Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows

Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows
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Publisher : SIU Press
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9780809335381
ISBN-13 : 0809335387
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Book Synopsis Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows by : Ted Okuda

Download or read book Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows written by Ted Okuda and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the last 1950s, studios saw television as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had been gathering dust in their vaults. Distributors grouped them by genre-- and Chicago's tradition of TV horror movie shows was born. From giant grasshoppers to Dracula epics, Okuda and Yurkiw take a comprehensive look at these programs, with career profiles of the "horror hosts," a look at the politics behind the shows, and broadcast histories, as well as guides to many of the films themselves.


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