CANDID MONSTERS Books from SPFXTED

CANDID MONSTERS Volume 1-2-3 Available NOW!

Volume 1 Contents: Interviews and articles with our favorite actors and filmmakers! In this volume you'll find over 100 Candid Photos plus interviews with Ben (Creature From the Black Lagoon) Chapman, Ken (The Thing From Another World) Tobey, Ray (7th Voyage Of Sinbad) Harryhausen and an article by George Pal: Filming The War Of the Worlds! 8.5x11" ...116 Pages...Perfect Bound

Volume 2 Contents: Volume 2 of CANDID MONSTERS in fantastic FULL COLOR! In this Volume you’ll find interviews with Robert (Day the Earth Stood Still) Wise, Edmond H. North (Day the Earth Stood Still screenwriter) and George (War Of the Worlds) Pal. Also actors Ann (War Of the Worlds) Robinson, and Creature From the Black Lagoon/Revenge Of the Creature stars Julie Adams, Ricou Browning, Lori Nelson and Julie Adams underwater stand-in, Ginger Stanley. Also: Feature article on Bob Burns finding the original Time Machine! 8.5x11 • 116 Pages• Perfect Bound

Volume 3 (Fantastic Television) Contents: In this volume you’ll find over 100 Candid Photos plus interviews with The Outer Limits producer/writer Joseph Stefano, Harlan Ellison, Robert Culp, Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, Lost In Space stars June Lockhart and Mark Goddard. And, finally, Superman star Noel Neill. 8.5x11 • 122 Pages• Perfect Bound

......See Frankenstein smoking a cigarette! See the Creature From the Black Lagoon mopping the deck! See the Saucer-Men wearing loafers! See The Wolfman get a haircut! See The Mummy sipping tea! See Robby the Robot dancing! See The Mole People wearing an overcoat! See The Thing From Another World...and Mini Thing! See the Metaluna Mutant as cameraman...and so much more!

PINSIDE SPECIAL! $20 each [$6.00 Postage] or all 3 for $50 Postpaid IN THE USA ONLY....for Overseas, please use Amazon.com for the best Postage Prices!

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The books are also available on www.Amazon.com and Ebay!

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#2 5 years ago

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Cool, just sent in the cash for my triplet!!

#3 5 years ago

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Thanks!!

#4 5 years ago

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Thanks guys!

#5 5 years ago

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Awesome, Ted! Ive found my Holiday gift for my Brother!!

#6 5 years ago

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Perfect!! Thanks!

#7 5 years ago

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Thanks guys! Keep orders coming!

#8 5 years ago

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Just read through vol 1 tonight, good interviews and lots of cool pics. Makes you appreciate all the work they did to create a movie for our entertainment. Nowadays of course they can create virtually anything to complete visual perfection with CGI. Yet for the most part the movies all suck.

#9 5 years ago

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Received the Books Yesterday...Thank you, Ted!

They are Amazing! Pictures Ive never seen, and a great Read!
Mine are a gift, and cant recommend them highly enough for oneself, or a Holiday Gift
for Every Fan!

Excellent Job.....I cant begin to imagine the time you spent.......It shows!

#10 5 years ago

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Wow! Thanks guys! Glad your enjoying them!

#11 5 years ago

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Orders are falling off.....need another push...

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#12 5 years ago

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Still have only read Vol1 so far, my favorite pic in there was Wolfman getting a manicure.

#13 5 years ago

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Orders are falling off.....need another push...
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which vol. has the most Julie Adams pics?

#14 5 years ago

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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:
which vol. has the most Julie Adams pics?

Vol 1 and 2 have a lot. Vol 2 (in color) also has an interview with Julie. (and other Creature people)!

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#15 5 years ago

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Quoted from spfxted:
Vol 1 and 2 have a lot. Vol 2 (in color) also has an interview with Julie. (and other Creature people)!
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I think I saw you had some Ben Chapman stuff, and I’m sure there are Ricou pictures. Millicent Patrick? She’s the real knockout

#16 5 years ago

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Yes! Plenty of stuff on Millicent!...and Ricou (who's still a good friend)...

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#17 5 years ago

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Ok you got me truth is, I meant to order these 2 weeks ago

#18 5 years ago

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Thanks!!

#19 5 years ago

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V3 is packed chock full. My favorite - Jill Haworth

#20 5 years ago

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Oh yes!

#21 5 years ago

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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:
Ok you got me truth is, I meant to order these 2 weeks ago

Tracking for you! Thanks!! USPS 9505515791378250155175

#22 5 years ago

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Ted, who was the creature hauling out of the water? Assume that wasn't Julie.

#23 5 years ago

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There was a number of posed shots with Ben as the Creature. Some were with Julie. (color where he's carrying her) and some with the stand in (BW where he's dipping her)

#24 5 years ago

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Quoted from spfxted:
There was a number of posed shots with Ben as the Creature. Some were with Julie. (color where he's carrying her) and some with the stand in (BW where he's dipping her)

There’s a great story she tells about those color photos where she just goes off about how WAY off the creature colors are. It did not have bright red Elvira lips and the green was more muted apparently

#25 5 years ago

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Yes...she's great! Still a spitfire!

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#26 5 years ago

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Quoted from spfxted:
Yes...she's great! Still a spitfire!
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Well I’ll never get the chance to meet Ben but there’s still a chance Julie will make it to a horror con near me some day! Hell, I met Stan Lee so there’s a chance!

#27 5 years ago

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Many years ago when I was in LA I took out his daughter (Joan)

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#28 5 years ago

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I was psyched to get this shirt as a gift recently.
Definitely cant ever get enough of anything monster related.
I’ll be ordering two sets ,one for me and another to give as a gift.
Well done Ted and good luck with sales of this very cool project!

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#29 5 years ago

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I recently saw Metallica and Kirk had a Lugosi White Zombie and a Karloff Mummy guitar.

They looked incredible.

#30 5 years ago

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Had a family gathering/dinner last night....Teds Work was the hit of the night!
The books were passed around endlessly, with great stories and memories from everyone.

It Surprised me, that even the younger ones in the family were fascinated, and full of laughter
at some of the Monster Pics!

#31 5 years ago

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Quoted from ultimategameroom:
I was psyched to get this shirt as a gift recently.
Definitely cant ever get enough of anything monster related.
I’ll be ordering two sets ,one for me and another to give as a gift.
Well done Ted and good luck with sales of this very cool project!

Cool shirt! ...and thanks!!

#32 5 years ago

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Quoted from OLDPINGUY:
Had a family gathering/dinner last night....Teds Work was the hit of the night!
The books were passed around endlessly, with great stories and memories from everyone.

It Surprised me, that even the younger ones in the family were fascinated, and full of laughter
at some of the Monster Pics!

Fantastic!! So glad everyone enjoyed them! Thanks!!!

#33 5 years ago

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Quoted from Methos:
I recently saw Metallica and Kirk had a Lugosi White Zombie and a Karloff Mummy guitar.

They looked incredible.

Kirk is a very good friend of my buddy, Kevin. Kirk has a VERY large poster and figure collection!

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#34 5 years ago

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Quoted from spfxted:
Kirk is a very good friend of my buddy, Kevin. Kirk has a VERY large poster and figure collection![quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

I would imagine he has some of the original poster art as well....

#35 5 years ago

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Quoted from Methos:
I would imagine he has some of the original poster art as well....

He has such a huge collection, he put it out on tour last year. He had some REALLY cool stuff. Some of the stuff Ted has posted is equally as cool - that photo up there is all collector's stuff, I believe Kirk also bought a couple of things from Forry's estate, and from Bob Burns, which is INCREDIBLE. Hope to visit Bob's house one day...

#36 5 years ago

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Yes, Kevin has been to his house and said it's amazing! Many original posters from the 30's and 40's!

#37 5 years ago

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Got my books in the mail yesterday, and thank you so much Ted!! You get so used to seeing those same promo pictures over and over again (e.g Karloff having tea, Frederic March and the breakfast biscuit) and I think I have not seen easily 3/4 of these! I’ve been collecting and reading monster stuff since I was 6 and I thought I’d seen it all!

I love the interviews too, there are some great gets in there! I think Ray is my favourite...

To my surprise, I think the TV one is my favourite volume - I had just forgotten how much I loved the Munsters, and I am pulling out our Outer Limits DVD’s tonight. Not enough Twilight Zone, but I wonder if such a thing is possible?

I have a very cool encyclopaedia of Toho posters from a major publishing house which has been my “major find” for years now, but I really think these are better. Thanks Ted, wow!

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Quoted from Methos:
I recently saw Metallica and Kirk had a Lugosi White Zombie and a Karloff Mummy guitar.
They looked incredible.

I watched a live concert from France 2009 last week on the AXSTV channel and Kirk used a few of his custom monster emblazoned guitars. They are very cool ! I’m definately NOT trying to steal any thunder from Teds books/post but there is a great book released last year called” Its Alive” that has highlights from part of his collection that was shown in Salem mass last year. We wanted to go but couldn’t make it. As shown in the pic Ted posted above he has some Amazing world class lithos and movie props/ items. Definately a great addition and reference item for all you other (gotta have it all) monster movie collectors out there like me! If you’re going to just make sure you buy it AFTER you order Teds Books!!

#39 5 years ago

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I watched that concert on AXS, it was OK. Definitely did notice Kirk's guitars. The real question is, does he have a Monster Bash pinball machine? Or for that matter, a Metallica!

#40 5 years ago

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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:
Got my books in the mail yesterday, and thank you so much Ted!! You get so used to seeing those same promo pictures over and over again (e.g Karloff having tea, Frederic March and the breakfast biscuit) and I think I have not seen easily 3/4 of these! I’ve been collecting and reading monster stuff since I was 6 and I thought I’d seen it all!

Thanks pal!! Glad you're enjoying them! ...and, yes, Vol 3: Fantastic Television is selling the best so far!

1 week later

#41 5 years ago

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New batch just arrived! Ready to go!

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#42 5 years ago

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Who's got better abs? The Creature or Boris K???

#43 5 years ago

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Hah! ...but only one of them works for scale!

#44 5 years ago

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Pinside orders went out today....

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#45 5 years ago

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All 3 books are now in stock!

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#46 5 years ago

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Just to hijack your thread here for a second, Ted - I wanted to post a couple of snaps of some art a friend of mine, D-tritus (https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2169922003037808&id=100000600894487&set=a.375663639130329&source=44)

made. I am not a pro photographer so hopefully you can make these out, I dont have the greatest lens for small stuff like this, but I think they are amazing

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#47 5 years ago

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Received my books a few days ago... absolutely love them! And I was a little surprised to see the wifey enjoying them too. Thanks a lot Ted!

#48 5 years ago

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Quoted from JeffF:
Received my books a few days ago... absolutely love them! And I was a little surprised to see the wifey enjoying them too. Thanks a lot Ted!

My pleasure! Thank YOU!

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#49 5 years ago

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Did someone here order a set? On the payment it just says NICE. (no name, address or email)

#50 5 years ago

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