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2006
Netflix rental
Growing up the only horror host I knew was the short lived Sgt Graves. I heard about Elvira. But her show never aired in my area. It wasn't until 1990 and we got cable and TMC that I got to see another host. That was Joe Bob Briggs. I see people all the time talking about how great Monstervision was. But it sucked , the films were edited and packed full of commercials. His TMC show was so much better. No editing no commercials.
This documentary is about a huge amount of horror hosts. Going from the beginning of the fad till modern day. There is lots of archival footage and interviews with the hosts. And I really enjoyed learning so much about this American phenomenon. But they don't just interview the hosts. They talk to lots of fans. People like Neil Gaiman,Patricia Tallman and Curtis "Booger" Armstrong.
The DVD has a fun commentary on it too. Plus a few additional interviews. So it is worth checking out all the extras.
American Scary gets a B.
