THE PROFESSOR'S SF & HORROR HOST TOME

BYGONE BEHEMOTH
CHILLER THEATER
DISC-O-TEEN
SHOCK THEATER
THE MIGHTY HERCULES
THE THREE STOOGES SHOW
THE ZACHERLEY SHOW
ZACHERLEY AT LARGE
ZACHERLEY'S MIDNITE TERRORS
Z-TV

JOHN ZACHERLE - "ZACHERLEY"
SCOTT VINCENT

LIVE ON CITY LINE AVENUE
SATURDAY NIGHT DEAD
THE RETURN OF ROLAND
THE SHOCK THEATRE

JOHN ZACHERLE - "ROLAND"
JEAN ZIEGLER - "MY DEAR"

John Zacherle was an established actor/host, who has entertained television audiences since about 1953. As a horror host, first as "Roland" and later as "Zacherley", he hosted not only horror movie shows such as "Chiller Theater" and "The Shock Theatre", but also children cartoon shows - "The Mighty Hercules" and "The Three Stooges"; as when as a teenager music/dance show "Disc-O-Teen".

He was a very versatile actor, attracting a huge following of fans.

THE SHOCK THEATRE:
"The Shock Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with John Zacherle as "Roland" presenting movies on WCAU-TV Channel 10, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from 7 October 1957 to 13 September 1958. Roland often referred to his wife - "My Dear" who was never seen; but when Zacherle was removed from the show, Jean Ziegler as "My Dear" took his place for three shows, when Zacherle returned. The show aired Monday and Tuesday at 11:25pm, then moved to Friday and Saturday nights.

SHOCK THEATER:
"Shock Theater" was a hosted horror movie show with John Zacherle as "Zacherley" who presented movies on WABC-TV Channel 7, New York City, New York from 22 September 1958 to 27 March 1959.

In 1957, Scott Vincent was one of the four off-screen announcers for WABC-TV's "The Night Show" and it's "Shock Theater" package of 52 horror movies. Scott hosted the program in regular rotation with his three colleagues through John Zacherle's arrival on 22 September 1958. Scott Vincent was also one of the hosts of "The 4:30 Movie".

Besides his television shows, as Zacherley, he is featured in videos,

records/cds, dvds, books and magazines.

Zacherley's Midnite Terrors was a three issue comic book series (issue four was not released) that started in 2004. Published by Chanting Monk Studios, the comics were horror anthologies with Zacherley hosting them.

In 2011, John Zacherle - "Zacherley" - "Chiller Theatre", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame".

Portrait of "Zacherlie" by Dave Dunlap.

Portrait of "Zacherley" by Bradley Beard.
"Zacherley" - biography (taken from Bradley's Facebook page)"
"We've all seen the ghoul named Roland but of My Dear… only her hand. Could it be he has fear because Igor is near, that he won't show the rest of My Dear?" Today I present Roland otherwise known as Zacherley, the king of all horror hosts. He and his dear My Dear found their humble beginnings in 1957 at WCAU in Philadelphia introducing Shock Theatre; a package of 52 Universal Horrors released by Screen Gems to TV syndication. In 1958 he moved to WABC in New York and became known as Zacherley. It was his friend and colleague Dick Clark who nicknamed him "The Cool Ghoul". Zacherley quickly became a household name and recognizable commodity; he even appeared twice on covers of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, issues #7 and #15. John Zacherle turned 96 years young this year and all I can say is...LONG LIVE THE KING! Be sure to join me tomorrow... my dears.

BYGONE BEHEMOTH
"Bygone Behemoth" is a personal short movie about a washed-up movie monster. It premiered at SXSW and went on to screen at dozens of festivals internationally, picking up several awards along the way. Featured in this short movie is John Zacherle as the "Cool Ghoul" - horror host "Zacherley". "Bygone Behemoth" may be viewed on Vimeo

Below is a trailer for "Bygone Behemoth".
"Bygone Behemoth" - trailer from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

In 2010, John Zacherle as "Zacherley" hosted the tribute movie "The Aurora Monsters: The Model Craze That Gripped the World".
For more information on this movie use the below link:

Sadly John Zacherle passed away on 27 October 2016.

The following are some clips from his shows and other appearances:

Zacherley from The Professor on Vimeo.