Monsters: Fiendish Facts, Quivery Quizzes and Other Grisly Goings-on (A Golden Family Funtime Book, 1977)

This entry in the "Golden Family Funtime" series is called (take a breath...) "Monsters: Fiendish Facts, Quivery Quizzes and Other Grisly Goings-on", a collection of essays, puzzles, games and trivia revolving around all things monster. Written by Donald F. Glut (he also wrote, interestingly, the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back, among other comic and horror titles for kids) and illustrated by Dennis Hockerman (cover only) and Carole Jean Bourke (interiors), "Monsters" offers a fairly comprehensive overview of the monster genre with an emphasis on their presentation in books and films, padded out with a little cryptozoology for good measure.

Categories of monster reviewed here include the literary (Frankenstein's Monster, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde)...

...traditional/folklore (Werewolves, Vampires, Mummies, Voodoo Terrors)...

Werewolf indicators. Keep the tweezers handy if you want to pass for normal.

A depiction of the burning at the stake of accused werewolf Stubbe Peter, Germany, March 31, 1590.

...and cryptozoological/extra-terrestrial "real world" monsters (Prehistoric Monsters, Monsters From Outer Space, and Abominable Beasts).

The quizzes revolve around monster movies and are actually kind of fun and require some knowledge of the genre. "Creature Color Contest" asks you to complete the movie title with the correct color name.

"Dracula's Countdown" is the same concept, but using numbers selected from a list.

Simbar the Werelion (a character from the comic book "The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor") challenges you to match the actor to the monster they portrayed.

There are a few visual puzzles as well, challenging you to find hidden animals in a drawing (The 13 Black Cats and Find the Missing Werewolves)...

...plus the party game where you stare at a picture for a period of time and then are expected to answer questions about details of the picture from memory (No Hyde-Ing Place).

Optical illusions and magic tricks are found here as well, including the severed-finger gag I remember from Spooky Tricks (presented here as Frankenstein's Finger).

There's a board game "Escape To the Castle" that takes up a two-page spread...

...and finally, Sinister Shadows demonstrates how to make Godzilla, a werewolf, vampire bat, and other monsters with your hands.

Other entries in the Golden Family Funtime Books series focused on crafts, games, magic, and riddles. Take a look at that funtime family!

Monster Rally (Tom Slick, 1967)

It's race day in the "gloom-shrouded Transylvanian alps."

Not to be confused with the famous auto races in Monte Carlo... this is the "Monte Carloff Monster Rally." (And if puns aren't your thing, you may want to exit now!)

This event is held only at midnight, under a full moon and a witch-filled sky.

The stands are stacked with monsters and creeps from all over the world.

But the event's hosts, Prince Monte-Carloff and his lovely undead wife Sepulchre, enjoy an elevated view from the balcony of their nearby castle.

The racers include Lobo Van-Goosey, a wolf-man who drives a Four-Claw Ferrari Road Ripper...

...Fred G. Frankenstein and his Le-Monster Special....

...and the reigning champion, who drives a blood-fueled Red Corpuscle Bloodmobile, vampire Count Lugosi.

Should any of the drivers try to back out of the race at this late stage, it will cost them an arm and a leg. Literally.

The lovely Sepluchra fires the starting pistol... with deadly aim!

The race course winds around craggy mountains, past a local cemetery...

...and through tunnels emblazoned with sponsor names, like Skull Gasoline (Skull Gasoline - When You Need to Get a Head!)

Of course winning the Monster Rally isn't just about speed. You can expect all manner of sneaky shenanigans on the road. Lobo Van-Goosey uses the chomping grill of his car to take a bite out of Frankenstein's back tire.

Meanwhile, Count Lugosi releases the contents of his trusty Bat Box to distract newcomer Tom Slick.

But even a faceful of bats doesn't keep Tom Slick from taking the prize. And Sepulchre is known to get so excited by the award ceremony, she sometimes loses her head.

The Monster Rally comes from the first episode of Tom Slick (a supporting toon in the 1967 Jay Ward produced George of the Jungle.) Available on DVD here.