The Spook Show: a forgotten piece of American entertainment from a time when ghosts would tour the country, booking theaters and guaranteeing a night of chills and screams to those daring enough to purchase a ticket. The spook show in its classic form is long gone, a product of a society that no longer exists. But there are those who still remember a simpler time--a time when spirits would manifest themselves in a darkened theater and, for the price of a ticket, one lucky audience member could leave the theater with a real dead body...
Magician and author John Bundy, who, at times, assumes the guise of Dr. Morbios in a modern-day ghost show, sits in for a discussion on magic, thrills, and the ways attractions today utilize the spook show tricks of yesteryear. Find out more about John Bundy at: https://www.illusionbiz.com/http://www.halloweenmagicshows.com/http://www.wackydracky.com/ Links: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovieTwitter: @SpookShowMovie1Instagram: @spookshowmovieEmail: info@spookshowmovie.com
Author, Rondo Award-winning filmmaker, musician… and Ghostmaster? As a Monster Kid growing up at the height of Monster Kiddom, Donald F. Glut was in the perfect position to experience the spook shows. Don describes what it felt like to sit in as part of the audience for shows presented by Drs. Silkini and Evil, and we discuss how they may have influenced his work into the present day. You learn more about Don Glut and his projects at: https://donaldfglut.com – Don's personal website https://pecosborn.com – Don's independent motion picture company https://donglutsdinosaurs.com/ - Don's collection of dinosaurs Links: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: SpookShowMovieTwitter: @SpookShowMovie1Instagram: @spookshowmovieEmail: info@spookshowmovie.com
You want Jack Baker stories? We've got jack Baker stories!After having worked with Jack Baker's “5 Big Happenings of Horror,” Myron St, John toured as “Dr. Silkini” in the early ‘80s, taking over the show after the death of Jack Baker. He returned to the role in the early 90s for the Frozen/Buried Alive promotional tours. He went on to work on several independent films and had a successful 15 year run of operating the Haunted Prison Experience at the Ohio State Reformatory. Explore the thorough evolution of the spook show into the modern day with Myron St. John.Links: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/SpookShowMovie1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/spookshowmovie Email: info@spookshowmovie.com
Return of the Midnite Spook Show presents a never-before-heard interview with spook show royalty. This interview with Philip “Dr. Evil” Morris was recorded back in June of 2013, where Phil speaks not only of ghost shows, but of his work in the haunted house industry, his days as a host of local television programs, his part in the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film controversy, and of Morris Costumes, the business he and his family built from the ground up and of which he was so proud.When in Charlotte, NC, visit Morris Costumes and online at www.morriscostumes.comLinks: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/SpookShowMovie1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/spookshowmovie Email: info@spookshowmovie.com
Haunter and modern day spook show performer Robert Reynoso of the House of the Hunted Ghoul Spook Show sits in for a discussion on the Halloween season, home haunts and the spook show's current position in the modern world. Robert on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hauntedspookshow/ Robert on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehauntedhouseoftheghoul Links: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/SpookShowMovie1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/spookshowmovie Email: info@spookshowmovie.com
In this inaugural episode of Return of the Midnite Spook Show, Rick Allen tells of his introduction to spooks shows, including his dealings with his mentor, Bob Nelson. Rick performed as Dr. Scream and as Kelmar, the Mad Magician in Southern Ohio for several years.For more information on Rick Allen, spook shows and Bob Nelson, the following Facebook Groups are recommended:Midnight Spook Show & Ghost Show Posters and Memorabilia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2009557962705429/Robert A. Nelson/Nelson Enterprises: https://www.facebook.com/groups/161021260690/Links:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4Nqew Website: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/SpookShowMovie1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/spookshowmovie Email: jmarkin@spookshowmovie.com
In this introduction to Return of the Midnite Spook Show, host Jeff Markin tells his own story of how, as a child, he met Jack Baker, Dr. Silkini. which began a lifelong interest in spook shows.Links:Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-of-the-midnite-spook-show/id1635224454 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MpwsU850SHr3m3MucLiOd?si=dUyx3z1FQ-aXVTDWQ4NqewWebsite: www.spookshowmovie.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpookShowMovie Twitter: www.twitter.com/SpookShowMovie1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/spookshowmovie Email: jmarkin@spookshowmovie.com
The year is 1940 and the time is 11:45pm. You and your friends are sitting in a darkened movie theater, but instead of a film, you are watching a tuxedoed magician lay a beautiful young woman into a coffin, close the lid… and light the thing on fire! As the girls cover their eyes in horror, the guys wait in anticipation of the next gruesome moment of fear, when their wives and girlfriends would grab onto them for reassurance… All of this, and a midnight horror movie for the price of a single ticket… The Return of the Midnite Spook Show Podcast takes you back to the heyday of this lost piece of Americana, the Spook Show, where the nomadic Ghostmasters traveled from town to town like a carnival, enticing theatre owners and audiences alike, with FEAR. This one phenomenon helped to spawn our collective fascination with the macabre. Everything from haunted houses to late night TV horror hosts, and so much more, entered our popular culture thanks to the Ghostmasters and the Spook Show tradition. Every month will feature a new or a "classic," unabridged interview from the PCJ Films archives. Remember the spook shows through those who experienced it. website: https://www.midnitespookshow.com email: jmarkin@spookshowmovie.com
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