Speaking of creepy things…we have here a nice three-and-a-half minute montage of horror movie hosts from around the country, more or less in the late-seventies or early-eighties, I believe. There are some nice bits in there with Elvira and Zacherle, two of the best, and some stuff from folks I'd never heard of.
Before you go looking for it: There's nothing in there of Larry "Seymour" Vincent, who had that job description in Los Angeles from 1969 to 1974 on KHJ and then KTLA. He was enormously funny and clever…and though he was on TV an awful lot, there doesn't seem to be any tape anywhere of the guy in action. Because of this article I wrote about him, I get an inquiry or two a month, sometimes from fans who are dying to see him again, sometimes from folks doing documentaries or retrospectives. I always tell them, "I don't know of any. If you come across footage of Seymour, please let me know." I've been saying that for eight years here and apparently no footage has ever turned up. Or at least, no one's let me know.
There aren't even many photos of him. The above pic is one I took on his set around 1971. What a shame such a fine body of work has been lost. Here are some of his fellow horror hosts in action…