JUNE…MOON…TUNE…SPOON… MONSTERS…
Because June is the month for romance and weddings, I would like to share with you one of the singular moments of my wandering afterlife: a HorrorHost Wedding, presided over by Yours Truly!
In October of 2003, my fellow Patient Creatures and I made our way to CINEMA WASTELAND, a movie and memorabilia show held annually in Ohio , and featuring a large collection of Horror Personalities and Hosts. ( Ohio is a hotbed in Horror Hosting activity; why, no one can truly say other than tradition…)
This year would prove to be an exceptional event: the Saturday evening highlight was to be the actual wedding of my HorrorHost companion A. Ghastlee Ghoul to his beautiful bride Suspiria. Being a minister of the Universal Life Church , and qualified to marry anyone in the United States (and probably several other places as well), I was asked to officiate. With my apprentice Kuzibah assisting, the lovely Miss Scarlett as a bridesmaid and my Cousin Grim standing with the best men (there were many), I happily took the stage, along with HorrorHosts and participants Count Gore De Vol (our announcer), Dr. Sarcophaguy (who sang ”Time In A Bottle” beautifully ; I wish it was included in the clip), Remo D (who lead the group in a singing of the Wedding Song from SON OF FRANKENSTEIN), and Professor Griffin (usher extraordinaire).
Many commented afterward at how lovely the ceremony was. I thin many were surprised that the entire event wasn't considered some sort of joke. But as much fun as we were having, we were completely serious, as I think my reveries make clear. (Butch and June Cleaver, also HorrorHosts and seen briefly in the audience, married a few months later, and were so touched by my sermonette that they asked to use it at their wedding. I was only too happy to oblige…)
It was the largest gathering of HorrorHosts from across the country in any single place for any single event. I hope you enjoy watching, and will view it again to see how many personalities you can discern in the crowd. (My Cousin can be glimpsed briefly in the back of the Best Men section, towering over everyone; next to him in fashionable beret and hook hand is Remo D.)
This footage is from the documentary AMERICAN SCARY, the history of Horror Hosting in America ( www.americanscary.com ). It was deemed too long for the finished film, but is included on the DVD as an extra. Thank you to director John Hudgens for releasing these moments for everyone to enjoy, in the spirit of True Love and the magical month of June!
Click HERE to see the Wedding footage. |
