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We used to have 'hosted' horror movies, but they did away with those a long time ago (in the San Francisco area). They'd always be on a non-network channel. I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. I LOVE that kind of stuff. Halloween in my favorite time of year and I love watching scary movies around that time, cause the local networks start hosting the horror movies.

Yeah, we lost the Chilly Billy Chiller Theater in the early 1980's although the host is still active in local Pittsburgh radio. Channel 11 was and still is the local NBC affiliate. I also remember our local Channel 22, an independant (indy) station at the time, did show horror movies on Saturday night where the opening was a grotesque looking guy who took forever to climb the stairs. Another local indy station, at that time, Channel 53, had a host dressed up like he was Einstein on crack where he hosted horror and sci-fi movies on Saturday afternoons. After a 20 or 25 year dearth, it looks like we are going back to those days with our Channel 59 with the "The It's Alive Show" where they also show horror shorts made by local, Pittsburgh indy filmakers. They had a (mock) pledge drive yesterday and they made $7.14, they were happy as pigs in mud over that. B-)

It makes me wish for the days when we used to watch stuff like that on TV as we gorged down pizza and pop. B-)