my favorite alice is the original series #1 alice figure here with cheshire cat by american mcgee ~
this is the classic original pc game with rutledge asylum casebook & box from EA games 2000 ~ this more mature version of alice had its setting in a very dark & twisted wonderland of alice's own troubled mind.. (bloody violence & psychological horror, this one was not for the kiddies..)
i love this game, mr mcgee's artwork & the music by chris vrenna that is throughout~
(i still listen to the cd which sounds much like the inner workings of my own little mind..)
there was also a later alice figure released (with cat), but she was in a different anime type style ~
their boxes were almost the same ~
alice's signature weapon ~ the deadly vorpal blade..
this one is stainless steel made in japan by epic weapons ~
this game gave me the only case of simsickness i ever had, & hooked me forever!
more american mcgee's alice as madness returns for the remainder of january..
ghost
p.s. did you catch the original 1951 disney's alice in wonderland on the abc family channel last night?
~ toxic
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before we start getting all xmasy i wanted to share one last post in the last glow of halloween season ~
these fabric swatches i picked up from spoonflower now line some of my collectible shelves ~
everything from vintage halloween cats to universal monsters & nosferatu ~
waiting to be used for my little projects, like this sasquatch & cat pillow i made for mr dad ;) ~
bren
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so i was commenting at my other blog about our 'altar of eclectica' ~
this wall unit that mr dad & i bought for $200 way back in the early 80s has come a long way with us ~
& over the years has become known fondly as the altar of eclectica :) ~
in its early days it held books & home taped vhs tapes, our old zody's stereo & the original evil jolly chimp (who i've posted about here) ~
it has always been there in the background through the different places we lived over the last several decades ~
& it has changed & evolved & had many different incarnations ~
all gumby mode for my appearance at collector's corner ;) ~
here's an old family get together down in socal with the a of e included ~
our kitties were always so good & left my collectibles alone <3 ~
i've always loved having it right over my shoulder to look at because every tiny treasure has an associated memory with it :) ~
i tend to stand in front of it whenever i'm getting photo'd ~
so the altar of eclectica basically is a bookshelf, there are art, poetry, horror & classic literature books in the back ~
with tiny treasures of all sorts in front ~
top shelf toys include american mcgee's alice, tolkien & tophats ~
one halloween of old ~
behind raven & sabrina are dedicated nightmare before christmas collectibles including a vampire shelf ~
there's a psych shelf, kids stuff shelf & one for collector card notebooks ~
the latest incarnation includes a wonderland shelf, a halloweeniana shelf & one for kitties & mystical items, as well as a stephen king & zombies shelf ~
i've used the a of e as a backdrop for many of my 'dollscapes' over the years, like 'gumby in christmas crisis' (link in the sidebar) ~
my ghost toy catalogue includes a shelf by shelf close-up breakdown ~
visit my entire ghost toy catalogue here (sound up)..
this has been flashback friday favorite post from 2022.. happy friday the 13th for those who celebrate!
bren
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continuing the ghost closet antifashion show ~
with alice ~
the mad hatter ~
& the cheshire cat <3 ~
we're all mad here :D ~
down the rabbithole ~
this has been a flashback friday favorite post from last year ~
bren
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my latest ghost closet plushie dreadful addition as promised ~
meet the dissociation rabbit :o ~
another mysterious toy from american mcgee ~
as i mentioned yesterday these mysterious bunnies each represent health challenges some of us have to deal with in our everyday lives ~
& let's just say toxic had an interesting childhood ;) (in fact i wrote a book about it..) ~
it was something called dissociation that saved us! ~
i've often referred to it as my 'sparkling darkness' ~
like in this bunny's eyes ~
this mute bunny is supersoft & gorgeous ~
& came with a cool accompanying bag that represents the feeling of being lost in time or timelessness ~
check her out here with some of my other mysterious toys ~
she's now front & center in my ghostcloset <3 ~
bren
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