In a World Obsessed with Trends…
In the world of collecting — whether it’s horror memorabilia, retro media, or vintage toys — trends move fast and loud. One week it’s a grail, the next it’s forgotten.
But I’ve never cared much for what’s trending. I’ve never been interested in building a collection that looks like someone else’s wishlist.
What I collect… means something.
It’s stitched into memory.
It’s wired into the circuits of who I am.
And if that puts me off-trend?
So be it.
Because what I do is on-point — for me, and maybe for you too.
Why It Matters What (and How) You Collect
There’s a pressure, especially in digital spaces, to chase what’s hot — to grab the limited drop, the vaulted figure, the variant cover. The kind of collecting that feels like a sprint you never asked to run.
But collecting can be something else entirely.
It can be slow. Intimate. Defiant.
It can be personal without needing permission.
I don’t collect because something’s valuable.
I collect because something once made me feel seen — and I want to feel that again.
Off-Trend Isn’t the Same as Out-of-Touch
I see what’s trending.
I see the neon-slick Instagram reels and TikToks built to go viral.
I know what gets clicks.
But there’s a difference between being aware of the game…
and choosing not to play by its rules.
I’m not off-trend because I don’t understand the trends — I’m off-trend because I understand them too well.
And I know they’re not built for people like me.
Give me a dusty VHS tape with a rental sticker still clinging for dear life.
Give me a beat-up toy I couldn’t afford when I was 9.
That’s where the magic is.
That’s where the stories live.
Nostalgia Over Novelty
Hype fades.
But nostalgia?
That runs deep.
It’s the muscle memory of your soul.
I’m not chasing the newest thing — I’m chasing that feeling I got the first time I saw Freddy’s glove flash across the screen, or walked the aisles of a mom-and-pop video store lit only by CRT glow.
I don’t want things that are “valuable.”
I want things that feel true.
Build Your Own Blueprint
If you’re reading this, maybe you feel the same.
Maybe your shelf isn’t full of Funko Pops and slabbed comics, but of things that remind you of late-night marathons, childhood bedrooms, or that one summer where everything felt just right.
That’s the heart of collecting for people like us.
It’s not about completing a set.
It’s about completing a part of yourself.
There’s power in saying:
“No thanks — I’m doing it my way.”
Because that’s what real collecting looks like.
Not trend-chasing.
But truth-tracking.
Off-Trend. On-Point. Always.
So yeah, I’m off-trend. And proudly so.
I built Broke Boogeyman as a space where the forgotten gets remembered, where the strange gets spotlighted, and where collectors don’t need to justify their shelves to anyone.
If that resonates with you, you’re in the right crypt.
Stick around.
We’re just getting started.
And no algorithms or trends are steering this hearse — I am.
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