Nightmare Theater, 1978

"Nightmare Theater" ran on KIRO-TV (channel 7) in Seattle from 1965 - 1978. It was shown every Friday night at 11:30. It was hosted by "The Count" who introduced classic horror movies. If you were a kid and lived in the Seattle area during this period, you would have been well aquainted with The Count, who was a beloved local television fixture.

The Count was played by Joe Towey, who passed away in 1989.

This clip (from KIRO's archives) appears to be the last episode of Nightmare Theater that was aired in 1978 - the movie feature is "Frankenstein: The True Story", which was shown in the last episode, according to thetrashcollector.com:

http://thetrashcollector.com/nightmaretheatrenw/schedule.html

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• nightmare
• theater
• joe
• towey
• kiro
• tv
• seattle

[wild0409]

How did you get these? It's not like anyone had VCR's back then. Do you have access to KIRO archives? Post more please!

[tiggstiggstiggs]

@wild0409 I got it from KIRO's website, a few years ago. They had it archived on one of their old web pages. I doubt if it's still there.

[SeanLaw]

I watched this as often as I could when I was a little kid! It was where I first saw all of those old classics (and not-so classics)! The Count and his cheesy (early) video effects were cool, I was sad when he stopped appearing and the show eventually ended. This is the first time I have seen this since back then, and seeing the tears in the fabric of the coffin lid are bringing me right back to those times!

[phantom98820]

never thought I would ever see this again! Brings back lots of memories .Looked forward to Friday nights just to watch the coffin and the vampire ( the movies were secondary ). Enjoyed getting a chill up my spine from just this segment . After tripping over this by channeling surfing , continued to tune in every Friday night. Like everyone who has commented, thanks for posting .

[videolung]

I'm alsot certain that, briefly, there was a Science Fiction Theatre on channel 7 too, with a mad scientist. Did I hallucinate that? I know there was a science fiction theatre on channel 13 on - was it Saturday or Sunday afternoons?

[reeferman502]

Like everyone else,l would stay up Friday nights to watch Nightmare Theater double features but what l liked the best was the Count's guests and "friends",did he have a skull for his girlfriend,named Pamela?

[teenonator]

This sort of made up for when Channel 11 stopped showing classic horror movies on Saturday night "And by classic, we mean old"

[mrugdork]

Wow... I remember waiting for Friday nights and Nightmare Theater's Double Feature. I'd seldom stay awake through the second movie. It it is great to read all the coments and see that this cheesy little local show meant as much to others as it did for me. This is why the internet is great...well...this and porn...

[tulud]

i was a guest here once

[ericrising]

Wow! What memories.

[Rutoenfit]

Yes, yet another Vancouver-raised maniac who grew up on this, 'J.P. Patches' and later 'Nightcap Theater', or "Nightcap Thee-ate-or" as the dude with the pomp and gold chains used to say.

Cheers for the awesome flashback!

[danjaymusic1980]

I DON"T BELIEVE IT!!! I haven"t seen this since I was a kid.  I used to stay up late Friday nights to watch some great- and not so great monster movies on good "ol Channel 7 (didn"t they have double features for awhile in the late 60"s/early 70"s?). Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danjaymusic1980]

I DON"T BELIEVE IT!!! I haven"t seen this since I was a kid. I used to stay up late Friday nights to watch all the monster movies I could (didn"t they have double features for awhile in the late 60"s/early 70"s?). Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danjaymusic1980]

I DON"T BELIEVE IT!!! I haven"t seen this since I was a kid. I used to stay up late Friday nights to watch all the monster movies I could (didn"t they have double features for awhile in the late 60"s/early 70"s?). Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!