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Graves & Ghastly (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Wednesday OP
Oooooo that is a creepy image! Diamond_Dog Wednesday #1
Naw. I think it's warm and fuzzy, like a sweet little puppy ;-) Mousetoescamper Wednesday #3
I confess I never knew of that show or the actor. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #7
Did you watch any of the Pittsburgh stations? Mousetoescamper Thursday #10
Sorry, no! Diamond_Dog Thursday #15
Wonderfully creepy, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #2
You say creepy. I say macabre ;-) Mousetoescamper Wednesday #5
I think the *colorization* makes the picture Deuxcents Wednesday #8
Bold colors made all the difference Mousetoescamper Thursday #9
When I first saw the OP's headline, I immediately thought of this: Wednesdays Wednesday #4
I watched it while living near Washington, D.C., during the early '70s. See my response #3 Mousetoescamper Wednesday #6
Wonderful! HAB911 Thursday #11
Thanks Mousetoescamper Thursday #13
In Tampa there was Dr. Paul Bearer HAB911 Thursday #12
I'd like to see a national compendium of the afternoon and late night horror/science fiction TV shows Mousetoescamper Thursday #14

Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
3. Naw. I think it's warm and fuzzy, like a sweet little puppy ;-)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:21 PM
Wednesday

There's an Ohio connection to the title. Do you recall watching the scary-movie show "Sir Graves Ghastly" on Saturday afternoons? I watched the show when I was a teenager and living near Washington, D.C., during the early '70s. The actor who played and created the character SGG was Cleveland native Lawson J. Deming. The show also played on a Cleveland station.

Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
10. Did you watch any of the Pittsburgh stations?
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:15 AM
Thursday

You might remember watching Chiller Theatre with Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille on Saturday nights.

Diamond_Dog

(38,737 posts)
15. Sorry, no!
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:45 AM
Thursday

I remember Houlihan and Big Chuck on Cleveland TV on Friday nights and that’s all.

Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
5. You say creepy. I say macabre ;-)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:31 PM
Wednesday

You aren't going to diss me for the "colorization"?

Thanks, Peggy.



Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
9. Bold colors made all the difference
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:09 AM
Thursday

"Colorization" was just a little dig at the photography purists.

Wednesdays

(20,982 posts)
4. When I first saw the OP's headline, I immediately thought of this:
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:29 PM
Wednesday


Sir Graves Ghastly, a staple on Saturday afternoon TV in Detroit when I was a kid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Graves_Ghastly

Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
6. I watched it while living near Washington, D.C., during the early '70s. See my response #3
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:35 PM
Wednesday

Last edited Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:57 AM - Edit history (1)

Thanks for posting the photo and link.

HAB911

(9,947 posts)
12. In Tampa there was Dr. Paul Bearer
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:02 AM
Thursday

and Creature Feature https://drpaulbearer.com/dr-paul-bearer-photo-gallery/

Creature Feature, presented in later years as Dr. Paul Bearer Presents, was a TV horror movie series on WTOG in St. Petersburg, Florida, from 1973 to 1995. The films were hosted by Dick Bennick Sr. (November 3, 1928 – February 18, 1995) Bennick was born on 3 November 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina. He was an actor and director, known for Creature Feature, Shock Theatre and Fright Theatre. He died on 15 February 1995 in Winter Haven, Florida. As Dr. Paul Bearer, he hosted a different classic horror film every Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. Bennick created the character at WGHP in High Point, North Carolina, for the station's Shock Theater in the mid-to-late 1960s after his previous persona, Count Shockula, proved less than satisfactory.

Mousetoescamper

(6,798 posts)
14. I'd like to see a national compendium of the afternoon and late night horror/science fiction TV shows
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 08:35 AM
Thursday

I checked the photo gallery which includes shots of Dr. Paul Bearer with Elvira, Mistress of the Night (Cassandra Peterson), Ozzy Osbourne and Grandpa Munster's dragster. I love this schlocky shock stuff.

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