1<HTML> 2<HEAD> 3 <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Adobe PageMill 2.0 Mac"> 4 <META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="The Radio Horror Host Index, an introduction to radio horror and Sci-fi OTR."> 5 <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="Radio Horror Host Index, Old Time Radio, radio drama, OTR, sci-fi, science fiction, horror, horror host, hosts."> 6 <TITLE>RadioHorrorHosts.com</TITLE> 7 <meta name="google-site-verification" content="ZKaIrO7Q04_T9HRsaSk9Xb8914NDIQXcxaRjHXViBgI" /> 8 9<BODY BACKGROUND="oldradiotile.jpg" link="#0000CC"> 10 11<P ALIGN=CENTER><font size="+2">Welcome to </font></P> 12<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><FONT SIZE=+4>RadioHorrorHosts.com</FONT></I></P> 13<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1>An on-line guide to <a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/horrorhosts.html">20th century Horror & Sci-fi radio dramas (and their hosts)</a>.</FONT></B></P> 14<P ALIGN=CENTER><b><font size="+1">Also, <a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/podcasts.html">pod-casts and modern horror hosts (Post 2000</a>) </font></b></P> 15<P ALIGN=CENTER><b><font size="+1">Support this project by buying our <a href="http://www.monsterwax.com/book.html">illustrated book</a> based on this site (Just $11.95)</font></b></P> 16<P ALIGN=CENTER><a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/horrorhosts.html"><IMG SRC="mixmaster.gif" WIDTH="657" HEIGHT="351" border="3" ALIGN= 17"BOTTOM" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></a></P> 18<blockquote> 19 <p align="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=-1>Radio Horror Hosts were rarely seen but often 20 heard. Their voices inspired many different images in the minds of listeners. 21 The above artwork (by Chris Terri) was just one of several unsolicitited 22 pieces drawn by listeners imagining what their favorite horror host looked 23 like. The <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/playhouse.html">actual 24 host</A> looked quite different.</FONT></p> 25 <H2 ALIGN=CENTER>There are three ways to locate the host you seek. Click the method your prefer.</H2> 26 <H2 ALIGN=CENTER>1. By the name of the <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/horrorhosts.html">series they hosted</A>.</H2> 27 <H2 ALIGN=CENTER>2. By the name of <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/hostname.html">the host's radio persona</A>.</H2> 28 <H2 ALIGN=CENTER>3. By the <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/realname.html">narrator's real (legal) name</A>.</H2> 29 <HR> 30 <p><B><I>Horror Hosts!</I>
30</B> The words usually conjure up images of ghoulish 31 TV personalities like Elvira and Zacherley. They often wear monster make-up 32 and appear on make-shift castle sets, interrupting older monster movies 33 and telling us a few jokes or dark puns. But those guys are not the ones 34 who really made horror hosts popular or famous. They were building on a 35 grand tradition that preceded televsion completely. The <B><I>original</I></B> 36 horror hosts were top-of-the-shelf talents who not only introduced, but 37 often narrated and acted in some <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/radiorant2.html">the 38 most terrifying shows mass-media ever produced.</A> They were radio dramas 39 with horror, science fiction, or murder themes. The hosts were sometimes 40 famous, but more often mysterious, and they always caught our attention. 41 There was something hypnotic about them. We never actually saw them, yet 42 we visualized them in our mind, along with the many terrors they unleashed 43 there. They established a dark mood and eerie ambiance. They carefully set 44 the scene for the murder, dangerous experiment, or shocking adventure. And 45 they were usually first on the scene after the blood was spilled to chuckle 46 and provide us with a few more gory details. Anyone who heard <I>The Mysterious 47 Traveler, The Whistler, </I>or <I>Inner Sanctum's </I>Raymond will testify 48 to the fact that the host was one of the main attractions of the show. It 49 just wouldn't be the same without them.</p> 50 <p>The cackling witch from <I>The Witch's Tale</I> <A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/otrcomics.html">provided 51 the inspiration that created EC horror comics </A>like <I>Tales of the Crypt 52 </I>and <I>Vault of Fear. </I>Other comics quickly imitated their formula, 53 and soon, the paper stands were overflowing with equally graphic tales. 54 Congress reacted and a new comic code toned everything <B><I>way </I>down, 55 </B>but the "damage" was already done. Radio had not only influenced 56 comics, but the future direction of many of the readers. Some would become 57 horror and science fiction writers and directors (including George Romero 58 and John Carpenter), creating bolder movies and TV series in the 1960s and 59 70s and 80s. They were in effect, third generation radio horror fans and 60 didn't even know it!</p> 61 <p>Like the blues singers who originated Rock & Roll, only to see others 62 like Elvis and The Rolling Stones get most the credit, history needs to 63 correct its popular misconceptions. Now is the time for the Old Radio Horror 64 Hosts to receive their rightful legacy. Here then is our humble effort to 65 give these "audio devils" their due. I've also included post 1960s radio horror hosts and even a <a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/podcasts.html">special section for the more recent podcast</a> horror shows. If you know more radio horror 66 hosts or series narrators, please <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">forward 67 the information</A>. Some of the great legend's real names, recordings, 68 and histories have already been lost to time. But their <B>voices </B>will 69 never be forgotten...</p> 70 <p align="center"><a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/nothorrorhosts.html"><strong>What's here, what's not, and why</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p> 71 <HR ALIGN=LEFT> 72 </P> 73 <p align="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Our Old Time Radio Observations & 74 Essays:</FONT></B></p> 75 <p align="CENTER"><a href="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/radiopodcast.html">Recorded Radio Interview with site Webmaster</a></p> 76 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/otrcomics.html">Radio 77 Horror's influence on E.C. comics</A></p> 78 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/soundfilm.html">OTR's 79 influence on Orson Welles and eventually, film</A></p> 80 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/radiotv.html">OTR's 81 influence on TV</A></p> 82 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/radiorant3.html">Who 83 listens to OTR now-a-days?</A></p> 84 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/radiorant2.html">OTR's 85 violence and gore</A> (how it skirted censorship)</p> 86 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/tuneinsite.html">OTR 87 trading cards</A> (for sale)</p> 88 <p align="CENTER"><font size="3">O</font><font size="3">ur <a href="http://www.monsterwax.com/book.html">New OTR book</a> (for sale) </font></p> 89 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/hostfavorites.html">Your 90"Favorite 5" radio horror <B><I>hosts</I></B></A></p> 91 <p align="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/OTRtopten.html">Your 92 Top 10 radio horror <B><I>shows</I>
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