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Sweed sued Keven Scarpino, a.k.a. the Son of Ghoul, in 1987 for infringing upon The Ghoul's character, but eventually lost the case. The judge ruled that no infringement occurred, as most horror show hosts portrayed the same basic character - a ghoulish individual who pranced about in costume, performed comedy routines, and showed horror movies.
31 paź 1996 · The Ghoul Vs Count Scary. RIPeices Ron Sweed, (b 1/23/1949 d 4/1/2019), aka The Ghoul, who was on Kaiser TV stations in the 1970s. He was one overday zany guy as a horrible horror movie host.
7 paź 2019 · The Ghoul was one of Michigan late-night TV's most-loved horror show hosts, but was canceled thanks to angry parents. Here are video clips, photos, info and details!
3 kwi 2019 · Ron Sweed, the horror host who became a hit on early 1970s Detroit TV in a haze of firecrackers, absurdist humor and the never-ending torture of his sidekick Froggy, has died in Cleveland at...
19 paź 2020 · In short order, The Ghoul also appeared on Kaiser’s WKBD affiliate in Detroit. He was a smash. A few other cities picked up the show, but Sweed just didn’t click there as he did in Cleveland and Detroit.
10 kwi 2019 · Wearing a wig, fake mustache and beard, and an eye patch, Sweed hosted the horror show on Detroit's WKBD-TV (Channel 50) in the early 1970s.
3 kwi 2019 · Ron "The Ghoul" Sweed, a Cleveland TV and radio host who was popular in Detroit in the '70s and '80s, died this week, months after suffering a heart attack, his ex-wife said.
