Meet Svengoolie, the host of Me TV’s eponymous Saturday-night throwback TV show mixing kid-friendly horror/sci-fi movies (just scary enough) with campy shtick. Once upon a time, these types of locally ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Rich Koz (aka Svengoolie) and Jim Roche make ...

SVENGOOLIE CLASSIC HORROR & SCI-FI MOVIE – "Ghost & Mr. Chicken" (8:00-10:30 pm ET/PT) 1966, Stars Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond. A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a ...

Svengoolie doesn’t just wear one hat. Well, yes, it’s true, MeTV’s retro movie host does wear a top hat during his Saturday 8 p.m. show, to go with his tuxedo, satin-lined casket and horror-face cake ...

October is always the busiest month of the year for Rick Koz, a.k.a. the man-behind-the-makeup for his TV alter-ego Svengoolie, who now ranks as an iconic Chicago TV personality on par with Cubs ...

– The chicken toss is an ongoing gag on “Svengoolie.” Crew member George Blaise said people who collect the rubber props from the set are called “chicken shaggers — one step below geek.” – Each ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Congratulations to Svengoolie! He will be ...