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American Scary (2006) -- American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Ghoulardi to Ghoul-A-Go-Go.
American Scary (2006) -- American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Zacherley to A. Ghastlee Ghoul. This is a preview of the section on Zacherley.

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American Scary is a look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Ghoulardi to Ghoul-A-Go-Go... more | add synopsis
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Horror Host Doc American Scary Heads Home!
 (From Dread Central. 13 February 2009, 9:14 AM, PST)

'American Scary' Captures Era of TV Horror Hosts
 (From ESplatter. 8 February 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)

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Cast

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Forrest J Ackerman ... Himself
Douglas Agosti ... Himself / Dr. Shock
Ernie Anderson ... Himself / 'Ghoulardi' (archive footage)

Curtis Armstrong ... Himself
Bob Beidman ... Himself / 'Carpathian'
Terry Bennett ... Himself / "Marvin" (archive footage)
Bob Billbrough ... Himself / "Hives the Butler"
Jerry G. Bishop ... Himself / 'Svengoolie'
John Bloom ... Himself
Ken Bramming ... Dr. Lucifer (archive footage)
Nicole M. Brooks ... Herself
Bob Burns ... Himself
P.D. Cacek ... Herself / 'Moira the Banshee'
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille ... Himself
George 'E-Gor' Chastain ... Himself
Tim Conway ... Himself
Lowell Cunningham ... Himself
Shane Dallmann ... Himself / 'Remo D.'
Frank J. Dello Stritto ... Himself
Jeanne Dietrick ... Herself / 'Joan E. Cleaver'
John Dimes ... Himself / 'Dr. Sarcofiguy'
Penny Dreadful ... Penny Dreadful (as Danielle Gelehrter)
Richard Dyszel ... Himself / 'Count Gore DeVol'
Brian Easterling ... Himself / 'Butch R. Cleaver'
Andrew C. Ely ... Himself / 'Grimm'
Hart D. Fisher ... Himself
Joseph Fotinos ... Himself / 'Professor Anton Griffin'
Tim Fox ... Himself
Neil Gaiman ... Himself

Chris Gore ... Himself
Billy Hall ... Himself
Jeff Hall ... Himself (as Jeff 'The Sickie' Hall)
Jim Hendricks ... Himself / 'Commander USA'
Timothy Herron ... Himself / 'Baron Von Wolfstein'
Bob Hinton ... Himself / 'A. Ghastlee Ghoul'
Barry Hobart ... Himself / 'Dr. Creep'
Joel Hodgson ... Himself

John Kassir ... Himself
Adam Kolesm ... Himself
Eric Lobo ... Himself / "Mr Lobo"

Leonard Maltin ... Himself
Russ McCown ... Sir Cecil Creepe (archive footage)
Alan F. Milair ... Himself / "Dr. E. Nick Witty"
Michael Monahan ... Himself / 'Doktor Goulfinger'
Joseph Monks ... Himself
James Morrow ... Himself
Mark D. Newman ... Himself / 'Dr. Mor B.S.'
David Nielsen ... Himself
Bob Paulin ... Himself
Brittany Paulin ... Herself
Mike Price ... Himself / "Baron Daemon"
Jimmy Psycho ... Himself
John Rinaldi ... Himself / "Li'l John"
Tom Savini ... Himself
Keven Scarpino ... Himself
Chuck Schodowski ... Himself / "Big Chuck"
Karen Scioli ... Herself / "Stella"
Roberta Solomon ... Herself / 'Crematia Mortem'
John Stanley ... Himself
Ron Sweed ... Himself / 'The Ghoul'

Patricia Tallman ... Herself
Malena Teves ... Herself
Jeff Thompson ... Himself
Phil Tippett ... Himself
Larry Underwood ... Himself / 'Dr. Gangrene'
Vampira ... Herself (as Maila Nurmi)
Len Wein ... Himself
Darren Wilhite ... Himself
Bob Wilkins ... Himself
John Zacherle ... Himself / 'Zacherley'
Randy Zimmerman ... Himself
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
An absolutely LOVING tribute..., 14 March 2009
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Author: jbeeching from United States

Not a lot of documentaries shot on a shoestring like this one is convey the love and admirations the filmmakers of "American Scary" do for their overview of local horror hosts. The unpolished nature of this film actually adds to the overall message- that the horror movie host was something from another time and is (with few exceptions) sorely missed. Interviews with the people that brought these characters to life as well as people who were influenced by them are slices of time that make us lucky they've been captured on tape; too many people (Forry Ackerman; Vampira; Bob Wilkins plus quite a few more) have died since being interviewed for this piece which is a pity. Thank God these people are on here to share their thoughts. A small film with a giant heart- buy it or rent it, but SEE IT!

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