Dark Shadows: The Lunchbox. The dream is alive!

What kids of the Sixties would have killed for is now ours for the taking. Yes, as part of DARK SHADOWS' 50th anniversary, we can have our cake, eat it too, and do so out of the new lunchbox commemorating the series in retro style.

Feast yer eyes!

The lunchbox will debut at next week's 50th anniversary in Tarrytown from the fine folks at MPI. 

Side panel artwork.

How do you get in on the action if not at the 'fest? The lunchbox will be available on the MPI website after July 1 for $19.98 plus shipping.

If the artwork is familiar, it's because it come from artist Mark Maddox, who is behind meticulous depictions of some of Universal's classic monsters as well as the covers for Screem Magazine's 2012 coverage of DARK SHADOWS. Find out more about Maddox at his website.  

(There's no word yet on whether or not it contains a Blue Whale thermos.)

Cakenweenie does DARK SHADOWS

CAKENWEENIE asked 100 artists to create cakes in honor of TIM BURTON's 55th birthday. Not sure what "100" has to do with "55," but whatever ... good work is good work.

The entries included Batman, Beetlejuice and, of course, characters from last year's DARK SHADOWS feature. SHAWNA McGREEVY of McGreevy Cakes opted for JULIA HOFFMAN, pictured right. "I cut Julia’s head, hair and torso from fondant and laid those pieces on top of an airbrushed background of fondant," she says. "I then used food gel pens, airbrush food coloring liquid, and petal dusts to ‘paint’ the fondant pieces and bring Julia to life. I’ve captured the process on video as a tutorial for how to create a fondant painting."

In Italy, KARLA CHUMPITAZ of Sweet K crafted a 10-inch tall BARNABAS COLLINS (top) made from modelling sugarpaste and handpainted with color dust.

Visit CAKENWEENIE to see the full gallery.