Guest Writer: Before there was Horror Host.

 Before there was Horror Host.

By Bobby  Gammonster

 Before the "Horror Host" trend started up , before Vampira or Zacherley, television began the horror tales with a show called "Suspense" These vintage 30-minute tales of mystery and suspense from the classic anthology series feature numerous Hollywood and Broadway legends in episodes that originally aired live on television from 1949-54. Guest stars include Bela Lugosi, Lloyd Bridges, Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Charlton Heston, Boris Karloff, Anne Bancroft, Cloris Leachman, Hume Cronyn, Walter Matthau and many others.Making way for later shows like Thriller with Boris Karloff and Alfred Hitchcock tales. Found now at Netflix , take a trip back in time and enjoy a time when acting was the catch of the audience and not fancy effects.

       

   

Life is starting to calm down.

Hi all I am sorry I haven't been posting lately but i was really sick and had to get surgery done. Because of that i really haven't had much time to write and post on here. i am hoping in the following months to get back into a routine of writing again. Thank you for be patient with me and all your support. please feel free to check out some of the wonderful archive stories on the blog. thanks again.

Vampira: A true Hollywood Treasure

Today was a sad day in the history of Horror Host. The first Nationally known Horror hostess passed away on January 10,2008. R.I.P Vampira (Maila Nurmi) ,She was 85 years old and died of natural causes. I wanted thank her being one of the horror hosts to help start the ball rolling on a wonderful tradition in America horror hosting. My Blog salutes her and thank here. She was a true Hollywood Treasure.

This is her gravestone located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

 Below are some video tributes people 

 made after her death:

This is a nice picture tribute with a great song from the band Misfits entitled Vampira

A nice tribute to Vampira with some clips from Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Here is a tribute Horror Hosts were able to do for her at the 2010 Horror Hound Convention

I hope this gives you a little something to help to remember her and honor her life work.

Check back later this month for a full Biography on Vampira.

Plan 9 from Outer Space

                                         

Trailer for the film.

The plot behind Plan 9 from Outer Space:

In California, an old man (Bela Lugosi) grieves the loss of his wife (Vampira) and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay (Tor Johnson) that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to top mankind from developing the powerful bomb "Solobonite" that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.

Bela Lugosi in Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Ed Wood Jr.

In 1955, The Vampira show was canceled. Vampira tried to do her show at a rival T.V. station by the name of KHJ - TV. KHJ - TV order some segment and promotional  but it just didn't work out. She moved on to work on her movie career. She did a couple of movies in 1955 and one them was for the famous director Ed wood Jr. First she was against being in the movie but Ed begged her to be in it and she decided she would. The filming started in August to September 1956, where she Co-stared with the famous horror icon Bela Lugosi. The Movie didn't come out until July 22, 1959. The movie wasn't the best received in the box office but later on it became an cult classic with in the B- Movie realm. Ed wood Jr. went on to become famous but not for making great movies but for making some of the worst movies ever. On this blog we salute Ed wood Jr. and all his great movies. 

The poster.

Below is the actual movie for you viewing pleasure:

This Movie has also been hosted by many horror hosts out there. 

Below is some of examples of hosts hosting the movie:

The first is Mr. Lobo the host of Cinema Insomnia.

The second is Pumpkin man the host of Fright Night Theater:

The third is Crypt Meister the host of Creepy Castle:

Those are just some of the episodes of horror hosts hosting the Plan 9 from Outer Space. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed watching them. Check back for more Vampira tribute this month.

Vortexx Schedule for January 9 - January 14

What is vortexx and what movies can I watch. Well below it tells you what Vortexx is and what movie will be showing this week and who will be hosting it.

Welcome to The Vortexx, your home away from home for horror hosts, B- movies, and cult flicks! Our movies run 24/7 and the chat room is open at all times. Join us at 9 (ET) on Monday-Thursday and at 10 on Friday-Saturday for our featured movie and a moderated chat. Our schedule for January 9-14 appears below. You can find us at www.livestream.com/thevortexx AND at our new sister channel www.past-tv-network.com




Monday (1/9). 9:00 P.M.  ALTERNATIVE REALITIES with Dr. Sigmund Zoid presents PHANTOM PLANET (1961) – a space-age version of Gulliver’s Travels. Richard (Jaws) Kiel plays the Solarite – one of the monsters trying to take over Planet Rheton. And check out the leader of the wee folk on the phantom planet. It’s none other than Francis X. Bushman – once a popular romantic lead in silent movies and now reduced to . . . this! Actually, this is a pretty decent movie that benefits from an intelligent script, tight direction, and excellent black-and-white photography, coupled with a number of extremely attractive ladies.

Tuesday (1/10). 9:00 P.M.  THE SCHLOCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with Nigel Honeybone presents the 1925 silent classic, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA starring Lon Chaney. Nigel, who knew Mr. Chaney personally, will be taking us behind the scenes to talk about the troubled production history of this movie. After hearing the sordid details, you’ll be wondering how it ever got made at all!

Wednesday (1/11). 9:00 P.M. THE SHOCKO THE CLOWN SHOW presents PHANTOM FROM SPACE (1953). An alien with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Will he be able to cope with L.A. traffic? Directed by W. Lee Wilder, Billy's less talented brother. This is your chance to see this seldom-seen sci-fi film from the fifties!

Thursday (1/12). 9:00 P.M.  SHOCKING THEATER with Justy Ghost presents MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE (1966) starring Torgo. This is arguably the worst movie ever made. But, believe it or not, Justy has actually found a way to make this stinker watchable. He's cut out the really terrible parts and turned it into a silent movie with music and title cards. You’ve never seen a MANOS like this one, so let’s all go Manos a Manos in the Vortexx!

Friday (1/13). 10:00 P.M. DEMENTED DRIVE-IN with Floyd Cadaverous presents his FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL. We can't divulge the name of our movie right now, because Floyd is still working on it in his secret laboratory in the dark cellar of the drive in. But we'll announce it once he has it finished.

Saturday (1/14). 10:00 P.M. THE LATE DR LADY SHOW presents CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD(1973). She's 700 years old and still going strong! She's Hannah, Queen of the Vampires, which is also the alternate title of this U.S.-Spanish horror thriller. Starring Patty Shepard, Mark Damon, and Andrew Prine and directed by Ray Danton. We expect Dr. Lady to make his usual appearance in the chat room, so come on by and say hello!

Spooktecular ... History of Horror Host: First promo.

I made the first Promo for the blog above for the 2012 year. This is the first time for me making a video. I think everything went well for my first time. I hope you enjoy it and share it.

Another Promo was done by my friends over at Vortexx. I just want tell them thanks for making the promo. Keeping on checking this blog every week for vortexx schedule. Vortexx and this blog will be working together to do cross promoting. 

Site Under Construction: Please check back soon

This site is under construction and will be reopen next year. There is some exciting things comming to the blog. Hope to see you next year have a happy new year.