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Midnight ghost show

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The popularity of ghost shows rapidly declined with the advent of television and the changing tastes of audiences, but continued into the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In later years, ghost shows placed a greater emphasis on sex appeal and violence, featuring scantily clad female assistants and a focus on
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of the 1950s and beyond, the latter of whom were typically "comic, ghoulish figures that were very similar to the emcees of the midnight ghost shows." In fact, stage magician and ghostmaster Philip Morris (who performed under the alias "Dr. Evil"), eventually transitioned to become a TV horror host,
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The ideal spook show starts with a horror movie. This lets the hoodlums get tired and worn out. After the first movie ends, you immediately start the stage show. The stage show ends with a blackout where the theater is completely dark, and spooks, ghosts, bats, skeletons – luminescent paintings on
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acts in which pre-chosen subjects would appear to be controlled by a hypnotist, as well as illusions in which the ghostmaster or another performer would appear to dismember a young woman. The finale of a ghost show would usually be a "blackout" sequence, wherein the theater would go entirely dark,
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aimed at the young adult market. They declined steadily due to the rise of television, along with the public's changing taste in entertainment, but continued as late as the 1970s. The ghostmasters who presented the shows have been described as precursors to TV
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By the end of the 1930s, it became customary for the blackout to be followed by the screening of a horror film. Former ghostmaster and ghost show historian Jim Ridenour described his preferred structure for ghost shows as such:
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Author Mark Walker coined the term "ghostmaster" to refer to the hosts of ghost shows. The format of a ghost show usually entailed an introduction by a ghostmaster, usually presenting themselves as a
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in his performances, but eventually came to a contractual agreement with the studio that allowed him to maintain the character as part of the act.
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fishing poles – "fly over" the heads of the audience. Once the lights come on, you immediately hit the screen with a second horror flick.
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illusions performed in low light, often with participation from the audience. The shows also commonly incorporated staged
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Midnight ghost shows have been described as forerunners to gimmick-based film promotion (as practiced by such figures as
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Ghost shows experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1950s due to the output of horror and
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and actors performing as ghosts or monsters would often terrorize members of the audience.
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Elwin-Charles Peck (who performed as "El-Wyn") created one of the first ghost shows,
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quickly evolved to incorporate both horror and comedy in its presentation,
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scene and intermixing illusions and audience participation with jokes,
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traditions that preceded them, and typically incorporated illusions;
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Some midnight ghost shows featured appearances from film stars like
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Wyman Baker (brother of Jack Baker, aka Dr. Sin & Dr. Silkini)
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was performed in the U.S., as well as Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
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spawned a number of imitators. In the late 1930s or early 1940s,
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Ghost shows have also been referred to as early examples of the
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phenomenon, prefiguring midnight showings associated with such
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and midnight screenings that involve audience participation.
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