Alexander
Real name: Al Gutowski
Years active: 1971 to 1973
Apparently the second ever host named Alexander. Soft spoken dude with a beard, Alexander hosted Eerie Street on WBAY-TV Channel 2 in Green Bay. He seemed to be less over the top than other hosts at the time. Sadly, that seems to be all I could find.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), dir. Andre Ovredal, Dreamworks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/Storyworks Productions/Studio Babelsberg/Phoenix Pictures/Wise Owl Media
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Moving into the Universal adjacent section, we have the OTHER Dracula film from 2023.
The Advisor
Real name: Robert Hersh
Years active: 1958 to 1960
Also called the Adviser, now we're moving into Wisconsin and its various hosts. The Advisor was rather notable as he actually hosted multiple shows at the same time. Since this was before the rise of videotaping, I understand that his shows were all live.
The first showing was Shock, airing on WITI Channel 6 out of Milwaukee. The next night one could tune in and watch Double Shock. A year later the shows sort of mutated into the Advisor's Mystery Theater on WXIX Channel 18.
He also had a monkey for a sidekick.
He passed away in 2006.
The Phantom Lover (1995), dir. Ronny Yu, Mandarian Films Distribution/Mandarian Films/Sil-Metropole Organization
Moving into the tribute section, we open with a Phantom of the Opera take that borrows from another work.
Igor
Real name: Bob Mills
Years active: 1957-1959
And thus we end our look at Oklahoma with the first host of the state, Igor. A scared man with a sort of caveman sidekick, Igor hosted the local chapter of Shock Theater on KOTV Channel 6 out of Tulsa.
The show seemed to be your standard Shock package bundled with the Universal flicks.
Bob Mills passed away in 1998.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), dir. Alan Rafkin, Universal Pictures
Ending our Universal lookback with something more comedy than horror but eh, it counts.
Peter Hardt
Real name: Peter Hardt
Years active: 1963 to 1969
We've had vampires, doctors of all stripes, vamps, and more, but here's a unique one-A German.
Yeah, seems Mr. Hardt brought nothing more than his own accent but it was apparently enough to host Fantastic Theatre on KVOO-TV Channel 2 out of Tulsa. He was apparently a fixture in Tulsa.
He passed away in 2009.
