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WWE Referee Charles Robinson’s Horror Memorabilia Collection Was Stolen; How You Can Help
A story hit the Charlotte Observer over the weekend that broke my heart, the website detailing that longtime WWE referee Charles Robinson recently had hundreds of pieces of horror movie memorabilia worth thousands of dollars stolen from a storage locker. Robinson, a massive horror fan, had spent years building up his collection, which included a complete Fangoria Magazine collection, an expensive Jaws statue from Sideshow Collectibles and hundreds of action figures, busts and masks. The total loss? Upwards of $50,000 worth of merchandise.
The theft of two-thirds of Robinson’s overall collection was actually discovered back in May, and he has since been in contact with local police as well as eBay, where a Sideshow Collectibles Jaws statue recently went up and then mysteriously disappeared when Robinson contacted the seller. In the meantime, filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska have pitched in to help out – and they’re asking for the horror community’s support in replacing some of Robinson’s cherished items. Over on their Instagram, they’ve compiled a list of everything that was stolen.
The sisters write, “I’m including a list of everything that was stolen in the hopes that we can pool together to see if we have any of these items that we can donate. Also, if you see anyone selling these items – please report back as they may be the thief. If you have any of these items or if you work in the business, maybe you have something cool to send him to rebuild his collection.”
You can check out a 2014 video documenting Robinson’s horror collection below.
We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Ray Garton was 61 years old.
Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”
Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.
Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.
Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.
You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.
He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”
“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.
Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.
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