Simultaneously for six years he hosted KTVU Channel 2's popular Saturday night series Creature Features from a dungeon set in Oakland. 4.09 avg rating 140 ratings published 1997 3 editions. Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide. Interview with Richard Franklin director of 'Psycho II'. With smash-hit films like The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, and The Phantom Menace breaking Hollywood records, it's obvious that sci-fi, fantasy and horror films are back-and bigger than ever before.Updated to include the most recent movie mega-hits, Creature Features has it all-the shockers, schlockers, blockbusters. Biography: For 33 years John Stanley covered the world of movies and TV for the San Francisco Chronicle, interviewing Hollywood's leading stars, directors and writers. Average rating 4.02 289 ratings 34 reviews shelved 759 times. John interviews Gary Kurtz 'Dark Crystal',Ĭharlton Heston 'Mother Lode', Ray Bradbury John Stanley, Kenn Davis (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating 24 ratings published 1994 2 editions. Wanting to leave Creature Features, he suggested to Stanley to audition for the show. John Stanleys Creature Features Movie Guide Strikes Again: An A to Z Encyclopedia to the Cinema of the Fantastic, Or, is There a Mad Doctor/Dentist in the House by. By the late 1970s, Wilkins wanted to ease his workload. Horror trailers of the 30's, horror trailers of the 40's, sci-fi trailers of the 50's, trailers from John's favorite movies, and lots of extras. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. This DVD is a rare look at the fun days of 'Creature Features' John Stanley style. Miraculously, John was able to save some of his favorite segments with the cooperation of sympathetic station engineers. Most of these gems were lost when the TV station thoughtlessly recorded over the original tapes. In that sense, John Stanley holds a place near to my heart, even though I was never able to watch his Bay Area local late night horror show. John Stanley, who hosted Creature Features in the San Francisco-Bay Area for six years (1979-84) introduced old horror and science fiction movies on.

When John hosted 'Creature Features' in the San Francisco Bay Area, from 1979 to 1984, he interviewed hundreds of major figures in the sci-fi and horror fields, produced dozens of mini-movies, and hosted well over 200 shows.

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