Thread: Creature Features WNEW New York

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That's all greek language to me, Sat8.

uncledeercamp wrote: Satch, you do indeed have the right time. Head over to http://www.chillerdrive-in.com for more info. The first episode will be "Gammera The Invincible". Next week will be "King Kong Escapes". Hope you all dig it! damn I'm gonna miss out!

Which YouTube post is that? can you post a link to it?

I read that when he took the job Fred Gwynne was upset with him because Gwynne wanted people to forget he ever did that part because he was typecast by producers and directors so when Al Lewis started hosting as Grandpa he felt it would once again pigeon hole him as Herman Munster. There was apparantly other people at Turner Broadcasting who didn't like the idea of Granpa Munster hosting Godzilla movies. And to once again tie the Big G to...

Well done, sir! Big congratulations to Dr Gangrene and his talented crew. This is well-deserved recognition.

I've always considered Al Lewis (Grandpa) on Super Scary Saturday to be "my" horror host. He showed Godzilla and Toho kaiju films all the time, which of course was right up my alley. I also loved the skits he did, such as "Last Blood: Slimbo" to coincide with his showing War of the Gargantuas . Apparently, he didn't like being a horror host too much, but I gotta say he was always my favorite.

That is totally a haunted stocking stuffer!

Watched it, it wasn't bad, but I agree that the special effects are a bit of a pain. They did indeed show King Kong Escapes, a really nice widescreen print too. My theory is that either RTV or some network of theirs in the past acquired a movie library and they are allowed to borrow from that.

Oh Come All Ye Dreadful! Just in time for the Holidays, 'Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers' Season 7 is now available. The box set comes with seven discs, each featuring the hosting segments as well as a feature-length film of terror. The first four episodes consist of a macabre continuing storyline wherein I begin to age into an old hag and must acquire the three deadly ingredients for my elixir of youth, all while hosting...