Chicagoist: The Friday Flashback: Halloween Television

Spook

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:27:40 -0600

I saw Night of the Living Dead on Svengoolie one summer night. Man I've never been the same!

Karl Klockars

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:29:23 -0600

BTW, if you are interested in this kind of stuff but haven't read "Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theater to Svengoolie" through Lake Claremont Press, you're really doing yourself a disservice. It's an awesome read.

bunnybear

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:21:43 -0600

Jesus, that led to a daisy chain of videos from http://www.FuzzyMemories.TV that brought back my childhood in minute-plus flashes. Great to hear the Marty Robinson intro for Dr. Who again--and I had completely forgotten about the Max Headroom pirating incident. I've got that on a VHS tape somewhere...

Stealth

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:14:09 -0600

Ah, that's Jerry G. Bishop to you, sir!... Never knew what the G stood for but they always put it in his name.

hotwater30

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:59:02 -0600

I loved Son of Svengoolie growing up. Funny,it took me awhile to recognize Koz as the host of Stoogapalooza. I knew the voice was familiar, but didnt match it to Svengoolie.

Nicholas

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:44:00 -0600

I loved Svengoolie and Screaming Yellow Theater when I was a kid. Thanks for the Creature Features intro video, too. That still give me a chill when I hear the opening cords. A whole generation of Chicagoans are united in a common bond of classic TV -- Sven, Ray Rayner, Garfield Goose, etc... Fun Times indeed.

Ingrid

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:14:31 -0600

My vote for best horror film ever: Night of The Living Dead. I was 10 when I saw this with a bunch of friends at a neighborhood theater at a matinee that was just filled with kids. Lots of collective screaming going on... some kids were running up the aisles out of the theatre. Fun times.