Creature Features

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 70's and 80's and the best part of my weekend was Saturday night when I would watch "Creature Features," with cigar-smoking Bob Wilkins. He showed the best and worst of horror films, from classic Hammer films like "Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" to incredibly bad films like "The Creeping Terror." In the 1980's, John Stanley took over hosting duties until the show ended in 1984. By then VCR's were becoming popular and people hit the video stores in droves. It's too bad, because this was one of the best ways to spend your weekends. It's shows like this that gave birth to "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and I thank god for that.