American Scary (2006)

A Tribute to the Golden Age of the Horror Hosts

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.

Cast (21)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Forrest J. Ackerman

Himself

D

Douglas Agosti

Himself / 'Dr. Shock'

Curtis Armstrong

Himself

B

Bob Beidman

Himself / 'Carpathian'

B

Bob Billbrough

Himself / 'Hives the Butler'

J

Jerry G. Bishop

Himself / 'Svengoolie'

John Bloom

Himself / 'Joe Bob Briggs'

B

Bill Cardille

Himself / 'Chilly Billy'

Richard Dyszel

Himself / 'Count Gore DeVol'

Joel Hodgson

Himself

John Kassir

Himself / 'Cryptkeeper'

Leonard Maltin

Himself

Maila Nurmi

Herself / 'Vampira'

Tom Savini

Himself

J

John Stanley

Himself - Creature Features

Phil Tippett

Himself

John Zacherle

Himself / 'Zacherley'

T

Terry Bennett

Himself / 'Marvin' (archive footage)

K

Ken Bramming

Dr. Lucifer (archive footage)

Cassandra Peterson

Elvira (archive footage)

Ernie Anderson

Himself / 'Ghoulardi'

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