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American Scary

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:51 pm
by hippieluvn
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http://americanscary.com/

American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Zacherley to A. Ghastlee Ghoul.

Hosts of all kinds were once a staple of television, and especially local television productions. But as production demands and the availability of cheaper syndicated material changed the local TV business model, local hosts were also one of the first things to go, no matter how popular they were with the viewing public.

With interviews and footage from major hosts from the 1950s to the present day, such as Zacherley, Vampira, Ghoulardi and others, along with memories from celebrities and fans who were influenced by these hosts, you'll follow this American folk art form from its glamorous beginnings, through repeated waves of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, to its scrappy resurgence and survival in the current age of cable access and the Internet.

American Scary looks to remind people how much fun local TV could be - and maybe could be again.

Check them out on MySpace @ http://www.myspace.com/americanscary

Re: American Scary

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:20 pm
by wh2205
i love this DVD. i think anyone who loves old horror movies should see it.

Re: American Scary

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:49 pm
by adrian
oh wow i've never seen this before!! i'm going to look it up on amazon :)

Re: American Scary

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:18 pm
by wh2205
has anyone seen else seen this movie?

Re: American Scary

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:40 pm
by Andybev01
Bob Wilkins was DA MAN!!!

Creature Features was my favorite thing to do on Saturday nights, until I was old enough to drive...

Re: American Scary

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:54 pm
by Andybev01
I 'dug around' the host biographies and found one who is still kicking..on the internet.

http://countgore.com/gore/index.html

Cool stuff in there!