SHOCK THEATRE

ANNA INGE JUMP - "HAZEL WITCH"
? - "JEEVES"
? - "FRANKLIN"

The above poster is AI generated, based on real photographs of "Hazel Witch" and "Shock Theatre". "Shock Theatre" (aka "Shock Theater") was a hosted horror movie show with Anna Inge Jump as "Hazel Witch" for WRVA-TV Channel 12 Richmond Virginia. "Shock Theatre" was reborn with Anna Inge creating a very different, very wild, over the top character. Whereas the former "Shock!" host "Ghoulda" ("Shock!" had originally been a non-hosted show) had been understated and dark, "Hazel Witch" billed herself as the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas," claiming a long line of iconoclastic witches in her family tree. She had a butler named "Jeeves" and a son named "Franklin" who appeared on the set with her, and she frequently drove around in a 1913 Ford provided by a local dealership for the show and appearances. For personal transportation, she was a modern witch and had traded in her broom for a vacuum cleaner. She routinely harped on modernization and not being an old hag as part of her shtick. ANNA INGE JUMP From Forest Lawn: Anna Floreta Inge Jump, known as "Luscious" to her friends, was born in Blackstone, Virginia on October 17, 1931 and departed for her new adventure on January 30, 2022. Anna was able to pack a lot of life and laughter into her 90 years. A graduate of William and Mary College, she subsequently traveled the world as a USO entertainer during the last years of the Korean War, and hosted a Saturday morning children's show at WRVA as Hazel The Witch, "The Last of The Red Hot Mommas." Anna married the love of her life, Gordon Jump, on October 26, 1963 and they moved to Glendale, California where she resided until her passing. During their marriage, Anna worked alongside her husband in several plays at The Glendale Center Theater. While she stopped pursuing a career in show business to be a mom, housewife, and supporter of dreams, she continued to perform in community productions, sharing funny stories with her PEO sisters, and connecting with her Brothers and Sisters in the LDS church. She had the gift of making a stranger feel like family within minutes and always found the humor in any situation. She is now reunited with beloved family members, her husband, and their son, Alexander Jump, who passed at birth. She loved her children, grandchildren, and friends with all of her heart. Anna is survived by her three daughters, Cynthia Jump, Kiva Jump, and Maggi-jo Van de Voorde.

The following is a clip from "Virgina Creepers" and behind the scenes footage.

Shock Theater hosted by Hazel Witch from The Professor on Vimeo.