Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion

Many people (including the producers of this film) are surprised to find out that Sir Graves Ghastly (who is best known as a Detroit area host) spent a year doing original shows at WTOP 9. However, in 1970, Lawson J. Deming--the alter ego of Sir Graves Ghastly--was flying down to DC on a weekly basis and creating whole new shows for a whole new audience.

In fact, Sir Graves was doing two shows, one on Friday and one on Saturday. The Friday show was targeted toward adults, and the Saturday afternoon show aimed at a younger audience. The ad to the right was used for the first show, which featured "Track of the Vampire." The Saturday show that week was "Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy."

Graves played the part of comic vampire himself and was also inclined to lip synch old gag tunes.

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