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Uploaded by ZTeamProductions on Dec 7, 2008
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.
"American Scary" was released on DVD in February 2009, and can be purchased from Amazon and other retailers. It is also available through iTunes and Netflix.
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@MrBrassboy Or rather it's not a whole section but he is mentioned briefly at least. I kind of skimmed a lot of the movie when I watched it lol. Couldn't stand the constant guitar background music that never ever stops.
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@MrBrassboy This movie is on youtube right now and they have a section about Sir Graves Ghastly about 30 minutes in.
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Does anybody else remember "Sir Graves Ghastly"?
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No Sammy Terry??? :(
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ELVIRA is my fav, but she did not show up til the early 80's...
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The most recent TV 'horror host' I can think of was comicbook, horror, and dark fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and his '13 Night's of Fright' horror movie marathon that he hosted for the Fox Movie Channel about four years ago, it was a two week long classic horror film marathon done for Halloween, Gaiman hosted it and really seemed to have alot of fun with it, he even had a vampire girl assistant. Does anyone remember that?
cha5 4 months ago
@cha5 @cha5 Neil is in American Scary, as is some footage shot behind the scenes when we was filming those segments for Fox Movie Channel.
ZTeamProductions 4 months ago