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Horror Hosts

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COMING FEB 17th
The World's FIRST Feature Length Horror Host Documentary
Featuring Vampira, Zacherley, Ghoulardi, Bob Wilkins and many, many more!
Visit www.cinemalibrestudio.com or americanscary.com for more information

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 15, 2009) –  A nostalgic homage to the glory days of the late night horror shows, AMERICAN SCARY, features interviews and archival footage of the most famous hosts from the 1950s to present day.  John E. Hudgens and Sandy Clark offer an affectionate tribute to horror show hosting, which will be available on DVD February 17, 2009 at an SRP of $19.95.

The birth of TV horror in the late 1950s also marked the rise of a new American folk art form: horror show hosting. Before syndicated programming and cable were introduced, hosts of locally produced shows were a staple of television. Local programs, such as “Creature Feature” and “Mystery Science Theatre 3000,” launched a spectacle of beloved kooky TV personalities, who will forever belong in the horror “crypt of fame” with their unforgettable farcical make-up, grimy costumes, grotesque props, and even freakishly altered bodies.  AMERICAN SCARY features extensive interviews with both celebrity fans and the hosts themselves on the genre’s beginnings, the ups and downs of ‘60s and ‘70s, and modern revivals. AMERICAN SCARY is a wistful memento of that once significant local television programming and a yearning for its resurrection.

 
AMERICAN SCARY premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival, and has played in multiple film festivals across the nation, including Austin Film Festival, Ohio Independent Film Festival, Longbaugh Film Festival, and others.

Indiana Wants Me!

Doktor Goulfinger is a featured guest at the upcoming ParanormalFest
2009, lured to the stygian heart of Indianapolis by the that "you'll
be sitting next to Sammy Terry." Sold! Sammy Terry was the first horor
host I ever saw from outside my own area, and the opportunity to meet
this legend is not to be missed!

Please visit http://www.sammyterrynightmares.com/paranormalfest.html
for more information on this event.