Horror Host 2023 Retrospective: The Gravedigger

 Real name: ???

Years active: 1960s

Still had some time left this month, so why not move into the Palmetto State? Yup, for the rest of the month we'll be looking into the hosts of South Carolina. 

The Gravedigger is sadly a lost host, and I mean lost. We know for sure there was show, the Graveyard Shift, on WIS-TV Channel 10 in Columbia. 

Sadly that was it as far as I could find. Everyone agrees he was on in the 1960's but as far as exact dates? Came up with nada. Any readers out there care to comment?

Horror 2023 Countdown: The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

 The Phantom of the Opera (1989) dir. Dwight H. Little, Breton Film Productions/21st Century Film Corporation/Dee Gee Entertainment 

A depressing bit is that this is probably the most faithful adaptation of Leroux's novel besides the Lon Chaney version.

Horror Host 2023 Retrospective: Wolfman Mac

 Real name: Mac Kelly

Years active: 2007 to 2011

So we end our look back at Michigan. Mac was a host I was quite frustrated with, as he only seemed to be on channels I coudn't view. 

Starting out WMYD and conventions in Detroit, Wolfman Mac's popularity exploded and soon he was on MyNetworkTV and later Retro Televison, replacing Castle Blood. 

Sadly Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In ended officially in 2011.

Horror 2023 Countdown: The Wolfman (2010)

 The Wolfman (2010) dir. Joe Johnston, Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Stuber Pictures 

Ending our look back at Universal so why not end it with a remake?

Horror Host 2023 Retrospective: The Scarlet Knave

 Real name: Unknown 

Years active: 1963-1964

Sadly our run of luck on Michigan hosts has ended. The only thing I could find on the Scarlet Knave (the best name though) was that he hosted the Grand Rapids chapter of Shock Theatre. 

Horror 2023 Countdown: Tarantula (1955)

 Tarantula (1955) dir. Jack Arnold, Universal-International Pictures 

1954 saw Them! being a hit for Warner Bros., so clearly the trend would be towards giant things running amuck, right?

Horror Host 2023 Retrospective: Johnny Nightmare

 Real name: John William Robinson 

Years active: 2003

Couldn't find much on this fellow. He oversaw Creep Theater, which aired in Jackson-Lansing but I couldn't find a station, although what little I did see suggest public access. 

Also, the show seems to be a bit like Castle Blood in that there are multiple cast members, including Dr. Turner Headenkoff, Ron Zombie, and Sim Saminen.