WPIX 1991 Shocktober Commercial: The Main One

This is the main 1991 Shocktober commercial that aired on WPIX Channel 11 during the Shocktober presentation of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

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Entertainment

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• WPIX
• 1991
• Shocktober
• Commercial
• commercials

[SagelandCreative]

Hi - I wrote and produced this promo. Doug Paul is the voiceover talent. He really nailed it. The promo was cut in-house. The creative services just got a new digital edit studio; this is one of the first promos cut in there. Good times.

[wtcvidman]

@SagelandCreative

You, Doug & everyone else who worked on it did a great job. I wish these types of promos were still being made today. Did you also work on the one for Xtreme Week?

[SagelandCreative]

@wtcvidman

Why, yes. I did produce the Xtreme Week spot, too - wow. I've got all these promos somewhere, in a box full of tapes. I also produced the futuristic city animation package with a very hot animation company at the time - Telezign, based at National Video Center. Alas, both are gone now.

[wtcvidman]

@SagelandCreative

Wow. If you ever think about making copies of those tapes, I'd be interested & would even supply the blank tapes and/or DVDs.

Is the futuristic city promo the one with the Twin Towers that was used for the movies? I have the bumper & station ID of that one (with the WTC) & saw the full intro/promo on Youtube somewhere.

[HolidayMell]

Nice! These Shocktober movies use to scare me shitless as a kid. Creepshow & Freddy flicks had me curled up under my covers in the dark horrified. I had to watch the news afterward just to fall asleep

[wtcvidman]

@HolidayMell

My favorite 80's horror franchise was Friday the 13th since I always thought a silent killer in the woods in a hockey mask was a bad mofo. I also love Creepshow, especially the tale with Leslie Nielsen (he was awesome as a villain). I hope he gets cast in another villain role in Creepshow 4 next year. I just hope they don't cast a bunch of big name cocky Hollywood douchebags like most big budget horror movies today have. I also hope Romero is in charge of it.

[AthelstonJr]

'Shocktober' As a horror movie fan. WPIX in holloween MONTH showed the BEST MOVIES cable couldn't come close. Thanks for the vid and memories.

[coolwafferman]

@HolidayMell Wow, I was the same way! (lol) I used to watch this, it scared the hell out of me, and then watched the news at 10 pm.

[moviereviews4life]

@SagelandCreative This was my favorite time of the year cause of this, I really wish they would do this again, I'm so tired of no talent shows like America's Next Top Model

[jlly16]

Now this brings back so many great memories.

[cvm8281]

@SagelandCreative Well actually I had to be in bed by 10 for school the next day of course and as an adult I know no self respecting adult was gonna watch those movies on regular tv with all the good stuff cut out plus no real adult likes that kind of stuff anyway. But yeah all those shocktober movies I used to watch them as a kid at 8 movies like Return of the living Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Some good memories well like I said if you are the real person it's a pleasure to meet you.

[SagelandCreative]

@cvm8281 Actually ... At the time, they were pretty much aimed at M18-34; a desirable television audience, really. Not teenagers or little kids. You must have stayed up late when you were young; generally the promos were not placed in time slots with heavy kids' viewing.

[deathailsatan]

damn i miss shocktober

[cvm8281]

@SagelandCreative When then I must say it's a pleasure. I used to watch these as a little kid, just one question who would you say you aimed those advertisements at teenagers or little kids?

[SagelandCreative]

@cvm8281 @cvm8281 Yes, I am the GIRL that produced this promo all those years ago! Doug Paul is still in the voiceover business, although his main gig these days is proprietor of Three Sisters Vineyards in Georgia Tasty stuff, I hear; I haven't had the pleasure yet! You can find the winery on FB, too. Enjoy!

[cvm8281]

@SagelandCreative Well I must say if you really are the guy that did this then it is an honor and that's who that voice is I can think of a million promo's that guy voice overed. I'd be honored to get his autograph and say, "Channel 11 WPIX New York, New York's movie station" good times.