Horror host
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Horror hosts are a particular type of television presenter, often tasked with presenting low-grade films to television audiences. This tradition is primarily American
, though there have been a few international hosts over the years.
released a bundle of old Universal
horror movies to syndicated television, naming the collection "Shock!"
. They encouraged the use of hosts for the broadcasts. This is why many of the early programs were called "Shock Theater". Viewers loved the package, as well as the concept, and ratings soared. A "Son of Shock!" package was released in 1958.
Creature Features
was another film package that was released in the early 60's and added to in the 70's. The films in this package ranged from horror and science-fiction films of the 1950s, British horror films of the 1960s, and the Japanese "giant monster" movies of the 1960s, and 1970s. This package also included an uncut print of Night of the Living Dead
.
In 2011, Apprehensive Films
released a film package of free and clear, clean prints of Public Domain
Films, called the "Shlock!" Package.
. The Vampira Show
featured mostly low budget suspense films, as few horror films had yet been released for television broadcast. Despite its short 1954-1955 run, The Vampira Show set the standard format for horror host shows to follow.
Hosts were often plucked from the ranks of the studio staff. In the days of live television, it was not uncommon for the weather man
or booth announcer to finish a nightly news broadcast and race madly to another part of the soundstage for a quick costume change to present the evening's monster tale.
While a few early hosts like Zacherley
and Vampira became the icons of this nationwide movement, most hosts were locals. The impact of these friendly ghouls on their young fans cannot be underestimated. The earliest hosts are still remembered with great affection today.
. Cassandra Peterson
auditioned for a replacement host and won the role. She became Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark
who is arguably the most widely recognized horror host in history. In the late 80's Mystery Science Theater 3000
would capture the popular imagination and build a massive fan base.
with host Mr. Lobo
may be one of the most notable hosted horror programs of the 2000's, recently raising over $10,000 for their anniversary season. Elvira and Svengoolie
have also returned to syndication and seem to be more popular than ever. Being a horror host has become a passion for many newcomers who can only be found on the internet.The Internet has given a forum for new Horror Hosts as well as established ones, ranging from Count Gore DeVol the first Internet Horror host all the way down to Bobby Gammonster-Internet Horror Host of Monster Movie Night who's "set" is actually his own home called Gargoyle Manor-the monster museum. Many other notables can be found on the web as well , like A.Ghastlee Ghoul, Mod Ghoul and Roxsy Tyler just to name a few. Horror Hosting has become a sort of subculture where those who love and live the Halloween or monster lifestyle can come together and meet others of like mind.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, though there have been a few international hosts over the years.
Film Packages
In October 1957, Screen GemsScreen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
released a bundle of old Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
horror movies to syndicated television, naming the collection "Shock!"
Shock Theater
Shock Theater was a package of 52 classic horror films from Universal Studios released for television showings in October 1957 by Screen Gems, the television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. The Shock Theater package included Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man and the The Wolf Man...
. They encouraged the use of hosts for the broadcasts. This is why many of the early programs were called "Shock Theater". Viewers loved the package, as well as the concept, and ratings soared. A "Son of Shock!" package was released in 1958.
Creature Features
Creature Features
Creature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...
was another film package that was released in the early 60's and added to in the 70's. The films in this package ranged from horror and science-fiction films of the 1950s, British horror films of the 1960s, and the Japanese "giant monster" movies of the 1960s, and 1970s. This package also included an uncut print of Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
.
In 2011, Apprehensive Films
Apprehensive Films
Apprehensive Films is an independent American film production and distribution company. Established in 1997 as a production company, Apprehensive Films' main focus was low-budget Grindhouse-inspired films shot in Super 8 mm film and 16 mm film. In 2006, Apprehensive Films became a DVD distributor...
released a film package of free and clear, clean prints of Public Domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
Films, called the "Shlock!" Package.
Early Hosts
The first television horror host is generally accepted to be VampiraMaila Nurmi
Maila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who created the campy 1950s characterVampira. She portrayed Vampira as TV's first horror host and in the Ed Wood cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space...
. The Vampira Show
The Vampira Show
The Vampira Show was an American variety show hosted by Vampira. The series aired on the Los Angeles ABC television affiliate KABC-TV from April 30, 1954, through April 2, 1955...
featured mostly low budget suspense films, as few horror films had yet been released for television broadcast. Despite its short 1954-1955 run, The Vampira Show set the standard format for horror host shows to follow.
Hosts were often plucked from the ranks of the studio staff. In the days of live television, it was not uncommon for the weather man
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
or booth announcer to finish a nightly news broadcast and race madly to another part of the soundstage for a quick costume change to present the evening's monster tale.
While a few early hosts like Zacherley
John Zacherle
John Zacherle is an American television host, radio personality and voice actor known for his long career as a television horror host broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character "Roland/Zacherley," he also did voice work for...
and Vampira became the icons of this nationwide movement, most hosts were locals. The impact of these friendly ghouls on their young fans cannot be underestimated. The earliest hosts are still remembered with great affection today.
Later Hosts
The tradition was continued throughout the 60's and 70's and gained national attention in the early 80's, after the death of LA's Host, Sinister SeymourSinister Seymour
Larry Vincent was an American television horror host, famed for his character "Seymour," who presented—and heckled—low-budget horror and science fiction movies on Fright Night on KHJ-TV and Seymour's Monster Rally on KTLA, both local stations in Los Angeles between 1969 and 1974...
. Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...
auditioned for a replacement host and won the role. She became Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...
who is arguably the most widely recognized horror host in history. In the late 80's Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
would capture the popular imagination and build a massive fan base.
Current Hosts
In the past 10 years a new generation of hosts have appeared in local markets as well as on a national level. Cinema InsomniaCinema Insomnia
Cinema Insomnia is a nationally syndicated American television series presented by horror host Mr. Lobo.- Format :Typically, Mr. Lobo opens each episode by promising to screen a well-known horror or science fiction classic ; however budgetary limitations, acts of God or other circumstances...
with host Mr. Lobo
Mr. Lobo
Erik Lobo better known by his stage name Mr. Lobo is an American artist and comedic actor best known as the horror host of the nationally syndicated American television series Cinema Insomnia.-Career :...
may be one of the most notable hosted horror programs of the 2000's, recently raising over $10,000 for their anniversary season. Elvira and Svengoolie
Svengoolie
Svengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
have also returned to syndication and seem to be more popular than ever. Being a horror host has become a passion for many newcomers who can only be found on the internet.The Internet has given a forum for new Horror Hosts as well as established ones, ranging from Count Gore DeVol the first Internet Horror host all the way down to Bobby Gammonster-Internet Horror Host of Monster Movie Night who's "set" is actually his own home called Gargoyle Manor-the monster museum. Many other notables can be found on the web as well , like A.Ghastlee Ghoul, Mod Ghoul and Roxsy Tyler just to name a few. Horror Hosting has become a sort of subculture where those who love and live the Halloween or monster lifestyle can come together and meet others of like mind.
1950s
- Black Cat
- MarvinMarvin (horror host)Marvin was a television horror host, played by Terry Bennett, who originally appeared on Chicago's WBKB from 1957 to 1959.It began with a dark night sky, broken by long fingers of lightning that ripped down from the sky. Deep-throated thunder followed, and another flash of lightning...
- Morgus
- Selwin
- VampiraMaila NurmiMaila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who created the campy 1950s characterVampira. She portrayed Vampira as TV's first horror host and in the Ed Wood cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space...
- ZacherleyJohn ZacherleJohn Zacherle is an American television host, radio personality and voice actor known for his long career as a television horror host broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character "Roland/Zacherley," he also did voice work for...
- M.T. Graves AKA Charlie Baxter Channel 7 WCKT The Dungeon Miami Florida 1959
1960s
- Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille
- Bob WilkinsBob Wilkins (Television Personality)Bob Wilkins was a television personality born as Robert Gene Wilkins in the town of Hammond, Indiana. Wilkins was best known as the creator and host of a popular television show named Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984, and which premiered with Del...
- The Cool GhoulThe Cool GhoulThe Cool Ghoul was a popular radio and TV character and horror movie host in Cincinnati, Ohio, created and portrayed by Dick Von Hoene, a Cincinnati native...
- Deadly EarnestDeadly EarnestDeadly Earnest was a late-night horror host active on Australian television between 1961-1978. Originated as a live host of a horror film package for Perth's TVW-7 by 1961, the character was most active between 1966-1972 when adopted by the 0-10 Network...
- GhoulardiGhoulardiGhoulardi was a fictional character invented and portrayed by disc jockey, voice announcer, and actor Ernie Anderson as the horror host of late night Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio from January 13, 1963 through December 16, 1966....
- Moona LisaMoona LisaMoona Lisa was the local science fiction movie host during the 1960s in San Diego, California. The show, Science Fiction Theatre, first aired in 1963 on Saturdays at 3:00 pm on KOGO, Channel 10. The character was played by Lisa Clark, who was a newscaster for the channel.The first name used for the...
- Sammy TerrySammy TerryRobert Carter is a television personality who appeared mostly on local television affiliate WTTV in Indianapolis, Indiana, regularly during the 1960s and 1970s, and sporadically after that...
- Selwin
- Sir Graves GhastlySir Graves GhastlySir Graves Ghastly was a character created by Cleveland-born actor Lawson J. Deming for the popular television show of the same name....
- SuperhostSuperhostSuperhost was a character portrayed by TV personality Marty Sullivan at independent television station WUAB channel 43 in Cleveland from 1969 to 1989...
- Vegas VampireVegas VampireThe Vegas Vampire was a fictional character invented and portrayed by entertainer Jim Parker as the horror host of late night Shock Theater and Vegas Vampire shows at KHBV/KVVU, Channel 5, in Henderson, Nevada, and broadcast to the greater Las Vegas, Nevada area from the late 1960s through the...
- M.T.Graves AKA Charlie Baxter Channel 7 WCKT The Dungeon Miami, Florida
1970s
- Big Chuck and Lil' John
- Bob WilkinsBob Wilkins (Television Personality)Bob Wilkins was a television personality born as Robert Gene Wilkins in the town of Hammond, Indiana. Wilkins was best known as the creator and host of a popular television show named Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984, and which premiered with Del...
- The Bowman Body
- Count Gore de VolCount Gore de VolCount Gore De Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, DC's WDCA from 1973 to 1987.Originally named M. T. Graves, the character was played by announcer Dick Dyszel, and originated on the WDCA's version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive...
- Count ScaryCount ScaryCount Scary was a character who hosted monthly specials presenting B movie horror films with comedy skits on Detroit television station WDIV from 1982 to the early 1990s....
- Crematia MortemCrematia MortemCrematia Mortem was the host of KSHB 41's late night television show Creature Features. She was the creation of Roberta Solomon, a local television and vocal talent...
- Dr. CreepDr. CreepBarry Lee Hobart was a local television personality widely known to fans as Dr. Creep. He was a horror movie host on WKEF Television in Dayton, Ohio.-Early life:...
- Doctor MadbloodDoctor MadbloodDoctor Madblood, a horror host character, was created by Jerry Harrell, who had played Bozo for Richmond's WTVR until 1974, for a Halloween television special that aired on WAVY-TV in Tidewater, Virginia on November 4th, 1975. The special was a series of comedy vignettes wrapped around a horror...
- Doctor Paul BearerCreature Feature (WTOG)For the wrestling manager, see Paul Bearer.Creature Feature was a TV horror movie series on WTOG in St. Petersburg, Florida, from 1971 to 1995. The films were hosted by Dick Bennick Sr. as Dr. Paul Bearer, who hosted a different cheap horror film every Saturday afternoon...
- Fritz the Nite OwlFrederick C. PeerenboomFrederick C. Peerenboom, better known as Fritz the Nite Owl , is a radio and television personality in Columbus, Ohio.-Early career:...
- GrimsleyGrimsleyGrimsley was an American Horror Show Host played by Robert Foster who appeared on the Fright Night program on KHJ-TV, Channel 9, Los Angeles from 1975 to 1978....
- The GhoulRon SweedRon Sweed, , is an American entertainer best known for his late-night television horror host character The Ghoul.-The Ghoul:...
- John Stanley
- Sammy TerrySammy TerryRobert Carter is a television personality who appeared mostly on local television affiliate WTTV in Indianapolis, Indiana, regularly during the 1960s and 1970s, and sporadically after that...
- Scarticia
- The ShroudThe ShroudThe Shroud may refer to:* "The Shroud", an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1* "The Shroud" an episode of the television series The Outer Limits* The Shroud, a fictional superhero character appearing in Marvel Comics publications...
- Sinister SeymourSinister SeymourLarry Vincent was an American television horror host, famed for his character "Seymour," who presented—and heckled—low-budget horror and science fiction movies on Fright Night on KHJ-TV and Seymour's Monster Rally on KTLA, both local stations in Los Angeles between 1969 and 1974...
- Sir Cecil Creape
- SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
- M.T. Graves AKA Charlie Baxter Channel 51 WKID M.T. Graves Presents! Hollywood Florida
1980s
- A. Ghastlee GhoulA. Ghastlee GhoulA. Ghastlee Ghoul is a television horror host from Dayton, Ohio, USA. His program, The Ghastlee Movie Show, began in 1989 as a segment on a Public-access television cable TV sketch comedy presentation called The Underground Sideshow, and is still airing . He also co-hosts the online horror host...
- Al "Grampa" Lewis
- Bob WilkinsBob Wilkins (Television Personality)Bob Wilkins was a television personality born as Robert Gene Wilkins in the town of Hammond, Indiana. Wilkins was best known as the creator and host of a popular television show named Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984, and which premiered with Del...
- Commander USACommander USA's Groovie MoviesCommander USA's Groovie Movies is a hosted movie showcase that ran weekend afternoons on the USA Network. The show premiered January 5, 1985, and ran through 1989...
- Count FloydCount FloydCount Floyd is a fictional character featured in television and played by comic actor Joe Flaherty. He is a fictional horror host in the tradition of TV hosts on local television in the United States and Canada....
- Count Gore de VolCount Gore de VolCount Gore De Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, DC's WDCA from 1973 to 1987.Originally named M. T. Graves, the character was played by announcer Dick Dyszel, and originated on the WDCA's version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive...
- Count ScaryCount ScaryCount Scary was a character who hosted monthly specials presenting B movie horror films with comedy skits on Detroit television station WDIV from 1982 to the early 1990s....
- Crematia MortemCrematia MortemCrematia Mortem was the host of KSHB 41's late night television show Creature Features. She was the creation of Roberta Solomon, a local television and vocal talent...
- Dr. Paul Bearer
- Elvira, Mistress Of The DarkCassandra PetersonCassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...
- Freddy Kreuger
- Fritz the Nite Owl
- John Stanley
- Joe Bob BriggsJoe Bob BriggsJohn Irving Bloom , who uses the pseudonym Joe Bob Briggs, is a syndicated American film critic, writer and comic performer.-Early years:...
- Count Norlock
- Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
- Sammy TerrySammy TerryRobert Carter is a television personality who appeared mostly on local television affiliate WTTV in Indianapolis, Indiana, regularly during the 1960s and 1970s, and sporadically after that...
- Son of GhoulSon of GhoulThe Son of Ghoul is a horror host played by Keven Scarpino, appearing on The Son of Ghoul Show based in Akron, Ohio, where a B movie is presented along with comedy sketches.-History:...
- Stella, The Man-eater From ManayunkSaturday Night DeadSaturday Night Dead was a television program that hosted B horror films from 1984-1990 on KYW-TV, Channel 3, which at that time was the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, PA...
- Son of SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
/SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
1990s
- Coffin Joe
- Count Gore de VolCount Gore de VolCount Gore De Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, DC's WDCA from 1973 to 1987.Originally named M. T. Graves, the character was played by announcer Dick Dyszel, and originated on the WDCA's version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive...
- The Crypt KeeperTales from the Crypt (TV series)Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
- Dr. GangreneDr. GangreneDr. Gangrene is a writer, artist, and award winning television horror host based in the Middle Tennessee area, portrayed by Larry Underwood.-History:...
- Dr. SarcofiguyJohn DimesJohn Dimes is an author, artist, singer, actor and award-winning comedian. He is best known as the Horror Host Dr. Sarcofiguy, the first African-American Horror Host....
- Joe Bob BriggsJoe Bob BriggsJohn Irving Bloom , who uses the pseudonym Joe Bob Briggs, is a syndicated American film critic, writer and comic performer.-Early years:...
- Maxwell Truth, Bird and ZeldaOff Beat CinemaOff Beat Cinema is a two-hour hosted movie show that airs on television stations throughout North America late at night and features "the Good, the Bad, the Foreign..." but mostly cult movies like Night of the Living Dead, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and even more art house fare like The...
- Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
- SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
- Ernst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo Alfred Järegård, was a Swedish cult actor.-Biography:...
2000s
- Baron Von PorkchopBaron Von PorkchopBaron Von Porkchop is the fictional host of Terrifying Tales of the Macabre, a horror host television show from Dayton, Ohio. Terrifying Tales of the Macabre is produced by Bloodline Video TV, a division of Bloodline Video . The show began airing on January 8, 2010 on DATV, Dayton's Public-access...
- Count Gore de VolCount Gore de VolCount Gore De Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, DC's WDCA from 1973 to 1987.Originally named M. T. Graves, the character was played by announcer Dick Dyszel, and originated on the WDCA's version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive...
- Dr. GangreneDr. GangreneDr. Gangrene is a writer, artist, and award winning television horror host based in the Middle Tennessee area, portrayed by Larry Underwood.-History:...
- Doc Mock
- Dr. SarcofiguyJohn DimesJohn Dimes is an author, artist, singer, actor and award-winning comedian. He is best known as the Horror Host Dr. Sarcofiguy, the first African-American Horror Host....
- Gunther DedmundThe Basement Sublet of HorrorThe Basement Sublet of Horror is a self-produced Public-access television cable TV show by Joel Sanderson. The show uses a tongue-in-cheek approach to screen altered feature films intercut with cartoons, educational and instructional videos in such a way to create a new condensed feature that...
- Jami DeadlyJami DeadlyJami Deadly is an American born actress, glamour model, singer, burlesque dancer, and horror host. Jami grew up in Texas where she starred in the NTTV show, Deadly Cinema. Jami has been featured in Lowrider, Rue Morgue, Skin Two, Marquis, Deadbeat Magazine, Ol' Skool Rodz, Bite Me, CK Deluxe,...
- Karlos BorloffMonster Madhouse LiveMonster Madhouse is an American public-access television cable TV and Internet horror movie program. The show is hosted by horror host Karlos Borloff, played by Washington DC native Jerry Moore.-History:...
- Mr. LoboMr. LoboErik Lobo better known by his stage name Mr. Lobo is an American artist and comedic actor best known as the horror host of the nationally syndicated American television series Cinema Insomnia.-Career :...
- Maxwell Truth, Bird and ZeldaOff Beat CinemaOff Beat Cinema is a two-hour hosted movie show that airs on television stations throughout North America late at night and features "the Good, the Bad, the Foreign..." but mostly cult movies like Night of the Living Dead, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and even more art house fare like The...
- Penny Dreadful XIIIPenny Dreadful XIIIPenny Dreadful XIII is a television horror host based in New England. She is portrayed by actress, writer and comedienne Danielle Gelehrter.- History :...
- Rob ZombieRob ZombieRob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
- SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
2010's
- Baron Von PorkchopBaron Von PorkchopBaron Von Porkchop is the fictional host of Terrifying Tales of the Macabre, a horror host television show from Dayton, Ohio. Terrifying Tales of the Macabre is produced by Bloodline Video TV, a division of Bloodline Video . The show began airing on January 8, 2010 on DATV, Dayton's Public-access...
- Count Gore de VolCount Gore de VolCount Gore De Vol is a television horror host who originally appeared on Washington, DC's WDCA from 1973 to 1987.Originally named M. T. Graves, the character was played by announcer Dick Dyszel, and originated on the WDCA's version of the Bozo the Clown program. When the character got a positive...
- Elvira, Mistress Of The DarkCassandra PetersonCassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...
- Dr. GangreneDr. GangreneDr. Gangrene is a writer, artist, and award winning television horror host based in the Middle Tennessee area, portrayed by Larry Underwood.-History:...
- Gunther DedmundThe Basement Sublet of HorrorThe Basement Sublet of Horror is a self-produced Public-access television cable TV show by Joel Sanderson. The show uses a tongue-in-cheek approach to screen altered feature films intercut with cartoons, educational and instructional videos in such a way to create a new condensed feature that...
- Karlos BorloffMonster Madhouse LiveMonster Madhouse is an American public-access television cable TV and Internet horror movie program. The show is hosted by horror host Karlos Borloff, played by Washington DC native Jerry Moore.-History:...
- Mr. LoboMr. LoboErik Lobo better known by his stage name Mr. Lobo is an American artist and comedic actor best known as the horror host of the nationally syndicated American television series Cinema Insomnia.-Career :...
- Maxwell Truth, Bird and ZeldaOff Beat CinemaOff Beat Cinema is a two-hour hosted movie show that airs on television stations throughout North America late at night and features "the Good, the Bad, the Foreign..." but mostly cult movies like Night of the Living Dead, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and even more art house fare like The...
- Penny Dreadful XIIIPenny Dreadful XIIIPenny Dreadful XIII is a television horror host based in New England. She is portrayed by actress, writer and comedienne Danielle Gelehrter.- History :...
- SvengoolieSvengoolieSvengoolie is the name of a character from a long-running series of locally-produced television programs in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area...
- George A. RomeroGeorge A. RomeroGeorge Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
- Bobby Gammonster -Internet Horror Host-Monster Movie Night-(www.themonstermuseum.com)
See also
- American ScaryAmerican ScaryAmerican Scary is a 2006 documentary film about the history and legacy of classic television horror hosts, written and directed by American independent filmmakers John E...
- Creature FeaturesCreature FeaturesCreature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...
- Cinema InsomniaCinema InsomniaCinema Insomnia is a nationally syndicated American television series presented by horror host Mr. Lobo.- Format :Typically, Mr. Lobo opens each episode by promising to screen a well-known horror or science fiction classic ; however budgetary limitations, acts of God or other circumstances...
- Deadly CinemaDeadly CinemaDeadly Cinema is a television show on NTTV, a Student television station at University of North Texas. The program aired for two seasons from 2003 to 2005.-Synopsis:...
- Virginia CreepersVirginia CreepersVirginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion is a 2009 documentary film directed by Sean Kotz and Christopher Valluzzo about horror hosts from Virginia.- Cast :*Mr...
External links
- American Scary - Documentary: A look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Zacherley to A. Ghastlee Ghoul
- Horror Hosts and Creature Features Magazine A magazine dedicated to Horror Hosts and Movies.
- E-Gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts Site
- Horror Host Graveyard - comprehensive host site
- Milwaukee Horror Hosts
- Virginia Creepers Documentary film site dedicated to 50 years of horror hosting in Virginia
- Horror Host Autographs Images of horror host autographs and memorabilia
- http://www.thehorroracademy.com The Horror Academy A Site Dedicated To Horror Movies & Horror Host Since 2006
- http://spooktacularhistoryofhorrorhosts.blogspot.com/ Spooktacular... history of Horror Hosts