Even My Halloween Decorations Are Retro

[Wee67]

JUst needed to share some holiday geekery. I hit a few antique/flea markets and finally found a decoration I've wanted for some time-



Its hard to describe this other than to say its made of plastic chips, melted together. I also picked up a ghost and a witch. I realize they're kind of ugly, but they really brought back some nostalgic warmth.

They also go great with my plastic pumpkins-


Blow mold lights-


and my old school cardboard flats-

[TEXASFETT]

Its funny because I love the old vintage stuff it just takes you back when your a kid!!! My favorite decoration set was the one that had a ghost rider looking skull.The art work was cool and getting a little harder to find.But those are some great finds!!!

[ScottA]

Love this stuff. We had that blow molded light on the left and those exact cardboard flats when I was grwoing up. They, along with some other stuff, came out every Halloween. My mom gave it all to me when I grew up.

[toys2cool]

Love it all bro,especially the pumpkins in the 2nd pic

[Marvelmania]

Neat stuff Bill. I've heard that stuff (melted plastic) called popcorn art. I have a Cap and Snoopy one of those somewhere around here.

[vintage spideyfan]

My favorite decoration set was the one that had a ghost rider looking skull.

That's immediately what pops into my head when I hear Halloween decoration...

[4NDR01D]

My family lost all our vintage Christmas and Halloween decorations in a basement flood last year. I'm really going to miss them, they had a certain smell that just brought back so many memories. I really wish my ma had of tried to salvage the plastic stuff but unfortunately she just tossed the whole lot. It's cool you've still got yours.

[Wee67]

That really sucks about the flood. BTW, I do not have the originals from youth (in fact, these pics are ones I lifted of items that match the ones I have). I've picked these up over the years (sans cool, old smell). we moved 13 times by the time I was 15, so we lost most everythig as we moved. I'm sure it's part of what drives me to nostalgia, the stability and all that, but its something that I think over-analysis would take the fun from.

[Sideshow Spock]

I've had that popcorn art pumpkin since I was a little kid.. it was always on our front door come Halloween time when I was growing up. And I have two of the pumpkin lamp on the right, and have seen it several other times at assorted antique shows. They must've cranked out a bunch of those in the northeast.

The old vintage Halloween stuff is just the best. I think I like it even more than vintage Christmas..

[HardyGirl]

My mom was never really into Halloween, so we never decorated the house, but, I do remember those cardboard cut-outs from school. I'm making up for it though, Yesterday, I decorated the windows w/ glowing window clings and I have a Hallmark BOO felt hang-up for the front door. I also got this cool LED pumpkin from Walgreens that flashes, blinks and changes colors to yellow to orange to red. Very cool.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Oh man, those are great. I really need to go through things at my dad's house. I'm sure all our old Halloween decorations (including the "Ghost Rider"-like skull) are still there.

We had a Santa Claus made of those melted plastic pieces for years. Those things were pretty popular for a while.

I have a set of flat monster heads I put up in the windows this year. I've had them over 10 years now. A very Hammer-like Dracula and a pretty creepy Werewolf. The Frankenstein is oddly humorous, and then there is a disturbing Grim Reaper. I also picked up some licensed Universal Frankenstein monster (Karloff) and Dracula (Lugosi) flat busts last year. They are in our living room windows this year.

Chris

[palitoy]

Coolness, I spied a display at an antique mall recently but was in such a hurry that I forgot to double back. I'm jealous of these great finds.