Virginia Creepers
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Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion (or simply Virginia Creepers) is a 2009
documentary film
directed by Sean Kotz and Christopher Valluzzo about horror host
s from Virginia
.
, Horse Archer Productions released the film on DVD. The DVD cover is a visual reference to the 1945
film House of Dracula
.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Sean Kotz and Christopher Valluzzo about horror host
Horror host
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.-Film Packages:...
s from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Cast
- 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 :...
as Himself/Narrator. - Bill Bowman as Himself/Bowman Body.
- Dick DyszelDick DyszelRichard E. Dyszel, known professionally as Dick Dyszel is an American television personality, best known for Count Gore De Vol, his television horror host alter-ego....
as Himself/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...
. - Jerry Harrell as Himself/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...
. - Mark Bartholomew & Matt Pak as Themselves/Dr. Gruesome & Skeeter.
- John DimesJohn 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....
as Himself/Dr. Sarcofiguy. - Geri Chronowit as Herself/Ghoulda.
- Hazel Witch as Herself.
- Jebediah Buzzard as Himself.
- Jerry Moore as Karlos Borloff.
- Jerry Sandford as Ronald.
Reception
Paul Carupe of Rue Morgue reviewed Virginia Creepers saying "The doc ably captures the ramshackle charm of these local productions, the dedicated people that made them and how they became neighborhood stars in the process."DVD release
On October 30, 20092009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
, Horse Archer Productions released the film on DVD. The DVD cover is a visual reference to the 1945
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
film House of Dracula
House of Dracula
House of Dracula was an American horror film released by Universal Pictures Company in 1945. It was a direct sequel to House of Frankenstein and continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and The Wolf Man...
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