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UHF Nocturne
Shocks It To You!
The big news at UHF Nocturne is the publication of our first book - Shock It To Me: Golden Ghouls of the Golden Gate.
Shock It To Me: Golden Ghouls of the Golden Gate is the history of the San Francisco Bay Area's local horror TV shows, both hosted and unhosted, from KRON's Nightmare in 1957 to KOFY's currently running Creepy KOFY Movie Time.
We stayed up late watching these movies back then, and we stayed up late working on this project! Years of research and months of preparation went into the book, which contains more than a few surprises about obscure hosts and shows.
Written by Michael "Doktor Goulfinger" Monahan, as researched by Michael and Lon "UHF Nocturne" Huber, Shock It To Me takes its name from the KEMO Channel 20 horror show Shock It To Me Theater, which aired from 1968 to 1971. Shock It To Me Theater is fondly remembered as the show hosted by the incomparable Asmodeus, played by Frank Sheridan. But did you know that Shock It To Me Theater had another host before and after Asmodeus? His story, and many others, are documented in the book.
Shock It To Me does not neglect the many memorable unhosted horror shows which aired on local stations. Chiller Diller, Dead Time, The KBHK Friday Night Drive-In Movie, The Ghoulie Movie, and many others are documented with rare graphics and ads.
Shock It To Me is 137 pages of mind-bendingly obscure information, lavishly illustrated with rare images not available online, and includes complete listings for all local horror shows from 1957 to 2011. That's right! If a horror movie aired on a regularly scheduled horror show, the date and air time are in the book!
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California Residents
Non-California Residents
Does the name J. Brown ring a bell?
The Old Sourdough? Bob Wilkins?
Tom LaBrie? MMM Carpets?
If you watched TV in northern California between the 1960s and the late 1980s, you might have fond memories of local shows and local celebrities, particularly those who were on at odd hours - late at night or on weekend afternoons. You might even have a favorite movie host or show which you remember well, but haven't seen in years.
Unfortunately, not much remains to help us revisit those days. Home VCRs became common only in the latter years of the period in question, and TV stations tended to erase and reuse expensive broadcast-quality videotape in the earlier years. For many of these shows, all we've got left are fading, fragmented memories. UHF Nocturne exists to preserve what memories we still have of watching local TV in northern California from its beginnings to the late 1980s.
Poke around here, enjoy the old ads and listings, and if any of it sparks memories of your own, head to the forum to discuss share them with the rest of us!
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