Chiller Theatre was a Saturday night television series broadcast by Channel 11 WPIX New York that showed classic horror movies.
The montage opening was discontinued in favor of this version perhaps because by the late 1960s movie studios began to charge television stations royalties for film clips.
The show began with the classic black and white original montage opening, followed during commercial breaks by shots of the famous six-fingered claymation hand.
It was revealed in October that Chiller Theatre would air the Hammer movie The Evil of Frankenstein with Elvira, Mistress of the Night as hostess, replacing Zacherley, the Cool Ghoul.
In 2010, WPIX Channel 11 announced that Chiller Theatre would be broadcast again during Halloween weekend with four movies: White Zombie, Bride of the Monster, Dolls and Child's Play.
Since 1990, New Jersey has been the host of the Chiller Theater Toy, Model, and Film Expo, which has become one of the longest-running horror conventions in the eastern United States.