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.
Kitten with a Whip (1964), dir. Dougles Heyes, Universal Pictures
Now this is an odd one. Honestly, I expected something like this from American International or one of the lower tier grindhouse companies, but Universal?
Dr. Mazeppa Pompazoidi
Real name: Gailard Sartain
Years active: 1970 to 1973
A sad note that quite a few horror hosts never really escape the character or rise above local TV star. Which is perfectly fine but for the few who do go beyond local TV? Legends
The Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting started out on KOTV-Channel 6 out of Tulsa before finishing it's run on KTUL-TV Channel 8 in 1973. Sartain had started out as a station cameraman before going for the late night movie host. Instead of just gadding about in a cape and a few puns, the wizard Dr. Maxeppa Pompazoidi (along with a shockingly young Gary Busey) had skits and focused more on overall humor.
From there Sartain's star rose, first joining Hee-Haw then moving into motion pictures. If you've seen the Earnest films, you might recall him.
Sartain passed away in 2025.
The Birds (1963), dir. Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred J, Productions/Universal Pictures
Moving into the 1960's, the days of the Universal Monsters were offically over but that doesn't mean they were finished with horror.
Dr. Fear
Real name: Brian Young
Years active: 2003-2013
Here we have one of the newer hosts from Oklahoma. The Mysterious Lab of Dr. Fear aired on Pegasys Community Television Channel 11 out of Enid.
Dr. Ignatious Faust Fear II is your typical mad scientist who oversees a slew of wacky characters and hosting various movies.
Sadly I can't seem to find too much about the show, but it last 100 episodes and they hosted the return of Count Gregore, so that has to count for something.
