programing in 1987. During this time, Gore made numerous public appearances with live shows and Halloween events and received thousands of fan correspondences, making Count Gore one of the most popular figures in the history of D.C. media. In 1998, Count Gore de Vol became the first horror host to present a weekly show on the Internet, featuring streaming video of movies and shorts hosted by the Count, and interviews with celebrities. Other hosts from around the country also contribute to the program, providing reviews, contests, and other "strange and evil creations". There are also several regular features on the site, from movie and book reviews to monster model building and horror inspired music and video games. Count Gore remains busy, as he approaches his 35th year. He is a regular convention guest at Baltimore, Maryland and the Horrorfind Weekend in Baltimore and Cinema Wasteland in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2004 he wrote the introduction to the Steve Niles' graphic novel Aleister Arcane. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Count made appearances in Northern Virginia on the new live television and Internet program Monster Madhouse Live, starring "Karlos Borloff", a.k.a. Jerry Moore. In October 2006 and 2007 he hosted the opening nights for the horror film fest The Spooky Movie Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is featured alongside fellow horror hosts in the documentary, American Scary (2006), which screened at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con. Count Gore also hosted the costume contests at the horror/sci-fi convention Pensacon (Pensacola, Florida) in 2014 and 2015. See also Horror host John Dimes Steve Niles References External links Virginia Creepers Documentary film site dedicated to 50 years of horror hosting in Virginia Interview with Dick Dyszel where he talks about Count Gore de Vol, including his beginnings as "M.T. Graves." Official website of The Spooky Movie Film Festival- Washington, D.C.'s International Horror Film Festival The Horror Host Underground- Count Gore's listing. American television personalities Male television personalities Culture of Washington, D.C. Gore de Vol Horror hosts