Blog from the Vault

I’ve officially sold Ron Adams (the Monster Bash man and Creepy Classics owner) all the back issues of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT I had in storage. I still have my personal stash of every issu...

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After almost 25 years I’ve decided to give up the PO Box I’ve been using for MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT. This was due to the high cost of the PO Box in relation to how little mail (besides j...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-mailing-address.html

After several weeks of searching I was finally able to score Neca’s colorized version of Frankenstein in mint condition  at one of my local Walmarts.  

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2021/06/neca-frankenstein.html

WOW, hard to believe it's been 5-1/2 years since our last issue. Many of you may know those years have not been kind to me, healthwise. I just had my third surgery in less than 4 years, so my he...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2019/03/wow-hard-to-believe-its-been-5-12-years.html

...is not out yet. Look for an update here soon with three, maybe four more cover variants. I know the publication keeps getting pushed and I have no idea at this time when it will be published, ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-final-issue.html

The following review will be featured in MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #34 when published later this year, however, I wanted to spread the word about this EXCELLENT documentary from director Danie...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-following-review-will-be-featured.html

MARIAN AND I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A  MERRY CHRISTMAS AND  A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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In case you haven't already heard elsewhere, the publication of the final issue has once again been pushed back. This is due to several reasons, but the biggest one is my slow recovery from ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2015/11/in-case-you-havent-already-heard.html

While it's much later than planned, the time has finally come to reveal the contents and covers for the final issue of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT. The issue was initially set to premiere at Monster...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2015/05/mftv-34-final-issue.html

Be advised that starting April 30, 2015, I’ll be out of commission until mid-June due to back surgery. During this time no orders will be filled. If you place an order during this period, ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2015/02/mftv-out-of-commission-until-april.html

All subscriber copies and single issue orders have now shipped. Any orders received in past week or so will ship this coming week. One thing I noticed while going through the boxes of magazines ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/11/all-copies-shipped.html

Due to the passing of my father-in-law my shipping schedule for the new issue has change somewhat. I'll do my best to get everything in the mail by the end of the week, but it may be early Monda...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/10/mftv-33-shipping-update.html

JAMES ALBERT OWENS MAY 17, 1923 - OCTOBER 20, 2014 On Monday, October 20, 2014, my father-in-law passed away. Things had been touch and go since last Thursday when he returned to the hospi...

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The new issue premiered at Monster Bash (October 10-12, 2014). This weekend I've been going through copies and prepping everything for shipping. Unfortunately, I found out tonight that the Dymo ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/10/monsters-from-vault-33-now-shipping.html

Below is the Table of Contents and sneak peeks of the three articles appearing in MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33. Click on the link below the images to open a two-page PDF. The issue premiere...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/10/below-is-table-of-contents-and-sneak.html

Unfortunately, due to the issue being so late, my purchase order with Diamond Comics (my biggest customer) was cancelled. I now must resolicit the issue with them and anyone who knows how the...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/06/mftv-33-delayed-until-october-2014.html

On Monday, May 12, 2014, the winners of the 12th annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards (for work done in 2013) were announced. I was truly excited to find out that MONSTERS FROM THE VAUL...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/05/on-monday-may-12-2014-winners-of-12th.html

It's that time of the year again when the best of all things horror and sci-fi is celebrated by the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Go to WWW.RONDOAWARD.COM  to see this year's offici...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2014/03/12th-annual-rondo-awards.html

Many of you saw a work-in-progress version of the cover for MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33 inside the back cover of MFTV #32, however, I just received the finished version (two actually) today. Now...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2013/10/monsters-from-vault-33-cover-preview.html

Unfortunately I'm still working on sending out subscription copies and single issue orders of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32 and I still have a long way to go! After a mad rush to get the issue don...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2013/07/mftv-32-shipping-update.html

Did you miss out on one of the early issues of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT? If so, now’s your chance to go back to where it all started. We’re proud to offer high quality PDFs of Issues 1 th...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2013/07/monsters-from-vault-archives.html

Below is the Table of Contents and sneak peeks of the three  articles appearing in MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32. Click on the link below the images to open a two-page PDF. The issue was pr...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2013/07/mftv-32-article-sneak-peeks.html

After much thought, I've decided to eliminate the subscription option for readers of MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT effective immediately. Those of you who read my editorial in issue #31 know that the ...

http://monstersfromthevault.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-end-is-approaching.html

THE PROOF (LEFT) AND A DUMMY COPY ON PRESS DAY The new issue was printed on Friday, February 8th (by my new printer) and copies were dropped off at my house Friday afternoon (2/15/13).  I'...

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I'm happy to announce that I've finally found a new printer! I'll be using the Mount Royal Printing Company located in Baltimore. They'll begin work on MFTV #31 this Monday and the current sched...

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