Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Barry Lee Hobart was a local television personality widely known to fans as Dr. Creep. He was a horror movie host on WKEF Television in Dayton, Ohio. Hobart was a native of nearby Middletown, born June 23, 1941 to parents Edward and Grace Hobart; he was also the nephew of horror film make-up artist and stuntman Doug Hobart, who hosted a traveling monster show in the 1940s and 1950s. Hobart graduated from Middletown High School in 1959, then attended the University of Cincinnati where he graduated in 1963 with a degree in broadcasting. After an overseas stint in the Air Force, Hobart returned to southwest Ohio and was hired by WKEF television as a camera specialist and Master Control Operator. In 1971, WKEF management began looking for a gimmick to garner ratings on Saturday nights