Above is a scrapbook that I bought from a newsagents back in the late 70's, being a keen monster fan whom liked to cut out pictures, stories etc about monster/horror films from magazines, newspapers, this was the perfect book to keep them in. Ever since that time I bought the scrapbook I have not seen another one like it, except once on e-bay. As far as I am aware I don't think there have been any others with a monster themed cover.
I still keep cuttings that I come across but not as much as I used to. Remember when The News of the World used to be like a broad sheet?, that was one paper that I got some great stories from, ones about witchcraft, ghosts and haunted houses etc. There seemed to be more stories about these subjects than there is now. I used to look in all sorts of magazines looking for interesting articles, pictures and stories, magazines such as sunday newspaper magazines, Look-in, TV guides, film magazines...a lot of these cuttings I have kept in scrapbooks, others I have just put into boxes. I shall have to try and sort through some sometime and maybe put ones that may be suitable for this blog...
4 comments:
Just wanted to let you know that I'm diggin' your blog.
I found it by following a link on "Groovy Age" and I think you're off to a great start.
I'm looking forward future posts.
Paul, I'm happy to see that the good ol' land of my ancestory has had almost as much fun with monster & horror themed advertisment premiums, send aways & such as we did/do here in The States!
By all means keep posting your thoughts, memories & images of such goodies from the UK.
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means alot. I hope you will continue to visit The Cobbwebbed room and I really must try and find time to put more things on. Thanks again.
I had this exact scrapbook - I kept a collection punk newspaper cuttings in it.
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