Horror Host 2017 Retrospective: Dr. Dreck

Real name: Michael Legge
Years active: 2004 to present

Now, here's a different one. Still in the Massachusetts area, but the difference here is that the dear doctor is still active.

The Dungeon of Dr. Dreck aired on ABMI Channel 8 in Bellingham and the surrounding areas. The dear doctor and his zombie cheerleader Moaner Johnson treat their audience to only the finest in public domain films, alongside a rather decent sized cast of kooky characters. The doctor also seems to be fairly active online, so feel free to drop him a line.

His Facebook

Horror Countdown 2017: The Mummy's Curse (1944)

The Mummy's Curse (1944) dir. Leslie Goodwins, Universal Pictures

By this point, the Mummy series was solidly in the B side of things. If you recall the end of the Mummy's Ghost, Aminia was the reborn soul of Princess Ananka and Kharis the Mummy (Lon Chaney) finally got ahold of his lost love and dragged her aging body into the swamps of New England. How did they come back for this penultimate round?

Horror Host 2017 Retrospective: The Ghoul

Real name: Ernie Boch, Jr.
Years active: 2006 to present (?)

Bit of a late entrant here, and one I didn't know about until fairly recently. It seems local car dealer Ernie Boch, Jr. brought back Creature Feature Double Feature (and on the same channel no less), with himself acting as the Ghoul. I found information on four shows, airing in 2006

From Autonews

That seems to be it, as the show doesn't seem to have a website. Any current viewers care to drop a review?

Horror Countdown 2017: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) dir. Roy William Neil, Universal Pictures

Now here is a genuine first. The very first monster crossover. Before Godzilla threw down with King Kong, before the Aliens ran around with the Predators, we had Frankenstein meeting the Wolf Man.

If you recall the ending of their previous films, the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney) was beaten to death with a silver tipped cane wielded by his father, while the monster (Bela Lugosi) had the brain of Ygor put in his skull, went blind, and was then trapped in the burning remains of Dr. Frankenstein's lab. How do they come back?

Horror Host 2017 Retrospective: Uncle Dale

Real name: Dale Dorman
Years active: 1972-1983


The next Boston host we look at is Uncle Dale, or Dale Dorman. His career was fairly long, but he was better known for his radio and other TV work. He hosted Creature Feature and Creature Double Feature for WLVI-Channel 56, but my understanding he did mostly voice-over work and didn't show up in a costume.

The man had a remarkable career and is rightly considered a legend in Boston radio. The horror host aspect is only a small part of his lengthy body of work, but it is still worth consideration.


He passed away in 2014.

Horror Countdown 2017: The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942) dir. Phil Rosen, Universal Pictures

Moving into more mystery and suspense, we take a look at another adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe tale. Inspired by an unsolved murder that plagued New York City in 1838, the mystery brought Poe's detective Dupin back for another round.

Horror Host 2017 Retrospective: Cecil

Real name: Unknown
Years active: 1970s


We've seen Maine and Vermont, so now let us move further south towards Massachusetts. Cecil ran on Channel 56 in Boston sometime in the 1970s and that's about all I managed to find. From a few reviews I managed to dig up suggested he was pretty similar to Simon, another host active around that time and who'll be the focus on another profile.