Svengoolie
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| Genre | Horror Science-fiction Comedy |
| Created by | Jerry G. Bishop |
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| Directed by | Chris M. Faulkner |
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| Composer(s) | Doug Scharf |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) | Rich Koz |
| Producer(s) | Chris M. Faulkner |
| Location(s) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Cinematography | Malcom Conyers |
| Editor(s) | Chris M. Faulkner |
| Camera setup | Malcom Conyers |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) | U-City Productions |
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| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 18, 1970 – present |
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Svengoolie is a hosted horror movie show. The show's title is taken from the name of the character host. The show is a long-running local program in the Chicago area and in recent years expanded nationally, airing Saturday nights on MeTV.
The show generally airs low-budget, horror and science-fiction movies, with host "Svengoolie" – a telescoping of the words Svengali and ghoul – played by Rich Koz, who wears thick makeup around his eyes, a moustache and goatee, a fright wig, all black, and a black top hat, along with a tuxedo jacket over a bright red open-collared button-down shirt.
Just before and after commercial breaks, Svengoolie presents sketches, tells corny jokes, and performs song parody spoofs of the film being aired. Some shows were presented in what was later dubbed "Sven-surround" – a pun on "Sensurround", a brand name theater audio system – in which Svengoolie would joke as the film aired, similar to Mystery Science Theatre 3000, but with sound effects as well. This stunt was discontinued for a short time, then brought back due to viewer request, although as a clip segment aired outside the film.
One relatively recent addition to the show is the simultaneous use of twitter with the hashtag #svengoolie, allowing those watching to comment on the show.
In August 2006, it was announced that WCIU had obtained broadcast rights to the classic Universal Monsters films of the 1930s and 1940s. These films had been requested since Svengoolie aired in the 1980s. By December 2006, the show featured four episodes of the Abbott and Costello "Meet" series, with Universal Studio Monsters and several Hammer Film Productions that were distributed by Universal-International. On May 5, 2007, Svengoolie presented Bela Lugosi's Dracula (1931), claiming it was the first time the movie had been shown on local television in more than a decade.
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