Masked wrestler pop culture and vintage Mexican monster media since 1996
Fifteen, maybe sixteen years ago I was honored to interview George Steele at a horror convention. He was there signing for fans more of his portrayal of Tor Johnson in ED WOOD than of his days in the ring, but still … Continued
By request of a new reader in Mexico, here’s some more vintage enmascarado illustrations. And in a week when the new cinematic Spider-Man made his trailer debut, what better way to start off than an unauthorized south-of-the-border web slinger? And … Continued
Been a while! Here’s some more awesome vintage game card enmascarados — one more obscure and nigh-forgotten than the next…
This batch has some delightful printing errors!
Loved all the weird old trading ‘card’ art we originally presented, but are positively dripping for more? Well, enjoy: Yeah, Red Terror doesn’t look like that much of a terror, but it’s neat to see The Convict in a south-of-the-border … Continued
Been WAY too long since we did a non-shill post, and its not like FPU HQ is bereft of inspirational content. So here’s a few images from a large collection of mini-poster / trading cards I scored over the holidays. … Continued
I love the early wrestling masks, before the 4-panel design became pretty much the standard construction everywhere. This really nice shot of 60s masked standouts The Bolos, who were various wrestlers under even more various incarnations of the name depending … Continued
Something I truly regretted cutting from the book — this time for rights clearance issues and reproduction quality — was a short feature on real life ring workers who played various zombies, mummies and even El Monje Loco himself. The … Continued