Horror Hosts

I'm not terribly familiar with a lot of them, because I rarely catch anything I watch on a program that would be hosted by horror-themed character, but you gotta love the effort.


Elvira was popular enough to spawn a charming b-movie about her inhereting a haunted house. She's still going, but I've heard on and off again things about her retiring. I guess she can't get enough of it.

I don't know anything about Vampira, whom Elvira was based on, besides what I've seen in the movie "Ed Wood".

Svengoolie is based in Chicago, which is close to where I grew up, but surprisingly, I've never seen much of him.

I think a favorite of many people is Joe Bob Briggs from Monster-Vision. Again, I've never seen that show, but I know Joe Bob from a few dvd commentaries, and for his scene in 'Casino'. I also gotta love the man for liking Texas Chainsaw 4. There is talk of bringing this show back.

Who else is there...

John Kassir played the Crypt-Keeper for many years, and that show was great. They're still trying to bring that one back, but without a crypt-keeper?

Of course, Freddy Krueger also hosted a decent anthology series, too. Maybe by these standards, you can also count Alfred Hitchcock as a host, if he "presents" so many stories.


Thoughts on horror hosts? Who's your favorite? Who am I missing?