One of the most common questions we hear is:

"DO YOU HAVE A STORE SOMEWHERE?"

While the original home of the House of Monsters in the Flatiron Arts Building, Wicker Park, Chicago, IL was closed in 2007, the store still exists through online presence and scheduled events. The House of Monsters also exists wherever horrors lurk, wherever children of all ages still play with Godzilla toys, wherever rats and bats are grooving together (or wherever Barry is vending.)

That said, here you can enjoy some images from days gone by when your corporeal body could walk into the daydream nightmare of cool stuff that was the original location.

Barry kissing ultraman

Barry Kaufman and Ultraman: True Love?

While this fantastic Ultraman figure once resided in the House of Monsters, Barry sold him another ardent fan. He did so willingly, being an enthusiastic salesman, yet he wondered as every dedicated collector does, if he made the right decision.............


sneaking around the store

masks, models, magazines