Barry Hobart, was a man who helped to bring some bad horror movies to late night T.V. in Dayton. He was the host of a show called "Shock Theater" and he also co-hosted a show called " Clubhouse 22". Barry went from master control operator to Horror host, when he Started the "Shock Theater" in 1972. The show lasted until 1985. After the show ended he went on to host the children Show "Clubhouse 22". Besides hosting T.V. show. He want on to do Charity work such as Christmas Smiles in which he helped 93,000 families in 33 years. He also did a charity for Muscular Dystrophy telethon every Labor Day. He was planning to do a comeback but sadly he his health went bad. But He still did appearances while he was sick.
In December he slipped into a coma after he suffered two strokes. Sadly he passed away on January 14, 2011. I never met the man but he sure wasn't a Creep but was a man who gave so much.
If you would like to send condolences to his family you can follow this link: http://www.anderson-fh.com/.
Also if you would like to check out his Obituaries at http://www.anderson-funeral.com/_mgxroot/page_10769.php?id=883327
Also you can check out his site at http://www.drcreep.com/
This is the opening to his show.
Halloween Special
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