Barnes & Noble Hosted Horror on Television: The Films and Faces of Shock Theater, Creature Features Chiller Theater at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, TN
In October 1957, Screen Gems made horror movies available to local television stations around the country as part of a package of films called Shock Theater. These movies became a huge sensation with TV viewers, as did the horror hosts who introduced the films and offered insight- often humorous-into the plots, the actors, and the directors. This history of hosted horror takes readers through the best TV horror films, from the 1930s black-and-white classics from Universal Studios to the grislier color films of the early 1970s. It also explores the hosts who presented them, some of whom faded into obscurity while others became iconic within the genre.
In October 1957, Screen Gems made horror movies available to local television stations around the country as part of a package of films called Shock Theater. These movies became a huge sensation with TV viewers, as did the horror hosts who introduced the films and offered insight- often humorous-into the plots, the actors, and the directors. This history of hosted horror takes readers through the best TV horror films, from the 1930s black-and-white classics from Universal Studios to the grislier color films of the early 1970s. It also explores the hosts who presented them, some of whom faded into obscurity while others became iconic within the genre.
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