Chiller Theater (1963)

"Chiller Theater" was a hosted horror movie show with Bill Cardille as "Chilly Billy" who presented movies on WIIC-TV (later WPXI-TV), Channel 11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Saturday nights, Sunday nights and Saturday late-nights during its run from 14 September 1963 till 1 January 1984. After the new Castle set was introduced on Chiller Theater in 1976 Bill Cardille brought in new characters who would come to be known as the Chiller Theater Family: Norman Elder as "Norman The Castle Keeper", Donna Rae as "Terminal Stare", Steve Luncinski as "Stefan The Castle Prankster", Joyce Sterling as "Sister Susie", Bonnie Barney as "Georgette The Fudgemaker". Guests on the show included horror icon Vincent Price, comedienne Phyllis Diller, actress Barbara Feldon, Lorne Greene and pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino.