Horror Host Graveyard

Since 2010, The Horror Host Hall of Fame have been inducting 13 hosts in the hall every year. The 2012 inductees are Elvira, Dr. Cadavarino, Bob Wilkins, The Host, Chilly Billy, Stella, Joe Bob Briggs, Dr. Paul Bearer, Mr. Mephisto, Crematia Mortem, Big Chuck, Little John, and Fritz the Night Owl. Listen to Gunther Dedmund explain about the Hall of Fame here: See an interview with Dick Flanigan, who played Mr. Mephisto here: Watch a news report about Doctor Cadaverino here: Wander the halls at: thhhof.com

On October 10, 1985, Elvira made her second appearance on TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes where she showed Dick Clark and Ed McMahon bloopers from her show and an clips from other hosts from all over the country. The hosts featured included Sammy Terry, Count Scary, Macabra, Zacherle, Darcinia, Count Gregore, Spookman Dan, Chilly Billy, Melvin Clumpton, Elroy "Buzz" Towers, Crematia Mortem, Big Chuck & Little John, Lucretia, and Svengoolie. Watch the whole segment here:

In 1985, Crematia Mortem had an Easter edition of her show Creature Feature . Watch a clip from the show here:

In an episode of the 1990's cable access show Professor Kinema , the host, Jim Knusch, presented a look at the history of horror hosting called Nightmare - TV's Horror Hosts and Hostesses . Watch the show here:

Crematia Mortem hosted Creature Feature in Kansas City, Missouri from 1981 - 1988 on KSHB-TV Channel 41. She was joined on her show by characters such as Dweeb and Rasputin. Watch a few clips from her show here: See Crematia introducing a movie screening at a convention in 2007 here:

Episode 117 of The Basement Sublet of Horror is The Horror Host Special . It features the story of how The Basement Sublet of Horror came to be, including many rare clips, behind the scenes footage, and bloopers. Also presented are interviews with the creator and other cast and crew members. The remaining parts of the show have interviews with other Kansas horror hosts. A current interview with Crematia Mortem delves into the background of her show and she reveals some fun stories and anecdotes. A vintage 1986 interview with Tom Leahy, who played The Host with Rodney on Nightmare , includes rare footage of him during the show's run. This is a great show with a lot of background information on all the hosts and first-hand stories that give a good idea of what the shows were like to create. Here is some of the Crematia Mortem interview from the special: