Join artist Victor Moreno for spooky arts and horror decor at Monster Market on October 7th!

We’ve got another exciting local artist announcement for Monster Market Phoenix; happening on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Hotel in Tempe! Victor Moreno is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who has done illustration work for Topps for their Garbage Pail Kids brand, as well as design for studios like Warner Brothers, Sony, Lionsgate, and many more. He will have original illustrations, plus Halloween and film themed crafts/buttons/posters/shirts and much, much more!

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

Get Freaky with The House of Freaks Podcast this Saturday October 7th at Monster Market!

We’ve got another exciting local vendor announcement for Monster Market Phoenix; happening on Saturday October 7th at The Moxy Hotel in Tempe! The House of Freaks hosts a popular podcast on the paranormal and they will also be vending at the Monster Market on 10/7! Check out their cool horror home decor selections, from candles, bags, stickers, VHS memorabilia/keychains, jewelry, stickers and much more!

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

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!

Get Crafty with Sisters Selling Stuff at Monster Market Phoenix on October 7th!

We’re excited to have a wide variety of vendors at Monster Market on October 7th at The Moxy in Tempe. Tickets to which are on sale RIGHT NOW at Zia Records and at MonsterMarketPHX.bpt.me. One of the vendors we’re very excited to spotlight is the duo of Erika Peinado and Vanessa Peinado — Sisters Selling Stuff!

Erika and Vanessa have been making crafty and 3D printed genre goodies for a while now and have had their goods at Arizona Toy Con, Game On Expo, and Cult Classics. At Monster Market, they’ll have everything from handmade glow in the dark bags, to goods featuring Frankenstein’s Monster and The Bride, and much, much more! Check out some pictures of their goods after this blurb and join us for more at Monster Market on October 7th!

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!

IT’S ALIVE! Check out Undead Makeup Demo & FRANKENSTEIN from Theater Works at Monster Market on October 7th

Monster Market is a little over 2 weeks away and we’ve still got a lot of ghoulish guest up our sleeve. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, who are doing a theatrical play of FRANKENSTEIN in Peoria, AZ from October 13 to October 29.

They will be promoting their play with actors from the show throughout the event. Plus, They will also be doing an Undead Makeup Demo at their booth at 3 PM. Learn how to make yourself look as zombiefied as Frankenstein’s Creature and find out more about the unique programming that Theater Works produces throughout the year at Monster Market! Tickets on sale at http://www.monstermarketphx.bpt.me

Photo credit: Image by Josiah Duka Photography
Victor Frankenstein: Wes John
Creature: Adam Cantrell