Fright night on channel 9 book

May 29, 2011 briefly, fn ran on wortv channel 9 from 1973 to 1987. Being nostalgic i was very interested in seeing what another monster fans memories were like of a show he also grew up with. Vincent now hosts a late night creature feature called fright night on channel, wyic. The other great aspect of this book is the behindthescenes look at how channel 9 operated, thanks to extensive interviews with people who worked there and played a major role in fright nights development. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. Im not as big a fan as james arena is, but his passion for fright night, a horrorhostless, near midnight showcase of the good, the bad, and the ugly in fantastic cinema, that ran on new yorks wortv from 1973 to 1987, is well shared in fright night on channel 9 from mcfarland press. A genre fans nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from universal and rko golden oldies such as frankenstein meets the wolfman, king kong and draculas daughter to lesserknown delights. He is the author of the pop culture books fright night on channel 9, first ladies of disco and legends of disco and a recipient of a g.

Fright night by tom holland chris sarandon, william ragsdale. One of the movie programs was dedicated exclusively to horror films. James arena has 12 books on goodreads with 114 ratings. From 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late saturday evening schedule on independent new york television station wortv. Jun 27, 2009 fright night wortv channel 9 fright night is probably one of the most remembered and most loved movie showcase programs from the ny metro area of alltime. From 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late saturday evening schedule on independent new york television station wortv, ch. But channel 9 s fright night, rarely mentioned or remembered in genre publications or in online discussion groups, was probably responsible for putting the widest range of horror films ever seen on the ny airwaves during its long run from 1973 to 1987. Congratulations to james on the release of his book.

This thorough if affectionate tribute to fright night s glory days includes a complete listing of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of wortvs other horror movie programs from the 1970s and 1980s. James has interviewed over 120 stars of dance music. Order from or check out the mcfarland website for details. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987.

Ebook fright night on channel 9 libro electronico descargar. With anton yelchin, colin farrell, david tennant, toni collette. In his friendly and warm and sometimes delightfully humorous writing style, arena tells the inside story of one of new york tvs most fondly recalled onestop for a wide variety of. James arenas fright night on channel 9 perfectly captures that era. It happened one fright download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv 19731987 by james arena. James arena this affectionate tribute to fright nights glory days includes a complete listing of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of wortvs other horror movie programs from the 1970s and. A fascinating book about wor tv nyc channel 9s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright. Columbiatristars dvd release of this 1985 cult horror favorite features a cleanlooking, crispsounding transfer of the film, but. I have yet to come across anyone of viewing age at the time who does not remember it. From 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv 19731987 popular best sellers reads in a lifetime pdf fright night on channel 9. Born herbert mchoolihee, peter broke into a showbiz as a child, starring as the killer in.

When a nice new neighbor moves in next door, charley discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. The show ran at various times throughout its history, ranging from midnight to 1 and 1. Cushing high school, and that peter vincent is close friends with actor roddy mcdowall, who portrayed the character in the movie. James arenas most popular book is fright night on channel 9. James arena is a new yorkbased author, host and commentator who has been featured on msnbc, fox, siriusxm and other networks. Channel 9, or wor as it was also known, is remembered for things like bowling for dollars, romper room, the joe franklin show and showing lots of movies, around the clock. Arena is also the creator of first legends of disco and first ladies of disco, books that placed the spotlight on major pioneering artists of the classic disco music era.

Channel 9 had shown other saturday late night horror film shows prior to this, notably a program called tales of terror, but none were as consistent and long. However, he also secrectly moonlights as a real vampire killer, with his young friend charley brewster. In an exhaustively researched and documented book, arena not only details the programming evolution of wor but also provides his own insight in regard to each and every. From 1973 until 1987 the year that a takeover of the station transformed channel 9 into an infomericalinfested train wreck, fright night aired on late saturday nights and additionally, albeit briefly, in 1979, on sundays, and now james arena has graced us with his softcover book fright night on channel 9. Mar 28, 2014 fright night on channel 9 is a labor of love for arena, a horror film junkie who was weaned on wors late night offerings of lurid tales of monsters, murderers, and mayhem. I now have a book recently publish by a james arena called fright night on channel 9 subtitled saterday night horror films on new yorks wortv 19731987. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987 james arena from 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late saturday evening schedule on independent new york television station wortv.

A fascinating book about wortv nyc channel 9 s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright night and the fun of watching monster movies. Fright night on channel 9 is the only detailpacked book ever to specifically examine the history of a small new york television station wortv, channel 9 during the 70s and 80s and their long. A book about the wortv version of the series entitled fright night on channel 9. A fascinating book about wortv nyc channel 9s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright night and the fun of watching monster movies.

Episodes of boris karloffs nevertelevised program the veil from the late 50s very much like an older, bw take on night gallery, with karloff as host were culled together into feature length movies and sold to tv. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987 by james arena was published by mcfarland in 2011. Also, known as larry vincent to the angelinos that grew up watching him on fright night khj, channel 9 and monster rally ktla, channel 5 between 1969 and 1974. The best chapters deal with sam sherman, a movie distributor who was involved in a lot of drivein films that were aired on channel 9. If youre anything like me, youre a lifelong monster movie fan over the age of 40. Recently i came across a book on amazon called fright night on channel 9.

Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987 by james arena excellent condition. Books by james arena author of fright night on channel 9. Apr 18, 2020 the master of the macabre, the epitome of evil, the most sinister man to crawl across the face of the earth. A genre fans nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from universals frankenstein series to such lesserknown delights as beast of blood and the living coffin. Dec 23, 2011 available for immediate shipment is fright night on channel 9 saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987 by james arena. A fascinating book about wor tv nyc channel 9 s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright night and the fun of watching monster movies. A fascinating book about wortv nyc channel 9s longrunning saturday night horror movie show fright. Much of the credit for its programming goes to lawrence casey who was the stations programming manager at the time. Spin off comic based on the two 1980s fright night vampire movies, following the adventures of the movies vampire slayers, charlie brewster and peter vincent, as they take on other denizens of. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv, 19731987 9780786466788. Tom holland has faith that his fright night iii novel will work. Also featured are interviews with the major surviving players, including fright night creator lawrence p.

An advertisement for sinister seymour larry vincent and fright. Favorite lowbudget wortv 9 fright night film classic. From 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late saturday evening schedule on independent new york television station wortv, channel 9. Arenas article, the types of movies appearing on fn ran the gamut from old universal horrors to mexican horrors to eurohorrors to flicks fresh from. When the independent channel 41 went on the air in february of 71, it ushered in a new to my generation era of locallyproduced television programming in a time when network television had come to dominate the other stations in the region. Fright night was originally adapted into a novelization in 1985 by horror writer john skipp. Herbert mchoolihee, better known by his stage name peter vincent, is an actor who is known for horror films. Fright night a suburban las vegas teenager realizes that his new neighbor is a charismatic vampire in this remake of the 1985 horror comedy hit.

If he can perform the most terrifying rhymes, he will be crowned fright. Saturday night horror films on new yorks wortv 19731987 new ebooks. After years of climbing to reach the top of the social ladder, high school senior charley brewster. This tradition has largely vanished but the book fright night on channel 9 keeps the fear alive. It stars william ragsdale, chris sarandon, roddy mcdowall, amanda bearse, jonathan stark, dorothy fielding, stephen geoffreys, and art evans.

Fright night on channel 9 brought eastern us chills. Jun 16, 2016 reading pdf fright night on channel 9. Fright night was the name of two science fiction and horror film programs. Fright night was the shock theater movie program that ran from 1971 to 1975 on wdrb tv41 in louisville, kentucky. The only book that celebrates the fun staying up late on a saturday night to watch horror movies. Fright night on channel 9 book new promo video 2015. Foundationcity of philadelphia award for preserving dance music history. Fright night is a 1985 american horror film written and directed by tom holland in his directorial debut and produced by herb jaffe.