CREATURE FEATURE

FAYE FISHER-WARD - "MISTY BREW"
? - "KLYSTRON"

"Creature Feature" was a hosted horror and science fiction movie show aired by WLRE Channel 26 Green Bay Wisconsin from 1982-1983, with Faye Fisher-Ward as "Misty Brew". "Creature Feature" ran from 29 October 1982 till 9 September 1983. WLRE's station manager originated the name "Misty Brew"; with Green Bay University student Faye Fisher being hired for the role. The costume for Misty was supplied Green Bay shop - "Glad Rags", with hairstyle and makeup by "Bananas". After a few shows, "Klystron" was introduced, who would play a piano or an organ. At the start of each show, Misty would be shown seated in a coffin. At the end of each show, she would be shown lying down in the coffin, and closing the lid. FAYE FISHER-WARD as MISTY BREW From the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: The second UW-Green Bay alumnus to make an impact in the world of horror was Faye Fisher-Ward, Visual Arts, Class of '83. In 1982 the independent UHF channel in Green Bay, WLRE, created a show that was inspired by "Elvira's Movie Macabre," then a sensation in the Los Angeles TV market. WLRE was looking for a female horror host, and put out a call to UW-Green Bay students. "I had a lot of friends in the theatre department at the time and they encouraged me to audition for the part. I wasn't a fan of horror movies, but I was excited to get an acting gig," Fisher-Ward says. Fisher-Ward won the audition and Misty Brew was born. The show was called "Creature Feature with Misty Brew." Fisher-Ward's transition to Misty Brew required vintage dresses, big hair and lots of make-up. "Creature Feature" would start with the host sitting up in a coffin; at show's end she would lie down again and close the lid. Fisher-Ward remembers getting stuck in the coffin at least once: "I was wearing a body microphone and I laid down in the coffin. The coffin lid got stuck and I was trapped... I could hear the crew saying 'That's it for today, let’s go'". Scary moments aside, she remembers the show had three fan clubs around the area. Even without makeup, Fisher-Ward was often recognized around Green Bay. After 30 years, fans still remember — she still gets the occasional inquiry (as for this story), and the Misty Brew character was even used as inspiration in the book, "Unplugged" by Paul McComas. Today, Fisher-Ward is an accomplished artist and designer who lives in the Twin Cities. When Fisher-Ward moved away from Green Bay after graduation, the horror host crown on local television was again up for grads. There are no known clips from the series:

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Internet Movie Data Base "Creature Feature"	Univserity of Wisconsin Green Bay "Creature Feature"	Internet Movie Data Base "Faye Fisher"
Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts "Creature Feature - Episodes"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Misty Brew"	Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts "Creature Feature"

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