Theater of Thrills

From E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts: "Reed Farrell's long and colorful career has spanned decades and media. As a top-rated deejay, Farrell provided the intro at an Elvis concert and shook hands with John F. Kennedy. But to horror hungry fans in Flint, MI, he will always be remembered as Christopher Coffin, the "Guardian of the Ghouls" on WJRT's Theater of Thrills. The show ran between early 1963 and late 1966 on the local channel 12. At the height of the program's popularity, Christopher Coffin was presenting two double bills a week; one horror, the other sci-fi themed. As citizen of a world between the living and the dead, Coffin would fade into his namesake storage unit to share letters and art work from the viewers. At other times, he would use a wheelchair .... to tour his crypt and conduct various strange experiments - his deep, commanding voice adding genuine weight and menace to the darkly humorous proceedings. In later years, Farrell served as president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He continues to do commercial voice work, while indulging in his passion for golf".