Television Horror Movie Hosts by Elena M. Watson

Author:Elena M. Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

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Professor Cerberus and the Museum of Horrors

"Like one who on a lonely road doth walk in fear and dread," begins the quietly eerie voice. Then the words Museum of Horrors slowly crumble into place on your TV screen. The museum set soon appears amid much fog, and the sinister Professor Cerberus gradually gathers to welcome his guests.

The Museum of Horrors show, which lasted for about two and a half years, made its debut in April of 1973 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. It appeared on the local NBC affiliate, Channel 5, KXAS-TV. The show also featured several other characters besides the Professor, such as his hunchback assistant Ygor, Uncle Creepy, the Frankenstein monster, and the Wolf Man. The popularity of the show soon led to public performances by the cast in which they would reenact their favorite horror stories. Unfortunately, after the arrival of Saturday Night Live, Museum was pushed back to a later time slot, and the show's ratings floundered.

The host, Professor Cerberus, was portrayed and created by Dallas character actor Greg Bransom, who worked at his father's produce market at the time. Bransom, now in his late thirties, felt in 1973 that there was a strong need for a horror host in the Dallas area. It had been nearly a decade since Bill Camfield's Nightmare had left the airwaves. Bransom pitched his idea to several local stations, but at first none was interested. He concentrated on Channel 5, as he had friends working there. When the station finally called and invited him to talk about his ideas, he was skeptical. To his surprise, they wanted the show to debut that Saturday. Not only that, but Bransom was given 45 minutes for his segments, plus the movie! This was later cut back to 20 minutes as the cast found that 45 minutes were too hard to fill.

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