Rich Koz (aka Svengoolie) & Monsters in Media

From Frankenstein to Dracula and every creepy creature in between, where does our fascination with horror movies come from? Rich Koz, Chicago’s very own horror host and the man behind Svengoolie, gives us an inside look into the dark underworld that has held captive audiences for years.

[@not1fromyourworld]

I'm 50 and I still live for Saturday night watching svengoolie 🦇🕸️🎃👻☠️🤘

[@wandaarnt234]

Me too

[@PRHILL9696]

I remember in the 70s when Chicago has a dozen monster movies on tv every weekend including Svengoolie. good old days

[@inr63]

@@PRHILL9696 - dope. Was born in ‘92 at Norwegian hospital in Humboldt Park, Chicago. Thanks for sharing.

[@spookytaco666]

31 here and started watching it last year when MeTV became my go to channel. My 10 month old son adores Svengoolie!

[@spookytaco666]

@tyrone jaquavious He also loves to watch Hogan's Heroes and will wake up out of a dead sleep to watch it! Hahahaha

[@inr63]

My fellow [real] Chicagoans will always remember and hold Svengoolie in a special place in our hearts 🖤

[@GG-PAT]

Love you Rich koz(aka svengoolie) watch you every Saturday at 8:pm on metv television in Connecticut love all the movies, thank you so much ♥️🤗♥️🤗♥️

[@Spaghettineck]

I’m 25 and I still look forward to Svengoolie every Saturday night

[@AmericanSoldierSioux1969]

New fan of Svengoolie here at 53. He cracks me up every Saturday night, also enjoy the biographies of the actors Svengoolie lays out. Never knew Mrs. Olson of the Folger's commercials was a movie actress back in the day until Sven mentioned it...that was not only interesting, it was also funny. And let's not forget.........PERRY MASON! LOL! Every single actor seemed to be on that show back in the day.

[@PRHILL9696]

I remember in the 70s when Chicago has a dozen monster movies on tv every weekend including Svengoolie. good old days

[@GENESISATOM]

Great piece, Rich! I think you covered every point for what makes us love and crave a good fright. And why we enjoy you as Svengoolie too!

[@dorian3260]

I love shows like these. When I was a little boy in the early 60's, it was hard to come up with things to do that I could share with my brother, who has Cerebral Palsy. There was a show similar to this, entitled Jeepers Creepers. I would build it up all week, waiting for Friday night and the scary movies. We just loved it, even when the movies were bad. Thank you for continuing this TV tradition!

[@wolfieandemmasisters9200]

i have watched Sven Ghoulie since I was a kid. I m glad he is still dodging those dead chickens!

[@demonboy619]

I first saw svengoolie when I was smoking weed in Tucson Az living with my sister. I forget the movie but it was so cheesy and the atmosphere in my room was dark and perfect. To this day I still tune in on Saturdays. Cant wait for Kong escapes

[@voidfilan5055]

Love your show. Remember as a kid watching creature features and chiller theater out of NYC. Grew up in north Jersey. ME TV 📺 my favorite channel 👍‼️

[@heru-deshet359]

The man is 64 years old, yet looks younger. Perhaps he really is a creature of the night, lol.

[@theresaakins2317]

I thought so too. Way young looking

[@ScottsCollection]

4 years later would make him 68!

[@demonboy619]

Must be the makeup

[@kimbelsimpson7535]

This guy looks better with his makeup on.

[@rjc7289]

I wish we had something like Svengoolie here on the east coast when I was growing up. The closest we had was a show on the local NBC affiliate that aired right after Saturday Night Live, and it was called Saturday Night Dead. It was hosted by Stella, the self-proclaimed Maneater Of Manayunk. It only aired from 1985 to about 1990, so it was a relatively short run. She came off like a 2nd-rate Elvira quite honestly, and there's been nothing to replace her, that is until I got Me TV on my cable subscription and discovered Svengoolie in recent years. His guest appearances on Toon In With Me are quite hilarious too! So now I have something to look forward to every Saturday night, and the Sventoonie spin-off that airs right afterward is quite funny as well! God bless you Rich Koz, and keep doing what you do!

[@tomquimby6432]

Attention Svengoolie fans Sven is in the Dec 2018 Mad Magazine.

[@monstermax5265]

Yes Rich, horror movies are like a roller coaster ride, so hold on !!! I'm grateful Sven is still around and international, and is a Rhondo award winner !

[@tthomaselli2]

I first heard of Rich Koz because he hosted 'Stooge-A-Palooza' on WCIU-26, every Saturday night from 7-9. Too bad that show isn't on, anymore...

[@brokedownsystem]

I need my MeTV!

[@ryansylvan9277]

Goodbye screwy! See ya in saint Louie!

[@grandmastere2444]

Svangoolie keeping it real, he means serious business to horror movies and his show

[@Spaghettineck]

Yo Rich you are a legend in Chicago!

[@encarsia9]

Whereas I love these old Universal movies, I wish Svengoolie would also jump up a decade to the 50's Sci-Fi genre. I think there is so much more material in the 50's that I would love to be hosted by Svengoolie!!

[@monstermax5265]

He's played 70's movies lately at times, like Spielbergs first movie, Duel. Last movie he played was , it came from Beneath the Sea, about an octopus monster that body slams a ship.

[@koryandrews1665]

He's played some early Godzilla movies before if I'm not mistaken

[@donalddanard3483]

Really enjoy your show. Corny lines in all!

[@rockarollarex8715]

Im 36 & just became a fan. I feel like I just discovered el dorado.

[@susanjohnston4130]

I ❤️💓 okd b/w horror classics ~~ I miss all those Gr8 actors ~~~ Boris Karloff/ Bela Lugosi/ Lon Chaney Sr.& Jr. ☹️☹️💓💓🙏🙏/ March 9/ 22/ wed afternoon ~~~

[@maxHeadroom325rayxerin]

yay i watch this just for svengooile

[@Universal872]

I watch Svengoolie every Saturday nights i am a svengoolie fan.

[@steveschein6935]

I just discovered svengoolie in the past 10 years. But during the mid 70s and early 80s here in Detroit, we had Sir Graves ghastly along with the ghoul.

[@reneecarter6702]

What a sweet guy ❤

[@basketballjones6782]

3:58 - I'll have to admit, I never knew that Fay Wray was the size of a single-engine airplane before.

[@bunnersbiebunny3631]

Koooool.. It's Chicken Man!! Mom let's me watch his show. He shows those spooky shows and tells those silly jokes. He's one of my heroesis

[@carleavesceo709]

He looks better as Svengoolie.

[@ShadowKNighT788]

I remember watching his shows on TV as a kid, and recently, far back as a few years ago I had the honor of getting an autograph, such a wonderful man! However, I'm sad cause I wish I could get an autographed rubber chicken :o

[@AHalevonEric]

Universal used, and still uses, time honored cinematic techniques rooted in German Expressionism.

[@inr63]

“Berwyyyyyn”

[@johnoktavec]

BERWYN?????????????????????????????????/

[@DonnPreister]

😂😂😂

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[@beandipcartography]

Berwyn !!!

[@righteousgreek2161]

His tan line from his hat is evidence enough that he is svengoolie

[@libbyeverett7684]

I love these movies they're great get to the point but make you or feel the fright without getting in to the ones that were too much in to the dumb stuff

[@seanabel5979]

i watched the werewolf movie on me tv last night lol

[@russellzoppina3593]

I love sven saturdays

[@dannylee1987]

He's no Ghoul or Sir Graves Ghastly !

[@davidarcudi230]

So strange to see 'the man with the hat' without his hat and makeup

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

rich is the man.....he made being a kid scary and fun. BTW IYO Isn't (The Shape of Water...2017) more like The Creature From The Black Lagoon? than say E.T.?

[@russellzoppina3593]

My mom hates spending I love sven

[@marianneleach6362]

When is he going to have Cassandra Peterson on the show

[@ceffreyjastillo]

wait he is stilll running holy shit this guy was my guy when i was little like 12 something years ago my god i just remebered him

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHWTfWqOjLmCfrM Sven and Elvira have appeared together at a convention.

[@PhatwardMcBizzleboom]

It's some dude with Sven's voice!!!!

[@Universal872]

What is he a vampire or something else i means his character?

[@DR676767]

Voodoo priest hence the chicken

[@oldmancommonscents]

Remember Marvin and dear sat. Night @ 10? Svengollie a knock. Off of that show.

[@kenkarish826]

Not like Big Chuck and Hoolihan/little John, Ghoulardi, The Ghoul, Super Dave Osborn, Super host. To these great entertainers svengoolie can't hold a torch to them.

[@OofusTwillip]

The narrator in this segment makes the classic mistake of calling the monster "Frankenstein". Frankenstein was his creator; the monster is Frankenstein's Creature.

[@musicfan6575]

Siir Graves Ghastly was better!

[@thelegendofsupernerdsupers9475]

American made and count gore de vol