I have been combing the newspaper for the last couple years looking for anything about that show. I  can somewhat guess that particular show was on around '73 to '75  with Uncle ed dressing like a vampire. I  seem to remember the way they hosted the show was having ed's face  in white makeup chromakeyed over pictures of gothic churches and that haunted house picture from Disney's haunted manison soundtrack. As a small kid, seeing that scared the hell out of me. I remember one all night live show around Halloween where Ed dressed like that and played this VERY WEIRD Phantom of the Opera bit for the whole show.Every time he would go to that door to answer it, this stripper- like music would start up and he would start staggering towards the door like he was having a stroke or something. Either way, the bit was a little strange.

TM Kafka

 I wanted to thank you for your info on the TV Horror Hosts, especially the stuff on Crematia Mortem and Ed Muscari.  Though I no longer live in the KC area, I was raised in Kansas City and enjoy any info I find on the 'Net that helps me to reminisce about my home town.
 I was especially pleased that you had some info on Mr. Muscari.  I was beginning to believe that I was the only person in KC who'd ever watched his stuff.  I did notice, however that your information about his stint in "white face" in the mid-70s.  Alas, I cannot claim to be an expert, but I can give you a bit of info that might help and may even point you towards more complete info.
 What I do remember is that Mr. Muscari's white-face character was known as "The Creeper," and he would therefore sometimes sing a line or two from the song Jeepers! Creepers! (Where'd You Get Those Peepers?)."  Of course, like most hosts of late-night B-movie horror flicks, he would make humorous comments and jokes at commercial breaks. If I remember correctly, he came on late Saturday nights, with a rebroadcast sometime on Sunday morn.  I believe his show--the exact name of which I do not remember, unfortuantely--aired on Channel 50, which was, I believe, and independent station in KC that went defunct a few years before Channel 41 came along. (When I left KC in 1989, Channel 50 had come back on the air as a
weak-signalled religious station.)

Happy haunting and happy Halloween!

Sincerely,

Michael R. Gates

In the late Sixties, early Seventies (about the time 41 started up as a station, on UHF)
Ed Muscari hosted the Satuday Night Creature Feature. They used his faced in a framed-in mono-keytone display. Kind of a vampire thing going on. This was around the same time he hosted 41 Treehouse Lane in the afternoons.

Kelly

 I have lived in MO my whole life--38 years--and your page brings back so many cool memories!  I am SO grateful that you have done such a thorough job of presenting these KC Horror Hosts.  It is something believe should be documented, and you have done a great job.  Lots of screen captures.  (Not that I'm trying to dissuade you from presenting more in the future!)
 I have to say that Crematia was my favorite, although I also liked the goofiness of
Uncle Ed.  Caffienna and Nicotina the cats; his banana-phone conversations with Mrs. Walker; and the "phone in a joke" night.  (I remember one time this guy made it past the screening with his joke.  Caller:  "What makes Peter Pan fly?"  Uncle Ed:  "I give up.  What makes Peter Pan fly?"  Caller:  "Well, you'd fly too, if someone hit YOU in the peter with a pan."  Uncle Ed had a shocked look on his face, hung up quickly, and apologized.  It was great!)

Anyway, thanks for this fantastic page!

Sincerely,
Tony

Checked out the memoirs.  There really are some great stories in there.  The ONE thing that nobody mentioned was "The All Night Live Credo."  (I forgot about mentioning it, myself.)  Remember?  Hold your hand up--palm toward yourself.  "I promise, every night at 11:00, I will tune in to All Night Live.  A faithful viewer I'll always be.  I'm not handin' you no jive."

Just thought I'd bring that up.  (Funny what memories your pages bring out of the ol' subconscious!)  Anyway, thanks for the update.  Keep up the good work!

Hi fellow Kansas Citian,                                                      04/05/2000

   I recently ran across your email address on the Horror Host Trading Post. You don't happen to have any videotapes of our beloved horror hosts do you? I don't remember everyone you list but I'm very familiar with Crematia Mortem. I also remember Uncle Ed (Mascary) doing a brief stint as a horror host. I believe he was The Creeper. Let me know if you want to do any
trading.

Thanks,

Steve Ingalls

Fantastic website!

 I have lived in MO my whole life--38 years--and your page brings back so many cool memories!  I am SO grateful that you have done such a thorough job of presenting these KC Horror Hosts.  It is something believe should be documented, and you have done a great job.  Lots of screen captures.  (Not that I'm trying to dissuade you from presenting more in the future!)

 I have to say that Crematia was my favorite, although I also liked the goofiness of Uncle Ed.  Caffienna and Nicotina the cats; his banana-phone conversations with Mrs. Walker; and the "phone in a joke" night.  (I remember one time this guy made it past the screening with his joke.  Caller:  "What makes Peter Pan fly?"  Uncle Ed:  "I give up.  What makes Peter Pan fly?"  Caller:  "Well, you'd fly too, if someone hit YOU in the peter with a pan."  Uncle Ed had a shocked look on his face, hung up quickly, and apologized.  It was great!)  If memory serves, Uncle Ed ended up in a California prison for child molestation.  Bad business.  You just never know.

Anyway, thanks for this fantastic page!

Sincerely,

Tony

Thank you for your response.                                              04/26/2000

 And, absolutely, "use my words against me" in your memories section.  (LOL)  I just wish I had more of them.  Living around 100 miles East of KC, pulling in some of the stations like 41 involved getting on the roof of the house fairly late at night to turn the TV antenna ever so slightly.  Crematia and Uncle Ed were worth it, however.

 Regarding Crematia, another memory just popped into my head.  If memory serves, she was holding this baby doll to her breast,  and when she moved to put the doll down, it snagged on her blouse top.  Just that quick, she looked into the camera and said something to the effect, "Oh, baby is hungry!  You are just like your Daddy!"  A wonderful ad-lib!  I loved Crematia!

 I recently sent her a snail-mail, partly to request her autograph.  How is she when dealing with sentimental fan letters like this?  (I really hope she sends both hers and Crematia's.)  Also, I would love to have Uncle Ed's.  How hard is he to track down for such a written request?

 Anyway, thanks again.  Your site is already in my Favorites folder, and has been since I found it.  Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Tony

Tom,                                                                                      04/29/2000

Checked out the memoirs.  There really are some great stories in there.  The ONE thing that nobody mentioned was "The All Night Live Credo."  (I forgot about mentioning it, myself.)  Remember?  Hold your hand up--palm toward yourself.  "I promise, every night at 11:00, I will tune in to All Night Live.  A faithful viewer I'll always be.  I'm not handin' you no jive."

Just thought I'd bring that up.  (Funny what memories your pages bring out of the ol' subconscious!)  Anyway, thanks for the update.  Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Tom,                                                                                     07/31/2000

 Just wanted to say thanks for putting up your "Uncle Ed Muscari" page!

 I thought I would pass along some Uncle Ed trivia...
........When channel 41 was owned by Business Men's Assurance (it was KBMA - this was way back in the 41 Treehouse Lane days) I had the opportunity to meet Uncle Ed. He even signed a picture for me that had him, Mother Nature, Harry Arms, and a few of the other characters from the show on it from the set. I have lost the picture, unfortunately. But I still remember that day. I was 5 or 6 at the time, and it was Christmas time. My dad worked at BMA and my mom and I went to see him at work. Mom went to visit someone that was on the same floor as the KBMA studios and we were standing there and suddenly the door opens up and in comes Uncle Ed singing "Oh, Tannenbaum" at the top of his lungs. While he was signing my picture, he even showed me his trademark magic glasses!

 Uncle Ed is apparently a bit of a nut case (in a good way, mind you) - my dad told me that back in the early 70s some local artist painted a picture of a Missouri farmhouse - very senic and pretty. Well, they had a contest at BMA to title the picture. People were submitting things such as "Morning on the Prarie" and things like that. Uncle Ed submitted the title
"Reclining Nude".

 He also dressed up in a super hero's outfit and directed traffic one morning at 31st and Southwest Trafficway. I know that made the KC Star because of all the trouble it caused.

 Not sure what he is up to now.

 Would really like to see him back on the tube with his magic glasses and doing his chicken impression. That was funny stuff.
 

Randy Rathbun

Tom,                                                                                     10/19/2000

 I knew Ed Muscari as Uncle Ed on Friday Night Live in San Diego, CA in the 60's.  He had the same weird banana in the ear, same theme saying, and Matt Drudge " look"  as you show on your site.  The fan mail you give doesn't prove what happened to him, but I have been looking to see for the last 2 years.  I met him on the street one day and he gave me a postcard of himself. The San Diego channel he was on claimed ignorance.   Could Ed have become Captain Space in Albuquerque, NM in the mid 70's?   The weird poem given at   http://wvnet.edu/~u0e53/horhosts.html   sure sounds like his  work!  That's "E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts."