comic books ~ nightmares & fairytales

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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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flashback friday - boredgame champion
for flashback friday a post from years ago.. so i'm bringing back this old post because the end makes me think of my grandma vira, who would've been 111 years old today! <3 we're all caught up on netflix & hoping for a break now from the heatwave as summer...
family tree madlibs
one last madlibs post for now ~ family tree madlibs :) ~ as a genealogy nerd this appealed to me ;) ~ i was fortunate enough to grow up in my great grandma's house where now 7 generations of our family have lived at one time or another ~ my...
d&d madlibs
more madlibs ~ world's greatest word game ~ dungeons & dragons style ~ kobolds! ~ raven's the dungeonmaster at our house ~ more like this tomorrow ~ bren
flashback friday - more madlibs
a flashback friday post with more madlibs from one winter years ago.. so we all played madlibs over the last snowy weekend here ~ & i got to try out some new ones i've picked up recently ~ like these fun scooby doo ones ~ with mysteries & ghosts ;)...
billie eilish madlibs
so we're big madlibs fans at our house ~ i remember buying the very first ones at a hallmark store as a kid & taking them with me to sleepovers ;) ~ & yes i still have them :) ~ i passed on the fun to my son & we've...
mcd minis
have you seen the fun new mini happy meals at mcd? ~ they are really cool ~ & they come in their own mini kids' meal boxes ;) ~ with mini toys inside ~ like this tiny mcd's :) ~ fully detailed ~ there are 21 different toys this promo...
flashback friday - mcd collectibles
for this flashback friday a look back at happy meal toys.. so wrapping up this mcd weekend with a cool reference book i have in my toyroom library ~ this mcdonald's collectibles second edition has happy meal toys & other mcd collectibles up through 2000 ~ all the mcd characters...
adventure time journal
the latest journal added to my closet stash ~ the adventure time dude it yourself journal ~ not just your ordinary journal ~ with finn & jake & all the rest ~ & fun prompts ~ & places for your favorite song lyrics ~ do you keep a journal? ~...
cats & kittens photo mosaic sticker book
more books from powell's this weekend ~ a cats & kittens sticker mosaic book for this happy caturday! ~ from klutz books ~ if you were a cat ;) ~ make 12 different mini posters ~ photo mosaic style ~ using oodles of tiny kitty stickers ~ a scholastic book...
lost & found toys!!
for this flashback friday a fun book i made covering the lost & found toy blog, now in it's 13th year!! ~ because i thought a proper book was in order ~ my inner kid agreed ~ i've posted shutterfly books & items here before ~ welcome to my toyroom...
more lies of p
wrapping up this lies of p weekend with my own playthrough ;) ~ so first of all i have to say this game feels just like some kind of spiritual successor to an old favorite, bloodborne! ~ & perhaps most importantly, there's a kitty named spring that i'm trying to...
lies of p overture
following up on my last couple posts with more lies of p ~ raven has continued his lies of p playthrough with the expansion called overture ~ you follow a butterfly to a certain familiar stargazer ;) ~ are you ready to travel back in time? ~ we wake up...
flashback friday - lies of p
this flashback friday post is from 2023.. welcome, october ~ starting off this halloween month with a cool new game i want to play ~ lies of p (based on the classic pinocchio story by carlo collodi) ~ i'll be heading into this game come wintertime ;) ~ but for...
throwback thursday - pinocchio
for this throwback thursday a look back at the classic character pinocchio.. ok so more pinocchio as promised ~ this is a nice big hardback version from classic press 1968 ~ what i like about it is that it is annotated ~ with all kinds of interesting relevant facts in...
backyard roses
happy weird wednesday! a wayback? wednesday post with an update at the end.. ok so yesterday i posted all about portland, but did i mention it's also known as the rose city? ~ roses love it here too ;) ~ i love seeing all green out my frenchdoor windows ~...
black cat stickers
i'm wrapping up this weekend of black cat appreciation with these cool stickers ~ as a kid i adopted a beautiful black cat i named delilah ~ & my little brother brought home her tortie sister deedee ~ lilah lived long enough to get to know my son ;) ~...
twilight
happy caturday! ~ there's another little black kitty in my ghostcloset ;) ~ meet twilight from palm pals plush toys ~ he has such cute little pink toebeans :) ~ i picked him up at our old hot topic store in lloyd center, which has basically become a ghost mall!...
flashback friday the 13th!
for this special flashback friday the 13th a look back at one of my favorite black cats from last october.. so recently mr dad & i took a little drive downtown to check out laika studios' curious cat trail :D ~ based on the animated movie coraline from 2009 ~...
ghostcloset antifashion summer update
happy weird wednesday! ;) ~ i've updated my ghostcloset with some cool new t's from temu local warehouses that weren't affected by the tarrifying tariffs ~ including these american mcgee's alice ones ~ caution: it's hot here & i'm not bothering with makeup! ~ some advice from the cheshire cat.....
happy bday alice!!
today is a special day at our house, it's alice's 4th bday! so here's an old post of when she first came to us at holiday time.. so this xmas is extra special for us this year ~ because we have a new addition to our family ~ meet little...

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..

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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comic books ~ nightmares & fairytales

more october themed comic books ~

nightmares & fairytales comp ~

from slave labor graphics ~

if you like sweet fairytales with your goth horror ~

try them out ~

by serena valentino ~

with art by crab scrambly among others ~

for mature readers ~

about a little ragdoll named annabelle ~

& her experiences with her different owners ~

more goth comics to come ~

my comic book page ~

if you like this you might like lenore the little dead girl ~

or my favorite, autumn ~

this series began in 2002 ~

i read them all back then ~

25 more days till halloween ~

click on halloween in the category list here anytime ~

or comics ~

the first 12 issues ran until 2005 & were illustrated by fsc (foo swee chin) ~

the last arc of the series (#19-#23) were illustrated by camilla d'errico ~

a little more anime in style ~

the complete series ~

bren

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