Category: Updates

Put one back with Moto’s Glass and get a unique dark pintglass on October 7th!

We’ve got another exciting local vendor announcement for Monster Market Phoenix; happening on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Hotel in Tempe! Moto’s Glass makes hand crafted and designed pint glasses featuring designs from pop culture to give your drinks a little more personality. Moto will have glasses with spooky themes at the event from all areas of pop culture, film and more!

Get your tickets for Monster Market at all Valley Zia locations and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me. See you then!

Flash the Signal, Gotham City Comics is coming to Monster Market on October 7th!

We’ve got another exciting local vendor announcement for Monster Market Phoenix; happening on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Hotel in Tempe! This time, from Mesa, AZ, it’s Gotham City Comics and Collectibles! Gotham has a diver selection of toys, collectibles, books, imports, and comics and has won Best Comic Shop in Phoenix multiple times from the Phoenix New Times.

Gotham will have some life-size prop replicas from the movie CREEPSHOW at the show, as well as a curated selection of replica masks, toys, and collectibles sure to be spooky and cool. Get your tickets for Monster Market at all Valley Zia locations and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me. See you then!

Get Spooky with Zia Records at Monster Market on October 7th in Tempe!

We’ve got a variety of local and unique vendors at Monster Market, happening in a week at The Moxy Hotel in Tempe, AZ. We’re very excited to welcome Zia Records to the Monster Market. Zia is the Southwest’s largest record store chain, with 5 locations in the Phoenix metro area, 2 in Tucson, and 2 in Las Vegas. Zia is also selling tickets to our event at all its Valley stores. At Monster Market, Zia will be spotlight a curated selection of spooky soundtracks and movies, plus other shocking tchotkes to make your Halloween season complete!

Tickets to Monster Market are available at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me and all Valley Zia locations!

Meet Bonefied and Marvel at their Artistic Bones and Skulls at Monster Market on October 7th

We’re just over a week away from Monster Market happening at the Moxy Hotel in Tempe. Tickets are available at all Valley Zia stores and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me, but we still have some awesome vendors to spotlight before then. One we’re very excited to share with you is Bonefied, a husband and wife team from Chandler, AZ that specialize in unique bone carvings, artwork and jewelry!

Bonefied specializes in creating unique custom artwork and jewelry made from actual animal skulls and bones. Their artwork is very eye-catching and evocative and sure to make a wonderful centerpiece for your spooky at-home menagerie. Catch them at Monster Market Saturday October 7th and say hello!

Ante up and Play Some Spooky Games with Starfighters Arcade at Monster Market on October 7th

Monster Market is just under 2 weeks away and we’ve still got a lot of fun announcements to make. On top of some awesome vendors like Sweet Midnight, Chadwick Haverland Art, Modified Minds, and many more, we’re doing workshops and other activities to keep you entertained. One of these is the ability to play some spooky retro games courtesy of http://www.starfightersarcade.com/.

Here’s a little bit about Starighters, direct from the folks themselves:

The mission behind StarFighters Arcade is to promote, preserve and project the vintage arcade gaming genre into the future for new generations to enjoy. With this humble goal in mind we saw an opportunity to act as a local resource for enthusiasts, we offer free limited technical advice, and (with permission) will promote businesses that we’ve had favorable interactions with. Additionally if you as an individual would like to buy sell or trade a game you can post your ad at our location for free. We truly want to be that place where you can play some of your all time favorites, listen to some great music, chat about the hobby or just save the universe from marauding hordes of alien invaders!!! Come out and experience what an arcade was and continues to be. Your future ticket to the past awaits!!

Starfighters will be bringing some retro cabinets and pinballs themed to the horror genre to play in the lobby at the Moxy Tempe during Monster Market. Have some spooky fun on top of shopping, workshops and more at Monster Market. Tickets available at all Zia Records locations and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me

Who You Gonna Call on October 7th for Monster Market? The Phoenix Ghostbusters!

At Monster Market, happening on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Hotel Tempe, we’re trying to give you a lot of awesome vendors and a lot of workshops to make your holiday the best it can be. On the workshop front, we had to call The Phoenix Ghostbusters, Phoenix’s leading 501(c)(3) charity costuming group, based on the beloved Sony Ghostbusters franchise.

The Phoenix Ghostbusters, who utilize the theatrics of Ghostbusters, to give back to the community through charitable establishments per their non-profit status. They also celebrate the Ghostbusters franchise by attending events that reflect the culture of costuming, which is right up the alley of Monster Market!

The Phoenix Ghostbusters will be doing a workshop at Monster Market, talking about creating and fabricating props and costumes for your Halloween holiday. They will also be available for photo opportunities and will have one of their Ecto-1 vehicles available for photographs and general viewing! Join us October 7th at Monster Market, with tickets available at Zia Records and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me – because bustin makes you feel good!

Bring Horror Home with You with Severin Films at Monster Market on October 7th

We’re getting excited as Monster Market creeps ever closer to haunting the Moxy on Saturday October 7th in Tempe, Arizona. One of the ways we want to get you excited is by sharing some more info about our wondrously wicked exhibitors, such as Severin Films!

Since their founding in 2006, Severin Films has become the foremost studio dedicated to rescuing, restoring and releasing the most controversial and provocative features from around the world. With offices in Los Angeles and London, the company’s international successes in DVD, Blu-Ray and niche theatrical of films from Oscar nominees and cult icons alike has garnered applause in The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times and The Onion AV Club, and led BlogCritics.org to proclaim, “Severin Films are well on their way to becoming the greatest indie label of all time.”

Today, Severin’s successes include the restored edition of Richard Stanley’s landmark shocker Hardware; and the so-bad-it’s-amazing international sensation Birdemic – Shock & Terror. The company has also restored and released ‘lost’ films by such controversial filmmakers as Lucio Fulci (The Psychic and Perversion Story), Joe D’Amato (Papaya: Love Goddess Of The Cannibals and Emanuelle And The White Slave Trade), Mario Caiano (Nightmare Castle), Andrea Bianchi (Malabimba: The Malicious Whore) and Rino di Silvestro (Hanna D: The Girl From Vondel Park).

Check out Severin Films at Monster Market on October 7th. Tickets available at all Valley Zia Records locations and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me!

Meet Marshall Shore – Learn about the Haunted History of Phoenix at Monster Market!

At Monster Market, we want our attendees to take the spirit of the Halloween season home with them when you attend our. But did you know Phoenix has a history of hauntings and spirits lingering in the ether of the Valley of the Sun? You will, when you listen to Arizona’s Hip Historian, Marshall Shore, regale the attendees of Monster Market on the Haunted History of Phoenix on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Tempe!

Through the vehicle of true crime and spine-chilling Arizona lore, this presentation highlights macabre stories and their historical background, including the tale of Winnie Ruth Judd, Arizona’s most infamous murderer, and the tale of the Red Ghost and the release into the wild desert of unknown animals (today, we know them as camels). Shore uses a blend of storytelling magic, old photographs, ephemera, and artifacts to bring our state’s heritage to life in this entertaining and educational presentation. The audience will leave with a unique perspective of Arizona.

Find out about this underground history on Phoenix in one of Monster Market’s workshops when you attend our show on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Tempe! Tickets available at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me and at all Valley Zia Records locations!

Marshall Shore, Arizona’s Hip Historian. His passion is uncovering the weird, the wonderful, and the obscure treasures from our past: the semi-forgotten people, places, and events that have made us who we are today. Shore uses storytelling magic, found film footage, old photographs, ephemera, and artifacts to bring our state’s heritage to life in entertaining and educational presentations.

Announcing MONSTER MARKET PHOENIX – New Halloween Festival Takes Place on Saturday October 7th, 2017 at The Moxy Hotel Tempe.

Announcing MONSTER MARKET PHOENIX – New Halloween Fall Festival Event Takes Place on Saturday October 7th, 2017 at The Moxy Hotel Tempe.

New event from producers of Tempe’s Cult Classics AZ focuses on Halloween and spooky-themed craft vendors and artists, with workshops from local notables and closes with a 30th anniversary outdoor screening of THE LOST BOYS.

TEMPE, AZ – As the Halloween season creeps in with fall approaching, the team behind Tempe’s long running Cult Classics AZ monthly film revival series is launching an all-new festival event to ring in the most haunted of all holidays.

That event is MONSTER MARKET PHOENIX, taking place on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at the boutique hotel MOXY in Tempe, AZ, promises to be an event to remember for the dedicated Halloween and scary happenings enthusiast. MONSTER MARKET will feature twenty curated local artists and vendors specializing in Halloween and spooky themed goods, crafts, and artwork in a dedicated vendor space open from 10 AM to 6 PM. While attendees can shop from a juried marketplace of Halloween and horror themed decor, jewelry, clothing and more, there will simultaneously also be workshops happening throughout the day where local creatives will share tips, recipes and crafts on how to make their Halloween season a more personal and unique experience. Workshops on everything from telling ghost stories, to how to make the perfect Halloween party cocktail and on the haunted history of Phoenix highlight MONSTER MARKET’S programming slate. There will also be appearances and photo opportunities with costume groups like the Phoenix Ghostbusters, culminating with a costume contest with prizes from local and national businesses ranging from collectibles to horror DVDs and more from Zia Records ( http://www.ziarecords.com ). Fans will also have a chance to test their horror film knowledge against that of Cult Following, recognized as one of Phoenix’s New Times’ Best Podcasts in Phoenix and hosts of Cult Following Film Trivia at Valley Bar in Phoenix.

Finally, attendees can wind down their night at 8:30 PM with a night time poolside dive-in screening of the 1987 classic teen vampire film THE LOST BOYS, presented by Cult Classics ( http://www.cultclassicsaz.com ) as part of their monthly “Dive-In” film residency at The Moxy Tempe.

MONSTER MARKET involves many prominent local culture creators in the Valley of the Sun. Local alternative and geeky events calendar Geekly Phoenix ( http://www.facebook.com/groups/geeklyphoenix ) is helping curate local talent for the event, while local paranormal podcast ‘The House of Freaks’ will be recording a live podcast at the event on the otherwordly and ghostly. Zia Records will also be at MONSTER MARKET, with a curated selection of classic horror soundtracks on vinyl as well as selling tickets to the event at all five of their Valley store locations.

Plus, The Moxy Tempe also has a special discounted room rate block for attendees attending the event so you can enjoy the festivies and then enjoy a good night’s sleep in one of the Moxy’s lush and comfortable hotel rooms.

“Everyone involved in Monster Market has a deep love and affection for Halloween and scary and spooky things,” states Festival founder Victor Moreno. “We felt there was a vacuum here in Phoenix present for a unique curated event centered around vendors and artisans; especially those who draw inspiration from scary movies, vintage Halloween, ghosts, vampires and that sort of imagery in their work, Monster Market is designed to spotlight the unique local creatives and companies actively engaging with that imagery here and help turn our attendees onto their visions and creations and to have them take some inspiration to make some cool stuff themselves this Halloween season.”

Tickets to MONSTER MARKET are available at the website MonsterMarketPHX.com and at all Valley Zia Records locations. There are multiple ticket packages available, allowing attendees to group their purchase with an event shirt and show posters, as well as raffle tickets to win prizes from some of our vendors and sponsors.

Potential vendors can also apply to be considered for a booth at MonsterMarketPHX.com.

Announcing our first vendor at Monster Market Phoenix — Sweet Midnight!

Monster Market is creeping its way to you on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy in Tempe. You can get tickets right now at all Valley Zia Records locations and online at http://monstermarketphx.bpt.me. One of the things we are proud of at Monster Market is going out of our way to spotlight the locals in Arizona creating awesome spooky stuff. To kick that off, we’re proud to introduce you to our first spook-tacular vendor — Our friends at Sweet Midnight!

Sweet Midnight makes awesome boutique accessories for those who love Halloween. These include Halloween themed coffin bags, unique clothes and fun spooky accessories. Let’s find out a bit more about them directly

Sweet Midnight is a shop like no other, bringing its customers ‘the dark side of cute’!

We started Sweet Midnight to fill a gap in the market. We wanted to give people a place to get cute yet creepy, well made, handmade items which couldn’t be found at the local mall. We want our customers to express their individuality by providing them with accessories, jewlery and artwork to adorn their lifestyles. We hand make and design most of the items in our Bisbee, Arizona studio.We can also be found in retail locations from new Orleans to Los Angeles. You can also find us online and vending our good throughout Arizona and California at various events.

We sell our work at SweetMidnight.com as well as in various stores across the United States. Including Boutique Du Vampyre in New Orleans & Pin Up Girl Clothing in Burbank.

We’re excited to welcome Sweet Midnight to Monster Market on October 7th! Check out a gallery of some of their items below as well!