DOUBLE-HEADED THEATER
SHOCK-IT-TO-ME THEATER
SHOCK THEATER


FRANK SHERIDAN - "ASMODEUS"
? - "ACHMED"

Were hosted horror movie shows with Frank Sheridan as "Asmodeus" presenting movies on Saturday nights on KEMO-TV Channel 20 San Francisco, California in the late 1960's till the early 1970's. "Asmodeus" was assisted by his servant "Achmed". During its reign, the show changed its name from "Shock Theater" to "Shock-It-To-Me Theater" and then "Double-Headed Theater". The shows had access to the Universal "Shock" package. Portrait of "Asmodeus" by Bradley Beard. "Asmodeus" - biography (taken from his Bradley Beard's Facebook page)" This is your invitation to join me in the not always friendly confines of Chateau Noir." Tonight I present Asmodeus, host of Shock-It-To-Me Theatre and Double-Headed Theatre on KEMO-TV Channel 20 in San Francisco, CA, which ran from 1968 to 1971. Asmodeus was played by KEMO audio operator and booth announcer Frank Sheridan. The show offered an atmospheric castle set where he lived with his man-servant Achmed. Asmodeus didn't rely on gimmicks and make-up, he merely wore a smoking jacket or tuxedo and sunglasses. His commanding voice surely induced a fear in his audience that they would never forget. "You never forget your first (horror host)", states Michael Monahan in a quote from his book "American Scary". In fact, It was Asmodeus who inspired Michael Monaghan to don his 3-D spectacles and become the horror host known as Doktor Goulfinger. Those who inspire... The following is a clip from "Shock Theater": Horror Host - Asmodeous from The Professor on Vimeo.

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "Double-Headed Theater"	Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist "Asmodeous"	Internet Movie Data Base "Frank Sheridan"
Geekademia "Asmodeous"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Asmodeous"	Classic Horror Film Board "Asmodeous"

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