Dr. Ghoulman
Real name: Fred Mils
Years active: 1958-1959, Texas
While Gorgon the Gruesome was still on the air, another host
made his debut soon after. Dr. Ghoulman, played by college student Fred Mils,
made his debut in 1958 on K-PAC TV. Hosting his version of Shock Theater in the Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange markets, Dr.
Ghoulman was until fairly recently
considered a lost host. Sadly there are only stills of the man. Any
video recordings are still lost. From the stills suggestions, Dr. Ghoulman
seemed to be more goofy than scary, but the exact context is unknown.
As mentioned before, finding hosts from before the advent of
home recording is a tricky business. If not for the hard work of the website
Terror from Beyond the Daves, Dr. Ghoulman may have gone unnoticed.
Fred Mils passed away in April 2013.
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