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

Donald F. Glut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078646805X ISBN 13: 9780786468058

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2012

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Donald F. Glut is a prolific book and article writer, and movie producer-director. Among his many works is the award-winning Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia and its supplements. He is the president of Frontline Entertainment and lives in Burbank, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078646805X
• ISBN 13: 9780786468058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204