Horror Host Graveyard

  In an episode of his MeTV show, Svengoolie met the very nice, very evil WWE superstar Danhausen. Watch if he gets cursed here:

In 2022, MeTV aired a Svengoolie special for Halloween called Svengoolie Uncrypted . Watch the special here:

In an episode of Son of Svengoolie that originally aired on October 5, 1985, Svengoolie presented the movie The Invisible Woman . Watch the hosting segments here: There are more things to see at: svengoolie.com

During an episode of Svengoolie , in which he presented the movie Night of the Lepus , he performed a song parody of the theme song to the T.V. show Friends . Watch a clip of the song here: Hop on over to: svengoolie.com

In October of 2011, Svengoolie made an appearance on the Windy City Live talk show and taught the host the art of chicken throwing. Watch his segment here: For more fun than you can throw a rubber chicken at, visit: svengoolie.com

In episode 60 of Screaming Yellow Theater that originally aired in 1973, Svengoolie welcomed Tina McDowall, the 1972 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Watch the hosting segments below: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8:

The Museum of Classic Chicago Television recently had a discovery of some episodes of Screaming Yellow Theater that were thought to be lost. In one of the found episodes, number 59, Svengoolie welcomed the band Wilderness Road to the show. Watch the hosting segments below: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9:

On October 10, 1985, Elvira made her second appearance on TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes where she showed Dick Clark and Ed McMahon bloopers from her show and an clips from other hosts from all over the country. The hosts featured included Sammy Terry, Count Scary, Macabra, Zacherle, Darcinia, Count Gregore, Spookman Dan, Chilly Billy, Melvin Clumpton, Elroy "Buzz" Towers, Crematia Mortem, Big Chuck & Little John, Lucretia, and Svengoolie. Watch the whole segment here:

In 1982, PM Magazine aired a report on Son of Svengoolie which spotlighted how the show was made and profiled Rich Koz, who plays Svengoolie. Watch the piece here:

The second internet broadcast of Dr. Destruction's Crimson Theatre on January 14, 2011, has Dr. Destruction talking about and showing clips of horror hosts that were shown in the Wisconsin area, as well as some others. Included in his discussion are Dr. Cadaverino, Svengoolie, Count Gore De Vol, Tolouse NoNeck, The Host, and Ghoulita. He also shows the TV version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . Watch the full show here: Have a drink with the doctor at: dr-destruction.tripod.com

Jon Pertwee, who stared as The Doctor on Doctor Who made an appearance on Son of Svengoolie on November 24, 1984. Sven also showed the movie The House That Dripped Blood , which starred Pertwee a couple of weeks before that, on November 3, 1984. See Jon Pertwee on the show here: Watch a promo for the November 3rd show here:

The Night Of The Svengoolies was an event held a few years ago by The Museum of Broadcast Communications to honor the two men who played Svengoolie, Jerry G. Bishop and Rich Koz. Both men fielded questions from the moderator and the audience in between showings of clips from their shows. Watch the full interview below or click here to open in a different player The Night Of The Svengoolies :

Son of Svengoolie took over for the original Svengoolie on June 16, 1979, making June of 2010 his 31st anniversary of being on television in Chicago. Watch Sven present some highlights from his years on the air here: For more rubber poultry, visit: www.wciu.com/svengoolie.php

Aly Bockler, the host of WCIU's On The Block , visited the set of Svengoolie's show and got a behind the scenes look at what gives his character its character. Watch the report here:

Svengoolie presented Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on one of his show's Christmas episodes. Watch the full show with the movie here: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9: Part 10: Part 11:

On October 6, 2009, Rich Koz, who plays Svengoolie, was interviewed on the WGN 720 radio station. Listen to parts of the interview here: Click play below to listen to Part 1, or right click to download : Click play below to listen to Part 2, or right click to download :

Chicago horror host Svengoolie, then known as Son of Svengoolie, aired his first show on June 16, 1979. Here is the opening of that show:

Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie authors Ted Okuda And Mark Yurkiw were interviewed by Frank Avila. They talk about horror host shows from Chicago as well as children's shows from the past. Watch the full interview here:

The theme song to the first Svengoolie's show, Screaming Yellow Theater , was called Rumble and was written by Link Wray. Listen to it here, courtesy of FuzzyMemories.TV : To download the theme as an MP3, right click here: Rumble

A Svengoolie video game has been created by StringAnime . In the game, Sven must defend himself from flying rubber chickens using a shield. Click Here to play the game in a new window: Svengoolie Game Here is a video of how the game is played: