Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie

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Although the motion picture industry first of all disparaged and feared tv, by the overdue 1950s, studios saw the medium as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had long been gathering dust of their vaults. As these films found their approach to local TV stations, enterprising distributors grouped the titles by genre so programmers could showcase them accordingly. It used to be on this spirit that Chicago’s tradition of TV horror movie shows used to be born. Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows is the primary comprehensive take a look at Chicago’s horror movie programs, from their inception in 1957 to the current.
 

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