Shock Theatre, Chicago Style: WBKB-TV's Late Night Horror Showcase, 1957-1959

Author:   Donald F Glut
Publisher:   McFarland & Company
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9786613860811


Pages:   205
Publication Date:   24 July 2012
Format:   Electronic book text
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Shock Theatre, Chicago Style: WBKB-TV's Late Night Horror Showcase, 1957-1959


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From December 1957 through October 1959, Chicago TV viewers were held in thrall by Marvin, the ghoulishly hilarious host of WBKB-TV's late-night horror film series Shock Theatre. Marvin and his lady friend Dear (her face ever hidden from the camera) introduced thousands of Chicagoland youngsters to such classic Universal chillers as Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man. This history of Shock Theatre focuses on the series and its creator, Marvin himself--in real life, the multi-talented Terry Bennett, whose wife Joy played Dear. Terry's son Kerry Bennett provides an affectionate foreword, while celebrated horror host Count Gore De Vol (Dick Dyszel) supplies the afterword. Included are dozens of photos and vintage advertisement reproductions, as well as two appendices featuring a resume of Terry Bennett's career and a list of films telecast during his two-year Shock Theatre run.

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Author:   Donald F Glut
Publisher:   McFarland & Company
Imprint:   McFarland & Company
ISBN:  

9786613860811


ISBN 10:   6613860816
Pages:   205
Publication Date:   24 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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