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Drew Friedman brings horror host Svengoolie to life in meticulous new masterpiece

Drew Friedman brings horror host Svengoolie to life in meticulous new masterpiece

Mark Frauenfelder
Jul 30, 2025
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Svengoolie portrait by Drew Friedman

For over 40 years, Svengoolie has kept horror hosting alive and well, first in Chicago and now nationwide. Above, here's he is in all his ghoulish glory, as portrayed by master portrait artist Drew Friedman — the John Singer Sargent of our time (if Sargent had painted horror hosts, aging comedians, and character actor…

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