Legendary "Monster Kid" Bob Burns passed away on Friday, December 16th at the age of ninety. Burns was the co-author of two books: IT CAME FROM BOB'S BASEMENT (2000) and MONSTER KID MEMORIES (2005/2013). He was the subject of at least two documentaries: Lindsey Keith Jackson's HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN (2009) and Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger's BEAST WISHES (2012). HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN is a fascinating film that focuses on the impressively elaborate haunted houses Burns and his wife constructed every October in Burbank, California for several decades. The first eighteen minutes of the film can be seen HERE. (Unfortunately, the remaining six parts don't appear to be available for the time being.)
Back in the early 1990s, Burns was also responsible for co-creating (with Donald F. Glut) a wonderfully weird documentary about the history of cinematic apes entitled HOLLWOOD GOES APE! You can see Parts One and Two directly below...
Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) - Tape 1 | COMPLETE VHS:
Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) - Tape 2 | COMPLETE VHS:
Bob Burns Collection: Halloween Home Invasion DVD Promo:
Rest In Peace, Bob Burns!
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