Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Monsters ... But Were Afraid! 1981

Why we keep them around . . . to loathe, and to love.

Directed by Vern Diamond

Charles Osgood hosts this hourlong CBS News TV special that was broadcast in October 1981 to coincide with Halloween. The show is themed around classic movie monsters, from the silent era through the seventies, and is filled with an assortment of film clips. Subjects touched upon during the show include the Universal horror classics, Godzilla movies, Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation, and dinosaur movies. The show ends with a look at legendary creatures like the Yeti, Nessie, and Bigfoot. Personalities interviewed during the show include James Warren, publisher of Famous Monsters; creature-effects master, Rick Baker; and Daniel Cohen, author of many monster books for children.