Fright Night on Channel 9 : Saturday Night Horror Films on New York's WOR-TV, 1973-1987

Arena, James

McFarland & Co Inc（2011/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786466788
• DDC分類 791.436164

Full Description

From 1973 to 1987, Fright Night was a fixture of the late Saturday evening schedule on independent New York television station WOR-TV. A genre fan's nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from Universal's Frankenstein series to such lesser-known delights as Beast of Blood and The Living Coffin.

Fright Night suffered no delusions of grandeur and never claimed to be anything more than what it was: great entertainment on a Saturday night. This thorough if affectionate tribute to Fright Night's glory days includes a complete listing of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of WOR-TV's other horror movie programs from the 1970s and 1980s. Also featured are interviews with the major surviving players, including Fright Night creator Lawrence P. Casey.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      viii

Preface     

Part One: The Story of Fright Night

1. The Awakening     

2. The Station That Kong Built     

3. The House of Steinbrunner     

4. It's Alive!     

5. Dissecting Fright Night     

6. Sam Sherman Invades Channel 9     

7. Enter the Devil     

8. A Ticket to the Tropics     

9. Holiday Affairs     

10. Voices in the Night     

11. It Doesn't Always Happen at Night     

12. More, More, More     

13. Postmortem     

Part Two: The Films of Fright Night

Time Travelers     

The Fright Night Experience     

Index