Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: Malcolm the Butler

Real name: Ed Weiss
Years active: Late 1950's to mid-1970's

Malcolm the Butler, along with the Duke of Desmodas (Jim Varnum), hosted Gravesend Manor (and later Son of Gravesend Manor) on WOI-TV Channel 5 in Ames/Des Moines.

It looks like a pretty typical setup, although points for Malcolm being a regular butler instead of a vampire or ghoul.

Horror 2019 Countdown: House of Dracula (1945)

House of Dracula (1945) dir. Erle C. Kenton, Universal Pictures

This would be considered the last Universal Horror film, or at least the last serious one to feature the classic monsters.

Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: Dr. Morbius

Real name: Bruce Gant
Years active: 1986-1988

One of the later hosts from Iowa, Dr. Morbius hosted Saturday Nightmare on KCRG Channel 9 in Cedar Rapids. A stand up comedian, teacher, and police officer, Gant donned the cape of the good doctor, even releasing a rap album. From what little I've seen, Morbius seemed almost like Count Floyd from SCTV, what with the accent and random howls.


Gant passed away in 2013.

Horror 2019 Countdown: Horror Island (1941)

Horror Island (1941) dir. George Waggner, Universal Pictures

Moving into the Universal Pictures portion of our series, we see George Waggner's first foray into horror.

Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: The Mad Man

Real name: ?
Years active: 1950's

Moving back into the hosts of horror and like previously we'll take on multiple states. This time out we'll be taking a look at the Midwestern Hawkeye State, Iowa. 

This time we'll take a look at one of the first hosts in Iowa, the Mad Man. Sadly he is also one of the lost hosts, as besides the name all I have is a vague 'he was in Des Moines' but no idea of the station or even the name of the show. 

Horror 2019 Countdown: The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)

The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) dir. Seymour Friedman, Columbia Pictures

Welcome back boils and ghouls, your friendly host with the most is back from the dead to deliver yucks and mucks aplenty this year, so without any further adieu...

Jason X (2001)

Jason X (2001) dir. Jason Isaac, Crystal Lake Entertainment/Friday X Productions

Friday the 13th has once again come around and there's still nekked teens to slash. When we last saw our hockey enthusiast horror icon, he was being dragged down to Hell, where a certain begloved icon from another series was waiting. Well, it would be a few years before we got an answer to that, so let's go to space.

Why not? It worked for Leprechaun 4, right?