R.I.P. Ray Dennis Steckler 1938-2009

Steckler Died January 7, 2009.

Format: Radio Spot
Released In US: August 1964

Released As: The Thrill killers 1964,
The Maniacs Are Loose! 1964 & The Monsters Are Loose! 1965

Director: Ray Dennis Steckler
Distributor: Morgan-Steckler Productions

Note: There is much confusion on the exact air date & origin of this radio spot. I stand fast, despite listing it as a radio spot, that it was actaully a local "Radio Ad" created for the run of the film between late August through September of 1964 in whatever region it was playing at the time. Several variations exist of this spot and a few are available for download on various blogs. In any event it is a perfect piece of audio art that really represents the power of Drive-in advertising in the mid to late 1960's.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• radio
• spot
• advertising
• horror
• film
• maniacs
• are
• loose
• the
• thrill
• killers
• 1964
• 1965

[DIOTD2008]

@Isteckler- The date of birth is incorrect and I will correct that however I am confused a bit when you say he passed in 2008. The New York Times reported that Ray passed away at age 70 from heart failure on January 7, 2009. I am not making light of this at all. I just want to be correct in the information I have provided.

[lsteckler]

And he was born in 1938, not 1939.

[edsquidful]

i'll miss him.

[ShowBizComic]

I still remember the radio spots for "Blood Feast" and "Bloody Pit of Horror" when I was in High School! Would love hear THOSE again!

[LethalKillingMachine]

Hehe, you don't see entertainment like that anymore. All of today's horror movies are awful.

[jesshooker]

Would of been great to see it when it came out .