Amoktime releasing their own horror figures

[galactiboy]

Supposedly Gort and Klaatu will be shipping in May... I think once those arrive we'll have a better sense if the figures will be worth the money.

 

[creecher]

The release of these is spinning my head too. Teenage Frankenstein just gets announced and is due in June, whilst Boris gets pushed back to December. It's amok time, no question.

 

[Mark Hazard]

These are some great licenses! Are they all independents, or were any of these films tied to a studio?

 

[Anton Phibes]

These are some great licenses! Are they all independents, or were any of these films tied to a studio?

American International Pictures....out of business.

 

[yruh8n]

Supposedly Gort and Klaatu will be shipping in May... I think once those arrive we'll have a better sense if the figures will be worth the money.

I was told that the Gort and Klaatu that are pictured in the ads and were displayed at Toyfair and NYCC were factory samples of the finished product, not preproduction prototypes. So for those two it would seem that what you see is indeed what you will get. Amoktime's figures are retailing for less than most other 1/6th scale figures on the market, so I'm hopeing for good quality for the money. And who else is willing to do a figure of Horror of Party Beach?

 

[galactiboy]

Man I hope thats true

 

[yruh8n]

The release of these is spinning my head too. Teenage Frankenstein just gets announced and is due in June, whilst Boris gets pushed back to December. It's amok time, no question.

Teenage Frankenstein, Werewolf and Saucer men are not being produced by Amoktime, just sold by them. Last I heard the Boris Karloffs are still being tweaked by the sculptor. With the exception of the Rondo Hatton all the prototypes they have shown were done by the same two sculptors. They banged the sculpts out real quick, now they are refining them before they go into production. At least this is what I have heard from a reliable source.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

https://amoktime.com/news_may12_08.asp

Blacula!

 

[kain4521]

Now there is one I never thought would get made. I will have to pick it up as well and the teenage werewolf.

 

[galactiboy]

Holy Crap! Amok Time may now be my new favorite!!! Blacula, that is just badass

 

[lcummins]

I'm worried (along with Creecher) that they are going too fast!!! At this rate, I may have to start picking and choosing and leaving some behind, where if they released a bit more slowly, I would probably get them all.

 

[Rogue Trooper]

Blimey they've annouced alot of figure.

I haven't seen alot of these film but i will be getting IT! The Terror From Beyond Space "IT Breathes, IT Hunts, IT Kills!" Use to watch this, jaws and world of the worlds with my cousins when i was a young lad.

Never ever thought there would be a version of this.

 

[Aerosmith]

Kick ass!

1) Killer Klowns from Outer Space "In Space No One Can Eat Ice-Cream!"
The first non-zombie 7in scale action figure line will feature all new designs sure to "knock your block off!" As with our other Day of the Dead action figures they are in scale with Movie Maniacs, Cult Classics and Now Playing figures. Our first, in a series of Killer Klowns action figures, will be shown exclusively in Horrorhound Magazine issue # 12. Get a first look at the prototype in person at the Pittsburgh Horrorhound Weekend Convention June 20-22nd. Come to the show and check it out!

2) IT! The Terror From Beyond Space "IT Breathes, IT Hunts, IT Kills!"
Before Alien there was "IT"! The classic 50's sci-fi shocker will be a 1/6th scale collectors figure. As with our other collectors figures they are in scale with Sideshow, Hot Toys and Dragon figures. This amazing collectible will be approx 13.5in tall!

3) Blackula "His Bite Was Outta Site"
The Soul Cinema classic will be a 1/6th scale collectors figure. As with our other 1/6th collectors figures they are in scale with Sideshow, Hot Toys and Dragon figures. This figure features William Marshall as Blackula with interchangeable expression heads!

PLEASE NOTE: Products will not be available till late 2008.
All products will be available for pre-order (wholesale and retail) starting June 2nd.

Our sincere thanks to MGM for this opportunity,
Paul James Lazo
President
Amok Time Inc

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I think they might be pumpinmg stuff out a bit too fast as well, but they do have one thing going for them in that they're catering to a market that no one else is right now. It looks like they're trying to become what Sideshow was when they started.

 

[denger4000]

Speaking of Killer Klowns, what happened to the Second klown that Sota was supposed to release? I really wanted him and the Leprechaun.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I think SOTA has become infamous for not getting stuff out. I'm guessing they'll be out of business before long.

 

[galactiboy]

I'm worried (along with Creecher) that they are going too fast!!! At this rate, I may have to start picking and choosing and leaving some behind, where if they released a bit more slowly, I would probably get them all.

I can agree with that, although I'm not in for every release so for me its not been much of an issue. So far I'm only for sure getting Blacula, NOTLD Cemetery Zombie and the Gort/Klaatu set. There are a few others I'm interested in, but probably not going to buy.

 

[Anton Phibes]

IT--THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:chew

 

[Joranthalus]

Kick ass!

Crap on a stick!!!! Blacula and IT!!! Screw the clowns, but Blacula and IT rule!

And these can't come out fast enough for me. Hell, sideshow isn't really catering to me lately... I just wish amoktime would have had something come out in the last 4 months...

 

[creecher]

Yep, too much too fast. I'm getting Gort and Klaatu , Cemetary Zombie, Rondo Hatton, Teenage Werewolf, and now Blacula. Too cool. As Lonnie has said, I would get more if I could, so I'll have to wait and see how things pan out, and I may get the Boris, IT, the Saucermen, Teenage Frank, and whatever else they announce next week. In the words of Midnight Oil, "times are tough, we got the best of both worlds."