Real name: Duncan Lamond
Years active: 1965-1966
Another lost host. The only definite thing I could find on him was he was a pirate and on KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles.
Even the host's real name and exact years active is just a guess. Sometimes you don't get lucky with every host.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Horror Countdown 2015: Paranoiac (1963)
Paranoiac (1963) dir. Freddie Francis, Hammer Films Productions
Here we see another villainous turn by Oliver Reed, in a film that has everything click.
Here we see another villainous turn by Oliver Reed, in a film that has everything click.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Horror Host 2015: Dr. Zombie/Dug Graves
Real name: Classified
Years active: 1998-present
The 'present' may not be 100% accurate, as it seems the dear Dr. Zombie website has utterly vanished from the web. He began in the late 1990's on Channel 8 in Modesto and Channel 74 in Sacramento hosting Halloween Theater.
Around 2000, however, the format changed. The name was different (Zombie Resurrection Theatre) but the main thing was the host was pulling double duty. Going under the name Dug Graves, he hosted the KDOA Horror Radio Show, which he is still doing to this day.
Odd that a host goes from genre to another, but points to bringing horror to whole another platform.
His Facebook can be found here
Years active: 1998-present
The 'present' may not be 100% accurate, as it seems the dear Dr. Zombie website has utterly vanished from the web. He began in the late 1990's on Channel 8 in Modesto and Channel 74 in Sacramento hosting Halloween Theater.
Around 2000, however, the format changed. The name was different (Zombie Resurrection Theatre) but the main thing was the host was pulling double duty. Going under the name Dug Graves, he hosted the KDOA Horror Radio Show, which he is still doing to this day.
Odd that a host goes from genre to another, but points to bringing horror to whole another platform.
His Facebook can be found here
Horror countdown 2015: The Maniac (1963)
The Maniac (1963), dir. Michael Carreras, Hammer Film Productions
More of a thriller than straight horror, the Maniac may be the most Hitchcockian film Hammer ever made.
More of a thriller than straight horror, the Maniac may be the most Hitchcockian film Hammer ever made.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Horror Host 2015 Retrospective: Uncle Davver
Real name: Wally Wingert
Years active: 2003-present
Technically a California host, as the character of Uncle Davver was based in Hollywood but as of yet never appeared on television. Uncle Davver's Really Scary Movie Show was a pilot developed by noted voice actor Wally Wingert.
The live show appeared to be a lively affair, born of live movie parties hosted by Wingert and various other characters.
As of today, as best as I can figure, Uncle Davver never graced the small screen. A pity, as any horror host that can score Sybil Danning, Weird Al, and Wil Wheaton as guests is alright in my book.
His website can be found here
Years active: 2003-present
Technically a California host, as the character of Uncle Davver was based in Hollywood but as of yet never appeared on television. Uncle Davver's Really Scary Movie Show was a pilot developed by noted voice actor Wally Wingert.
The live show appeared to be a lively affair, born of live movie parties hosted by Wingert and various other characters.
As of today, as best as I can figure, Uncle Davver never graced the small screen. A pity, as any horror host that can score Sybil Danning, Weird Al, and Wil Wheaton as guests is alright in my book.
His website can be found here
Horror Countdown 2015: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), dir. Terrance Fisher, Hammer Films Productions
Most horror fans would argue that the 1960's were Hammer's golden period of horror, having finally gotten the formula down pat and blessed with the talents of Fisher, Lee, and Cushing. With their horror library including several Dracula and Frankenstein entries, it is odd that that there would be only one werewolf film.
Most horror fans would argue that the 1960's were Hammer's golden period of horror, having finally gotten the formula down pat and blessed with the talents of Fisher, Lee, and Cushing. With their horror library including several Dracula and Frankenstein entries, it is odd that that there would be only one werewolf film.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Horror Host 2015 Retrospective: Dr. Von Shlock
Real name: Gene Moss
Years active: 1965-1966
Technically more of a afternoon kid show host than a proper horror host, Dr. Von Shlock and his puppet Shrimpenstein entertained kids on KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles for a while in the mid 1960's. As best as I can tell he hosted more cartoons than movies, but a host is a host.
As an aside, he would finish up his tenure KHJ Channel 9, which would eventually change into KCAL, home to several hosts we've showcased before.
Years active: 1965-1966
Technically more of a afternoon kid show host than a proper horror host, Dr. Von Shlock and his puppet Shrimpenstein entertained kids on KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles for a while in the mid 1960's. As best as I can tell he hosted more cartoons than movies, but a host is a host.
As an aside, he would finish up his tenure KHJ Channel 9, which would eventually change into KCAL, home to several hosts we've showcased before.
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