American Scary vol. 2
American Scary - Conversations with the Kings, Queens and Jesters of Late-Night Horror TV 2nd Ed. Volume Two
Michael Monahan
346 pages
6x9 size
Book Type: Black & White
Paper Type: Black & white interior with white paper
Paper Size: 50 lb
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Old Horror Hosts Never Die They Just Change Channels
American Scary: Vol. One featured TV’s most Colorful Broadcast Pioneers sharing their Experiences at the Dawn of the Horror Host Era, from Live TV and Shock! Theater in the late 1950s to Video Tape and UHF channels in the late 60s.
American Scary: Vol. Two takes another spin around the Dial, picking up the story as Cable and Satellite Television expanded the Reach of the Local Host and Spread the Horror from Coast to Coast. Graveyard Gadflies enjoyed Resurgent Waves of Popularity in the 1970s, 80’s and beyond. Media Consolidations Created a Rampaging Corporate Monster that threatened to Strangle Independent Creativity as Effectively as any Creature Spawned of Mad Science. But you can’t keep a Good Ghoul down.
“This is a terrific celebration of those who have haunted the airwaves, as well as those who have been influenced by them. A great in-depth look at what truly is an art form- even when it's comic art!"
- Rich Koz, Svengoolie
"Michael Monahan has done such an amazing job researching and capturing this crazy little niche of TV Horror Hosts folk art. I'm so honored to be part of the book that my cleavage is tingling. Again. If you're a horror fan, then it probably started when you watched your local horror host introduce you to this fun, magical and spooky world of terrifying movies. American Scary captures this genre perfectly. Good job, my friend."
- Karen Rydell née Scioli (Stella, The Man-eater from Manayunk