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  • EMCEtoys
    Veteran Member
    • Feb 1, 2007
    • 284

    What Monsters Shoud EMCE Make?

    Okay, so now that I've finally found a section of the forum where I can be among my fellow monster mavens, I wanna talk about what monsters I wished MEGO made when I was a kid. In a perfect world, maybe we at EMCE might be able to make that happen now.

    Rights be damned, tell us what monster/horror characters you always wanted to see given the MEGO treatment, and by this I mean the right way, not the way MEGO actualy did them Some of 'em we might actually get a shot at doing one of these days, perhaps...

    I'll just start out with a few:

    The Dawn of the Dead protagonists
    Phantasm's Tall Man
    Lon Chaney's Phantom
    Dr. Phibes
    Nosferatu
    Christopher Lee's Dracula
    The Fly (actually, Return of the Fly...bigger head)

    Next?
  • The Bat
    Batman Fanatic
    • Jul 14, 2002
    • 13412

    #2
    My picks:

    The Creature from the Black Lagoon(done RIGHT!)
    Werewolf by Night
    Christopher Lee's Dracula
    Long Snout Werewolf(completely Furry w/Dog Legs)
    sigpic

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    • ramsey37
      • Jun 18, 2001
      • 0

      #3
      Tomland Famous Monsters of Legend/Star Raiders repros, with decent articulation and without those goofy "Thumbs-up" hands. I would cheerfully buy those by the case.
      George

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      • vulcan2074
        Live Long and Prosper
        • Mar 23, 2008
        • 7811

        #4
        A bunch of great ideas have already been listed so far. I can think of a few to add to the list.

        Since I'm a huge fan of Hellraiser. I would love to see them get the treatment.

        I would also like the Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre with lots of victims.

        A Medussa figure would also be cool.
        Sammy

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        • Godzilla
          Permanent Member
          • Nov 3, 2002
          • 3008

          #5
          Horror hosts- Elvira, Zacherley, etc

          Ed Wood classics: Plan 9, Bride of the Monster- no one has EVER done these

          MST3K- ok so maybe not a horror movie itself, but Mike/Joel and the bots would rock
          Mortui Vivos Docent
          The Dead Teach the Living

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          • Werewolf
            Inhuman
            • Jul 14, 2003
            • 14616

            #6
            I would love Universal Monsters.

            Dracula
            Frankenstein
            Bride of Frankenstein
            The Wolf Man
            Creature from the Black Lagoon
            Phantom of the Opera
            The Mummy

            Please no characters Mego would have never touched. No Freddy, Jason, Leather Face, Pinhead, Michael Myers, etc. I personally feel these character go totally against that Mego innocence. I would not buy them.
            You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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            • rche
              channeling Bob Wills
              • Mar 26, 2008
              • 7383

              #7
              creature from the black lagoon
              bride of frankenstein
              nosferatu is a brilliant idea even tho there was already a vampire in the old lineup
              war of the worlds style aliens
              invisible man
              jeckle and hyde
              classic mythological monsters like minotaur, harpy, medusa, cyclops. Even better if tied in to a Harryhausen series

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              • livingdead70
                Veteran Member
                • Feb 24, 2009
                • 289

                #8
                Alien crew and creature, its Mego Era and theyd look great in that scale......
                They could even re-work a Star Trek Enterprise playset to be the Nostromo.......... I think it would rock............. And the Kenner line never made it out........... Chance to show them up over the SW line Mego passed on......................
                trey

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                • Goblin19
                  Talkative Member
                  • May 2, 2002
                  • 6108

                  #9
                  These have all been touched on, buth ere goes anyway:
                  Creature From the Black Lagoon
                  Bride of Frankenstein
                  Dr. Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde
                  The Fly
                  Hunchback (not really a monster, but he's fit in)

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                  • yokaijohn
                    Keep it coolin', baby
                    • Oct 1, 2008
                    • 1439

                    #10
                    The Phantom
                    The Hunchback
                    The Creature
                    The Bride of Frankenstein
                    Dr.Frankenstein
                    Mr.Hyde
                    Igor
                    Metaluna Mutant
                    Monsters and much more by YokaiJohn on Etsy

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                    • Timothy2251
                      Jerks beef with Ten Bears
                      • Mar 15, 2008
                      • 1959

                      #11
                      Universal-accurate versions of the original four:
                      Boris Karloff as Frankenstein
                      Bela Lugosi as Dracula
                      Boris Karloff (him again!) as Imhotep (the Mummy)
                      Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man

                      And if Mego survived and thrived in the '80s:
                      Freddy Kruger
                      Jason Vorhees
                      Michael Myers
                      and some scream queens (at least one for each monster!): Jamie Lee Curtis, Marilyn Burns, Linnea Quigley, Monique Gabrielle, etc.

                      Ah, but leave us not forget the comics, which Mego had always done very good with:
                      Vampirella
                      Uncle Creepy
                      Cousin Eerie
                      The Cryptkeeper

                      We also need a Dr. Phibes figure (with interchangeable heads! One of Vincent Price, one of his hideously scared skull face). And, blast it, we need a Tor Johnson figure! Has anyone ever made a custom Tor Johnson figure on the boards? Why not?!? Everyone loves Tor! Just look at that punim:



                      Adorable. "You be friend for Tor?" I sure as hell would, ya big Swedish lug, ya!
                      "It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see, and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life... or death. It shall be life."

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                      • thunderbolt
                        Hi Ernie!!!
                        • Feb 15, 2004
                        • 34211

                        #12
                        I agree on the Tor Johnson figure. Also a Rondo Hatton would be great.
                        Thing from Another World 1951 version
                        Hideous Sun Demon
                        Alligator People
                        It the Terror from Beyond Space
                        The MST3000 crew
                        The Collossus of New York
                        Invasion of the Saucer Men
                        Lots of Hammer monsters
                        Outer Limits had lots of guy in suit type monsters
                        You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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                        • ctc
                          Fear the monkeybat!
                          • Aug 16, 2001
                          • 11183

                          #13
                          Hmmmm....

                          It's funny how many of these I have in the works as customs right now.

                          For an actual release, you GOTTA have a Tor Johnson! And if you make a Tor, you should also make a Vincent Price. A Creature seems neccessary too; as well as a Phanotm of the Opera and an Invisible Man; just to finish the Universal set.

                          The idea of a set of horror hosts is cool; but I think a lot of the tv were regional, and wouldn't have mass appeal. The comics offer a lot of good choices. DC had a few that'd make neat figures; like the Fates (from The Witching Hour) Cain and Abel, Death (from Weird War.) I'd like to see some of the Charlton hosts done; Baron Weirwulf, Countess VonBludd, Professor Coffin....

                          Don C.

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                          • Tothiro
                            Kitten Mittens
                            • Aug 28, 2008
                            • 1342

                            #14
                            Tor would be funny... I would get behind that.

                            Universal Monsters:
                            Boris Frankenstein
                            Bride
                            Dracula
                            Creature
                            Mummy
                            Wolfman
                            Mole Men
                            Invisible Man
                            Phantom
                            Metaluna Mutant
                            ... Yes, if someone made megos of my childhood Universal Monsters lunchbox art = Do Want. These would be my first pick in any store. I would sell plasma if done correctly.

                            Totally agree with the Phantasm choice - but I'd want heroes too.
                            Actually... to go out on the limb a bit... I'd really enjoy a Critters 2 space bounty hunter Ug/Lee and I can't figure out why. Always liked the character.

                            Anything Harryhausen is made of win. Clash of the Titans figures would be so awesome.
                            Evil Dead 2 Ash would be fun. Giger Alien, of course.
                            Delamorte Delamore figs... a little out there but I think still pretty awesome.

                            Nosferatu - I concur. Cabinet of Dr Caligari Somnambulist springs to mind, but really I'm not sure if Golem might be a better choice. I dunno - they both have their charms (no pun intended).

                            Speaking of rights be damned - Ghostbusters.
                            Phantom of the Paradise. (OMG yes...) If you need sculpt work for that one let me know
                            The Bat People. ...oh, I haven't seen that in years.

                            As far as Return of the Living Dead... etc... Zombies are nice. They make good neighbors. Having one or two with mowhawks would be fine.
                            Last edited by Tothiro; Aug 1, '09, 4:43 AM.

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                            • thunderbolt
                              Hi Ernie!!!
                              • Feb 15, 2004
                              • 34211

                              #15
                              Few more ideas
                              Addams Family
                              Army of Darkness
                              To go with Tor and Rondo, Richard Keil and Ted Cassiday. It would make for a nice assortment of big freaky guys of the B-Movies
                              You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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