The Grim Reaper
Real name: Bob Crowley
Years active: 1980-1982, San Antonio, Texas
The 1980’s was an odd decade. With the advent of video
recorder and cable, horror hosts increased, yet television also changed.
Infomercials proved to be a cheaper alternative to local television. Nightmare Theater ran on KENS channel 5 in San Antonio for only a brief time,
but the Grim Reaper did go against the mold.
Shooting live for nearly a dozen weeks, Crowley played the
titular reaper as a sort of sad sack, usually depressed about his job and prone
to pranks carried out by the various guests. The show did end on a high note,
with a full 3-D airing of the Revenge of
the Creature.
In the end the show ended, like most tend to do. The 1980’s
would only have a few hosts operating in Texas, but the later decades would
have more.
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