by Shawn Robare | Oct 6, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
One of the things I was looking forward to investigating about The Monster Squad was why it seemed to fail to capture the theater audience when it was originally released in mid-August, 1987. I mean I saw it in the theater and LOVED every single frame, so it confused...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 5, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For Day 2 of the Monster Squad fan art showcase I wanted to highlight a couple of seriously fun concepts. First is the amazing work of Jason Edmiston who really knocked it out of the park with this Night of the Creeps/Monster Squad mash-up for Fright Rags… Next...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 4, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I thought it would be fun to showcase some of my favorite Monster Squad-themed art on the weekends this month, and who better to kick it off with other than a couple of seriously cool dudes who I am so happy to have originals of hanging in Branded HQ (not these...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 3, 2014 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s, Read
For this special edition of Awesome 80s Bedrooms I thought I’d change things up a little and try my best to do a breakdown off all the cool stuff in the Monster Squad Clubhouse. There is so much stuff in there with every flat surface literally wallpapered with...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 2, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For the longest time it seemed like I was the only person who even knew that The Monster Squad existed. After moving away from Florida during the winter of 1990 it seemed like I left behind everything I thought I knew and moved to a snowy wilderness where none of the...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 1, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’m sure most Monster Kids can recall that moment when they were exposed to and ultimately fell head over heels in love with classic horror. That first experience where they stumbled upon an issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland, when they caught a glimpse of a Basil...
