Dr. Gangrene is a Nashville, TN based horror host played by actor/producer Larry Underwood. His current show, Dr. Gangrene's Cinetarium, airs on Nashville's NECAT Channel 9.
History
On July 1st, 1999 Larry began hosting a half-hour program called Chiller Cinema as mad scientist Dr. Gangrene. It quickly gained a cult following and expanded to other cable access stations around the country.
In 2005 Larry began a new show called Dr. Gangrene's Creature Feature, which aired on Nashville's CW58 through 2010. The Doc hosted a variety of films on there, from stinkers like Aerobicide and Space Mutiny to classics such as Total Recall and Dreamscape.
The Doc's current program is Dr. Gangrene's Cinetarium. It airs every Saturday night at 9p.m. central on Nashville's Necat Ch 9 on Comcast. It also simulcasts on the Necat Roku Channel. To watch, search for Necat on Roku - Here's a video further explaining how to watch the program.
Through the years Dr. Gangrene has appeared in a variety of media outlets including Spike TV, USA Today, Gear Magazine, Rue Morgue Magazine, Scary Monsters Magazine, The Tennessean newspaper, the Nashville Scene Magazine and many more. He was also featured in the horror host documentary American Scary. In 2011 Dr. Gangrene appeared in the Dick Tracy Comic strip.
Dr. Gangrene has also won numerous awards for the show including two Rondo Awards, a Nashville Scene Best of Nashville award, and multiple Emmy nominations.
Larry is also a professional writer and researcher in the fields of classic horror and regional horror hosts.
Dr. Gangrene appearance in Dick Tracy.
