SHOCK THEATRE
TOMB OF TERROR

J.G. PATTERSON JR.
- "DON BRANDON"
- "MAD DADDY"

"Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with J.G. "Pat" Paterson as "Mad Daddy" presenting movies on Monday nights 11:15pm on WBTV, Channel 3 Charlotte, North Carolina from the Fall of 1958 until the Summer of 1959. Patterson's make-up consisted of simple grease paint scars, a fright wig and a blood-stained lab coat. "Mad Daddy" showed all of the "Shock" titles were run. House of Frankenstein was the first one shown, and the final one was Horror Island. J.G. Patterson Jr. was born Junius Gustavious Patterson Jr., on 11 January, 1930 in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Body Shop (1972), The Electric Chair (1976) and Axe (1974). He was married to Juanita Shaw. He died on June 30, 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. From E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts web page: "Patterson is better known for the two horror films which he directed ... Dr. Gore (1972, aka The Body Shop), which was one of the first films to get an X for violence, and The Electric Chair (1972). His wife, Nita Patterson, appears in both movies". "J.G. Patterson Jr. was also a magician who had a theatrical act and a traveling spook show under the stage name Don Brandon. He sometimes acted under that name in films". "Tomb of Terror" was one of the traveling spookshows of J.R. Patterson. Using the stage name of "Don Brandon", his shows worked the east coast of the USA in the 1960s-1970s. The show featured horror, hypnotism, magic, monsters and mystery in live performances. The live shows were performed in drive-in and in-movie theaters, and on-stage for special appearances such as Halloween night. Patterson prided himself on his advertising and personally silk-screened his own promotional posters on machinery that he kept in his studio. It has been stated that after his death, his wife destroyed everything in his shop. The following is a promo for "Shock Theatre": "Shock Theatre" - promotional videos from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "Shock Theatre"	The Dead Next Door "Regional Horror Films"	Internet Movie Data Base "J.G. Patterson Jr."
Facebook "J.G. "Pat" Paterson Tribute Page"		E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Mad Daddy 2"

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