American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Ghoulardi to Ghoul-A-Go-Go. Follow this American folk art form from its glamorous beginnings, through repeated waves of popularity, to its scrappy resurgence and survival in the age of cable access and the Internet.... (Full plot summary below)
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American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Ghoulardi to Ghoul-A-Go-Go. Follow this American folk art form from its glamorous beginnings, through repeated waves of popularity, to its scrappy resurgence and survival in the age of cable access and the Internet.
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| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A great look back at an American Television staple that went the way of the dodo. |
| User ReviewJohn BFun film documenting an important (and dying, unfortunately) part of television history: the late-night horror host. |
| User ReviewVal MNot as in depth as I would have liked (where is local favorite Sivad???), but good nonetheless. I miss the days of horror hosts. |
| User ReviewJessi tAbsolutely phenomenal. A comprehensive look of the famous and not-so-famous horror hosts through the years. As an Ohio-born ("You can't swing a dead cat around without hitting a horror host in Ohio.") horror fanatic, I was heavily influenced by the tradition of horror hosts on television. Seeing some of my favorites (Dr. Creep lives!) as well as some that I was familiar with, hearing their stories, and getting glimpses of vintage footage from some of the horror hosts of yesteryear was a real treat. I'm so glad this doc exists, I'm just pissed I didn't get to make it first. |
| User ReviewJames BA fun documentary about Horror Hosts featuring Curtis Armstrong, Leonard Maltin, Joel Hodgson, Tim Conway, Neil Gaiman, and most importantly, Penny Dreadful. Highly recommended! |
| User ReviewNick BA great documentary about local TV horror hosts. Could be more balanced and feature more hosts. Rich Koz's "Son Of Svengoolie/Svengoolie" run is barely touched on and because of syndication he is probably the best known horror host in America. Still a must see for fans of these regional hosts in all their weird incarnations. |
| User ReviewChris TSuch a fascinating slice of american tv. Not a great documentary but a subject the interest me a lot. I wish these types of show still exsisted. |
| User ReviewTodd LInteresting documentary about local horror hosts, however, the film has about 45 minutes of info stretched into a 90 minute film. Also makes waaaay too many assumptions about the audiences knowledge of it's subject. |
| User ReviewRandy TAn interesting look into the world of late night TV horror movie hosting. More factual than entertaining. |
| User ReviewDavid Gi just love clips of old TV, and this is a treasure trove of clips from the golden age of the TV Horror Host. LOADS of Ghoulardi, Zacherley, and Vampira clips! Its like a warm blanket of nostalgia, especially with the Count Gore DeVol interviews.... sadly, no Ghost Host from Baltimore's UHF Channel 45, tho |
