I'd like to share memories of local horror shows with everyone; whatever region you lived in, at least in the U.S., it's likely that those "of a certain age", have some.

Mine were the legendary WGN Creature Features, which was basically done without a host, but used a cutout of Lon Chaney's "London After Midnight" character, and the voice of newsman Marty McNeely, who read punny lines and poems about the movies of the week.

https://afrocityblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cfh.jpg

I also have great memories of the Acri Creature Feature, hosted by cheerful siding and window salesman, Chuck Acri. He'd read fan letters, judge a "Creep of the Week" contest (kids would send in artwork; I won once!), and do crazy skits with his monster crew during the break, often at remote locations.

http://www.houseofjitters.com/images/acrilooksup.jpeg



There are others, but I'll let someone else chime in. (Torgo, I sense your presence...lol).

My presence mainly out of envy:) , I never got to experience a true local horror host.

When we lived in Seattle, I was too young to be aware of local Tacoma host Dr. Zingrr...

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Ringu/hqdefault_zpsotw5ulw6.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Ringu/hqdefault_zpsotw5ulw6.jpg.html)


Then when we moved down to Vancouver WA (just South of Portland OR), Portland's local horror host had just gone off the air, though I didn't learn of him until years later. It ran from 1971 to about '75 0r '76. Sinister Cinema hosted by Victor Ives...

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Ringu/16574621-mmmain_zpsqo1jvbdh.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Ringu/16574621-mmmain_zpsqo1jvbdh.jpg.html)
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Ringu/250xNxsinister-cinema.jpg.pagespeed.ic.T_zZ95sX3b_zps8mgxtvpt.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Ringu/250xNxsinister-cinema.jpg.pagespeed.ic.T_zZ95sX3b_zps8mgxtvpt.jpg.html)


I would have loved to have been around Portland in the 1950's for Tarantula Ghoul...

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Ringu/A-784916-1291681253.jpeg_zpswcm1j9hg.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Ringu/A-784916-1291681253.jpeg_zpswcm1j9hg.jpg.html)
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Ringu/Taranch150_zpszr6of1qx.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Ringu/Taranch150_zpszr6of1qx.jpg.html)


The closest I had to a local horror host was a local car salesman that would introduce movies in the afternoons. I remember coming home from school just as he came on. I don't think they played just horror, but I do remember seeing horror films on there including The Shuttered Room.

Ah well, least I had Commander USA and Elvira.:)

Cleveland had Ghoulardi/Houlihan/Big Chuck and Lil' John!

https://media2.fdncms.com/clevescene/imager/collection-of-ghoulardi-video-archives-rel/u/original/4481033/ghoulardi-ernie-anderson.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/frylock284/chuckhoolcon.jpg
https://cbswncx2.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/big-chuck-lil-john.jpg?w=625

Svengoolie

"Sammy Terry", a ghoulishly dressed character who showed horror movies on WTTV 4 Indianapolis, was a local fixture for years.

There is a short Wikipedia article on him. The original portrayer, Bob Carter, died in 2013.

I don't remember any local horror shows. I do remember a nut who used to come on late on Saturday nights and introduce movies. It was called Will C's Red Eye Cinema. It aired on WCTI-TV 12 in New Bern NC. I'm pretty sure they aired horror movies as well but they had a huge variety. They were mostly low budget drive-in type movies. I miss the days when you'd get local shows like that. Damn I just looked it up on Google and found his obituary. He died in 2007. :(