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?
haven't seen Elvira since i was a kid but i recall her being a lot of fun.
the Cryptkeeper is legendary, of course. puzzling that they'd even consider redoing the show without him. i wonder if it's fear of recasting, an intent to darken the tone, or... what.
HItchcock i'm not sure i would call a favoite as host, though i suppose he did have presence. i really like his show, though.
Svengoolie's name is weirdly familiar to me but i don't recall ever having actually seen him host. maybe he was mentioned in Fangoria or something, idk.
i watched a shitload of USA Up All Night as it aired. i haveto imagine the hosts were pretty forgettable as i remember next to nothing about them. i kept many vivd memories of the films shown for years.