art stickers
more stickers today ~ fun animal art ~ just click ephemera in the category list in the left sidebar for more like this anytime ~ bren
animal fashion stickers
check out these cool cats ~ & other animals ~ fun comfortable fashion stickers ~ bren
flashback friday - t's & stickers!
happy flashback friday! here's an old favorite post.. so what's in the bag?! ~ hey look! it's my new custom made 100% cotton radiohead designed t-shirts from tee public :D ~ how did it take me so long to discover this cool company that employs indie artists to make custom...
ghostcloset antifashion
for this throwback thursday an older post with my ghostcloset antifashion fun :D so recently i saw this post up on emily the strange official insta account ~ & of course i had to enter to try to win one of the cool new emily t-shirts & accessories ~ as...
wayback wednesday ~ humpty dumpty
for this wayback wednesday, a look back at one of my very first posts here at the lost & found, from 2012.. so the toy of the day today is my very favorite, this sweet little fellow ~ he's a rare vintage humpty dumpty plush toy from 1969 that toxic...
cutouts
one more cd ~ new from the smile ~ cutouts ~ with lyrics ~ & artwork by stanley donwood ~ & thom yorke (dr tchock) ~ if you like this just click on music in the category list in the left sidebar for much more ~ will radiohead ever release...
confidenza
for today, thom yorke's confidenza cd ~ from the film ~ here's a video of one of the tracks ~ more tomorrow ~ bren bren
flashback friday - radiohead cds
for this friday a visit back to an old cd sunday post.. so it's another cd sunday ~ all radiohead today ~ as i await my new kid a mnesia cds ~ here are the original kid a & amnesiac cds ~ which was your first radiohead cd? ~ i...
a portrait of radiohead
for this throwback thursday ~ a look back at my favorite band ~ a portrait of radiohead ~ a book of behind the scenes photography ~ by the band's bassist ~ colin greenwood ~ with cool stories too ~ i was a radiohead fan from the moment their first videos...
gumby wall art
there's a new tin sign in my toyroom ~ for gumby the movie :D ~ i tucked it under the other tin gumby sign i posted about here before ~ here's a better look ~ have you visited gumbyland? my website's over 25 years old now! :) bren
spooky cats
happy caturday! ~ some spooky cat stickers ~ & some black cat stickers too ~ for good luck ;) ~ bren
flashback friday - grickle
for this flashback friday a weird wednesday post from months ago..:D a look at grickle art by graham annable ~ some of the oldest youtubes on my page are on my favorites playlist here ~ grickle's halloween madness & joy to the weird! ~ & i only recently realized he's...
quest cats calendar 2025
our new kitchen calendar for 2025 ~ quest cats :D ~ tolkienesque kitties for rpg'ers ~ happy new year!! ~ bren
wall art ~ alice & cat
some new wall art up in our house ~ an old favorite, american mcgee's alice & cat ~ now up beside poe's the raven ~ bren
hello kitty
who likes hello kitty? :D ~ i added a couple hello kitty trinkets to my collection recently ~ nail trimmer & keychain ~ & retired my old casper the ghost keychain to the altar of eclectica rather than hanging on my bike ;) ~ i also picked up these small...
cat lady book
for this flashback friday a post from new year's day 2021.. 100 reasons to panic about being a cat lady ~ a little knock knock book from pier 1 imports ~ with fun illustrations by gemma correll ~ i've been a cat lady all my life ~ well, cat girl,...
cooking for cats
for this throwback thursday a fun cookbook post from thanksgiving 2019! on this day i am accustomed to preparing a feast for people & cats alike ~ sadly that won't be the case this time ~ but i will make sure our backyard ferals get plenty of good leftovers ~...
merry christmas!!
merry christmas & happy holidays everyone!! ~ what cool toy did santa bring you this year? ~ i got this awesome saladfingers plush :D ~ i'm an old fan :) ~ he's an old friend returned ~ to live in my ghostcloset along with my emotional support plushies ~ this...
xmas cat toys
our alice was a good girl this year ~ & she got some new toys for xmas :D ~ like this potato.. (i think it looks like a chicken mcnugget!) ~ she's playing with her feather toy & octopus on a springy string too tonight ~ while we enjoy my...

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

vintage recipes for children

deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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kids' meals

kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

our game gallery..

my comic book page..

Amazon.com Widgets

other cool sites ~

stars antiques portland
featured us at their site :)
pdx estates services/sales
these ladies are the best! i'll see you in line ;)
the bloggess ~ jenny lawson's blog
so much cool & funny stuff here..
culture of comics blog
cool blog by jeff whitman of papercutz..
bright & tiny gems blog
vintage & other cool things here..
dinosaur dracula
cool site i just discovered on twitter..
mystic halloween blog
a cool halloween blog i discovered..
jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
a cool creative site..
view from the birdhouse
fun vintage to be found here..
vintage teen books
a great site full of young adult books..
ravensblight haunted paper toys..
one of my favorite sites..
zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
for dark shadows fans..
little people meet mr potatohead
this site is a blast!
tracy's toys
a cool toy blog..
retroland
everything retro
timewarp toys
buy old toys here ~
vintage valentine museum
some good vintage ephemera here ~
tommy's toys
a cool vintage toy blog..
dis forum
for fans of disneyland..
vintage halloween toys
cool vintage halloween stuff here..
collectible vintage toys
an auction alternative to ebay..
kathy's fastfood toys
kid's meal prizes
online antique mall ~ toys
lots of cool antique toys for sale here..
imaginary world
lots of good retro stuff
halloweentown
nightmare before xmas site
doombuggies
haunted mansion site
this old toy
fisher price store
enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
vintage halloween blog
greenleaf miniatures
for dollhouse enthusiasts
little golden books
steve santi's site
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

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tolkien time ends

Ltd ed lord of the rings pez dispenser set

a few last tolkien items before tolkien time ends (for now, as surely there will more toys to come along with the new hobbit movies!) ~ this limited edition walmart exclusive pez collection set includes the eye of sauron ~ grima ...

Posted at 10:41 AM in fantasy, medieval, movies, novelty, pez, tolkien | Permalink | Comments (0)

tolkien time ~ the hobbit

The hobbit 1977 book record cover

this is a vintage 1977 book & record based on the rankin/bass animated version of the hobbit ~ this is the movie toxic loved best ~ toxic's mom used to often ask her to do her gollum impression.. lol ~ released by disneyland boo...

Posted at 09:51 AM in books, disney, fantasy, medieval, movies, rankin/bass, television, tolkien | Permalink | Comments (0)

tolkien time ~ lord of the rings board games

Lord of the rings trivial pursuit game

lord of the rings trilogy collector's edition version of trivial pursuit ~ for serious tolkien fans ~ play as aragorn, galadriel, frodo or gandalf ~ includes this little ringwraith & ring ~ from parker brothers & new line ~...

Posted at 10:39 AM in fantasy, games, medieval, movies, novelty, tolkien | Permalink | Comments (0)

lord of the rings anthology

Lord of the rings anthology trading card game

one of my more recent finds ~ the lord of the rings fellowship of the ring anthology trading card game ~ we collected these cards & just about everything else lotr related at the time of the peter jackson films ~ how did we mi...

Posted at 09:16 AM in cards, fantasy, games, movies, tolkien | Permalink | Comments (0)

vintage kid stuff to watch

Bren birthday 2018

it's our birthday today & toxic is taking over the blog for the day! ~ toxic is the nickname i've used forever for my own inner child, she's here & wants to share all her favorite vintage kid dvds to binge watch in the ac this weeke...

Posted at 10:56 AM in davey & goliath, dinosaurs, ephemera, fantasy, gumby, lost & found, movies, music, novelty, television, tolkien, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (0)

vintage valentines

Simpsons valentines

some boxes of valentines from the 90's to present ~ an example from this simpsons box 1998 by american greetings ~ disney fairies (toxic likes anything that glows in the dark..) ~ these are all made by the paper magic group ...

Posted at 09:40 AM in cards, disney, ephemera, holiday, television, tolkien, valentines | Permalink | Comments (0)

kids' meal toys

Scooby doo happy meal

so i mentioned in yesterday's post how my inner kid is going through happy meal toy withdrawls these days ~ since we're not out collecting as we use to & hitting the fast food lunch spots for toys & prizes ~ there was a time when...

Posted at 11:44 AM in alice, barbie, books, cards, cats, dinosaurs, disney, dolls, ephemera, felix, food & drink, ghosts, halloween, holiday, kid's meal prizes, little golden books, madame alexander, movies, peanuts, plush, pokemon, scooby doo, theme park, tolkien, ty beanies, vhs, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (3)

my gaming album

F76 bren

so we're a gaming family here ~ as part of fallout week, this special flashback friday post is about my gaming album ~ so toxic remembers playing handheld electronic football & atari, asteroids, pacman & centipede, galaga, defend...

Posted at 10:45 AM in alice, american mcgee, cats, fantasy, gumby, medieval, tolkien, videogames | Permalink | Comments (0)

videolog pages

Videolog

more videolog today ~ so let's get into the pages ~ on one side i had categories like cartoons & animation (all kinds of fun vintage here, just click on these pix for the larger image) ~ classics <3 ~ comedies (lots of good...

Posted at 09:46 AM in disney, ephemera, gumby, holiday, monsters, movies, music, peanuts, rankin/bass, scooby doo, sesame street, space & robots, superheroes, television, tolkien, vhs, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (0)

the chronicles of narnia

Chronicles of narnia books

after tolkien time in november i wanted to start off december with one of tolkien's friends & contemporaries, cs lewis, another favorite author of mine who wrote the chronicles of narnia ~ i have a couple different vintage sets of t...

Posted at 09:51 AM in books, dolls, fantasy, kid's meal prizes, medieval, movies, paperdolls, thanksgiving, videogames | Permalink | Comments (0)

my photo albums (sound up!)

the lost album - click to visit my current photo album (sound up)

visit gumby's childhood home..
Note: if the audio doesn't play for you on these albums please go directly to my gumbyland & gallery website, where the audio plays perfectly on laptops & pcs :)