Shock Theatre Chicago Style
Subtitle: WBKB-TV's late night horror showcase, 1957-1959
By: Donald F. Glut ; foreword by Kerry Bennett ; afterword by Dick Dyszel, "Count Gore De Vol"
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780786468058
Subjects: Television personalities; Shock theater (Television program : Chicago, IIl.); Television programs; Biography; History
Description: "This history of Shock Theatre focuses on the series and its creator, Marvin himself--in real life, the multi-talented Terry Bennett. Included are dozens of photos and vintage advertisement reproductions, as well as two appendices featuring a resume of Terry Bennett's career and a list of films telecast during his two-year Shock Theatre run"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Off to a shocking start; title: First shocks; title: Beginning shock treatment; title: Pre-shock anticipation; title: Shock waves shake Chicago; title: Present and future shocks; title: Electrically shocking charges; title: Son of shock!; title: Shocking new developments; title: Shocktails and shock tales; title: Continuing shock therapy; title: Shock absorbers; title: Shockingly sad news; title: Aftershock; title: Afterword by Dick Dyszel, "Count Gore de Vol"; title: Appendix 1: Marvin's "cartoon" line-up; title: Appendix 2: Terry Bennett resume.