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About Me

I'm a actor, writer, and producer living in Austin Texas. I'm also a television horror host (yes, there are still people who do that)As Prof. Griffin, I'm the Host of Prof. Griffins Midnight Shadow Show the premiere television horror host in the great state of Texas.Prof. Griffin was a Central Texas Halloween tradition for 6 glorious years. Along with his assistants, Dan-Dan and Usher, Prof. Griffin hosted cinematic horrors and terrors, carnival style, from Griffin Manor each and every Friday night from 2000-2006.Prof. Griffin is still the official Halloween Costume Spokesperson for Goodwill Industries of Central Texas, and his yearly Halloween duties include teaching a yearly class on monsters at The University of Texas, and hosting Halloween specials on local Austin stations, KTBC Fox 7, and KNVA WB 54. Watch for him each and every October!It's Rondo Time again and I am nominated for BEST HORROR HOST OF THE YEAR 2007! Go to www.rondoaward.com and vote for me!!! (see also full details in my web log!)I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Currently alive: BARBARA STEELE (she won't return my calls!) Christopher Lee, Wes Craven, George Romero, Christopher Guest, Bebe Newirth, John Carpenter, Dita Von Tease Currently NOT alive: Peter Cushing, Colin Clive, Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, George Zucco, Dwight Frye.Watch for this fantastic documentary on Television Horror Hosts. (Read review in my Web Log)

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My Blog

Friday the 13th! Happy Birthday Jason.

TODAY is his Birthday... ..Greetings Night Creatures!  Prof. Griffin here... ..I am very excited about visiting an old friend.Tonight, I return to ....Camp.. ..Crystal Lake.....   Yes, tonight, at Mid...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:58:00 GMT

MEET The Monster Kids!

Meet the MONSTER KIDS! Greetings Night Creatures& Prof. Griffin here&inviting you to meet a few little friends of mine. THE MONSTER KIDS! A rascally group of little monsters that attend Jack P. Pierce...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:12:00 GMT

Dear Diary...(George Romero lets us read his)

First things first, "The Dead do not run, they do not move fast, they shamble."    This was made crystal clear in the opening moments of George Romero’s Diary of the Dead as a student...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:34:00 GMT

A Monster in their Dreams

"What if they made a monster in their dreams, then what?" Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street hit the horror world squarely between the eyes in 1984.  While certainly not a new concept (the f...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Prof. Griffin nominated for BEST HORROR HOST 2007!

Greetings Night Creatures!   Well, the annual Rondo Awards, (for Horror and Sci-Fi achievements) have been announced for 2007 and lo and behold, Prof. Griffin has once again been nominated&but th...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:12:00 GMT

Rest In Peace Vampira!

A recipe for Vampira:2 oz. Theda Bara(vamp, vamp)2 oz. Morticia(morbid Victorian)3 oz. Norma Desmond(Sunset Boulevard)4 oz. Tallulah Bankhead(the voice, dahling)2 oz. Marilyn Monroe(demons are a ghoul...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:09:00 GMT

What I am THANKFUL for.

Oh, I am Thankful for so much.  I've a very blessed life, filled with wonder and magic, monsters and nefarious deeds and shady characters.  I love them all.  But this is the time to be ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:36:00 GMT

The END of a great POSSIBILITY

Greetings Night Creatures Well, it was a-coming and I knew it.  Many people did.   I feel the need to share with whomever will listen, a few words about Fangoria TV. Officially, Fangori...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:35:00 GMT

I LOVE a HALLOWEEN WIND

I love a Halloween Wind You've just left your home&through the side door, the front door or even from around the back&and you're standing in the yard. The day is retreating and the sky is a dim orang...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:00:00 GMT

And the Autumn People Celebrate!

THE AUTUMN PEOPLE CELEBRATE& by Professor Griffin (A Birthday Tribute to Ray Bradbury) It's Long After Midnight and the light in his Jack O' Lantern IS STILL burning bright.   It's burned for q...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:46:00 GMT