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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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fun fabrics
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...
leftovers
some retro stickers today ~ vintage food ads leftover from old magazines ~ disaster dinner party style :D ~ bren
nature lover
a different sort of flashback friday post today ~ as we wind up autumn & head into winter ~ i wanted to share some links to my nature albums ~ besides collecting & painting & making mini houses i also love photography ~ & autumn is my favorite season for...
remind mag november
happy thanksgiving! ~ here's a peek at the november remind mag issue ~ with the focus on family dinners ~ classic thanksgiving tv nostalgia ~ with recipes too :D ~ & tv listings for vintage kids ~ alice is very curious ;) ~ enjoy the feast! ~ click on thanksgiving...
flashback friday - dollscapes
this flashback friday i thought i'd highlight my ghostgallery dollscapes ~ that's what i call the installations i've created & photo'd through the years ~ using dolls & other vintage toys ~ from my own toyroom ~ like our mini houses they are hosted up at the last hallway of...
miniature houses
for this flashback friday i wanted to highlight our mini houses that i have up at my ghost gallery at gumbyland ~ i've posted about some of these here at the lost & found in years past ~ some of these mr dad & i have built together & some...
new & strange
welcome to weird wednesday ~ check out my new emily the strange merch that just arrived :D ~ including the newest emily bendy figure ~ i've posted the earlier figures here at the lost & found before (click the links!) ~ new art cards & ephemera ~ by rob reger...
samantha doll
following up on yesterday's post ~ with the samantha doll ~ from bewitched ~ limited edition ~ from mego ~ bren
remind mag october
i'm still catching up with some october posts following laptop death ~ so here are some peeks at the october remind mag issue ~ which focused on witches ;) ~ like elizabeth montgomery as samantha from bewitched ~ endora & elvira <3 ~ hocus pocus :D ~ witches from tv...
flashback friday - halloween party
so we had a little oz themed halloween party on halloween night ~ with fun & games ~ & tricks & treats ~ guests & ghosts ~ & witch's apples :o ~ click here (with sound up!!!) to join the fun! ~ ps - those are real cobwebs! this has...
pendants & pocketwatches
while we're still in the glow of halloween ~ some cool pendants & pocketwatches ~ poor skelly ~ not unlike another i wore here ~ bat pendant ~ crow necklace ~ & keychain for raven ;) ~ skyrim :D ~ nightmare before christmas <3 ~ jack coffin watch ~ to...
halloween happy meal buckets
we had to get the new halloween happy meal treat buckets from mcdonald's this year ~ the orange one this year is a skeleton ~ they each come with stickers & activities along with your happy meal inside ~ mix'n mash monsters ~ the white one is a mummy ~...
haunted mansion halloween!!
welcome foolish mortals! ~ happy halloween!! ~ it's all haunted mansion theme today at the lost & found ~ check out my cool new haunted mansion journal ~ complete with hitchhiking ghosts :D ~ oh, but wait! ~ what's that in the spirit store box? ~ delivered this time ~...
ghostcloset cats
happy halloween eve! ~ i have a couple of new kitties in my ghostcloset ~ this viktor vampire kitty showed up just in time for halloween ;) ~ in his red & black cape ~ he's a sweet plushible toy ~ viktor vampire cat ~ i also brought home this...
ghostcloset halloween antifashion
once upon a time i posted about my difficulty dealing with laptop death ~ well i went through it again last week as my old dell finally kicked the bucket leaving me internetless for 8 traumatic days! ~ but at least i'm back & posting in time for halloween :D...
happy birthday raven!
happy birthday to my son, otherwise known as raven ;) ~ if you don't know, he is a very skillful fellow gaming enthusiast, completionist & a vampire like his mom <3 ~ we've been watching his newer resident evil village content leading up to halloween :) ~ & he's been...
more composition books
a lovely autumn butterfly ~ some of us just need to write ~ kitties, birds & mice :) ~ i keep a stack of empty notebooks & journals in my ghostcloset ~ it helps motivate me to live long enough to fill them all ;) ~ i bought these skelly...
day of the dead girl
if you saw yesterday's post you'll recognize some of these skeletons in my toyroom ;) ~ here's their day of the dead goth girl skelly friend too ~ made by ashland ~ if you missed it here's the full jolly skelly album again ~ bren
jolly skellys
meet the jolly skellys :D ~ these fun friends are new to my toyroom ~ there are 2 jol headed skellys & 2 standard skellys, all very well articulated 16" tall ~ & they have gotten into All manner of mischief waiting for halloween to come :O ~ check them...
eyeball balloons
so i asked mr dad something i rarely get to ask him the other day ~ would he please blow up my giant eyeballs? hey, better protect these from the solar eclipse! ~ bren

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..
~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

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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mister rogers

05/15/2013

continuing with yesterday's theme, today i'd like to remember fred rogers & the pbs show mister rogers' neighborhood ~

another signed photo that is actually one of my favorite items, as much as i poked fun at mr rogers in my youth (i even used quotes from him in my demented highschool mixtapes..) honestly i think he was one of the finer people on the planet, & am sad that he is gone now. i can hardly believe it's been over 10 years now since he passed ~

this little neighborhood snowglobe sits on my wall unit & we have several of these magnetic postcards up on the fridge ~

i also have a bunch of his books from over the years as well ~

i even received the neighborhood puppets one birthday years ago ~

king friday & queen sarah ~

about queen sarah saturday ~

about king friday the 13th ~

& lady elaine fairchild ~

x the owl & henrietta pussycat (strange, it looks like they used the same eye just turned upside-down on x the owl?) ~

about x & henrietta ~

& daniel striped tiger, who now has his own show on pbs ~

somehow his tag was misprinted as x the owl again? ~

i also found this signed poster ~

this vintage vinyl lp from 1973 features songs from the mister rogers show ~

although they're sung by jerry whitman ~

a disneyland record ~

dvd ~

you can watch episodes of mister rogers' neighborhood vintage & newer at the pbs website or on amazon, i still hope one day i'll be able to purchase a full collection of all of his shows.. this youtube is one of my very favorites..

ghost & toxic

p.s. !!!!!

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09/24/2022

the stars did wander darkling

so did everyone get their first edition signed copy of colin meloy's new book? ~

i pre-ordered my copy through my favorite bookstore ~

powell's books here in portland ~

the largest bookstore you've ever seen, i promise you! ~

so i'm a big decemberists fan of course ~

& i've collected the wildwood chronicles as well, illustrated by colin's wife carson ellis ~

based in pdx's wonderful forest park ~

by ordering this through powell's i received the special signed first edition ~

& will receive colin's special limited edition vinyl soundtrack to listen to around halloweentime while i read this kids' horror story :D ~

i subscribe to colin's substack where i've been able to comment back & forth with him & learned today that this book is already #2 on the indie bestseller list & has debuted at #7 on the ny times bestseller list as well! ~

be sure to click the links in this post <3

bren

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01/17/2022

the art of emily strange

more emily strange today ~

the art of emily ~

i've been wearing & collecting emily strange for 20 years now ~

mr dad thinks i'm the 50 something version :) ~

once when i was home sick mr dad went to a signing here in portland ~

at one of our favorite local comic book shops ~

& buzz parker & rob reger signed all my early edition emily books :) ~

this art of emily book is also signed ;) ~

click the links for more emily ~

& check back for more posts to come ~

bren

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12/27/2021

autumn dewilde

following up on yesterday's cd sunday post ~

with this autumn dewilde book ~

about elliott smith ~

classic photography by autumn dewilde, who is directing films now :) ~

i was fortunate enough to have my copy signed ;) ~

& to speak with her & her daughter, arrow, who was still just a kid at the time ~

at this book signing & photo exhibition at my favorite bookstore, powell's here in portland years ago ~

live at largo cd included, more like this next cd sunday ~

xo, bren

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10/24/2020

rotten ralph's trick or treat signed copy

1 more week till halloween!~

here's rotten ralph's trick or treat ~

from 1986 ~

rotten ralph is sarah's rotten cat ~

when invited to a halloween costume party, they decide to dress as each other ;) ~

there's a black cat crossing their path & baddin' up their luck ~

rotten ralph is a mischievous kitty ~

he takes all the candy & gets popcorn everywhere ~

but he's still sarah's best friend :) ~

this is a special signed copy ~

written by jack gantos & illustrated by nicole rubel ~

bren

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