CRYPT OF HORROR
DARC OF THE NIGHT
MADNIGHT MOVIES


TERRY MICHAEL ACORD
- "LON MADNIGHT"
- "MR. DARC"
KIM LUFFMAN - "KIM"
SAM WATERS - "SPOOKY SAM"



"Darc of the Night" was a hosted horror movie show with Mike Acord as "Mr. Darc" presenting "Plan 9 from Outer Space" on Time Warner Cable Channel 98 Orlando, Florida during October, 1992. The show was broadcast on Friday, and repeated on the next two Fridays.



"Madnight Movies" was a hosted horror movie show with Mike Acord as "Lon Madnight" presenting classic horror movies on YouTube in 2014. Assisting Mike were Kim Luffman as "Kim" and Sam Waters as "Spooky Sam". From "Madnight Movies" Youtube web page: "Greetings Ghoulies and Ghoulettes. From the forbidding depths of Studio Tomb, Lon Madnight resurrects Crumbling Classics of Horror and vintage video. Strap yourself into your favorite straight-jacket and join Lon and his ghoulish gang as they proudly present Madnight Movies!"


Below are images of Acord, Luffman and waters from "Madnight Movies":


The following are some clips from the series:

"Madnight Movies" - clips from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.



"Crypt of Horror" was a US hosted horror anthology series - direct to video, with Terry Michael Acord as host "Lon Madnight"; assisted by Kim Luffman as "Kim" and Sam Waters as "Spooky Sam". The name of the character Lon Madnight came from Lon Chaney Sr.'s long lost film, "London after Midnight". The look Mike adapted was also inspired by that film. It was a homage to Chaney, and at the same time, was all Mike Acord. At least thirteen videos were release between 27 December 2006 and 25 June 2008 with a number being released as double and triple features. Below are the DVD title covers.



"V is for Vampire"
27 December 2006

"B is for Blood"
18 July 2007
"The Black Sheep"
25 July 2007
"The Crawling Hand"
19 September 2007
"Curse of the Faceless Man"
26 September 2007
"The Conqueror Worm"
31 October 2007
"X The Unknown"
26 December 2007
"M is fo Madman"
20 February 2008
"The Mad Magician"
27 February 2008
"Diary of a Madman"
26 March 2008
"Fiend Without a Face"
26 March 2008
"These are the Damned"
30 April 2008
"T is for Terror"
25 June 2008


The following are some clips from "Crypt of Horror":

"Crypt of Horror" - clips from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.



"Crypt of Horror" is US horror anthology comic book series published by AC Comics from since October 2005. Issue #3 (October 2006), #4 (September 2007) and #5 (October 2008) were hosted by "Lon Madnight"

"Issue 3"
October 2006
"Issue 3" (alternate cover)
October 2006
"Issue 4"
September 2007
"Issue 5"
October 2008



Terry Michael Acord was born on 22 January 1959 in Fairfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for "Darc of the Night" (1992), MadNight Movies (2014), The Amazing Colossal Woman (2016). He was married to Ellie Rose Acord.

As a boy Mike lived in a variety of small towns in Ohio. He thought of Wooster as his hometown.

From a young age Mike had an interest in all things pop culture. He became an expert on the various things considered that. He had a voluminous knowledge of silver and golden age comic books, Classic horror, Monster movies, B movies and Science Fiction. He knew well of classic television., and classic comedy. He loved the Beatles, the British Invasion and surf music. The sixties were his preferred decade, and he spoke fondly of all things from then.

Mike became an entertainer. There were singing telegrams and regional theater at first, then Disney. He was part of the original cast of the Adventurers club. He worked at Universal, and Arabian Nights. He worked in traveling and children's theater. His favorite work was found at Terror on Church Street as Staff Sergeant. There he became "the face" of the horror themed attraction. He was first known as Deadbeat.

Mike's first attempt at horror hosting was as the character Mr. Darc. He hosted the show "Darc of the Night" for three successive Friday nights.

Mike honed his horror hosting skills with his fellow cast members at Terror on Church Street. Shortly there after he was given the opportunity to film a series of introductions and exists of classic horror films for producer Bill Black. "Crypt of Horror" became an ongoing series and Mike, as Lon, with Kim and Spooky Sam introduced and summed up the films.

Mike later went on to film several hosted segments as "Madnight Movies." He also continued to work with Bill Black. He playing the villainous Cloak, and as a variety of other characters.

Mike worked at many attractions in Orlando. There was Skull Kingdom, Terror in Orlando, CSI, Zombie Outbreak, at the Orlando Science Center, and Star Trek the experience. Mike worked for over fifteen years at Titanic the artifact exhibition. There he gave tours as a third class passenger, James Kelly. In Titanics dinner show he played James Widener, Gasparo Gatti, and most notably Captain Edward John Smith. He embodied each of these characters with compassion and humor.

Mike did voice over work and commercials.

He passed away on 14 July 2017 in the USA.


For more information on "Lon Madnight" click on the below link:



Portrait of "Lon Madnight" by Bradley Beard.
"Lon Madnight" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)"
Greetings ghoulies and ghoulettes, I shall now introduce you to fear itself. Today I present Lon Madnight; host of Madnight Movies, brought to you from Studio Tomb and offered on Youtube. Remember the very first time you tasted fear? It was Lon who was standing behind you savoring the flavor. For centuries, Lon had prowled the fog-shrouded, gaslit streets of London; rumors of his existence persisted only in hushed whispers for fear that he might hear. Filled with a dreaded desire, he had longed to ensnare Americans in his frightening web of fear so he chose to host horrors. He devises obscene pleasure in sharing his collected gruesome knowledge in order to scar your psyche. When you awake in a cold sweat troubled by night terrors, just know that Lon has paid you a visit. If you don't catch him soon… then he'll catch you later!! And I'll catch you tomorrow.




In 2022, Terry Michael Acord as "Lon Madnight", was a nominee in the "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame".

LINKS


Internet Movie Data Base
"Madnight Movies"

Internet Movie Data Base
"Terror of Church Street"

Internet Movie Data Base
"Crypt of Horror"

Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist
"Lon Madnight"

E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts
"Lon Madnight"

Internet Movie Data Base
"Darc of the Night"


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