John Zacherle, who hosted as Zacherley, in his laboratory set on Shock Theater about 1958

John Zacherle, who hosted as Zacherley, in his laboratory set on Shock Theater about 1958

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| Created / published | 1958 |
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| Notes | John Zacherle, who hosted as Zacherley, in his laboratory set on Shock Theater about 1958. The regional hosts carried the tradition through two decades of late-night television. Source: Zacherly, host of “Shock Theater” (c. 1958). Photofest. |
| Subjects | Figure 6.2 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors |
| Reference | Fig 6.2 F0602a Zacherley_Shock_Theatre |
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