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Date Posted: 19:18:16 08/05/08 Tue
Author: Officer Torch
Subject: Re: Shock Theater
In reply to: Tim 's message, "Shock Theater" on 01:00:52 08/05/08 Tue

Tim...in my area, we had "Chiller" with opener showing a hand rising from a grave maybe, and several host type "scary movie" shows....a biggie was Zacherly, and some others. It is interesting to reminise about the old time shows. Not much like this around....so my friend, we may be showing our age. You know, it would be nice maybe for a horror like version of TCM to show some of our old favorites, or some Public TV or access channel, with of course suitable warnings to keep the little ones from getting frightened. Naturally, after all such viewings, regardless of age, one should check for monsters under the bed before goin' to sleep.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Shock Theater -- Tim, 01:19:01 08/06/08 Wed [1]

The Shock Theater package was a little before my time. Chiller was another famous one, and Zacherly seems to be one of the best-remembered of the early horror hosts, along with Vampira from the west coast. John Zacherle is his real name, and I believe he is still alive. I didn't grow up on the east or west coasts where the more famous hosts worked, but in the 1960s and 1970s there were some great "scary movie" shows in my area, with some pretty cool hosts.

Tim


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