Horror TV Shows

"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.

Short lived (six weeks) show featuring horror and suspense stories.

"Murder Before Midnight" was a hosted horror and thriller movie show with Allen Harvey and later Art Hern as "Drana Badour the Swami" who presented movies on WBKB-4, Chicago, Illinois from 1950 till 1953.

"Stage 13" was a thirty minute USA anthology television series produced, directed, and written by Wyllis Cooper. It aired on CBS from 19 April 1950, until 28 June 1950.

"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.

Follows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.

"Tales of the Black Cat" was a hosted horror / thriller television series by CBS with Bob Dalton that was aired on WTOP-TP, Channel 9 Washington, D.C., in 1953.

"Inner Sanctum" was a horror and mystery anthology series hosted by Paul McGrath, and later by House Jameson as "Your Host".

"Movies at Midnight" was a non hosted horror movie show for WTMJ-TV channel 4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA); aired between 10 March 1954 till 7 October 1954.

A slate of horror movies show, with Vampira played by Maila Nurmi; aired on KABC-TV Channel 7, Los Angeles, California (USA) between 30 April 1954 till 2 April 1955.

"Cauldron of Horrors" was a hosted horror movie show with "The Witch" presenting movies on WNBW Channel 4, Detroit, Michigan from 23 July 1954.

"The Doldrum" was a hosted horror/mystery movie show with "Doldrum" presenting movies on Thursday nights at 9:00pm for WTTG Channel 5, Detroit, Michigan from 5 August 1954 until 16 September 1954.

Around 1954 on Channel 7, WXYZ-TV Detroit, Michigan; Edwin Immerman was "The Black Spider" on the show "The Black Spider"; presenting hair-raising movies.

"Captain 11" was a 1950's children's science fiction afternoon show hosted by "Captain 11" with Jim Lange playing the Captain from 1954 until 1955, and Chris Wedes as the Captain from 1955 until 1957.

Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till 1956, starring Johnny Weissmuller, as James "Jungle Jim" Bradley, a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa.

A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

"Vampira" introduces movies and does several segments during the film in the form of skits and information about the movie.

"Classic Nightmares" was a hosted horror movie show with Shirl Vloedman Selman as "Ghoulia" presenting movies on Fridays at Midnight on KOLD-TV Channel 13 Tucson, Arizona between about 1956 until 1958.

"Shock Theater" was a hosted horror show with firstly Alec Gibson and later Chuck Zink presenting movies on WTVJ, Channel 4 now Channel 6 Miami Florida in the 1950's.

"Terror. Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Dan Riss as "Dr. Diablo" presenting movies on KCOP Channel 13, Los Angeles, California in 1957.

"Nightmare" was a hosted horror movie show with Bill Camfield as "Gorgon the Gruesome".

"Nightmare!" was a hosted horror movie show with Ottola Nesmith as "The Old Woman" presenting horror movies on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm for KTLA, Channel 5, Hollywood, California from 1 October 1957 to 1958.

"The Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with John Zacherle as "Roland" presenting movies on WCAU-TV Channel 10, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from 7 October 1957 to 13 September 1958.

"House of Horror"was a hosted horror host show, with Suzanne Waldron as Tarantula Ghoul, screened on KPTV, Channel 12, Portland, Oregon ; between 9 October 1957 and 17 December 1958.