Chicago TV horror movie shows : from "Shock theatre" to "Svengoolie" / Ted Okuda and Mark Yurkiw.
By the last 1950s, studios saw television as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had been gathering dust in their vaults. Distributors grouped them by genre-- and Chicago's tradition of TV horror movie shows was born. From giant grasshoppers to Dracula epics, Okuda and Yurki...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | By the last 1950s, studios saw television as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had been gathering dust in their vaults. Distributors grouped them by genre-- and Chicago's tradition of TV horror movie shows was born. From giant grasshoppers to Dracula epics, Okuda and Yurkiw take a comprehensive look at these programs, with career profiles of the "horror hosts," a look at the politics behind the shows, and broadcast histories, as well as guides to many of the films themselves. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Chicago : Lake Claremont Press, 2007. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography. |
| ISBN: | 9780809335381 0809335387 |