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American Scary is a american film of genre Documentary directed by John E. Hudgens released in USA on 21 october 2006 with Forrest J Ackerman

American Scary (2006)

American Scary
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Released in USA 21 october 2006
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating65% 3.2933153.2933153.2933153.2933153.293315

American Scary is a 2006 American documentary film about the history and legacy of classic television horror hosts, written and directed by American independent filmmakers John E. Hudgens and Sandy Clark.

The film features nearly 60 horror hosts, including interviews with and vintage clips of many of the genre's stars, such as Washington, DC's Count Gore De Vol, New York City's Zacherley, Los Angeles' Vampira, Cleveland's Ghoulardi, and Chicago's Svengoolie, among others. Non-host celebrities such as Neil Gaiman, Tim Conway, Forrest J Ackerman, Tom Savini, Leonard Maltin, Joel Hodgson, and Bob Burns appear to reminisce about the influence of horror hosts on their careers and/or lives, as well as many modern hosts who keep the tradition alive in modern shows on public-access television cable TV or the internet.

The film premiered in October 2006 at the Hollywood Film Festival, and was released on DVD in February 2009. In April 2010, it won the award for Best Independent Production of 2009 at the 8th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.

Actors

Forrest J Ackerman

(Himself)Maila Nurmi

(Herself / 'Vampira')Ernie Anderson
Curtis Armstrong

(Himself)Bill Cardille

(Himself / 'Chilly Billy')
And :
Joe Bob Briggs
Joel Hodgson
John Kassir
Phil Tippett
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