CHILLER CINEMA
DR. GANGRENE PRESENTS
DR. GANGRENE'S 13 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS HORROR
DR. GANGRENE'S CHILLER CINEMA
DR. GANGRENE'S CINETARIUM (CW58)
DR. GANGRENE'S CINETARIUM (NECAT)
DR. GANGRENE'S HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN
DR. GANGRENE'S RECOMMENDED MOVIE OF THE WEEK
GO GREEN WITH DR. GANGRENE CAMPAIGN/PSA
MAD MOVIE OF THE WEEK
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE PRESENTS
THE CW58 CREATURE FEATURE
THE DREADFUL HALLOWGREEN SPECIAL
THE WB58 CREATURE FEATURE
TRAILER TERROR


LARRY UNDERWOOD - "DR. GANGRENE"
LINDA WYLIE - "NURSE MAN-EEK"
KARLEE UNDERWOOD - "NURSE DEADBODY"
BRANDON LUNDAY - "OOGSLEY"
CAMERON MCCASLAND - "CAMERON"
J.D. HART - "ANNOUNCER"

Larry Underwood is "Dr. Gangrene", the host of a variety of horror movie shows, since 1999. Besides acting in these shows, Larry also writes and produces these shows. Throughout his long career, and many shows, "Dr. Gangrene" has had a number of regulars & assistances - Linda Wylie as "Nurse Man-Eek", Karlee Underwood as "Nurse Deadbody", Brandon Lunday as "Oogsley", Cameron McCasland as "Cameron" and J.D. Hart (announcer). CHILLER CINEMA 1 July 1999 - 2002 MAD MOVIE OF THE WEEK DR. GANGRENE'S CHILLER CINEMA 2002-2005 Chiller Cinema was a 30 minute show featuring a variety of features and items of interest to the horror community. Broadcast weekly for three years between 1999 and 2002, (Hendersonville, Tennessee Public-access television station) the show won several awards, including being named by Gear Magazine as the 11th best Public Access show in the United States. It eventually spun-off into a second show, the "Mad Movie of the Week", featuring Dr. Gangrene hosting entire old public domain horror movies. The show changed name to "Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Cinema". THE WB58 CREATURE FEATURE 2005-2006 THE CW58 CREATURE FEATURE 2006-2010 The show moved to Nashville's WNAB in 2005, with a change of name to "The WB58 Creature Feature", now a two hour show featuring horror and science fiction movies. In 2006, the show changed name to "The CW58 Creature Feature", as WNAB switched to The CW. DR. GANGRENE'S RECOMMENDED MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2009-2011 "Dr. Gangrenes Recommended Movie of the Week" was a series where Larry Underwood as "Dr. Gangrenes" and Cameron McCasland, talk about movies on digital video disc (DVD) that the Doctor likes to watch. The show also has other guests from time to time. GO GREEN WITH DR. GANGRENE CAMPAIGN/PSA 2008 - 2020 In 2008, Dr. Gangrene appeared in a series of Public Service Announcements entitled "Go Green With Dr. Gangrene" and later various PSA shorts. The initial three shorts were entitled "Bonehead", "Two Lane Trash Stop", and "Trash Day Of The Dead". Followed in 2009 by "Summer of the Mummy" & "Werewolf of Nashville"; 2010 with "Butt-Head", "The Frank-Can-Stein Monster" & "Watered Down Wolfman"; 2011 with "Creature Cooler", "Heating Up" & "Wolfbite"; 2013 with "NECAT Halloween PSA", 2014 with "Movie Etiquette", 2015 with "Happy Halloween with Dr. Gangrene"; and 2020 with "Wash Yo Hands". THE DREADFUL HALLOWGREEN SPECIAL 2010 "The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special" was a 2010 television Halloween special, with hosts Danielle Gelehrter as "Penny Dreadful" and Larry Underwood as "Dr. Gangrene". Other horror hosts appearing in the show were: Magoo Gelehrter as "Garou"", and Richard Dyszel as "Count Gore DeVol". In the special, Penny Dreadful & Garou and Dr. Gangrene join forces to save Halloween from a terrible fate. TRAILER TERROR 2011 "Trailer Terrors" was a 2011 special bonus feature on "The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special" DVD release from Alpha Video- hosted by Danielle Gelehrter as "Penny Dreadful" and Larry Underwood as "Dr. Gangrene", who present classic scary movie trailers tag-team style. DR. GANGRENE'S 13 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS HORROR 2016 "Dr. Gangrene's 13 Days of Christmas Horror" was a lead up to Christmas, where "Dr. Gangrene" looks at Christmas horror movies. DR. GANGRENE PRESENTS 2011-2012 Dr. Gangrene Presents is the new half hour show hosted by Dr. Gangrene. It began on 24 September, 2011 and aired on Saturday nights on CW58 in Nashville, Tennessee. SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE PRESENTS 2016-2022 Between 2016 and 2022, Larry Underwood as "Dr. Gangrene" presented a sneak peek at upcoming issues of the "Scary Monsters Magazine", "Scary", and "Monster Memories", in his own unique manner. DR. GANGRENE'S TALES FROM PARTS UNKNOWN 2016 In 2016 he published a collection of short stories called "Dr. Gangrene's Tales from Parts Unknown". Dr. Gangrene introduces fourteen tales of the weird, strange, and macabre in "Dr. Gangrene's Tales From Parts Unknown", featuring stories ranging in theme from the weird wild west to the far-flung future, and everything in between, all written by Larry W. Underwood. Many of these stories were previously published in various anthologies and magazines, gathered together into one collection to explore... Parts Unknown! In 2020, Larry Underwood as "Dr. Gangrene" stars in the movie "Dr. Gangrene's Tales From Parts Unknown"; where on Shackle Island, there is a somewhat dilapidated-looking mansion. And inside that mansion, there is a friendly and talkative scientist by the name of Dr. Gangrene. If you need shelter from the rain, Dr. Gangrene will be more than happy to accommodate you. Of course, if you do accept Dr. Gangrene's hospitality, you will have to visit the laboratory and take a look at the doctor's truly impressive collection of brains. DR. GANGRENE'S HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN 2017-> "Dr. Gangrene's Halloween Countdown" is a yearly show, where Dr. Gangrene has a daily countdown to Halloween; looking at different aspect within the horror movie genre: 2017 - Top 31 Horror Anthology Films 2018 - Howling 2019 - Ratober 2020 - Edgar Allan Poe-down 2021 - Monsters Gone Wild 2022 - Wheels of Death 2023 - "Creepy Crawlies" 2024 - Shock DR. GANGRENE'S CINETARIUM (CW58) 2019 DR. GANGRENE'S CINETARIUM (NECAT) 2020 -> To celebrate Larry's 20 years as a horror host, Dr. Gangrene returned in October 2019 for "Dr. Gangrene's Cinetarium" on CW58, with four hosted show shows. The show returned in January 2020, moving to NECAT Channel 9. Below is an opening for "Dr. Gangrene's Cinetarium": "Dr Gangrene's Cinetarium" - opening from The Professor on Vimeo. Portrait of "Dr. Gangrene" by Dave Dunlap. Portrait of "Dr. Gangrene" by Bradley Beard. "Dr. Gangrene" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)" From within his mad laboratory of lobotomy, he warns, "The doctor is in-SANE!" If you aren't familiar with this mad doctor, then you should be. Today I present Dr. Gangrene, host of Chiller Cinema which debuted in July 1999 and due to its overwhelming popularity, was moved to Nashville's UPN station and extended to a two hour format in 2003. The good doctor has garnered two Rondo Hattan Awards and has even appeared in the Dick Tracy comic strip. A ghost writer at Scary Monsters magazine, Larry Underwood, assists Dr. Gangrene in compiling his morbid memoirs. Dr. Gangrene is also an advocate of environ-MENTAL awareness; hosting several ghastly PSA announcements. He advises to always curb your genetic mutations and to recycle your beakers and test tubes. So remember to go green with Dr. Gangrene or he'll schedule you for surgery… tomorrow! AWARDS In 2015, Larry Underwood - "Dr. Gangrene" for "Creature Feature", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame". Gear Magazine named Dr. Gangrene's "Chiller Cinema" the 11th best cable access show in the country in the October 2000 issue. Dr. Gangrene has won 8 Rondo Classic Horror Awards to date. 2005 for Best Website 2008 for his "Go Green with Dr. Gangrene" PSA Campaign 2014 for Best Horror Blog 2016 for Best Short Film for "H.P. Lovecraft's The Beast in the Cave" (script by Underwood based on the H.P. Lovecraft story) 2016 for Best Columnist (for his Scary Monsters Magazine column) 2017 for Best Columnist (for his Scary Monsters Magazine column) 2018 for Best Columnist (for his Scary Monsters Magazine column) 2020 for Best Interview - for his interview with Bruce Campbell in Scary Monsters Magazine #116

Portrait of "Oogsley" by Bradley Beard.
"Oogsley" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)

His history is a bit of a mystery. Tonight I present Oogsley, lab assistant to Dr. Gangrene, host of Chiller Cinema in Nashville, TN. According to Dr. Gangrene, "No one knows where he came from, he just slavishly assists me". Many rumors persist about his background. Oogsley's family supposedly comes from "the Old Country" and they've been involved in "the business" for centuries. Oogsley's father, it seems, came with the highest of recommendations from the Frankenstein family. Rumor has it that one of his uncle's was the right paw man of Dr. Moreau and his other uncle assisted Dr. Jack Griffin with his experiments in invisibility, which can't be substantiated because no one ever saw him again. Whatever his background, one thing's for certain, Oogsley had the mad skills necessary to make him the proper lab assistant for Dr. Gangrene.

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