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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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dover halloween mini books
more selections from the dover book club today ~ halloween activity books ~ mini activities with stickers ~ decorate your own mini haunted house ~ with ghosts & bats ~ vampires & black cats ~ puzzles & games ~ mazes, mushrooms & mice ~ in a ghost house ~ cemeteria...
more halloween decor
more halloween decor today ~ who wouldn't love a boxfull of eyeballs? ~ it's actually a book/box ~ for eyeball storage & whatnots ~ these are made of styrofoam ~ more skellys from michael's ~ including a bat ~ dragon skull ~ & mini cat ~ for my toyroom ~...
dracula christopher lee
we're a vampire sort of household ~ so i was particularly happy to invite this hammer horror dracula figure into my home ~ & yes i opened him up ~ a 2020 mego monster, it's christopher lee as count dracula ~ in his red & black cape ~ i must...
flashback friday favorite ~ spookytown
we have our spookytown set up this halloween ~ lemax has been making spookytown miniatures for many years & you can always see the latest pieces at your local michael's store ~ on the top are some more modern sets ~ like doctor stretch'n'pull's torture factory ~ when activated the...
more halloween stickers
only 10 more days till halloween! ~ time for more stickers ~ old fashioned ~ tricks & treats ~ again i've used a bunch of these already in my scrapbooks ~ black cats & jols ~ postcard images ~ have you ever bobbed for apples? ~ from dover & laughing...
the halloween kitten
a halloween book today ~ with stickers ~ ghosts & jols ~ bats & witches ~ the halloween kitten ~ meowww! ~ kitten stuck up a tree is the oldest kitty story plot there is ~ by mary packard & sue miller ~ from 1994 ~ from troll books ~...
halloween stickers
let's look in the sticker box ~ for halloween stickers :D ~ googly eyed ghosts ~ i've already used a bunch of these up! ~ bats & black cats ~ ravens & vampires ;) ~ these vampires stickers sparkle :) ~ monster faces ~ horror movie night ~ nightmare before...
monster cereals
so have you gotten your monster cereals yet :D ~ we have to have these every halloween season at our house ~ general mills frankenberry, booberry & count chocula ~ & special 50th anniversary monster mash this year ~ that includes the rare frute brute ~ & yummy mummy! ~...
flashback friday favorite ~ wednesday addams
toxic is a nickname i gave to my inner child, & she's always wanted to dress as wednesday addams for halloween ~ well since i couldn't figure an easy way for her to do that this year (you know at my age wrestling that candy away from neighbors gets more...
glow in the dark zombie
another fun dover mini sticker book today ~ because i needed a glow in the dark zombie paperdoll ~ right? ~ more like this to come as i succumb to helpless halloween bored shopping ~ bren
halloween stickers
stickers today ~ for halloween ~ & weird wednesday :) ~ i had to buy these cool stickers from michael's ths year ~ moons, bugs, bones & butterflies ~ in a non-cutesy style ~ toads & black cats, palmistry & alchemics ~ a good assortment ~ i used a bunch...
ghoulish girls paperdolls
so yesterday was international day of the girl ~ here are some ghoulish girl paperdolls getting into the halloween spirit ~ from dover books ~ for ghoulish girls ~ & vampires ~ toxic was bitten in the neck by her best friend during a disagreement ~ i think that was...
portland halloween
some local portland ephemera today like some of the postcards i posted recently ~ this spooky lot is all ephemera i've collected around portland over the years ~ including videogames, stephen king & hp lovecraft ~ mr toast & pdx halloween events ~ coraline & star trek ~ adult swim...
vintage halloween
some more fun vintage ads & catalogue pages today ~ toys & halloween costumes ~ from sears & roebuck ~ those prices! ~ ouija for kids :D ~ death goes back to school!! ~ savon was one of toxic's favorite old stores especially at halloween time ~ cool vintage black...
halloween decor
have you done your halloween decorating yet? ~ we have :) as i mentioned yesterday i enjoy skeletons ~ especially when they glow ~ glow in the dark box of bones ~ put together forms a 12" tall skelly ~ turn off the lights ~ ohhh! ~ there he is...
glow in the dark skeletons
more from dover today ~ i enjoy skeletons ~ on my journals or in my closet ~ these tiny guys are extra special because they glow in the dark :) ~ bren
bat pin
this tiny black box arrived in my mailbox recently ~ what's inside? ~ it's a tiny bat pin ~ nice :) ~ bren
flashback friday favorite ~ saturn press
it's october 1st & i'm declaring it autumn here in portland, heatwave over, back to rain yesterday & i'm on pumpkin watch now, counting the days till Halloweeeeen!! ~ due in part to this fun saturn press packet sent to me by a friend ~ she's been hiking up in...
fun new things
fun new things i've picked up recently ~ including these mental health awareness pins that i relate to as an ocd ruminator ~ so, halloween is coming! ~ & i'm always in need of new not boring socks! ~ i always love blue q & shutterfly ~ best tabbies ever.....
bookmarks
so i am a booknerd ~ & i am missing going to my usual friends of the library book sales that i've posted here before ~ so i've been using my online library & checking into various bookclubs & e-books ~ something i've done for years is make my own...

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..)

pogs

assorted pogs..

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12/31/2014

tin noisemakers

new year's eve is time to make some noise ~

midnight at toxic's house we would stand in the front yard & bang pots & pans with a spoon ~

but that's because we didn't have nifty noisemakers like these ~

vintage tin noisemakers from kirchhof ~

i've posted some items like these life of the party items here before ~

made in the u.s.a. so they have to be vintage ~

these by the us metal toy manufacturing company have plastic handles but most have wooden handles to shake or spin them with ~

my favorite is this one with the freaky clown & a fly?! wtf? ~

bren

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