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Author Okuda, Ted, 1953- author.

Title Chicago TV horror movie shows : from "Shock theatre" to "Svengoolie" / Ted Okuda and Mark Yurkiw
Published Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2016

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Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introductions; A Word About Researching TV Listings; 1. Old Merchandise in New Wrappers: Repackaging Old Horror Movies; 2. Shock Theatre: Mad Marvin's Monster Movie Mania; 3. Thrillerama: Saturday Night Chillers; 4. The Big Show: Monster Movie Mondays; 5. The Early Show: Science Fiction Wednesdays; 6. Occasional Shockers: The Toy That Grew Up and Prize Movie With Ione; 7. Creature Features: Gruesome Ghouls and Grisly Ghosts
8. The Science Fiction Theater/Science Fiction Cinema: Potpourri of Pinch-Penny Pictures9. Monster Rally: Really Cheap Thrills; 10. Screaming Yellow Theater: The Birth of Svengoolie, or I Was a Hippie Horror Host; 11. The Ghoul: It Came from Cleveland; 12. Svengoolie: Humor That's Rich; Appendix A: 100 Monster Movies: A Fright Film Guide; Appendix B: Collector's Corner: The Good Old Days of 8mm Monster Movies; Appendix C: The "Shock!" Library: The Start of the TV Horror-Movie Show Tradition; Appendix D: Monster Movie Contacts: Sources for Fans; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
Notes Originally published: Chicago : Lake Claremont Press, 2007
Bibliography Includes filmography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Horror films -- History and criticism
Horror television programs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Horror films
Horror television programs
Illinois -- Chicago
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Yurkiw, Mark
ISBN 9780809335398
0809335395