NIGHTMARE SINEMA
WOLFMAN MAC'S CHILLER DRIVE-IN
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR



MAC KELLY - "WOLFMAN MAC"
AARON HELFERICH - "BONEY BOB"
ADAM B. SHOWERS - "MORBID MELVIN"
BRYAN LARSEN - "MORGUS GRAVESLY"
CLYDE BROWN (ANDREW CLYDE) - "CREEPY CLYDE"
DAVEY TAYLOR - "MANNY MORTE" & "TROG"
DAVID (DAVE) IVEY - "OSCAR THE OGRE"
DEAN VANDERKOLK - "WITCH DOCTOR"
KARIE NORA (HAMBRICK) - "GRENADINE"
LORI WILD - "REGAN"
MARK DAVIS - "TROG"
NINA KIRCHER - "MADAME NINA"
SANDRA KUNZ - "SCARLETT"
STEVE CZAPIEWSKI - "DR. VALENTINE"
SUSAN DIANE VALENTI - "RUBELLA"
WALLY WOJCIECHOWSKI - "PROFESSOR M. BLAMER"



"Nightmare Sinema" was a hosted horror movie show with Mac Kelly as "Wolfman Mac", presenting movies on the public access television station in Detroit, Michigan.

In March 2008, the show was picked up by Detroit's MyNetworkTV affiliate, WMYD. At the same time, the show started airing in MyNetworkTV affiliates in Florida. The show changed name to "Wolf Man Mac's Chiller Drive In".

In November 2009, the show started being broadcast nationally when it was added to the programming schedule on the Retro Television Network.

It is likely that the regular broadcasts came to an end on 18 December 2010, with a Halloween special on 29 October 2011.


In January 2013, Kelly announced that the program would cease creating new shows, though networks would still carry the program as reruns. The sets and props were sold at the Erebus haunted attraction in an everything-must-go sale in February 2013.


In 2010, Wolfman Mac was in a mini series: "100 Years of Monster Movies"; which was a three day movie marathon webcast from 26 - 28 March 2010, presented by Fear Werx at the Horrorhound Weekend, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Hosts included John Ferguson as "Count Gregula", Barry Hobart as "Dr. Creep", Jerry Moore as "Karlos Borloff", A.K. Smith as "Ms. Monster", Brooke Lewis as "Ms. Vampy", Graham Garfield Barnyard as "Nigel Honeybone", Danielle Gelehrter as "Penny Dreadful", Cassandra Peterson as "Elvira" and Mac Kelly as "Wolfman Mac"; as well as "Lloyd Kaufman from Troma; and George Romero.


A project was commenced in 2015 - "The Monster Show", that would have Mac Kelly playing "Werewolf Mac", which is comedy show about the misadventures of classic movie monsters trying to make it big in the television business...all while keeping the fact they are actually monsters a secret. According to the Facebook page (2019), the project is stilling going ahead.


In 2015-2016, some of the shows' regular and semi-regular cast and crew would appear in the hosted horror movie show "Sir Graveson Presents", including Mac Kelly (aka Wolfman Mac).

For further information on "Sir Graveson Presents", use the below link:



In 12 December 2008, Andrew Clyde (aka Clyde Brown) started his own show "The Creepy Clyde Show" assisted by Adam B. Showers - "Morbid Melvin".

For further information on "The Creepy Clyde Show", use the below link:



2016 saw Wolfman Mac and Boney Bob return to host a television special "Halloween Spooktacular", along with David Ivey (Dave), on Orion Neighborhood Television (ON-TV).

"Halloween Spooktacular" was a television special with Wolfman Mac hosting a collection of comedy skits with a Halloween theme. The show was released in September 2016 on Orion Neighborhood Television (ON-TV), Lake Orion, Michigan, USA. There were skits from ONTV programs, including "The LA-LA Girls", "The Staged Life", and "Channel Surfing".

The shows had a variety of regular and semi-regular cast members, most were also production crew:

"NIGHTMARE SINEMA"
Mac Kelly
as
Wolfman Mac
Aaron Helferich
as
Boney Bob
Bryan Larsen
as
Morgus Gravesly
Clyde Brown (Andrew Clyde)
as
Creepy Clyde
Davey Taylor
as
Manny Morte
Trog
Mark Davis
as
Trog
Wally Wojciechowski
as
Professor M. Balmer

"WOLFMAN MAC'S CHILLER DRIVE-IN"
Mac Kelly
as
Wolfman Mac
Aaron Helferich
as
Boney Bob
Adam Showers
as
Morbid Melvin
David Ivey (Dave)
as
Oscar the Ogre
Dean Vanderkolk
as
Witch Doctor
Karie Nora (Hambrick)
as
Grenadine
Lori Wild
as
Regan
Nina Kircher
as
Madame Nina
Sandra Kunz
as
Scarlett
Steve Czapiewski
as
Dr. Valentine
Susan Diane Valenti
as
Rubella
Wally Wojciechowski
as
Professor M. Blamer


Portrait of "Wolfman Mac" by Dave Dunlap.




Portrait of "Wolfman Mac" by Bradley Beard.
"Wolfman Mac" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)"
"Hey wolf pack, welcome back to the old haunted drive-in". Today I present Wolfman Mac, host of Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-in, which began on airing on public access TV in 2006 and on MyTV20 in 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. The show later became nationally syndicated on the Retro Television Network and was shown in over 125 markets across the US. Wolfman Mac is the owner of a spooky drive-in theatre in Hauntington Heights which he runs with the help of his diminutive buddy Boney Bob. An educated werewolf, Mac received his Monster's degree from Scare U in order to pursue his entrepreneurial nightmares as a business owner. Chiller Drive-in is a hilarious excursion into lycanthropic lunacy. So if you're looking for a howling good time, hop on down to Chiller Drive-in for some cheesy B movie madness. Arrrooooooo!



Portrait of "Boney Bob" by Bradley Beard.
"Boney Bob" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)
The next little... err, BIG name in horror hosting? Tonight I present Boney Bob, manager of Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In. Bob got his start in show business working the Jersey vaudeville circuit. Bob was what we refer to as a "little person", he was proud of his size and he made it part of his shtick. One fateful night, his act literally brought down the house... right on top of his boney little head. Years later, when a group of uneducated college numbskulls were playing around with some Voodoo spells on top of Bob's burial plot, they unintentionally reanimated the little dude. Out of time and in need of a job, Wolfman Mac took Boney in and made him manager of the drive-in. As everyone knows, Bob's a bit of a schemer, he's still hasn't figured out a way to get 10 million people to give him a dollar but he's recently found a way to get his own show. Keep an eye open for Boney Bob in 2016 and in the mean time, check out his new Facebook page and give it a "like". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boney-Bob/1698072597093079...



In 2020, Mac Kelly - "Wolf Man Mac" from "Wolfman Mac's Chllier Drive-In", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame".


The following are some clips from "Nightmare Sinema":

Nightmare Sinema hosted by Wolfman Mac (clips) from The Professor on Vimeo.

The following are some clips from "Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In":

Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In (clips) from The Professor on Vimeo.

The following is a clip from "ONTV Halloween Special":

Ontv Halloween Special (clip) from The Professor on Vimeo.

LINKS


Internet Movie Data Base
"Nightmare Sinema"

Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist
"Boney Bob"

Internet Movie Data Base
"Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive In"

Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist
"Wolfman Mac"

Wikipedia
"Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In"

Internet Movie Data Base
"Mac Kelly"



Facebook: Dunlap Art
"Horror Host Artwork"



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