CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), War of the Colossal Beast (1958) and The Cyclops (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Amazing Colossal Man was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, December 5, 1964 at 11:15 p.m. and December 10, 1966 and the sequel, War of the Colossal Beast, was on Saturday, October 17, 1964 at 1 a.m. and also was on December 4, 1965 and September 2, 1967. The Cyclops was on the October […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: I Was a Teenage Werewolf was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 21, 1964 at 1:00 a.m. Herman Cohen started his climb up the show business ladder from the lowest rung, working as a gofer and usher at Detroit’s Dexter Theater at the tender age of 12. By 18, he’d be the manager. […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 22, 1963 at 3:00 p.m. It also aired on July 11, 1964 and February 20, 1965. Janet Smith (Gloria Talbott) and her fiancee George Hastings (John Agar) arrive at the English manor house that she will inherit the next day. They’re […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Kronos (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kronos was on Chiller Theater on Sunday, September 29, 1963 at 11:10 p.m. It also aired on April 18 and August 16, 1964; December 30, 1972; September 28, 1974 and November 1, 1975. A glowing bit of energy is launched from a UAP from deep space. The energy lands on our planet and takes […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Undead (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Undead was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 10, 1964 at 1 a.m. It also aired on February 3, 1968; October 14, 1973; March 30, 1974; May 10, 1975; May 28, 1977 and October 23, 1982. In the mid-1950s, reincarnation was in and The Search for Bridey Murphy was being made, so Roger Corman asked […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Unearthly (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Unearthly was first on Chiller Theater on Sunday, December 29, 1963. It was also on the show on April 30, 1966; February 24, 1973; January 26, 1974; April 17, 1976; February 18 and October 21, 1978 and August 9, 1980 when the show aired at 1 a.m. Dr. Charles Conway (John Carradine) is experimenting with […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Beginning of the End (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning of the End was first on Chiller Theater on Sunday, December 8, 1963. It also was on the show on March 19, 1966; February 24, 1973; May 4, 1974; February 28, 1976; October 8, 1977 and January 6, 1979 when the show moved to 1 a.m. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, or Am-Par, decided to create their […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: From Hell It Came (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: From Hell It Came was first on Chiller Theater on Sunday, October 20, 1963 at 11:10 PM. It also aired on April 11, 1964; January 16 and June 26, 1965 and July 9, 1966. Sure, Paul Blaisdell created the effects for The She-Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth and It! The […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Attack of the Crab Monsters was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, September 21, 1963 at 3 p.m. It also was played on August 21, 1965 and August 31, 1968. Directed by Roger Corman, this played double features with his film Not of This Earth. A group of scientists and sailors land on a remote Pacific Ocean […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Brain from Planet Arous was the first movie to ever be on Chiller Theater on Saturday, September 14, 1963 at 3 PM. It also aired on the first Chilly Billy Halloween show on October 31, 1964 and on September 24, 1966. Directed Nathan Juran was the brother of Joseph M. Juran, a man who […]
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