Horror host




A horror host is a person who acts as the host or presenter of a program where horror films and low-budget B movies are shown on television or the internet. Usually the host assumes a horror-themed persona, often a campy or humorous one. Generally there are breaks in the film where the host comments on various aspects of the movie. Many horror host shows also include skits involving the hosts themselves, sometimes with a sidekick or other supporting characters. Some better-known horror hosts include Vampira, Zacherley, Ghoulardi, Sinister Seymour, Dr. Creep, The Cool Ghoul, Svengoolie, and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.


The horror host tradition is primarily American, though there have been international hosts in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Film packages


    • 1.2 Early hosts


    • 1.3 Later hosts


    • 1.4 Current hosts




  • 2 Notable hosts


    • 2.1 1950s


    • 2.2 1960s


    • 2.3 1970s


    • 2.4 1980s


    • 2.5 1990s


    • 2.6 2000s


    • 2.7 2010s




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History



Film packages


In October 1957, Screen Gems released a bundle of old Universal horror movies to syndicated television, naming the collection "Shock!".[1] 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.[2]


Creature Features was another film package that was released in the early 1960s and added to in the 1970s. 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.



Early hosts


The first television horror host is generally accepted to be Vampira.[2]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,[3] most hosts were locals. The impact of these friendly revenants on their young fans cannot be overestimated. The earliest hosts are still remembered with great affection today.[4]



Later hosts


The tradition was continued throughout the 1960s and 1970s and gained national attention in the early 1980s, after the death of L.A.'s Host, Sinister Seymour. 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 1980s, Mystery Science Theater 3000 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 Insomnia[5] with host Mr. Lobo[6] may be one of the most notable hosted horror programs of the 2000s, recently raising over $10,000 for their anniversary season. Elvira[7] and Svengoolie[8] have also returned to syndication and seem to be more popular than ever. The crew of Fright Night Cinema also raised over $2000 for their 4th season proving that internet horror hosting is popular and going strong.


Horror Movie hosts and re sellers Janet Decay and Grimm Gorri host The Mummy And Monkey Show on public access cable, and online.Janet Decay is Cleveland Ohio's first hostess in TV history. Current Australian hosts are Nigel Honeybone - The Schlocky Horror Picture Show since 2007 on Foxtel Aurora, Adelaide Channel 44 + The Vortexx; and The Professor - The Professor's Scary Movie Show since 2015 on The Vortexx and available on Vimeo.



Notable hosts



1950s




  • Marvin

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • Selwin

  • Vampira

  • Zacherley

  • The Host and Rodney[9]




1960s




  • Deadly Earnest - Ralph Baker

  • Deadly Earnest - Ian Bannerman

  • Deadly Earnest - Roland Barnes

  • Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille

  • Deadly Earnest - Hedley Cullen

  • Ghoulardi

  • Bob Guy, host of Jeepers' Creepers Theater (1962-1966) on KCOP-TV. Frank Zappa had him record two musical singles Dear Jeepers and Letter From Jeepers. [10][11][12]

  • Moona Lisa

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • Professor Macabre - John Dommett

  • Deadly Earnest - Shane Porteous

  • Sammy Terry

  • Selwin

  • Sir Graves Ghastly

  • Sivad

  • Superhost

  • Vegas Vampire

  • Bob Wilkins




1970s




  • Baron Von Crypt

  • Big Chuck and Lil' John

  • Bob Wilkins

  • The Bowman Body

  • Commander Strongarm - Warwick Rankon

  • The Cool Ghoul

  • Count Gore de Vol

  • Count Scary

  • Dr. Creep

  • Doctor Madblood

  • Dr. Shock

  • Doctor Paul Bearer

  • Edwin "Uncle Ted" Raub

  • Elvira the Witch

  • The Evil Touch - Anthony Quayle

  • Friday Suspense Theatre and Friday Night Thriller - Russell Starke

  • Fritz the Nite Owl

  • Grimsley

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • The Ghoul

  • John Stanley

  • Sammy Terry

  • Sinister Seymour

  • Sir Cecil Creape

  • Svengoolie

  • Vampira - Jill Forster

  • Vincent Price




1980s




  • Al "Grampa" Lewis

  • Bob Wilkins

  • Commander USA

  • Count Floyd

  • Count Gore de Vol

  • Count Scary

  • Crematia Mortem

  • Darcinia, the Duchess of Darkness

  • Dr. Paul Bearer

  • Misty Brew

  • Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

  • Freddy Krueger

  • Fright Night - Peter Goers

  • Fritz the Nite Owl

  • John Stanley

  • Joe Bob Briggs

  • Count Norlock

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • Ned the Dead

  • Sammy Terry

  • Son of Ghoul

  • Stella, The Maneater from Manayunk


  • Son of Svengoolie/Svengoolie

  • The Great Razooly

  • Uncle Ted




1990s




  • Coffin Joe

  • Count Gore de Vol

  • The Crypt Keeper

  • Dr. Gangrene

  • Die Wilde Hilde - Christine Oedingen

  • Dr. Sarcofiguy

  • Fosdyke - Robert Mascara

  • Gilbert Gottfried

  • Graveyard Shift - Tabitha Clutterbuck

  • Maxwell Truth, Bird and Zelda

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • Sandra Bernhard

  • Svengoolie

  • Ernst-Hugo Järegård

  • Edwin "Uncle Ted" Raub


  • Count Cool Rider[13][14]




2000s




  • Captain Crypt Horror Dungeon

  • Count Gore de Vol

  • Dr. Gangrene

  • Dr. Paul Bearer II

  • Doktor Goulfinger

  • Doc Mock

  • Dr. Sarcofiguy

  • Gunther Dedmund

  • Jami Deadly

  • Karlos Borloff

  • Morgus the Magnificent

  • Mr. Lobo

  • Maxwell Truth, Bird and Zelda

  • Ms Monster

  • Nigel Honeybone

  • Penny Dreadful XIII

  • Rob Zombie

  • Svengoolie

  • Uncle Willie Ghoul

  • "Wolfman" Mac Kelly

  • Zomboo




2010s




  • Arachna of the Spider People – Beware Theater[15][16]

  • Bobby Gammonster – Monster Movie Night[17][18]

  • The Bone Jangler[19][20][21]

  • Buddha Gonzalez – Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle[22][23]

  • Count Gore de Vol

  • DB Dornake – Mutagen Nation[24][25]

  • Deadgar Winters and Sorceress Celeste - Deadgar's Dark Coffin Classics

  • Doc Mock – Doc Mock's Movie Mausoleum, on I-Mockery

  • Dr. Gangrene

  • Dr. Paul Bearer II

  • Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

  • Gunther Dedmund – The Basement Sublet of Horror

  • Housewife of Horror[26][27]

  • Ivonna Cadaver – Macabre Theatre[28][29]

  • Janet Decay and Grimm Gorri – The Mummy and the Monkey[30][31][32]

  • Karlos Borloff – Monster Madhouse Live

  • Lamia, Queen of the Dark – Horror Hotel[33][34][35]

  • Lord Blood-Rah – Lord Blood-Rah's Nerve Wrackin' Theatre[36][37]

  • Maxwell Truth, Bird, and Zelda – Off Beat Cinema

  • Morgus the Magnificent


  • Mr. Lobo – Cinema Insomnia

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • Needles the Gravedigger – Mausoleum of the Macabre[38]


  • Penny Dreadful XIII – Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers

  • The Professor – The Professor's Scary Movie Show[39][40]


  • Sharon Needles – Fearce!

  • Sicko-Psychotic[41][42]

  • Slashe Cooper – Slash's Graveyard Tales[43]

  • Svengoolie

  • Uncle Willie Ghoul

  • Undead Johnny – The World of the Weird Monster Show[44][45][46][47]

  • Victor Von Scary and Randal Graves – Fright Night Cinema[48]

  • Vincent Van Dahl – Creature Features[49][50]

  • "Wolfman" Mac Kelly – Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In




See also



  • American Scary

  • Creature Features

  • Cinema Insomnia

  • Creature Feature (WTOG)

  • Virginia Creepers

  • Horror hosts in comics


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References





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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


  • The Horror Academy — a Site Dedicated To Horror Movies & Horror Host Since 2006


  • Spooktacular — history of Horror Hosts


  • Interview with Author Michael Monahan about Horror Hosts — Michael is the author of American Scary (the book) and a leading expert on Horror Hosts.


  • Movie Night- hosted horror films




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