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‘Rob Zombie’s 13 Nights of Halloween’ Returns to HDNet Movies

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According to EW, Rob Zombie will once again be returning to HDNet Movies to host Rob Zombie’s 13 Nights of Halloween this Halloween season.

The shock-rocker and horror director will present an appropriate number of fright films, beginning on October 19 and wrapping up on All Hallow’s Eve.

The list this year is eclectic to say the least, with Zombie’s own The Lords of Salem kicking things off, before venturing down a rather diverse path.  Zombie will hopefully channel his inner Zacherley as he introduces the rest of the line-up including: The Blair Witch Project, Book of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2, Zombie Strippers, The Fourth Kind, Pandorum, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Evil Dead, Natural Born Killers, The Eye, The Last House on the Left (1972), Angel Heart, and Flatliners.  read more

Rob Zombie will host 13 Nights of Halloween Films for HDNET Movies

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Many older horror fans miss the days of the classic “horror movie hosts”.   Starting with Vampira and Zacherley, and continuing with many regional hosts from around the country such as “Chilly Billy”, Ghoulardi, and Svengoolie, these hosts brought humor and commentary to these late night features.

In the syndication and cable era of the 1980’s, the trend continued with Elvira, Commander USA, and Joe Bob Briggs.  Unfortunately, most of the hosts were done by the late 90’s, but they would sometimes return for special Halloween programming. read more

Beloved Horror Host Zacherley Dead at 98

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Dread Central broke the news today that John Zacherle (better know by his stage name Zacherley) died yesterday, a day before the semi-annual Chiller Theater Convention that was named for his popular New York area horror television show from the 1960’s.

John Zacherle started out in early televison and radio broadcasting, but his real claim to fame came as the host of Shock Theater for WCAU-TV out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which debuted on October 7, 1957.  Zacherle started out as an undertaker/vampire character named “Roland” before switching to his trademark Zacherley.   read more