| Shock Theatre Chicago Style: Wbkb-Tv's Late Night Horror Showcase, 1957-1959 Contributor(s): Glut, Donald F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078646805X ISBN-13: 9780786468058 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.457 |
| LCCN: 2012024867 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |