Hellbent for Horror

Horror stories are supposed to upset the apple cart.

Great stories captivate us. Some narratives are timeless. Some comment on the times in which they're born. And some stories are timeless because their meanings change with time.

Stories can be great in themselves, but sometimes they resonate with something we experienced, our times, our culture, our politics.

And sometimes, that isn't pretty at all.

And even widely different interpretations of the story can be right. After all, art reflects whoever is experiencing it, as well as the intentions of the artist.

In this episode I talk about how horror is wonderfully suited to comment (or not) on the time it's written, and sometimes the message only shows up after time has passed.

Do the zombies in George Romero's 1968 movie "Night of the Living Dead" mean something different than zombies in Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of "Dawn of the Dead?"

John Carpenter's "They Live" has different meanings to someone who watched it for the first time this year than someone who watched it in 1988.

If you like or dislike Eli Roth's "Hostel," what does it say about you?

Times change and good stories adapt to them. And all these thoughts were inspired by a recent binge watch of Season 1 of Mr. Robot. Enjoy!

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Topics discussed:

Mr. Robot (2015)

Hostel (2005)

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

The Thing (1951)

Them! (1954)

Psycho (1960)

Targets (1968)

The Terror (1963)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

They Live (1988)

28 Days Later (2002)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

1. Budd Dwyer

Cyber Hackers

Savings and Loan Scandal

Iran-Contra Scandal

Enemy of the State

Frankenstein

Mary Shelly

Horror as Allegory

Horror as Metaphor

Subtext

Eli Roth

Slovakia

Velvet Revolution

Xenophobia

German Expressionism

Robert Weine

Weimar Republic

Hans Janowitz

Carl Meyer

Don Seigel

Dan Mainwaring

McCarthyism

Red Scare

Anti-Communism

Giant Bug Movies

Them!

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Atom Bomb

Los Alamos

Howard Hawks

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Bomb Shelters

Charles Starkweather

Alfred Hitchcock

Peter Bogdanovitch

Roger Corman

Boris Karloff

Charles Whitman

University of Texas Tower

George Romero

Duane Jones

John Carpenter

Yuppies

Reganomics

September 11, 2001

World Trade Center

Pentagon

Danny Boyle

Ground Zero

Zombie Apocalypse

Zack Snyder

Tobe Hooper

Mick Garris

Horror

Horror Movie

Horror Podcast

#Mr. Robot (2015)

#R. Budd Dwyer

#Cyber Hackers

#Savings and Loan Scandal

#Iran-Contra Scandal

#Enemy of the State

#Frankenstein

#Mary Shelly

#Horror as Allegory

#Horror as Metaphor

#Subtext

#Hostel (2005)

#Eli Roth

#Slovakia

#Velvet Revolution

#Xenophobia

#German Expressionism

#Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

#Robert Weine

#Weimar Republic

#Hans Janowitz

#Carl Meyer

#Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

#Don Seigel

#Dan Mainwaring

#McCarthyism

#Red Scare

#Anti-Communism

#Giant Bug Movies

#Them!

#Hiroshima

#Nagasaki

#Atom Bomb

#Los Alamos

#The Thing (1951)

#Howard Hawks

#Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

#Bomb Shelters

#Charles Starkweather

#Psycho (1960)

#Alfred Hitchcock

#Targets (1968)

#Peter Bogdanovitch

#Roger Corman

#Boris Karloff

#The Terror (1963)

#Charles Whitman

#University of Texas Tower

#Night of the Living Dead (1968)

#George Romero

#Duane Jones

#They Live (1988)

#John Carpenter

#Yuppies

#Reganomics

#September 11, 2001

#World Trade Center

#Pentagon

#28 Days Later (2002)

#Danny Boyle

#Ground Zero

#Zombie Apocalypse

#Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#Zack Snyder

#Tobe Hooper

#Mick Garris

#Horror

#Horror Movie

#Horror Podcast

Recently I traveled to Iceland, and I spoke with and interviewed several Icelanders about their native horror folklore and legends.

This land is rich in stories of hidden people, elves, and trolls who interfere in the lives of humans.

In addition, the land has its own real bloody stories to tell.

In this episode I talk about horror folk tales from Iceland and speculate on the role nature plays in these folk tales.

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Iceland

#Icelandic Folklore

#Hidden People

#Huldufolk

#monsters

#Elves

#Trolls

#Serial Killers

#Witch Trials

#Beheading

#Hanging

#Burnt at the Stake

#Sorcery

#Necropants

#Nabrok

#Baldour

#Yule Lads

#Horror

#Folk Horror

#Ancient Horror

Continuing with the horror and music theme, I'm focusing this episode on Heavy Metal music.

This hugely popular music bears the brunt of accusations of satanic imagery and messages. Few actual crimes were influenced by heavy metal, but it became associated with satanic rituals and murders due to a "satanic panic" that gripped the nation in the 1980's.

Did the furor over the music by a "moral majority" actually fuel crimes associated with it?

I also talk about my own relationship with Metal, and how it empowered me, led to great friendships, and endless arguments with my family.

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Heavy Metal

#Black Sabbath

#Judas Priest

#Venom

#Mercyful Fate

#AC/DC

#Burzum

#Mayhem

#Deep Purple

#British Steel

#Paranoid

#Satan

#Devil Worship

#Ozzy Osbourne

#Rob Halford

#Ricky Kasso

#Richard Ramierez

#West Memphis 3

#PTL Club

#Religious Right

#Geraldo Rivera

#Charles Manson

How would you like to make a "Cameo" on Hellbent for Horror?

I wanted to do something special to thank this community of hellbent listeners!

Interaction with others is where the real inspiration for imagination comes from, and I talk about how some listeners have been integral in sparking ideas.

Making this podcast has energized and rejuvenated me.

We all need a creative outlet, and a place to be heard.

I'd love to give my listeners that outlet as well!

In this bonus episode, I talk directly to you about how to make this show a little more interactive.

Let's start a conversation around your talent and passions.

I'll be showcasing music from a listener on this episode, and I'll also go into some detail about my "illicit proposition" to you.

Plus, there's a little news about upcoming Horror Conventions I'll be attending.

Who knows? If you find me at one of the shows, you might just get interviewed about your "first kiss"!

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Cinema Wasteland

#Flashback Weekend

Music can be scary, even terrifying.

Certain combinations of notes induce nervousness and unease in the listener. Musicians have known about these intervals for centuries.

They can induce tension, character, and depth into a song, and have been used in music throughout the world since before music theory was even a thing.

In modern music these intervals are the roots of jazz, blues, and rock and roll. In the medieval European Christian church, however, religious leaders branded these intervals satanic – making them even more unsettling.

But it's not just tones that can make music horrifying. There's a long history of folk songs telling stories of real murders in graphic detail, and these murder ballads have been popular for centuries. Music goes right to your emotions, which makes it a fabulous way to induce horror.

In this episode I'll talk about the "devil's tone," murder ballads, and other tricks of recorded music that induced horror hysteria over the years – some of it imagined, and some of it very real.

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Tritone

"Diabolus in Musica"

Mystery Plays: The Last Judgment

"Essentials of Music Theory" by Carl Edward Gardner

Professor John Deathridge, King Edward professor of music, King's College London

Giuseppe Tartini's "The Devil's Trill Sonata"

Richard Wagner

"Gotterdammerung"

Murder Ballads

"Pretty Polly"

"The Twa Sisters"

"Tom Dooley"

"Folsom Prison Blues"

"Mack the Knife"

"Stagger Lee"

Jazz -Devil's Music

Screaming Jay Hawkins

"I Put a Spell on You"

"Yesterday and Today"

Backmasking

"Paul is Dead" Conspiracy

White Album

"Revolution 9"

"I'm So Tired"

"Helter Skelter" and Charles Manson

Aleister Crowley -"Magick, Book 4" (1913)

"Stairway to Heaven" Backmasking controversy

Black Sabbath (movie)

Black Sabbath (band)

Horror

Horror Movies

Heavy Metal

#Tritone

#Diabolus in Musica

#Mystery Plays

#The Last Judgment

#Essentials of Music Theory by Carl Edward Gardner

#Professor John Deathridge, King Edward professor of music, King's College London

#Giuseppe Tartini's

#The Devil's Trill Sonata

#Richard Wagner

#Gotterdammerung

#Murder Ballads

#Pretty Polly

#The Twa Sisters

#Tom Dooley

#Folsom Prison Blues

#Mack the Knife

#Stagger Lee

#Jazz -Devil's Music

#Screaming Jay Hawkins

#I Put a Spell on You

#Yesterday and Today

#Backmasking

#"Paul is Dead" Conspiracy

#White Album

#Revolution 9

#I'm So Tired

# "Helter Skelter" and Charles Manson

#Aleister Crowley -"Magick, Book 4" (1913)

# "Stairway to Heaven" Backmasking controversy

#Black Sabbath (movie)

#Black Sabbath (band)

#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Heavy Metal

Everywhere in the world has its own local ghost stories – scary places that have haunting reputations.

Then there are people who actually deal with these ghosts and demons.

You've heard the stories, and they've made movies "based on true events" of supposed real hauntings and possessions.

Two famous paranormal investigators were Ed and Lorraine Warren who have been the subject of several movies and books, including "The Conjuring 2."

In this episode I talk about home town hauntings where I grew up, and my eventual visit to the home of Ed and Lorraine Warren where I met and spoke with them, and encountered their notorious Occult Museum of possessed objects.

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Movies and subjects discussed:

The Conjuring

The Conjuring 2

Insidious

The Amityville Horror

The Haunted

Ghosts

Poltergeist

Demons

Demonologists

James Wan

Ed Warren

Lorraine Warren

Jay Anson

Robert Curran

Jack Smurl

Janet Smurl

Occult Museum

"The Devil Made Me Do It" Case (1981)

Horror

#The Conjuring

#The Conjuring 2

#Insidious

#The Amityville Horror

#The Haunted

#Ghosts

#Poltergeist

#Demons

#Demonologists

#James Wan

#Ed Warren

#Lorraine Warren

#Jay Anson

#Robert Curran

#Jack Smurl

#Janet Smurl

#Occult Museum

# "The Devil Made Me Do It" Case (1981)

#Horror

So, what scares you? Really. What takes you out of your "horror comfort zone?"

In this episode I talk about my own horror triggers. I don't rationally believe these things exist. But, somewhere deep inside me…

Triggers often come from events that happen to us as children, and my trigger is no exception.

I talk about some of the movies that REALLY scared me on a primal level, and then talk about my past to figure out where those triggers come from.

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Movies Discussed:

The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

Lovely Molly (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707392/

The Entity (1982) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity

The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror_(1979_film)

Paranormal Activity (2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)

The Evil Dead (1981) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead

The Believers (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Believers

Night of the Demons (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demons_(1988_film)

Night of the Demons 2 (1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demons_2

Prince of Darkness (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)

Demons (1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(film)

#Horror

#horror films

#demonic posession

#The Exorcist

#Lovely Molly

#The Entity

#The Amityville Horror

#Paranormal Activity

#The Serpent and the Rainbow

#The Evil Dead

#The Believers

#Night of the Demons

#Night of the Demons 2

# Prince of Darkness

#Demons

Boo!

You know those scary monsters that haunt your dreams? Make-up artists and actors make them come to life.

Make-up effects have evolved with film from the beginning of cinema.

Artists delve into the dark parts of themselves to make real horrors we may not have even imagined.

Sometimes the work is so good that the monsters become iconic in our culture.

Can you imagine a time when no one knew what the Frankenstein monster looked like?

In this episode I talk about make-up artists who transformed the craft and in turn transformed cinema.

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Makeup Artists and Actors Discussed:

Lon Chaney http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151606/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2

Tod Browning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Browning

Jack Pierce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pierce_(makeup_artist)

Bela Lugosi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000509/

James Whale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Whale

Boris Karloff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff

Carl Laemmle Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Laemmle_Jr.

Max Factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor,_Sr.

Elsa Lanchester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Lanchester

Dick Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_(make-up_artist)

David Susskind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Susskind

Hal Holbrook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Holbrook

Dan Curtis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Curtis

Jonathan Frid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Frid

George Roy Hill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Roy_Hill

Dustin Hoffman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman

Francis Ford Coppola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola

Marlon Brando https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando

Sterling Hayden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Hayden

Martin Scorsese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese

William Friedkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Friedkin

Linda Blair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Blair

Max von Sydow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_von_Sydow

Eileen Dietz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Dietz

Jason Miller http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588553/

Marcel Vercoutere http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893739/

Rick Baker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Baker

Rob Bottin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bottin

Stan Winston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston

Movies and Books discussed:

Carl Jung- Shadow Self http://www.practicalphilosophy.net/?page_id=952

Nestor Studios http://millenniumhollywood.net/2012/12/03/the-first-of-the-hollywood-studios/

Universal Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios

The Miracle Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_Man_(1919_film)

The Penalty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penalty_(1920_film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014142/

The Phantom of the Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1925_film)

The Man Who Laughs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs_(1928_film)

Dracula http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

Frankenstein http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/

The Mummy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film)

The Wolf Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film)

The Invisible Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/

The Brain from Planet Arous http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050210/

The Amazing Transparent Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053593/

Mister Ed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ed

Dark Shadows http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059978/

Little Big Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Big_Man_(film)

The Godfather https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather

Taxi Driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver

The Exorcist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

The French Connection http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/

An American Werewolf in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London

John Carpenter's The Thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)

Robocop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop

Total Recall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/

The Terminator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator

Terminator 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/

Predator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)

Aliens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)

Dick Smith Make-up School- http://dicksmithmake-up.com/

#Lon Chaney

#Tod Browning

#Jack Pierce

#Bela Lugosi

#James Whale

#Boris Karloff

#Carl Laemmle Jr.

#Max Factor

#Elsa Lanchester

#Dick Smith

#David Susskind

#Hal Holbrook

#Dan Curtis

#Jonathan Frid

#George Roy Hill

#Dustin Hoffman

#Francis Ford Coppola

#Marlon Brando

#Sterling Hayden

#Martin Scorsese

#William Friedkin

#Linda Blair

#Max Von Sydow

#Eileen Dietz

#Jason Miller

#Marcel Vercoutere

#Rick Baker

#Rob Bottin

#Stan Winston

Movies and Books discussed:

#Carl Jung- Shadow Self

#Nestor Studios

#Universal Studios

#The Miracle Man

#The Penalty

#The Hunchback of Notre Dame

#The Phantom of the Opera

#The Man Who Laughs

#Dracula

#Frankenstein

#The Mummy

#The Wolf Man

#The Invisible Man

#The Brain from Planet Arous

#The Amazing Transparent Man

#Mister Ed

#Dark Shadows

#Little Big Man

#The Godfather

#Taxi Driver

#The Exorcist

#The French Connection

#An American Werewolf in London

# John Carpenter's The Thing

#Robocop

#Total Recall

#The Terminator

#Terminator 2

#Predator

#Aliens

#Dick Smith Make-up School

#Horror Movies

#Horror

#Monster Movies

#Special Effects

#Special Effects Makeup

#Fake Blood

This is a companion piece to Episode 6, which was about the creation and history of Shock Theater and Horror Hosts.

When you're creating podcasts like this, you have great ideas that just don't make the final cut.

Sometimes, though, there's just more story to tell.

Join me as I dig a little deeper into the world of Modern Horror Hosts.

And…

I make a confession about my own childhood Horror Host, "Uncle Ted."

This "Addendum of Doom" is called, "Close Encounters of the Horror Host Kind!"

Enter The Addendum of Doom!

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Horror Hosts and Fantastic Fans:

Mister Lobo: http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/

Outer Space International (Roku): http://osi74.com/

Miss Misery: http://www.lastdoorwayproductions.com/

Miss Misery's Movie Massacre: http://www.missmisery.net/moviemassacre.html

Lord Blood-Rah: https://www.facebook.com/LordBloodRahsNWT/

Bob Wilkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wilkins

John Stanley: http://stanleybooks.net/catchall.htm

Eric Yee (Megga Fant): https://www.facebook.com/mega.fant.7

Sci-Fi Bob Ekman: https://vimeo.com/user4994485

Shock! Theater Package Pressbook: http://flashbak.com/shock-a-fabulous-1958-universal-studios-horror-movies-pressbook-42958/

Horror Host Underground's List of Active Horror Hosts: http://spookyfests.com/html/hosts.htm

E-Gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts: http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/hostsz.html

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror-by Jason Zinoman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Value_(book)

To sign up for a free month of an Audible.com membership and get a free audiobook of "Shock Value" today , go to http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror

Subjects discussed:

Shock! Theater Package

Horror Hosts

Horror Movies

Classic Universal Monsters

Creature Features

Shock Theater

Chiller Theater

Poltergeist (1982)

Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

Television in the United States

Hollywood Studio System

Midnight Spook Show

History of Comic Books

History of Punk Rock

"Big Three" Television Networks

Lights Out! (Radio Show)

Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

The Vampira Show

Swami Drana Badour

"Murder Before Midnight"

Horror Hosts

Marvin

Morgus the Magnificent

Roland

Zacherley

Ghoulardi

Svengoolie

Bob Wilkins

John Stanley

Count Gore De Vol

Mister Lobo

Cinema Insomnia

Karlos Borloff

Monster Madhouse

Famous Monsters of Filmland

Forrest J Ackerman

"Son of Shock!" Package

Ernie Fosselius

August Ragone

#Shock! Theater Package

#Horror Hosts

#Horror Movies

#Classic Universal Monsters

#Creature Features

#Shock Theater

#Chiller Theater

#Poltergeist (1982)

#Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

#Television in the United States

#Hollywood Studio System

#Midnight Spook Show

#Comic Books

#Punk Rock

#"Big Three" Television Networks

#Lights Out! (Radio Show)

#Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

#The Vampira Show

#Swami Drana Badour

#"Murder Before Midnight"

#Horror Hosts

#Marvin

#Morgus the Magnificent

#Roland

#Zacherley

#Ghoulardi

#Svengoolie

#Bob Wilkins

#John Stanley

#Count Gore De Vol

#Mister Lobo

#Cinema Insomnia

#Karlos Borloff

#Monster Madhouse

#Famous Monsters of Filmland

#Forrest J Ackerman

#"Son of Shock!" Package

#Ernie Fosselius

#August Ragone

A lot of us were introduced to classic horror films through midnight showings on local TV on Saturday nights.

Many of us knew of our local horror host.

The horror host was (and still is) a great American phenomenon full of crazy costumes, clever names, and a lot of charisma.

The greats are still legendary, and horror hosts continue entertaining us on the internet and streaming video outlets.

In this episode I talk about the confluence of events that led to late night horror movies on television, and some of the unique personalities that haunt our memories with our first views of classic scary Universal monsters.

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Subjects discussed:

Shock! Theater Package

Horror Hosts

Horror Movies

Classic Universal Monsters

Creature Features

Shock Theater

Chiller Theater

Poltergeist (1982)

Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

Television in the United States

Hollywood Studio System

Midnight Spook Show

History of Comic Books

History of Punk Rock

"Big Three" Television Networks

Lights Out! (Radio Show)

Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

The Vampira Show

Swami Drana Badour

"Murder Before Midnight"

Horror Hosts

Marvin

Morgus the Magnificent

Roland

Zacherley

Ghoulardi

Svengoolie

Bob Wilkins

John Stanley

Count Gore De Vol

Mister Lobo

Cinema Insomnia

Karlos Borloff

Monster Madhouse

Famous Monsters of Filmland

Forrest J Ackerman

"Son of Shock!" Package

Ernie Fosselius

August Ragone

#Shock! Theater Package

#Horror Hosts

#Horror Movies

#Classic Universal Monsters

#Creature Features

#Shock Theater

#Chiller Theater

#Poltergeist (1982)

#Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

#Television in the United States

#Hollywood Studio System

#Midnight Spook Show

#Comic Books

#Punk Rock

#"Big Three" Television Networks

#Lights Out! (Radio Show)

#Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

#The Vampira Show

#Swami Drana Badour

#"Murder Before Midnight"

#Horror Hosts

#Marvin

#Morgus the Magnificent

#Roland

#Zacherley

#Ghoulardi

#Svengoolie

#Bob Wilkins

#John Stanley

#Count Gore De Vol

#Mister Lobo

#Cinema Insomnia

#Karlos Borloff

#Monster Madhouse

#Famous Monsters of Filmland

#Forrest J Ackerman

#"Son of Shock!" Package

#Ernie Fosselius

#August Ragone