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"Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Tom "Doc" Dougall as "Mr. X" presenting movies on WXYZ Channel 7, Detroit, Michigan, on Fridays at 11"30pm from 7 February 1958.

"Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Tom "Doc" Dougall as "Mr. X" presenting movies on WXYZ Channel 7, Detroit, Michigan, on Fridays at 11"30pm from 7 February 1958, probably ending the same year.; with the first movie screened being the 1931 "Dracula". Dougall was a classically trained actor who taught English at the Detroit Institute of Technology. Dougall was grimly serious and set a solemn tone for what was to follow.—The Professor

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Keywords
  • anthology
  • usa horror host
  • horror host
  • male horror host
  • usa male horror host
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
Release date Feb 6, 1958
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Detroit, Michigan, USA
Production companies WXYZ-TV Channel 7

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Color Black and White
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