Feb 2018
I'm not terribly familiar with a lot of them, because I rarely catch anything I watch on a program that would be hosted by horror-themed character, but you gotta love the effort.
Elvira was popular enough to spawn a charming b-movie about her inhereting a haunted house. She's still going, but I've heard on and off again things about her retiring. I guess she can't get enough of it.
I don't know anything about Vampira, whom Elvira was based on, besides what I've seen in the movie "Ed Wood".
Svengoolie is based in Chicago, which is close to where I grew up, but surprisingly, I've never seen much of him.
I think a favorite of many people is Joe Bob Briggs from Monster-Vision. Again, I've never seen that show, but I know Joe Bob from a few dvd commentaries, and for his scene in 'Casino'. I also gotta love the man for liking Texas Chainsaw 4. There is talk of bringing this show back.
Who else is there...
John Kassir played the Crypt-Keeper for many years, and that show was great. They're still trying to bring that one back, but without a crypt-keeper?
Of course, Freddy Krueger also hosted a decent anthology series, too. Maybe by these standards, you can also count Alfred Hitchcock as a host, if he "presents" so many stories.
Thoughts on horror hosts? Who's your favorite? Who am I missing?
Elvira was popular enough to spawn a charming b-movie about her inhereting a haunted house. She's still going, but I've heard on and off again things about her retiring. I guess she can't get enough of it.
I don't know anything about Vampira, whom Elvira was based on, besides what I've seen in the movie "Ed Wood".
Svengoolie is based in Chicago, which is close to where I grew up, but surprisingly, I've never seen much of him.
I think a favorite of many people is Joe Bob Briggs from Monster-Vision. Again, I've never seen that show, but I know Joe Bob from a few dvd commentaries, and for his scene in 'Casino'. I also gotta love the man for liking Texas Chainsaw 4. There is talk of bringing this show back.
Who else is there...
John Kassir played the Crypt-Keeper for many years, and that show was great. They're still trying to bring that one back, but without a crypt-keeper?
Of course, Freddy Krueger also hosted a decent anthology series, too. Maybe by these standards, you can also count Alfred Hitchcock as a host, if he "presents" so many stories.
Thoughts on horror hosts? Who's your favorite? Who am I missing?
Emily Booth hosts a horror movie channel, i think it's simply called The Horror Channel but we don't get it on our TV package. So tho i haven't seen her hosting I'm giving her a shout for her scream queen pedigree (Cradle of Fear, Evil Aliens & Doghouse)
More well known for being a film critic Mark Kermode hosts an occasional 'extreme horror' month on FilmFour, where he'll spend a few mins introducing a cult extreme movie.
I also liked both Alex Cox & Mark Cousins when they hosted Moviedrome, but that's not restricted to horror movies.
Finally a nod to Roal Dahl who would introduce episodes of the anthology series Tales of the Unexpected. One off stories, the majority of which are based on Dahl's adult vignettes and shorts, not always horror but usualy some dark twist at the end.