Remember those old UHF stations that showed B-movies or even locally produced stuff? The hosts were kinda weird and the “spots” in between segments even weirder. Weird Al’s movie UHF spoofed this, as did Mystery Science Theater 3000, though in a different way. We still have some “public access” channels that are similar, but with the proliferation of cable/satellite channels and HDTV with its multiple channels per station, these are getting rarer.

Recently I came across The Cult of UHF, a website that not only recaptures the spirit of these old channels and their B-movies, but also redistributes them via Video Podcast! You can watch the complete movies from every “show” they’ve done. The humor is kinda lame (and therefore funnier) and they really make you feel like you’re watching a UHF station that’s airing a bad movie. They actually have done several movies that MST3K did, but plenty of others as well, including Plan Nine From Outer Space, most often voted “Worst Movie Ever Made” and even beating Manos: The Hands of Fate for that honor.

Cult of UHF is dedicated to the worship of the Holy Static and the cheesy B-movies that It provides since November 2005.

Long past are the days of rabbit ears and Ultra High Frequencey independent local stations that channeled the word of b-movie marathons and sunday afternoon Kung-fu theatre, but now thanks to video podcasting the format of hosted late night cheese can carry on!

So turn down the lights, grab your iPod and settle in for some goofy skits and some great old B-movie classics.

So if you’re looking for a campy, fun, b-movie atmosphere, visit Reverend Chumley and join his Cult of UHF! They’ve just posted Episode #40, “The Last Man on Earth.” Other episodes have included Guy With the Secret Kung Fu, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Zontar: The Thing from Venus, and Shaolin Invincibles. Lots of fun and laughs!!

Current music: December, by George Winston