# Any Shows Like Chiller Theater/Elvira/MST3K? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829 "2009-03-26T02:48:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZomZom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zomzom/32/5620_2.png) [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/1 "2009-03-26T02:48:22Z")
Are there any current hosted horror shows like the old Chiller Theater or Elvira or even Mystery Science Theater 3000? I need a good cheesey sci-fi/horror fix. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/2 "2009-03-26T02:58:00Z")
> [@ZomZom](#): > > Are there any current hosted horror shows like the old Chiller Theater or Elvira or even Mystery Science Theater 3000? I need a good cheesey sci-fi/horror fix. I was wondering if there was a version of Chiller Theater in many cities, but Wikipedia, as usual, provided the info. > **[Chiller Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiller_Theatre)** > > Chiller Theatre may refer to: I remember the Pittsburgh one fondly. Staying up and watching Chiller Theater was one of only 2 things I had in common with my dad. The second, of course, was Steeler football šŸ™‚ Check out some of the MSTies current efforts, like [Cinematic Titanic](http://www.cinematictitanic.com/), or the more prolific [Rifftrax](http://www.rifftrax.com/). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/3 "2009-03-26T03:08:35Z")
Svengoolie (nee: Son of Svengoolie), out of Chicago, likes to point out that at least one of the guys from MST3K grew up in the Chicago burbs and was exposed to him (Rich Koz) and his predecessor (Jerry G Bishop) practically from birth (has it really been since 1970?). Bishop [del]stole[/del] acquired the idea from the great Ernie Anderson (ā€œTonight on ABC ā€˜Charlieā€™s Angelsā€™ is followed by ā€˜The Love Boat.ā€™ā€), whose [Ghoulardi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoulardi) is still remembered by denizens of Cleveland at a time when Cleveland was pretty memorable. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/4 "2009-03-26T03:26:56Z")
Okay, Anderson gave Bishop permission to use the conceptā€“they were in different markets. And some years back Bishop allowed Koz to lose the ā€œSon ofā€ moniker. Some time back I heard a Jerry G Bishop radio aircheck and I found that Koz still uses some of the drops Bishop used 45 years ago! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/5 "2009-03-26T03:35:22Z")
Chicago, and a bunch of other cities, also had Creature Features. [Hereā€™s a partial list of of movies they showed](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_Features#Partial_filmography), courtesy Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/6 "2009-03-26T04:27:25Z")
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! Movie Macabre! Man, Cassandra Peterson rockedā€¦ I should link to a jpeg, but my kidā€™s cuddled up in bed with me- one of you guys want to do the honors? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/7 "2009-03-26T08:52:46Z")
Whatā€™s Joe Bob Briggs up to now? He used to have such a show on The Movie Channel and later on TNT. Also, I think Rob Zombie does something similar on occasion on IFC. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/8 "2009-03-26T13:46:24Z")
Milwaukee, 80ā€™-84ā€™, Saturday afternoons: _Shock Theatre_ with host Tolouse NoNeck. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/9 "2009-03-26T15:26:57Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Whatā€™s Joe Bob Briggs up to now? Heā€™s the head guy at [The Wittenburg Door,](http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/) which claims to be the only religious satire magazine. Maybe it is, maybe it isnā€™t, but Iā€™m sure itā€™s the only one thatā€™s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/10 "2009-03-26T16:07:55Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > I should link to a jpeg, but my kidā€™s cuddled up in bed with me- one of you guys want to do the honors? How 'bout [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlUsF0syQa0&feature=PlayList&p=25C7544DDDE305AE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=33) instead? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/11 "2009-03-26T17:00:09Z")
Forgive the highjackiness of this, but I remember a completely different series called ā€œChillerā€ and itā€™s driving me nuts (arrrgh). I looked at the Wiki page and also the Youtube video but itā€™s not the same show. As I recall there wasnā€™t a host and the intro was just some eerie music as the word ā€œChillerā€ would appear in that creepy Munsters style type. Also there was the typical scary dudeā€™s voice booming ā€œCHILLERā€. What mostly stands out though is the picture they would show just before the show would resume after the commercial. It had a red background and it was an evil, grinning face; a shrunken head I think. It had long black hair and maybe pointy teeth. Does that ring a bell with anyone? This would have been in the early / mid 70s and I watched it on channel 13 at 3:00 on Sunday afternoons (Southern CA). And as long as Iā€™m completely derailing the thread, does anyone remember Sinister Cinema? Again, the Wiki page doesnā€™t jibe with what I remember at all. Thanks to anyone who can relieve my brain of this nagging memory! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/12 "2009-03-26T17:38:02Z")
Kansas City used to have a horror host called Crematia Mortem. I loved her bits during the commercials, where she talked to an offscreen servant named Rasputin. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/13 "2009-03-26T19:31:54Z")
Pittsburgh has [This awesome show](http://www.theitsaliveshow.com/) which I always forget about. Luckily, they also stream online, so you can watch it whenever. Iā€™ve shaken a few of those guys hands, as they run the Biggest Zombie Walk ever every year at the Monroeville Mall. ---
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Whatā€™s your location, **ZomZom**? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/15 "2009-03-26T20:55:36Z")
I miss Joe Bob. Rifftrax is a lot of fun, though, Iā€™m hoping theyā€™ll do Twilight. How could they resist, right? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/16 "2009-03-26T21:00:14Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Forgive the highjackiness of this, but I remember a completely different series called ā€œChillerā€ and itā€™s driving me nuts (arrrgh). I looked at the Wiki page and also the Youtube video but itā€™s not the same show. As I recall there wasnā€™t a host and the intro was just some eerie music as the word ā€œChillerā€ would appear in that creepy Munsters style type. Also there was the typical scary dudeā€™s voice booming ā€œCHILLERā€. What mostly stands out though is the picture they would show just before the show would resume after the commercial. It had a red background and it was an evil, grinning face; a shrunken head I think. It had long black hair and maybe pointy teeth. Does that ring a bell with anyone? This would have been in the early / mid 70s and I watched it on channel 13 at 3:00 on Sunday afternoons (Southern CA). And as long as Iā€™m completely derailing the thread, does anyone remember Sinister Cinema? Again, the Wiki page doesnā€™t jibe with what I remember at all. > > Thanks to anyone who can relieve my brain of this nagging memory! Shit, I remember that show! Canā€™t give you any more information than that, Iā€™m afraid, but dude, I hadnā€™t thought of that in more than 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Floppy\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@Floppy\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floppy_Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/17 "2009-03-27T00:09:35Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Forgive the highjackiness of this, but I remember a completely different series called ā€œChillerā€ and itā€™s driving me nuts (arrrgh). I looked at the Wiki page and also the Youtube video but itā€™s not the same show. As I recall there wasnā€™t a host and the intro was just some eerie music as the word ā€œChillerā€ would appear in that creepy Munsters style type. Also there was the typical scary dudeā€™s voice booming ā€œCHILLERā€. What mostly stands out though is the picture they would show just before the show would resume after the commercial. It had a red background and it was an evil, grinning face; a shrunken head I think. It had long black hair and maybe pointy teeth. Does that ring a bell with anyone? This would have been in the early / mid 70s and I watched it on channel 13 at 3:00 on Sunday afternoons (Southern CA). And as long as Iā€™m completely derailing the thread, does anyone remember Sinister Cinema? Again, the Wiki page doesnā€™t jibe with what I remember at all. > > Thanks to anyone who can relieve my brain of this nagging memory! I remember it, too. Only I remember it in the mid-60ā€™s, SoCal. Friday nights were made for Chiller. I remember seeing a couple of old horror flicks that I canā€™t find to this day. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/18 "2009-03-27T01:09:31Z")
Elvira has some DVDs available of her, hosting bad horror movies. God, I miss her, those were good times when Mr. Salinqmind and I first got together, eating pizza, watching Elvira at midnight. Good times. TBS in the earlier days had an afternoon movie hosted by Commander USA. Retired superhero, a real goofball. He was the spitting image, stogie, mask, and all, of that Watchman character - maybe he was the inspiration for that character. They showed some cult-ish movies that I have never ever once seen since! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/19 "2009-03-27T05:06:25Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > TBS in the earlier days had an afternoon movie hosted by Commander USA. Retired superhero, a real goofball. He was the spitting image, stogie, mask, and all, of that Watchman character - maybe he was the inspiration for that character. They showed some cult-ish movies that I have never ever once seen since! It was USA Network, not TBS- and youā€™re thinking of The Comedian. Comm. USA began in 1985. WATCHMEN was published in 1986. Hmmmm! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829/20 "2009-03-27T05:07:29Z")
> [@Floppy\_Joe](#): > > I remember seeing a couple of old horror flicks that I canā€™t find to this day. Could ya give us a basic description of them? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-shows-like-chiller-theater-elvira-mst3k/490829.md?page=2)