Bone-chilling children's book illustrations

Halloween is approaching and I don't really care, but it reminded me of one of my favorite books as a child, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark illustrated by Stephen Gammell. The short stories, songs and poems are entertaining enough to stand on their own, but coupled with Gammell's creepy images, it is the most gruesome and fun children's book of all time.

More forgotten coolness from the pack-rat closet cove.

A stack of CARtoons magazines. This one is from 1970.

This is one of my favorite covers from '85.

Yes it actually came with two t-shirt Iron-ons

And these are details from an '88 issue

So, instead of porn mags, this is the sort of thing I stared at for hours during my early adolescent years.

Rad stapler

Sorting through a crowded closet at my folk's house, I found this beat up Art Deco Swingline stapler.

This thing is at least twice as old as me and works ten times better. If I was as tough as this stapler, I'd kick your ass. What really surprises me, is how happy I am to own it.