Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree by Louis Marx battery operated monster toy - Raymond Castile's Basement of Horror

In this episode, we meet the Louis Marx battery operated Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree, an iconic and infamously frightening mechanical toy from the 1960s. Probably inspired by the haunted trees in the Wizard of Oz, the Marx Spooky Tree waves its arms, rolls its eyes, open and closes its mouth and "runs" around unpredictably as it emits an eerie whistle. But after years in storage, will this vintage toy work when I put batteries in it?Continue the monster talk by joining the "Raymond Castile's Basement of Horror" Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/644618149275833 Just be sure to answer the two security questions or you will be denied membership! Very few people bother to answer the security questions, so very few people get into the group. We run a tight ship in the Basement of Horror.