Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In

Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In is a "horror host" series hosted by "Wolfman" Mac Kelly, which aired Saturday nights at 10 pm from March 14, 2008 [1] to October 29, 2011 on various local television stations in Detroit and on the Retro Television Network nationally.[2] The show typically features vintage sci-fi and horror films like "Nosferatu", "Teenage Zombies", "Night of the Living Dead", enhanced with retro commercials, nostalgic clips, and skits. Each episode is recorded at Erebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac, MI.

Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In
Also known as	Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema
Genre	Horror / Science-fiction / Comedy
Created by	Mac Kelly
Developed by	Mac Kelly
Written by	Dean Vanderkolk Dean C. McKinney Benjamin Bock
Directed by	Mike C. Hartman Taryn Shick Frank J. Levanduski
Presented by	Mac Kelly
Starring	Mac Kelly Adam Showers Nina Kircher
Voices of	Mac Kelly
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	65
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mac Kelly Kurt Eli Mayry Douglas Schultze
Production location(s)	Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Camera setup	George Melnyk Joseph Calhoun
Running time	120 minutes
Production company(s)	Stay Creepy Productions
Release
Original network	WMYD MyNetworkTV Retro Television Network
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) – October 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
Chronology
Preceded by	Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema
External links
Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In

Format

Movies

The program shows horror and sci-fi movies that are in the public domain[3] such as Night of the Living Dead and Evil Brain from Outer Space.[2]

Characters

The show is hosted by the titular character, Wolfman Mac, portrayed by Mac Kelly, and his sidekick, Boney Bob,[4] a plastic skeleton purchased from K-Mart.[2]

Both the cast and crew of the show are volunteers[5] and have made appearances at the Motor City Comic Con.[6]

• Mac Kelly as Wolfman Mac
• Adam Showers as Morbid Melvin
• Nina Kircher as Madame Nina
• Mark Knote as TORG
• Steve Czapiewski as Dr. Valentine
• Susan Valenti as Rubella
• Karie Nora as Grenadine
• Lori Wild as Regan
• Dean Vanderkolk as Witch Doctor
• Kristina Lakey as Lucy Furr
• Dave Ivey as Oscar The Ogre
• Mike Murphy as Son Of Froggy
• Rick Bobier as Scary Grant
• Wally Wojciechowski as Professor M Balmer
• Mike Shellabarger as Sheldon the Monster
• Jessica Humphrey as Ivana Werkagenn
• Sandra Kunz as Scarlett
• Shayna Shaw as Jan in the Pan

Host

Mac Kelly portrays the Wolfman Mac character, which had been a childhood dream of his.[7] Kelly had watched horror hosts such as Count Scary, The Ghoul and Sir Graves Ghastly in his youth.[8] Kelly, as Wolfman Mac, has performed marriage ceremonies and married couples at a haunted house on Halloween.[9] Wolfman Mac has also been the grand marshal for halloween parades, including Armada-Geddon[10] and hosted costume contests for the local city.[11]

Production

The production crew as well as the cast are amateurs who film the show at the Erebus haunted attraction in Pontiac, Michigan.[2] Guests on the show include local personalities from WRIF and WCSX.[2]

Horror artist, Steve Czapiewski was the lead editor and artist for the show. Steve also produced the show's animated introduction. Musician Mike Shellabarger produced the show's theme song for season 1 and 2.

Comic book artist, Tony Miello, provided artwork for the Chiller Drive-In comic book.[12]

Broadcast

The show was started by Mac Kelly in July 2007,[13] as Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema on the public access television station in Detroit, Michigan.[14] Kelly had been a fan of Sir Graves Ghastly,[2] a horror hosted television show in Detroit from 1967 through 1982.

In March 2008, the show was picked up by Detroit's MyNetworkTV affiliate, WMYD. At the same time, the show started airing in MyNetworkTV affiliates in Florida.[2]

In November 2009, the show started being broadcast nationally when it was added to the programming schedule on the Retro Television Network.[2]

Kelly announced in January 2013 that the program would cease creating new shows, though networks would still carry the program as reruns. The sets and props were sold at the Erebus haunted attraction in an everything-must-go sale in February 2013.[15]

Episodes

No = Overall episode number Ep = Episode number within the season

Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In aired on multiple channels, most with a delayed or completely different schedule. This episode list details the programs as first aired during the show's run from public access to WMYD then to the Retro Television Network.

Season 0 "Nightmare SINema"

Before the show was called Chiller Drive-In, it went by the name "Wolfman Mac's Nightmare SINema". Some host segments and films from this season were revisited in the three seasons Chiller Drive-In.

No	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
01	01	"Robot Monster"	- - -	- - -	July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19)
The movie for this episode is Robot Monster from 1953.
02	02	"The Beach Girls and the Monster"	- - -	- - -	July 26, 2008 (2008-07-26)
The movie for this episode is The Beach Girls and the Monster from 1965.
03	03	"King Kong vs. Godzilla"	- - -	- - -	August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02)
The movie for this episode is King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1963.
04	04	"Spider Baby"	- - -	- - -	August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)
The movie for this episode is Spider Baby from 1968.
05	05	"The Hideous Sun Demon"	- - -	- - -	August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16)
The movie for this episode is The Hideous Sun Demon from 1959.
06	06	"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"	- - -	- - -	August 23, 2008 (2008-08-23)
The movie for this episode is Santa Claus Conquers the Martians from 1964.
07	07	"Killers from Space"	- - -	- - -	September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20)
The movie for this episode is Killers from Space from 1954.
08	08	"The Killer Shrews"	- - -	- - -	September 27, 2008 (2008-09-27)
The movie for this episode is The Killer Shrews from 1959.
09	09	"Horror Hotel"	- - -	- - -	October 4, 2008 (2008-10-04)
The movie for this episode is Horror Hotel from 1960.
10	10	"House on Haunted Hill"	- - -	- - -	October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
The movie for this episode is House on Haunted Hill from 1959.
11	11	"Mad Monster Party"	- - -	- - -	October 18, 2008 (2008-10-18)
The movie for this episode is Mad Monster Party from 1967.
12	12	"The Last Man on Earth"	- - -	- - -	November 1, 2008 (2008-11-01)
The movie for this episode is The Last Man on Earth from 1964.
13	13	"Castle of Blood"	- - -	- - -	November 8, 2008 (2008-11-08)
The movie for this episode is Castle of Blood from 1964.
14	14	"Psychomania"	- - -	- - -	November 15, 2008 (2008-11-15)
The movie for this episode is Psychomania from 1973.
15	15	"Bride of the Monster"	- - -	- - -	December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06)
The movie for this episode is Bride of the Monster from 1955.
16	16	"Horror Express"	- - -	- - -	December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)
The movie for this episode is Horror Express from 1972.
17	17	"Destroy All Planets"	- - -	- - -	December 20, 2008 (2008-12-20)
The movie for this episode is Destroy All Planets from 1968.
18	18	"The Amazing Transparent Man"	- - -	- - -	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
The movie for this episode is The Amazing Transparent Man from 1960.
19	19	"The Little Shop of Horrors"	- - -	- - -	January 3, 2009 (2009-01-03)
The movie for this episode is The Little Shop of Horrors from 1960.
20	20	"The Brain That Wouldn't Die"	- - -	- - -	January 10, 2009 (2009-01-10)
The movie for this episode is The Brain That Wouldn't Die from 1962.
21	21	"The Day of the Triffids"	- - -	- - -	January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17)
The movie for this episode is The Day of the Triffids from 1962.
22	22	"Carnival of Souls"	- - -	- - -	January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24)
The movie for this episode is Carnival of Souls from 1962.
23	23	"The Crawling Eye"	- - -	- - -	January 31, 2009 (2009-01-31)
The movie for this episode is The Crawling Eye from 1956.
24	24	"Moon of the Wolf"	- - -	- - -	February 7, 2009 (2009-02-07)
The movie for this episode is Moon of the Wolf from 1972.
25	25	"Satan's School for Girls"	- - -	- - -	February 14, 2009 (2009-02-14)
The movie for this episode is Satan's School for Girls from 1973.
26	26	"Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter"	- - -	- - -	February 21, 2009 (2009-02-21)
The movie for this episode is Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter from 1966.
27	27	"The Devil's Messenger"	- - -	- - -	February 28, 2009 (2009-02-28)
The movie for this episode is The Devil's Messenger from 1959.
28	28	"Horror of the Zombies"	- - -	- - -	March 7, 2009 (2009-03-07)
The movie for this episode is Horror of the Zombies from 1974.

Season 1

Season 1 of Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In was the first official season of the show.

No	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
29	01	"Devil Doll"	- - -	- - -	April 25, 2009 (2009-04-25)
The movie for this episode is Devil Doll from 1964.
30	02	"Gorgo"	- - -	- - -	May 2, 2009 (2009-05-02)
The movie for this episode is Gorgo from 1961.
31	03	"King Kong Escapes"	- - -	- - -	May 9, 2009 (2009-05-09)
The movie for this episode is King Kong Escapes from 1967.
32	04	"Gammera the Invincible"	- - -	- - -	May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
The movie for this episode is Gammera the Invincible from 1965.
33	05	"Lost Continent"	- - -	- - -	May 23, 2009 (2009-05-23)
The movie for this episode is Lost Continent from 1951.
34	06	"Night of the Lepus"	- - -	- - -	May 30, 2009 (2009-05-30)
The movie for this episode is Night of the Lepus from 1972.
35	07	"The Bat"	- - -	- - -	June 6, 2009 (2009-06-06)
The movie for this episode is The Bat from 1959.
36	08	"I Bury the Living"	- - -	- - -	June 13, 2009 (2009-06-13)
The movie for this episode is I Bury the Living from 1958.
37	09	"The Wasp Woman"	- - -	- - -	June 20, 2009 (2009-06-20)
The movie for this episode is The Wasp Woman from 1959.
38	10	"il Evil Brain from Outer Space"	- - -	- - -	June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27)
The movie for this episode is Evil Brain from Outer Space from 1964.
39	11	"Horrors of Spider Island"	- - -	- - -	July 4, 2009 (2009-07-04)
The movie for this episode is Horrors of Spider Island from 1960.
40	12	"Sting of Death"	- - -	- - -	July 11, 2009 (2009-07-11)
The movie for this episode is Sting of Death from 1965.
41	13	"Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory"	- - -	- - -	July 18, 2009 (2009-07-18)
The movie for this episode is Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory from 1962.
42	14	"The She Beast"	- - -	- - -	July 25, 2009 (2009-07-25)
The movie for this episode is The She Beast from 1966.
43	15	"The Phantom Planet"	- - -	- - -	August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01)
The movie for this episode is The Phantom Planet from 1961.
44	16	"The Horror of Party Beach"	- - -	- - -	August 8, 2009 (2009-08-08)
The movie for this episode is The Horror of Party Beach from 1964.

Season 2

No	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
45	01	"The Ghost"	- - -	- - -	September 19, 2009 (2009-09-19)
The movie for this episode is The Ghost from 1963.
46	02	"Zontar, The Thing from Venus"	- - -	- - -	September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
The movie for this episode is Zontar, The Thing from Venus from 1966.
47	03	"The Devil's Hand"	- - -	- - -	October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)
The movie for this episode is The Devil's Hand from 1962.
48	04	"Attack of the Giant Leeches"	- - -	- - -	October 10, 2009 (2009-10-10)
The movie for this episode is Attack of the Giant Leeches from 1959.
49	05	"Tormented"	- - -	- - -	October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)
The movie for this episode is Tormented from 1960.
50	06	"Nosferatu"	- - -	- - -	October 24, 2009 (2009-10-24)
The movie for this episode is Nosferatu from 1922.
51	07	"Night of the Living Dead"	- - -	- - -	October 31, 2009 (2009-10-31)
The movie for this episode is Night of the Living Dead from 1968.
52	08	"Dementia 13"	- - -	- - -	November 7, 2009 (2009-11-07)
The movie for this episode is Dementia 13 from 1963.
53	09	"Monster from a Prehistoric Planet"	- - -	- - -	November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)
The movie for this episode is Monster from a Prehistoric Planet from 1967.
54	10	"The Monster Maker"	- - -	- - -	November 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)
The movie for this episode is The Monster Maker from 1944.
55	11	"Attack of the Eye Creatures"	- - -	- - -	November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28)
The movie for this episode is Attack of the Eye Creatures from 1965.
56	12	"The Giant Gila Monster"	- - -	- - -	December 5, 2009 (2009-12-05)
The movie for this episode is The Giant Gila Monster from 1959.
57	13	"The Screaming Skull"	- - -	- - -	December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19)
The movie for this episode is The Screaming Skull from 1958.
58	14	"The Legend of Bigfoot"	- - -	- - -	December 26, 2009 (2009-12-26)
The movie for this episode is The Legend of Bigfoot from 1976.
59	15	"Teenage Zombies"	- - -	- - -	January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)
The movie for this episode is Teenage Zombies from 1959.

Season 3

No	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
60	01	"Atom Age Vampire"	- - -	- - -	September 4, 2010 (2010-09-04)
The movie for this episode is Atom Age Vampire from 1963.
61	02	"Gamera vs. Barugon"	- - -	- - -	September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)
The movie for this episode is Gamera vs. Barugon from 1966.
62	03	"Nightmare Castle"	- - -	- - -	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)
The movie for this episode is Nightmare Castle from 1965.
63	04	"Hercules Against The Moon Men"	- - -	- - -	October 23, 2010 (2010-10-23)
The movie for this episode is Hercules Against The Moon Men from 1964.
64	05	"White Zombie"	- - -	- - -	December 18, 2010 (2010-12-18)
The movie for this episode is White Zombie from 1932.

Specials

No	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
65	01	"2011 Halloween Special"	- - -	- - -	October 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
The movie for this episode is Attack of the Monsters from 1969.

Reception

Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In was voted as the Best Local TV Show Other Than a Newscast by readers of the Detroit Metro Times in an October 2008 poll.[16] The Real Detroit Weekly named the show as the Best "Retro" Local TV Program in May 2009.[17]

Controversies

The show had run for the better part of a year on public access when it moved to WMYD in March 2008.[18] The show was taken off the air after five episodes due to a legal dispute between Mac Kelly and Glenn Kirkland of Darkhaus Sound and Film, the production company for the series.[18] The series returned to the air on May 17 of 2008 after Kelly started Mac Kelly Productions, LLC[1] and removed all the elements that Darkhaus Sound and Film had provided for the show.[19]

References

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15. Hammerstein, B.J. (February 22, 2013). "Need a coffin? Wolfman Mac is selling TV show horror props". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan, USA: Paul Anger. ISSN 1055-2758. OCLC 474189830. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
16. Metro Times staff (October 15, 2008). "Community Chest - People's Poll". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan, USA: Chris Sexson. ISSN 0746-4045. OCLC 10024235. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
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Bibliography

External links

• Wolfman Mac's Chiller Drive-In on IMDb