TALES FROM THE TOMB


ROY BISHOP - "LEROY"
? - "VAMPIRA"

Roy Bishop as horror host "Leroy" graced the television screens originally on WSBA, and later on WHP-TV. WSBA Roy Bishop as "Leroy" hosted movies on Friday nights at 11:00pm or 11:30pm on WSBA, UHF Channel 43 York, Pennsylvania from the late 1950's to early 1960's. From E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts web page: "The old Universal classics were shown, Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man, Invisible Man, etc. The show was called Tales from the Tomb, and was hosted by a guy named "Leroy." He was not scary at all. He was a short, plump-looking guy who wore thick dark glasses and baggy pants with suspenders. I believe he also wore a derby. There was a co-host named "Vampira" who wore a black slinky gown. On the set was a coffin and during the show a voice would speak from the box telling Leroy it was time to feed the monster. Leroy would empty (gurgle, gurgle) a quart of Piels beer (the sponsor was possibly a local distributor?) into the coffin. I believe "Vampira" was played by the weather girl for the station". WHP-TV Roy Bishop as "Leroy" hosted movies on Saturday afternoons, and a different show version on Saturday late nights, on WHP-TV, Channel 21, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the early 1960's. Leroy was a short, plump-looking guy who wore thick dark glasses and baggy pants with suspenders. There are no known clips from the show:

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "Tales from the Tomb"	Internet Movie Data Base "Tales from the Tomb"	Internet Movie Data Base "Tales from the Tomb"
Internet Movie Data Base "Roy Bishop"		E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Leroy"

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