Horror 2020 Countdown: Night Monster (1942)

 Night Monster (1942) dir. Ford Beebe, Universal Pictures Corporation 

A monster movie with just a pinch of old dark house feels and with no comedy? 

Horror Host 2020 Retrospective: Count Macabre

Real name: Jay Marlborough 

Years active: 1964-1969

Moving into the land of bayous, pelicans and Morgus, we first look at Count Macabre. He hosted his self titled show on WBRZ Channel 2 out of Baton Rouge weekday afternoons, a departure from most hosts who tended towards late night/weekends. 

Seemed to be your typical vampire, although he did have a non talking skull named Erik. 

He passed away in 2000. 

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Horror 2020 Countdown: The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) dir. William Nigh, Universal Pictures 

More of a thriller, although with Lionel Atwill in the cast you know he's going to carry himself with dignity.

Horror Host 2020 Retrospective: George Byram

Real name: George Byram 

 Years active: 1958-1959 

 And here we end Colorado's scant few hosts. Yeah, seems the mile high area didn't exactly have an overabundance of hosts. Hosting the local Shock package on KBTV-Channel 9 out of Denver, George hosted under his own name.

Seemed a bit ghoulish, as one reviewer recalled Byram hosting as a disembodied head. A severed head would be a first.   

Horror 2020 Countdown: The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

 The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) dir. Joseph H. Lewis, Universal Pictures 

By the 1940s, the Universal Monsters had been shoved to the B circuit. The Mad Doctor of Market Street is a perfect example of that. 

Horror Host 2020 Retrospective: Dr. Igor

 Real name: Gene Edwards
Years active: 1963-1966

I've seen this host as Dr. Ygor and Dr. Igor, but the IMDB says IGOR, so we'll go with that. Taking a look at the hosts of Colorado, we take a look at Chiller Theater. Hosted by Dr. Igor on KCTO-Channel 2 for about a year, the good doctor actually started in Illinois on WQAD-Channel 8 (still Chiller Theater) in 1963 before heading west in 1965. 

From what few photos I've seen he looked like a standard mad scientist. 

Horror 2020 Countdown: Abbot and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

 Abbot and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) dir. Charles Lamont, Universal-International Pictures 

Greetings Boils and Ghouls! Society is crumbling and madness takes its toil, but we still have monsters aplenty. As per tradition we start out this year with another version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.