This page is dedicated to the late Joan Cordt (Angie LaBanshee and Mrs. Spooks) who was a great friend for 26 years and the funniest and most caring individual I have ever met on this planet.
Spooks Hotel aired locally and was also shown on cable channels in Iowa City, Muscatine, and Davenport.
The first Spooks Hotel show from October 1985
On Camera - Spooks Hotel (1985)
Spooks Hotel 20th Anniversary (2005) - It was just two weeks before this program aired that Joan and I decided to put something together. We quickly contacted most of the cast members and shot some new segments.
Spooks Hotel special from Feb. 1999 that features a sci-fi spoof that was produced by college students from Manchester, England.
A few of the bands that performed on Spooks Hotel
The band Krank performed on the very first show.
Renegade was the featured musical act on another show.
Drive-In Double Feature (1992) Part 1 - "Planet of Blood" and "The Brain That Wouldn't Die". The first break, at 1:27:23, features a quick walk-on by my sister as the pizza delivery girl. The next break, at 1:31:20, features Marge Rebik, a Spooks Hotel regular.
Drive-In Double Feature (1992) Part 2 - The conclusion of "The Brain That Wouldn't Die"
Shows from 1985/86 (First Season)
Spooks Hotel (1985) - movie: The Red House. This is the first Spooks Hotel show that featured a full cast of characters.
Spooks Hotel (1985) - movie: Night of the Living Dead
Spooks Hotel (1985) - movie: The Terror (1963)
Spooks Hotel (1985) - movie: Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Spooks Hotel (1986) - movie: The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Spooks Hotel (1986) - movie: Killers from Space
Spooks Hotel (1986) - movie: Horror Express
Spooks Hotel (1986) - movie: Ghosts on the Loose
Spooks Hotel (1986) - Terror by Night
Spooks Hotel (1986) - Dressed to Kill
Spooks Hotel (1986) - Gorgo
What we usually called "The Nashville Show", this one featured Janet Mason as Bridget the maid. The movie is "The Crawling Eye" (1958).
Spooks Hotel (1986) - Phantom from Space
Spooks Hotel (1986) - Psychomania