Musings of an Inkd Geek

While browsing at Target, I came across this cool little figure from NECA. Based on the retro Ben Cooper Halloween costumes, it's a little kid dressed in one (The Metaluna alien from This Island Earth). Since I simply love Halloween, I had to get it. It comes in a cool box with retro artwork on each side, showing various drawings of famous monsters, such as Wolfman, Creature from The Black Lagoon, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc. The back shows other figures that are available in the series. This one is a girl wearing a plastic mask and costume of the big-brained alien creature from the 1950's sci-fi movie This Island Earth. The mask is attached to the face. There are holes for eyes and she has her hair in pigtails. The costume is red and has an illustration of the Metaluna Alien on the front. The outfit attaches at the back via velcro. I remember wearing a few of these cheap style costumes as a kid for Halloween, including a vampire and an ape. It's always been a running joke a...