Almost every major city had a "horror host" who would introduce b-movies on a local TV station. Boomers who were lucky enough to grow up in New York during the 1960's, fondly remember our favorite fiend, Zacherley. I couldn't wait for the weekends so I could watch Zacherley host another schlocky late night horror or sci-fi movie on "Shock Theater" or "Chiller Theater". The movie itself didn't matter because we all tuned in to watch him do his stuff in between the commercial breaks. Wearing ghoulish make-up and looking like a low-rent Dracula, Zach would perform some kind of weird experiment in his dusty laboratory, talk to his dead wife or play with his pet "Phyllis the Amoeba" (actually Jello in a nylon stocking).
On the eve of another Halloween, I'm happy to report that John Zacherley is alive and well at the scary age of 94. The New York Times recently paid him a visit at his Manhattan apartment.
NYT:Once A Ghoul, Always A Ghoul
Visit Zacherley on the web:
http://zacherley.com
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