Since this was our first West Coast show in close to two decades, I was hoping to see some vendors that we don’t normally see the usual shows that we go to. We definitely did, which is why I probably I spent so much money! But the Krypt is always needing some new little trinkets, right? Got to keep it fresh, right? Like this little Blind Dead bust? I mean, can you really have too many Blind Dead items? I didn’t think so either. Especially when it is a bust that was sculpted by Daniel Horne!

Sometimes after walking around any vendor room, you see plenty of cool stuff, but nothing really jumping out at you that is demanding that you take it home with you. Earlier in the weekend, we noticed that this guy had some old-fashioned looking hand puppets, but with characters you wouldn’t expect to be seeing, such as the little doll from Dario Argento’s Deep Red or Corbis from The Devil’s Rain! These were handmade and very cool, but with a price tag of $50, I really didn’t need one of those. Then walking by their table again on Sunday, either I missed it the first few times or they just put it out, but now they had a Mr. Sardonicus puppet out. Being a huge Castle fan, I just couldn’t pass it up and bought it. Check them out at www.skullclown.com. Just they don’t have a lot listed on their site so just email them and ask about their puppets. Or about all the other cool stuff they had out on their table. I know I’ll be looking for them again at the next show.

Another vendor that quickly got some of my money was selling little plastic figures. They were a wee bit pricy now that I think about it but they were still very cool. The best thing about them was these were not your typical figures of Dracula and Frankenstein, but ones like the poster image from Beast of Blood or a Green Slime. In fact, he also had a Deadly Spawn figure, a little brain creature from Fiend Without a Face, and a little spider-head creature from The Thing. So while they might have a bit high priced, the quality of the figures were really well done and I just loved that he had picked something out of the ordinary. You can find his stuff on Etsy under Cryptids of North America.

Another vendor we took notice of was artist Bob Lizarraga, who does caricatures, but it was the subject matters that really got our attention, especially my wife. He must be a fan of Rod Serling because there were several prints referencing either The Twilight Zone or Night Gallery, which are two shows that both Dawn and I grew up watching. He also had a Stanley Kubrick “Last Supper” piece that was pretty cool, which had Scott drooling over. The piece we were eyeing was called “The Midnight Traveler”, which depicts Serling on a dark and spooky looking road, which to us, really defined what Night Gallery was all about. And since that show’s intro was all about art, what a perfect personification of it. You can find him on Etsy HERE.

The art at the Disco Bloodbath vendor table immediately got our attention. They were shadow boxes with three dimensional artwork, such as poster art layered to make it look in 3-D. We’ve seen stuff like this before, but they took it to a whole new level with having little action figures or other items in there making it much more than just poster art. Their creativity and style really made these things amazing. The Creepshow one they had, with the lights going around the box, was incredible. Had we had to get it home safely on the plane, I would have picked it up right there. But I have his info, so there might be an addition to the Krypt very soon. Of course, that would be after we get the Killer Klowns from Outer Space one for Dawn…

There was another dealer that I apparently lost their business card, which is a damn shame because their stuff was not only very unique, but very well done. The items ranged from clocks to lamps and night lights, but of course with a very monster twist to them. There is no way to get all the detail and work that goes into each one of these through these photos, but at least you get an idea. Great stuff.

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