Horror Host Graveyard

 

De. Gangrene presents his list the top five horror movie hosts. Watch the it here:

In a Halloween edition of The Joel Martin Show from the 1980's, Zacherley joined the host to discuss his career. Watch portions of his appearance below: For more Zach 101, visit: zacherley.com

In 1960, Zacherley made a run for the presidency of the United States. Part of his campaign included a book, an official campaign kit, and even a special campaign edition of his Zacherley At Large show. Listen to the audio from the TV special here: Vote for Zach at: zacherley.com

Horrible Horror was a VHS video that was released in 1986 by Goodtimes Home Video that featured Zacherley hosting horror movie trailers and clips. Watch the full video here: For even more horrible things, visit: zacherley.com

The Zacherley Archives was a VHS tape released in 1998 which featured Zacherley presenting most of the existing clips from his shows over the years. It was re-released in 2004 on DVD with more footage and a look into Zach's closet of memorabilia. Watch the full video here: Dig up more history at: zacherley.com

Karlos Borloff, Slo Frank, Lizard Man, Lord Stabsalot, Dr. Sarcofiguy, Countess Contessa Vanessa, and the rest of the Monster Madhouse gang present movie trailers and clips as they send off Jebediah Buzzard to Arkansas in an episode of the show. Watch the full show here: You will never want to leave the Madhouse when you visit: monstermadhouse.com

October 28, 1967 was the last broadcast of Zacherley's music show Disc-O-Teen . The guests on the show included the groups Every Mother's Son and Brute Force . Watch a clip from the show here: Stop by and have a sandwich with Zach at: zacherley.com

At the April 2012 Chiller Theater convention, Zacherley sang the song Monster Mash with the band The Dead Elvi . Watch the performance here: Sing along with Zacherley at: zacherley.com

In 1993, Zacherley appeared in the music video for the song Haunted House by the band Ghost of Rock & Roll . Watch the video here: Check out a scarier haunt at: zacherley.com

In 1991, Joe Bob Briggs aired a series of "Horror Host Hall of Fame" episodes of Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater in which he was joined by other horror hosts, including Elvira, Ghoulardi, John Stanley, and Zacherley. The October 5, 1991 episode had Zacherley joining Joe Bob to present the movies Killer and Jakarta . Watch the hosting segments from that show below: Part 1: Part 2: For more killer movie information, visit: joebobbriggs.com If you are in an experimental mood, go to: zacherley.com

When Zacherley was appearing as Roland on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shock Theatre , he became so popular that there were even songs written about him. One of these was recorded by Billy Duke and the Dukes and was titled Roland . Listen to the song here:

In 1975, Zacherley appeared on a Halloween themed episode of The Mike Douglas Show . In addition to an interview, Mike Douglas joined Zach to do an experiment. Watch most of his appearance here: If you have evolved from an amoeba, visit: zacherley.com

The 2011 Halloween episode of the show That's Brooklyn features many clips of Zacherley including an appearance as Roland on a Philadelphia talk show with Matt Lauer, a clip from when he hosted Dracula , Zach performing Dinner With Drac on The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show on March 1, 1958, a clip of him from a Chiller Theatre Convention , and the Zach portion of the Hooray for Horrorwood documentary. Watch the episode below: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Have a dinner, or lunch, or breakfast with Zach at: zacherley.com

In 1975, Zacherley appeared on Tomorrow With Tom Snyder for an interview and to perform an amoeba mating experiment. Watch his full appearance below: Part 1: Part 2: Experiment with a visit to: zacherley.com

In an episode of the 1990's cable access show Professor Kinema , the host, Jim Knusch, presented a look at the history of horror hosting called Nightmare - TV's Horror Hosts and Hostesses . Watch the show here:

The Organisers of HorrorHound Weekend wanted Zacherley to be a part of the convention's events. Since Zach could not make it, Count Gore, Karlos Borloff, and Halloween Jack visited Zach to film short segments to be shown during some points in the proceedings. Watch some footage of their day with Zacherley here: For more shocking things, visit: monstermadhouse.com To spook along with Zach, go to: zacherley.com

In 2007, Zacherley made an appearance at the Wonderfest convention, during which he received his Rondo Award . Watch a pair of clips from his time there: To see where Zach will pop up next, go to: zacherley.com

When Zacherley's horror hosting shows ended in the 1960s, he brought his macabre sense of humor, style, and of course his wife, My Dear to a teenage dance and music show called Disc-O-Teen . Besides the youngsters dancing to the current pop hits, Zach also welcomed the bands themselves, who visited for interviews and performances. Only two episodes still exist and of those, only one is complete. Watch part of the Halloween 1967 show here: Dance on over to: zacherley.com

During the height of Zacherley's popularity, he made many personal appearances, which always drew large crowds. Even now, he continues to make a few appearances where his fans can meet him and he's always up to entertaining them. Watch footage of a visit Zach made to a zoo, probably in the 1960s, below: Part 1: Part 2: To see where you can find Zach, visit: zacherley.com