WELCOME TO THE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF VIRGINIA CREEPERS:
THE HORROR HOST
TRADITION OF THE OLD DOMINION
IT'S
ALIVE! Back on on one hot
Saturday night in 1958, "Ghoulda" began stirring up a brew of live
double feature films on Channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia, thus beginning
a tradition of late night horror movie hosting in the Commonwealth.
Since then, on the airwaves and internet, Virginia's horror hosts have
been breaking ground and making things that go bump in the night a
little more manageable.
This documentary will go back to the days
when local television was king and into the future with the new breed of
"Virginia Creepers." We are digging up old clips, uncovering
information about lost shows and bringing together cast members for
interviews. At the same time, we will be working side-by-side with
many of Virginia's current hosts. And most importantly, we are
looking for the FANS . . . this is about your experience as much as
anything else!
The
film is currently scheduled for completion in the summer of 2009 and
should have a few theater screenings before going directly to DVD.
This film will wrap production this Spring
and should be ready for purchase by the end of Summer . . . in time for
Halloween and the convention circuit. You can still help and if you
have info or materials we might find useful,
please let us know.
LATEST YOUTUBE CLIP:
Well . . . hi there horror movie fans . . . the Bowman Body was
famous for quite a few things: his Converse All-Stars, his deadpan
delivery and his ukulele to name a few. The Body entertained
audiences from Richmond to Charlottesville to NOVA for more than a
decade and here we have a slice of the documentary sure to demonstrate
why. Check out this clip called . . . "Music Appreciation!"