Dark Delicacies Relocation Fundraiser!

The best part of Dark Delicacies which was located in Burbank is Del and Sue, the owners, who are always there to talk to you.  Del has acting in some horror movies and a writer for several books; the horror anthologies, Dark Delicacies (2007), Dark Delicacies II: Fear (2007), and Dark Delicacies III: Haunted (2009).  He also the co-writer for The Book of Lists: Horror (2009), Vampires Don’t Sleep Alone (2014), and the anthology Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed (2015).  One of the best parts of the store is seeing the signed items and looking through the book shelves to find interesting books on film, artwork, and others, a treasure hunt for book lovers.  There are gothic clothes, a shelf of signed CDs, jewelry, it is brightly lit, but full of dark items.  

Dark Delicacies store front, photo by the author.

The night of the sale, there was a young boy whose parents wondered if he was scared, nope, it was like a candy store, he looked in wonder at all of the supernatural, sci fi, and fantasy collectibles.  I’ve been to a few signings there and everyone is welcome.  Dark Delicacies opened in 1994 and has been a staple for fans and professionals. Director Guillermero del Toro tweeted his support for the fundraiser on January 20th, “Horror lovers - help Dark Delicacies!”   I was looking around the store and the best part is to find new and unusual items.  I saw a tank with the head of the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water (2017).  I saw many items signed by Doug Jones who played many creatures from del Toro films.  

Amphibian Man in tank, one of the incredible auction items, photo by the author.

You can check the Dark Delicacies website to order them or the items from the relocation fundraiser.  There were signed posters from IT (2017), Walking Dead, and Pan’s Labyrinth.  Artwork, original and prints, film posters, and scripts.  I picked up an Aquaman script signed by David Leslie Johnson.  The fundraiser had five figures of horror; The Shape, Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Pinhead, and Leatherface, all there to take pics with fans!  Del hosted the auction, there were the posters, artwork, including the Dark Delicacies poster signed by Ray Bradbury and Forry Akerman.  The auction was very fun, a few items were picked up attending fans and online bidders, and I tried to last as long as I could, but was tired from the long day.  I hope everyone gets the chance to see Dark Delicacies which has a few upcoming signings.  

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