Mark B. Ledenbach is the author of Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification and Price Guide. In this edition of The Friday Five, Mark shares early examples of Halloween collectibles and discloses the problem plaguing collectors.

Released in 1971 by Milton Bradley, The Funky Phantom Game invited players to explore a spooky home in an effort to release the Funky Phantom ghost from the grandfather clock.

Remco released Universal Monsters in 1980, a line of figures capitalizing on the popularity of the famed monsters of filmland.

Mini Disney The Haunted Mansion (40521) is the LEGO Group’s latest entry in their series of scaled-down Disney attractions.

Released in 1959 by Milton Bradley, Casper the Friendly Ghost Game sent players on a journey down a spooky path and into a haunted house.

Kenner’s 1979 18-inch Alien action figure took the nightmare-inducing monster off of the silver screen and into the home.

In advance of the upcoming season of Netflix Stranger Things, Basic Fun! has announced its Lite-Brite Stranger Things Edition.

Released in 1958 by Milton Bradley, the Alfred Hitchcock Presents Why board game capitalized on the popularity of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television anthology series that originally aired from 1955 to 1965.

Designed by Marvin Glass & Associates and released in 1962 by Ideal Toy Company, King Zor was marketed as “the fighting dinosaur” and was sold as a playset for would-be dinosaur fighters.

The characters from The Addams Family television series joined family game nights in 1965 thanks to Milton Bradley.

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Low-volume manufacturing made the 1964 release of the Thingmaker from Mattel possible.