Codename:Universal Monsters
This is a list of archived entries published with the Universal Monsters tag.
The Monster Squad
“Years ago, a group of monsters was chased by torch-bearing villagers for crimes they, admittedly, committed. These monsters promptly escaped to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by angry mobs, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe [...]
Review > Universal Monsters (Toy Island)
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Some have called them the Marvel Legends of Universal Monsters. Others have called them crappy.
Michael Crawford wrote a comprehensive review of these figures way back in April ‘07, and he sure didn’t like them. Here’s his summary of the review:
With poor sculpts and weak paint, it’s not too likely [...]
Necroreviewicon - The Book of Dead Reviews
A compendium of my reviews of horror- and Halloween-related toys. I’ll add any new reviews I do this month as we go along.
Z.O.M.B.I.E.s
Attack of the Living Dead
Imperial Universal Monsters
Peanuts Great Pumpkin set
Aoshima Alien
Movie Maniacs Predator 2
Darkness from Legend
Nightmares of Lovecraft Cthulhu
Resident Evil 10th Anniversary Zombie
Skeleflex Skullkor
Imperial Universal Monsters
If you were a young boy in the late 1970s and early 1980s, chances are you were quite familiar with the crown logo of Imperial Toys.
From the admittedly limited perspective as a six-year-old boy, Imperial was known for one thing: rubber dinosaurs.
Imperial specialized in those solid rubber dinosaurs you’d find in convenience stores, pharmacies, and [...]
Things I Want Toys of > The Monster Squad
I can’t recall whether I saw The Monster Squad (1987) in the theater, but something makes me think I did. Even as a kid I thought of it then as a sort of store-brand Goonies, albeit a very fun, entertaining, and surprisingly violent one. Except for the infamous “Wolf Man’s got nards” line, I more [...]
