everyday is halloween

creature features with bob wilkins

i've written many times about my formative education & love of cheesy movies & scary horror films by watching bob wilkins when i was a wee lad.  wilkins began his career as a TV horror host here in my beloved city but later stretched out his audience by hosting creature features in the bay area.  wilkins was an unusual TV horror host.  most media markets developed their own horror hosts.  each created a gimmick by dressing in crazy costumes & speaking in a bela lugosi style accent.  not so for bob wilkins.  he was pretty square.  his only prop was a large stogie.  indeed, when i was real little i thought wilkins was woody allen & vice versa.  you can see a resemblance.  also, wilkins possessed a dry wit.  he would encourage his audience to find something better to watch even reading from tv guide during a broadcast of creature features.  what a delight to find that a youtubue channel, garfield lane productions, has lovingly edited pieces from both wilkins' sacramento & san francisco shows, including celebrity interviews, vintage TV commercials, & a full-length movie.  like you were watching bob wilkins on a 1970s saturday night.  

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