Chiller Theatre

Chiller Theatre is one of the largest horror-themed autograph conventions in the United States. It is themed after the WPIX Chiller Theatre television series that showcased cult horror and campy classics. While the theme is most-certainly horror, organizers have invited entertainment guests from many genres and also sports.

Chiller Theater was a U.S. horror movie presentation series, famous for it’s iconic six fingered hand that rose out of a molten lava-covered ground.

Chiller Theater started on WPIX in 1961 and in 1963 added Zacherley, also known as “The Cool Ghoul,” as the on-air host. However, by 1965, Zacherley left the show and a new opening was created using a montage of clips from various 1950s sci-fi films.

The montage opening served until the late 1960s when another introduction was produced, featuring the word “Chiller” rendered in white paint on a black board, then lifted up, the gooey white paint slowly running down the board like blood while creepy chamber music played in the background. The bumper to this version simply showed the painted “Chiller” as a title card.

Movies that ran on Chiller Theatre included:

Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman
Attack Of The Crab Monsters
Bela Lugosi
Blood Of Dracula
Bluebeard
Boris Karloff
Brides Of Dracula
Calling Dr. Death
Cat People
Chiller Theater 1962
Creature Features 1969
Creature Features 1970
Creature Features 1971
Cry Of The Werewolf
Curse Of Frankenstein
Curse Of The Demon
Daughter Of Dr. Jekyll
Dracula
Dracula’s Daughter
Earth Vs The Spider
Fog Island
Frankenstein
Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman
Frankenstein’s Daughter
Godzilla
Horror Of Dracula
House Of Dracula
House Of Frankenstein
I Was A Teenage Werewolf
Invasion Of The Saucer Men
It Conquered The World
Jeffrey Litton Folk Jazz Blues
Night Monster
Return of The Vampire
Return Of The Ape Man
Shock Theater 1957
Son Of Dracula
Son Of Frankenstein
Strangler Of The Swamp
Terror From The Year 5000
The Ape
The Ape Man
The Beast With A Million Eyes
The Catman Of Paris
The Corpse Vanishes
The Creature From The Black Lagoon
The Day The World Ended
The Devil Bat’s Daughter
The Flying Serpent
The Frozen Ghost
The Ghost Of Frankenstein
The Invisible Man
The Mummy’s Curse
The Mummy’s Ghost
The Mummy’s Hand
The Mummy’s Tomb
The Screaming Skull
The She Creature
The Wolf Man
Valley Of The Zombies
Village Vanguard Chronology
Voodoo Man
Voodoo Woman
Zombies Of Mora Tau