"American Scary" is a 2006 documentary look at horror hosting in the USA."American Scary" is a 2006 documentary look at horror hosting in the USA."American Scary" is a 2006 documentary look at horror hosting in the USA.
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George Chastain
- Self - E-Gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts
- (as George 'E-Gor' Chastain)
Bill Cardille
- Self
- (as Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille)
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- TriviaIn 2018, Alan Milair - "Dr. E. Nick Witty" was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame".
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Ah, the mammaries...
Because I grew up watching late-night horror hosts on television (in glorious black and white) and going to drive-ins, I watch documentaries like American SCARY and DRIVE-IN BLUES and long for "the good old days." The last time I searched the 'net, I found- much to my amazement- that there are, indeed, a number of drive-ins still operating around the country (none of them, unfortunately, near enough to make a trip practical)- but of the venerable late-night horror hosts there doesn't seem to be any sign. Certainly not locally: hereabouts, interactive programming like Public Access or locally-hosted "creature features" simply aren't part of the Corporate Plan (what the local low-brow commercial cable system hasn't monopolized, the Media Mogul has). American SCARY isn't quite as nostalgic as I'd hoped it might be (too many hosts are given too little time), but it's worth a look and is a reminder, if nothing else, that there once were Late Night Giants who strode the Airwaves.
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- poe426
- Sep 11, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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