Awesome Monsters

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Gorburger has begun his weekly internet invasions to satisfy his blood lust and interview bands but not have sex with them because his genitalia is incompatible. First victims? Tegan and Sara.

Mary Shelley’s iconic monster finds his way onto this artful and emotive t-shirt from UK designers The Affair, captioned with the classic line “You are my creator, but I am your master.”

A cute and charming animated short by Rikke Asbjoern about a monster whose fat fingers are just too big to use the PIN pad at the ATM. In the end, he’s way more honest than we’d be.

SyFy returns with their latest cheesetastic monster movie – this one about a film crew who encounters a deadly giant half-piranha/half-anaconda peeved about an egg stolen from her nest.

The ultimate monster movie, masterfully restored and transferred to a 1080p disc. Details are enhanced, and contrast and brightness improved. Bonuses include Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

The man who brought us Michael Jackson’s Thriller chronicles 320 pages of the grossest, creepiest, most evil and awesome monsters and baddies in the history of the cinema in this hardcover book.

A Hollywood movie monster tries to prove he’s still capable of scaring people in this era of over-the-top CGI monsters. A charming and clever animated short film by Chris O’Hara.

In celebration of 80 years of Frankenstein’s monster, artists created 80 of their own unique takes on the iconic creature. On exhibit through Nov. 15 at City Arts Factory in Orlando, FL.

We’re pretty sure that Jesse T. Cook’s new film Monster Brawl is the first (and possibly last) of its kind – the Monster/Wrestler genre. Bonus points for the “Fight of the Living Dead” line.

An 8-foot-tall monster made out of snow is cool enough, but one that breathes fire would be the envy of any neighborhood. This family in Bel Air, Maryland wins our prize for best lawn ornament.

The giant octopus wasn’t able to take down the high-flying Megalodon. Will the Crocosaurus put up a better – i.e. funnier – fight? We think part 3 should be Mega Shark vs. Sharktopus.

After working overtime on Halloween to complete their seasonally mandated mayhem, these ghastly beasts, creatures and slashers need to unwind. Thanks to the wonder that is Photoshop, they can.

Sean Mort’s Evil Comes In All Sizes tee references some of the most famous big screen monsters of all time, like infant-sized Chucky and the Clover monster. Bonus: info key on the back of the shirt.

We first thought this was a joke or a parody, so imagine our surprise when we found out that this is a real (and rare) children’s book, written by Kerry Milliron and wonderfully illustrated by Bob Eggleton.

We don’t think we have to wait till Halloween to put these fun handmade stuffed monster pillows from Johnny Cupcakes on our couch. Each monster is marked in a numbered limited edition.

We’re digging the tender personalities and earthy tones in each of the 4 Monster Mash prints from Doug Boehm, who in addition to these seasonally appropriate fiends has a terrific portfolio of work.

Here’s the perfect laptop stand for fans of The Deadliest Catch. The Monster Monster stand works for 15″, 16″ and 17″ computers and is available in crabby red or clear acrylic.

Nothing goes better with popcorn and yellow topping than a horror flick filled with buckets of ooey-gooey slime, nasty tentacled monsters and a title like “Bio-Slime”. Must add to Netflix queue.

We are enjoying the hyper-saturated colors and dynamic perspectives in these vintage monster movie posters by Japanese artist Takayoshi Mizuki. He created this work between 1965 and 1972.

Because the only thing scarier than a room filled with monsters is a room filled with schoolkids hopped up on sugar: these kids under the bed have us shaking in our monster jammies.

Stay a-head of the Overwatch with this 1:4 scale Headcrab Plush; measuring only 6″ it can only wrap its claws around tiny noggins, but at least you’ll only need a tiny crowbar to kill it.

Collected from the papers of “monstrologists”, Compendium Monstrum is a pocket-sized volume with “19th century” sketches, maps, and notes on vampires, werewolves, and zombies.

There are a few, very large things that’ll send even the most seasoned flier into a tailspin; this Air Disaster! tee is why pilots regard approaches to Tokyo as full of hot, firebreathing air.

Thinking man’s brand the-affair is back with two tees from Geek Lit 101: Deep One is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s undersea monsters while 42 celebrates Douglas Adam’s Answer.

Try as we might (or bite), we can’t take our eyes off Ucon’s new Observer Hoodie; part of UCON’s Winter 2009 line, it’s a pre-washed cut & sew sweater made with cotton and polyester.