Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows
Author | : Ted Okuda |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2016-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780809335381 |
ISBN-13 | : 0809335387 |
Rating | : 4/5 (387 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows by : Ted Okuda
Download or read book Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows written by Ted Okuda and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the last 1950s, studios saw television as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had been gathering dust in their vaults. Distributors grouped them by genre-- and Chicago's tradition of TV horror movie shows was born. From giant grasshoppers to Dracula epics, Okuda and Yurkiw take a comprehensive look at these programs, with career profiles of the "horror hosts," a look at the politics behind the shows, and broadcast histories, as well as guides to many of the films themselves.