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"Shooting from no-budget studio sets, the Ghoul inserted his own dialogue and sound effects over insufferably bad B movies, blew up food, model cars and figurines with firecrackers, and produced strangely compelling, culturally relevant skits and parodies.
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. When Kaiser pulled the plug on the show in 1976, Sweed moved to Detroit, where Channel 20 (then WXON) aired his antics.
3 kwi 2019 · Ron "The Ghoul" Sweed was syndicated in Detroit on WKBD-TV, Ch. 50 -- where he built a cult of fans that includes Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Bob Seeger and Kidd Rock. (Courtesy Ron Sweed)
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.
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.
16 kwi 2019 · Ron Sweed, better known as The Ghoul, began his show in 1971 in Cleveland, before quickly being picked up in other nearby television markets, including on WKBD in Detroit, where he enjoyed massive popularity.
