| Role/Occupation Horror Host |
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The Horror Host is a narrator who presents harrowing tales to their audience. This eerie character first appeared on radio serials, creating continuity between otherwise unrelated stories. Horror Hosts then spread to horror comics, most notably EC Comics titles like Tales from the Crypt. Soon these Hosts appeared in movies, and then television. During the 1950s and 1960s, a horde of Horror Hosts haunted television viewers across North America. There were hundreds of local presenters on low-budget shows based around cheap B-Movies… The Horror Host often takes a sadistic glee in the events of the story, and cannot resist making the implication that the reader might meet a similarly dire fate. They may become an “Interactive Narrator”, but are usually content to stay at home, whether it be a tomb, a featureless void hung with paintings, or a broom closet with a cardboard coffin. The Horror Host may be grotesque in some manner, possibly with a backstory of their own, but ultimately most Horror Hosts are presenters, not protagonists. Their personalities are revealed in various skits, often featuring “Black Comedy”, morbid props, and puns. These asides usually comment on the themes and morals featured in the episode, making this an example of a “Framing Device”… ~ Horror Host – TV Tropes
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