COUNT DRACULA PRESENTS
HORROR INCORPORATED
JAKE ESAU - "COUNT DRACULA"
(aka TV'S COUNT DRACULA)
"Horror Incoporated" was a rival of the 1969 "Horror, Inc", hosted by "Dr. Paul Bearer".
In 2002, Count Dracula's "Horror Incoporated" was rebooted as "Horror Incoporated", hosted by "Uncle Ghoulie".
Gerald 'Jerry' Edelstein was born in 1947 in St. Pauls, Minnesota, USA to Irving and Rebecca Edelstein; and passed away on 3 June 2018 in Seattle, Washington State, USA. Edelstein had two sisters Helene Wise and Norma Storms. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota; and a well received actor under the stage name "Jake Esau"; who performed at various venues throughout the Twin Cities and Seattle; as well as creating a television character "Count Dracula" also known as "TV's Count Dracula".
Below is an extremely short clip from the show taken from "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes", Season 3, Episode 5; aired 28 October 1985 in the segment "Return of the Horror Hosts": "Count Dracula Presents" - clip from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.
This video is of commercials that Count Dracula did and shown during "Count Dracula Presents" - on WCCO II in 1987.
"Count Dracula Presents" - commercial break from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.
Born Gerald (Jerry) Edelstein was known by his stage name of Jake Esau. He was the horror host of several horror movie shows:
1) "Count Dracula Presents" - "Count Dracula" presented movies on KITN Channel 29 Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota from 1984 until 1986.
2) "Count Dracula Presents" - "Count Dracula" presented movies on WCCO II Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota from 1987 until 1989.
3) "Count Dracula Presents" - "Count Dracula" presented movies on KMWB Channel 23 Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota from around 1996 until 1998.
4) "Horror Incorporated" - "Count Dracula" presented movies on KSTC.TV, Channel 45 Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota from 2000 until 2002.
For more information on "Horror, Inc", click on the below link:
For more information on Uncle Ghoulie's "Horror Incoporated", click on the below link:
LINKS
Internet Movie Data Base
"Jake Esau"
Internet Movie Data Base
"Count Dracula Presents"(KITN)
Internet Movie Data Base
"Count Dracula Presents" (WCCO II)
Internet Movie Data Base
"Count Dracula Presents" (KMWB)
E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts
"Count Dracula"
The Horror Incorporated Project
"Horror Incorporated"
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