Real names: Barry Kibrick and Pat Mulligan
Years active: 1987
Hosting Snicker Theater on WNBC Channel 4 out of New York City, Barry and Pat at a glance are anything you might see on a college TV station or UHF channel. Low rent set, just two guys goofing on a movies (a proto Wayne's World, if you will) and almost no budget.
I suppose the biggest surprise here is the channel. Nearly every host I've looked at hosted/worked for the station and stations were regional. But here? WNBC, the flagship for the entire National Broadcasting Company? Setting the bar rather high and from what I've read of it looked like something you'd catch in the boonies.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Horror 2019 Countdown: Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) dir. Terrence Fisher, Hammer Film Productions
So we come to the end of Hammer's Frankenstein series, and who better to handle it than the man who directed the first one, Terrence Fisher?
So we come to the end of Hammer's Frankenstein series, and who better to handle it than the man who directed the first one, Terrence Fisher?
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: Baron Daemon
Real name: Mike Price
Years active: 1962 to 1967
Hailing from Syracuse, the good Baron hosted the Baron and His Buddies on WNYS-TV Channel 9. The most notable I thing I could find about him would be the show was a weekday event, as most hosts tended to be on late night or the weekend.
Years active: 1962 to 1967
Hailing from Syracuse, the good Baron hosted the Baron and His Buddies on WNYS-TV Channel 9. The most notable I thing I could find about him would be the show was a weekday event, as most hosts tended to be on late night or the weekend.
Horror 2019 Countdown: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) dir. Alan Gibson, Hammer Film Productions
Moving into our Hammer lookback, the end was near for the Dracula series. Scars ended with Dracula being struck by lighting and falling off his castle. How would they get Lee and the Count back for this one?
Moving into our Hammer lookback, the end was near for the Dracula series. Scars ended with Dracula being struck by lighting and falling off his castle. How would they get Lee and the Count back for this one?
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: Adam Keefe
Real name: Adam Keefe
Years active: 1963-1969
Moving into the Empire State for this go round, we see Adam Keefe, a vampire who hosted Fright Night Theatre out of Buffalo on WKBW-TV Channel 7.
He seemed to be a vampire, often playing off a Frankenstein Monster dummy. Like many hosts, he showcased the Universal films, but also showed lesser known flicks including Mexican Luchador films too.
Mr. Keefe passed away in 1994.
Years active: 1963-1969
Moving into the Empire State for this go round, we see Adam Keefe, a vampire who hosted Fright Night Theatre out of Buffalo on WKBW-TV Channel 7.
He seemed to be a vampire, often playing off a Frankenstein Monster dummy. Like many hosts, he showcased the Universal films, but also showed lesser known flicks including Mexican Luchador films too.
Mr. Keefe passed away in 1994.
Horror 2019 Countdown: The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephan Sommers, Alphaville Films
Moving closer to the end of the Twentieth Century, this tale of undead Egyptians isn't technically a Universal film, although they did distribute it.
Moving closer to the end of the Twentieth Century, this tale of undead Egyptians isn't technically a Universal film, although they did distribute it.
Friday, October 4, 2019
Horror Host 2019 Retrospective: Professor Gideon
Real name: Jim Petersmith
Years active: 1979
The most recent host in Iowa and also the shortest on the air. The good professor hosted Shock Theatre on KGAN Channel 2 in Cedar Rapids.
No idea what the man looked like, but his end came in a properly shocking way. He apparently put a prop cat in a microwave and the local audience was not amused.
Years active: 1979
The most recent host in Iowa and also the shortest on the air. The good professor hosted Shock Theatre on KGAN Channel 2 in Cedar Rapids.
No idea what the man looked like, but his end came in a properly shocking way. He apparently put a prop cat in a microwave and the local audience was not amused.
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