Mothman vs Flatwoods Monster supermarket toys play set
Sun-Min Kim and David Horvath, who brought you the very cute Ugly Dolls, have just released their new vinyl figure set, Mothman vs Flatwoods Monster: Super Market Toys Play Set. A play on those little farm animals and army men you find at the supermarket, the Mothman play set includes two 3.5 inch figures, field fence, and oak tree modeled after eye witness reports to this strange event which took place in West Virginia.
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