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BEHIND THE SCENES: The Gorrorhost Counterground " Since the Horror Host Underground officially launched last April (actually, it was February - ed.), our favorite perk by far has been hearing from other hosts who inevitably write, " I thought I was the ONLY one left ! "--or at least the abbie-normal response that is expected of any self-respecting host, "Hey ! Look at ME! "... This pretty much sums up the response that we have all had upon finding Count Gore's Horrorhosts List; the realization, like a slap in the face with the clammy hand of a nicely-chilled cadaver, that we are NOT alone. The genuine sense of community that spawned in the tidal pools of Gore's list lo', by-and-by, did begat the HHU -- and has occassionally led to a little confusion as to who is doing what "behind the scenes". Dear ol' Count Smokula from California recently sent a glowing letter to the HHU mailbox that puts under the big microscope of the macrocosm a question that I have questioned whether or not other folks were questioning.
Well Smokey, while I can't speak for Gore (I do a bad impression of him anyway... , your letter was sent to the HHU assimilation center rather than The Count's Dead Letter Office. No worries! The site is there to be a complete listing of active hosts, and we love hearing from folks who say, "Hey ! Where's MY listing ???" It means there are more of us out there than had ever had ever dream't of in our worstest nightmares, and the numbers are growing all the time! There would be no HHU were it not for Gore bringing us all together. He has continuously given any group project his lovingly sardonic and undying ( undead ?) support. That said, the cloud of mystery that shrouds our actual HHU webmaster must be dispelled. While we are one big crossover-project lovin' family--I am he, as you are we, and we are all The Walrus, as it were--the props gotta fall where they belong here just to avoid confusion (or Gore getting the blame for anything the HHU might perpetrate and/or perpetuate!). The cool website you see at www.tvhorrorhosts.com is in fact ninety-nine & three-quarters percent the result of many, many hours of tedious programming, research, and general gnashing of teeth by-- drumroll anyone ? -- Curtis Prather, the long-time producer of The Spooky Movie with Dr. Sarcofiguy. While the HHU is not a single-handed effort, Curtis has definitely been the lynch-pin that made it all really happen; without him we'd still just be a bunch of guys in makeup trading tapes. A toast to the unsung heros on the other end of the server ! Raise a glass of the red stuff tonight to Gore's fine webhosting on Creature Feature, and to Curtis' webmastery over at the HHU site. Maybe even drop 'em a line to say "thanks"... but try to send 'em to the right addy, hm ? I don't want to have to come back here next week and go through this convoluted rigamarole again! Oh yeah, Count Smokula (The Jewish Vampire?)--he has a long list of credits, probably the least of which was a national appearance two weeks ago on Fox's THIRTY SECONDS TO FAME. He'll be listed on the HHU "Hosts" page before you can say "Vundaful, vundaful, vundaful !" Ok, so say it a few more times, wiseguy... Curtis is on vacation this week. Your ol' pal,
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