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American Scary
6.7/10
A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.
John E. Hudgens
Director
Sandy Clark
Writer
Casts & Crew
Forrest J. Ackerman
Himself
Douglas Agosti
Himself / 'Dr. Shock'
Ernie Anderson
Himself / 'Ghoulardi'
Curtis Armstrong
Himself
Bob Beidman
Himself / 'Carpathian'
Bob Billbrough
Himself / 'Hives the Butler'
Jerry G. Bishop
Himself / 'Svengoolie'
John Bloom
Himself / 'Joe Bob Briggs'
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille
Himself / 'Chilly Billy'
Richard Dyszel
Himself / 'Count Gore DeVol'
Joel Hodgson
Himself
John Kassir
Himself / 'Cryptkeeper'
Leonard Maltin
Himself
Maila Nurmi
Herself / 'Vampira'
Tom Savini
Himself
John Stanley
Himself - Creature Features
Phil Tippett
Himself
John Zacherle
Himself / 'Zacherley'
Terry Bennett
Himself / 'Marvin' (archive footage)
Ken Bramming
Dr. Lucifer (archive footage)
Cassandra Peterson
Elvira (archive footage)
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