Tar Pit Tales

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Musings from beneath the muck! (Instagram: Tarpittales)

Stargazing.

#the griffith Observatory #griffith observatory #observatory #stargazing #los angeles #telescope #wonder #space #cosmos #stars #commercial #80s #retro

Ladies of CLUE!

(artist - Brinson Marie)

#brinson marie #clue #clue the movie #mrs white #ms scarlett #evette the maid #time curry #madeline kahn #miss scarlet #leslie ann warren #yvette #pollen camp #clue mystery #art #wadsworth

Duracell Drac.

#duracell #batteries #dracula #commercial #vampire #vampires #halloween #horror #80s #1980s #duracell batteries #retro #nostalgia

the greatest terror.

#the exorcist #exorcist #linda blair #william peter blatty #horror #scary movie #horror movie #devil #possession #satan #father merrin #halloween

Friday night at the movies.

#halloween #halloween the movie #john carpenter's halloween #john carpenter #michael myers #horror #horror movie #haddonfield #80s #nbc

A McDonald’s Halloween.

#halloween #mcdonalds #double cheeseburger #fast food #halloween gift certificate #halloween pail #mcboo pail #mcgoblin #mcpunkn #horror #newspaper ad #80s #1980s #retro #nostalgia #ronald mcdonald

enjoy the movie.

#return of the living dead #night of the living dead #barf bag #vomit #zombie #zombies #undead #walking dead #horror #halloween

they’re coming....

#universal monsters #monsters #dracula #bride of frankenstein #wolfman #werewolf #the mummy #mummy #creature from the black lagoon #the invisible man #frankenstein #horror #halloween

Hairy Lover.

#wolfman #the wolfman #werewolf #universal monster #monster #halloween #horror #wolf

Horror movies today can only wish they could draw crowds like this.

#the exorcist #exorcist #william peter blatty #horror #horror movies #halloween #cinema #theater #movie theater #lines #billboard #marquee

apparently this was a real show.

#wizards and warriors #wizards #warriors #jeff conaway #duncan regehr #medieval #tv #tv show #80s #1980s #forgotten tv show #cbs #retro #nostalgia

The early days of The Haunted Mansion.

#disneyland #haunted mansion #the haunted mansion #haunted house #walt disney #disney #new orleans square #theme park #grim grinning ghosts

Super Ladies!

(artist - Des Taylor)

#des taylor #wonder woman #supergirl #black canary #batgirl #wondergirl #zatanna #dc #dc comics #power girl #comics #comic book #art #art print #dceu #gal gadot

King of Castle Grayskull

(artist - SiMo Sol)

The Blue Bayou!

#pirates of the caribbean #disneyland #disney #disneyworld #blue bayou #swamp #the swamp #pirates #pirate #themepark #new orleans square #retro disney #vintage disney

Maybe tonight you’ll be gone!

#dream warriors #dokken #a nightmare on elm street #freddy krueger #nightmare #horror #heavy metal #hair band #80s band

One of the coolest endings ever.

#the man with no name #for a few dollars more #clint eastwood #sergio leone #spaghetti western #western #lee van cleef #gian maria volonte #monco #shootout #standoff #wild west

Look Out!

#thriller #michael jackson #mj #moonwalk #zombie #zombies #undead #music video #halloween #cult classic #vincent price #80s #mtv #king of pop

That’s no Nerd!

#nerds #nerds candy #candy #willy wonka #doll #stuff doll #80s #1980s #magazine ad #comic book ad #tangy #candies

Here I come.

#beetlejuice #michael keaton #dante's inferno #dantesinferno #girls #girls girls girls #tim burton