Related to Eileen's post, a recent doc on the horror hosts like Svengoolie and Elvira and the rest of them can be seen for free on SnagFilm, called "American Scary":
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/american_scary A nice 90-minute diversion for those of us who remember wasting our Saturday nights watching these kind of shows. Roger Brown Manager UCLA Instructional Media Collections & Services 46 Powell Library Los Angeles, CA 90095-1517 office: 310-206-1248 fax: 310-206-5392 [email protected] >> >>All these movies bring back memories of my babysitting days.? Growing up >>in Chicago, it was Svengoolie for me.? Sometimes I remember his parodies >>more than the movies.? He did make me a fan of the cheesy 50's horror >>movies.? Giant Gila Monster anybody.? Ray Kellogg seemed to be trying to >>throw in everything but the kitchen sink.? >> >>Anybody:? What is the name of the movie with the giant grasshoppers >>drowning in Lake Michigan?? I did not want to go anywhere near the beach >>after than one. >> >> >>Eileen Karsten >>Head of Technical Services >>Donnelley & Lee Library >>Lake Forest College >>555 N. Sheridan Road >>Lake Forest, IL 60045 >>[email protected] >>847-735-5066 >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
