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Cyborg, Muton and Android – 1970s sci-fi toys

Back in a pre-Star Wars mid-1970s, there were a mere handful of science-fiction toys on the market, and the most exciting was the duo of Cyborg and Muton. A pair …

Creatureplica – cryptoid action figures

Creatureplica is an American company that produces action figures based on cryptozoological creatures. They have issued four figures to date: Himalayan Yeti, HorrorHound, Louisiana Rougarou and North American Sasquatch (click on …

A Nightmare on Elm Street – merchandise

A Nightmare on Elm Street toaster is the latest – and perhaps oddest? – merchandise to be sold as a tie-in to the slasher series. Press release: “He terrorized your …

STRETCH SCREAMERS – Toys

Stretch Screamers is a series of electronic toys manufactured by Games Quest/Manley Toys Limited of Hong Kong. As their name implies, Stretch Screamers could be stretched, causing them to apparently scream …

The Game of Jaws – board game

The Game of Jaws is a 1975 board game by Ideal. The game is based on the blockbuster film of the same name. Similar in many ways to the game Buckaroo, this was a …