MonsterFestMania Horror Host cluster
Things are shaping up nicely, Horror Host-wise, at MonsterFestMania - July 29, 30 in Akron, OH (monsterfestmania.com) The Son of Ghoul, Fritz the Nite Owl and Misty Brew will be there, and Ivonna...
View Article'Sir Graves Ghastly' home in Detroit among new National Register sites
From the Detroit Free Press....http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/05/11/sir-graves-ghastly-home-among-new-national-register-sites/84245210/WASHINGTON — The National Park Service has...
View Articletons of hosts.......
howdy all, I've listed a bunch of hosted material on the classified section.........check them out before I move them to more fertile grounds......best, "k"
View ArticleCurrent "Hosts" On the East Coast?
Can anyone tell me what "horror hosts" are currently active on east coast TV stations, besides Svengoolie who I believe is in syndication ?
View ArticleChilly Billy Cardille diagnosed with cancer
My apologies if this has been posted elsewhere on the site. Chilly's daughter recently posted this news on Facebook:"My dear father, Chilly Billy, Bill Cardille, received a cancer diagnosis that will...
View Articlerarely seen "ghoulardi/zacherle/the ghoul/dr.shock" items.....UPDATED AGAIN!!
howdy all, enjoy the view from these "thrilling hosts" of 1960's/1970's and beyond fame...."K" p.s. I would sell some of these items.......inquire...?
View Articlenightmare w/milton budd...
Howdy all, super rare footage of Milton Budd's "nightmare theater" is on "fuzzymemories.tv" web site and or course check out this wonderful website as...
View ArticleObey the DNA interview - Topic: Horror Hosts
I recently did an interview with Obey the DNA, a podcast that explores various areas of popular culture and the likePlease check it out. The guys brought a lot of curiosity and focused enthusiasm, and...
View ArticleBob Wilkins
I was amazed Bob Wilkins did not have his own category. He was My Favorite Horror Host. Bob Wilkin's CREATURE FEATURES started out on KCRA Channel 3 in Sacramento, then did KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland...
View ArticleChristopher Coffin, WJRT-12 Theater of Thrills, O. Lytle Hoover director
Growing up in the early 1960's this station had some of the best local programming including Theater of Thrills hosted by Christopher Coffin, WJRT's guardian of the ghouls. Station director O. Lytle...
View ArticleHalloween Harvey on RetroTV ...
... news to moi!Keeps his intros short'n'sweet, thankfully.
View ArticleDid your host play titles that sounded like horror films but weren't?
Count Gregore on channel 5 in Oklahoma City in the early 70's would play "Ghost of the China Sea" a decidedly unscary WWII potboiler. Major disappointment when you're 11 and you've stayed up past...
View ArticleAnother question (partly) about the Houston area
As I've said, the Houston area has never had a VERY big tradition of on-screen horror hosts (with some nice exceptions), but there have been some nice horror features with off-screen announcers, like...
View Article"Pale Moonlight Theatre"
Another one, this time via the small AMG TV channel. I've not seen it fully, just a few minutes. The usual fare with a few goodies few and far between. Two short seasons; dunno the status.Anyway, just...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay Area Horror Hosts ALIVE AND WELL!
This post was inspired by a recent post in one of the forums that said after Creepy Kofy Movie Time leaves the air in February there will be no more San Francisco Bay Area Horror Hosts.NOT TRUE! My...
View ArticleSHOCK THEATER UNIVERSAL HORROR 1957 1958 TV GUIDE ADS LOT
Shock Theater Ad lot on ebay:http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/262877825612?Posting this here so that those who are interested in Shock Theater can see this better. Also listed in classified section. If this...
View ArticleDoes anyone else out there remember the horror host Adam Keefe?
I was just a young lad during his tenure as the host of Buffalo, NY channel 7's Fright Night Theatre. From what I understand, he had been hosting for a couple of years before I became aware of him...
View ArticleCreature Features is back (?)
well, for those of us who thought they missed the heyday of horror hosts (me included) fret not.I came along too late to enjoy Bob Wilkins and his classics, but it looks like the torch has been picked...
View ArticleBay Area Creature Features event
To all of you San Francisco Bay Area Monsterkids, the 2017 Creature Features Con is coming up on July 8 at the beautiful Rheem Theater in Moraga. Programs run from 12 noon until 11:00 that evening....
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