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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| 505 | 0 | |a Introductions -- A word about researching TV listings -- Old merchandise in new wrappers: repackaging old horror movies -- Shock Theater: Mad Marvin's monster movie mania -- Thrillerama: Saturday night chillers -- The big show: monster movie Mondays -- The early show: science fiction Wednesdays -- Occasional shockers: The toy that grew up, and Prize movie with Ione -- Creature Features: gruesome ghouls and grisly ghosts -- The Science Fiction Theater/ Science Fiction Cinema: potpourri of pinch-penny pictures -- Monster Rally: really cheap thrills -- Screaming Yellow Theater: the birth of Svengoolie, or I was a hippie horror host -- The Ghoul: it came from Cleveland -- Svengoolie: Humor that's Rich -- Appendix A: 100 monster movies: a fright film guide -- Appendix B: Collector's corner: the good old days of 8mm monster movies -- Appendix C: The "Shock!" library: the story of the TV horror-movie show tradition -- Appendix D: Monster movie contacts: sources for fans. | |
| 520 | |a 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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