tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522536908521187955.post7947903691098728668..comments2024-01-02T21:32:41.844-08:00Comments on The Haunted Closet: Monsters: Fiendish Facts, Quivery Quizzes and Other Grisly Goings-on (A Golden Family Funtime Book, 1977)Brother Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176233134588988372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522536908521187955.post-61315637628102793332016-11-06T04:20:25.798-08:002016-11-06T04:20:25.798-08:00By way of synchronicity, I stumbled upon my ol'...By way of synchronicity, I stumbled upon my ol' copy of this Monsters book in the basement a couple of days ago, having not examined it up close and in person for decades. I was 6 years old in 1977, and this book was my favorite bit of reading material -- the words and pictures totally revved up my imagination. The section about werewolves caused me to speculate about one of my classmates when I entered a new school system in the fall of 1979 -- this fellow had a unabrow, which the book had taught me is a sign that someone transforms into a wolf when conditions are right. At some point in the late 1970s, I brought along this book on a family expedition to spend a few days with the extended family, and I asked an older cousin what her favorite monster was -- eager to show her my favorite book and yammer at length about the creatures of the night, I was stunned when she told me that she didn't have a favorite monster and wasn't interested in them. I'd been drawn to spookiness for as long as I could remember, and the idea that some people don't dig monsters was a new one to my young mind. Once the shock wore off, I holed up elsewhere in my aunt & uncle's home and pored over the book for maybe the 500th time in my life. I'm delighted that I stumbled upon this classic paperback as I was cleaning the basement, and I look forward to immersing myself in it at my present age to see what memories it evokes.Daniel S. Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374034011752016390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522536908521187955.post-16995685382113019402016-10-29T11:52:18.593-07:002016-10-29T11:52:18.593-07:00Thank you so much for posting this. I had complete...Thank you so much for posting this. I had completely forgotten this little booklet for nearly forty years until I saw this, and then it all came rushing back - it's where I first learned a lot of the pop-culture horror mythology, way back in third grade. Really, an important part of my childhood. And I would never have remembered anything about it again if I hadn't seen your entry. You've brought a bit of lost personal history back to me.<br /><br />(Deleted & reposted corrected because I can't do basic math, apparently.)Tredegar Trafalgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848922755244316969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522536908521187955.post-43170122747666490512016-10-29T11:49:20.836-07:002016-10-29T11:49:20.836-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tredegar Trafalgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848922755244316969noreply@blogger.com