When I was a kid I lived for Fridays, I would have died for Friday because on Fridays here in Seattle we had a show on TV called ” Nightmare Theatre “.

Bio from the youtube clip:

“Nightmare Theater” ran on KIRO-TV (channel 7) in Seattle from 1965 – 1978. It was shown every Friday night at 11:30. It was hosted by “The Count” who introduced classic horror movies. If you were a kid and lived in the Seattle area during this period, you would have been well acquainted with The Count, who was a beloved local television fixture.

The Count was played by Joe Towey, who passed away in 1989.

This clip (from KIRO’s archives) appears to be the last episode of Nightmare Theater that was aired in 1978 – the movie feature is “Frankenstein: The True Story”, which was shown in the last episode, according to thetrashcollector.com:

http://thetrashcollector.com/nightmar…

When I was about 5 I was into this show in a very big way- at that  point me and my friend had convinced ourselves Jesus was  a Zombie, that the Primate House at the Woodlawn Park Zoo was a front for an Alien Invasion Force from Mars, and that being a Mad Scientist or a  Vampire Hunter were career options.

To this day, just for fun I still watch my scary movies on Fridays. I outline  my stories on Fridays and I do most of my research into the odd and macabre on Fridays too.

And do you know what tomorrow is?

Friday.

Let The Nightmare Fun Begin.