Fringies - The nickname given to the fans of Seymour, the host of 1970s Saturday night program FRIGHT NIGHT on KHJ-TV Channel 9 in Los Angeles which featured the worst in horror and sci-fi movies. The official fans received a "Certificate of Demerit" which read "To whom it may concern...and it won't. This is to certify that (have a friend help you spell you name) is a member in bad standing in Seymour's Society of FRINGIES. Because you enjoy such outstanding horror films as Attack of the Mushroom People and Monster  from the Surf etc. & etc. you are truly on the LUNATIC FRINGE and deserve all the help and recognition you can get. You are an idiot of the very first order." It was signed "Disrespectfully Seymour, Master of the Macabre, Epitome of Evil, The Most Sinister Man To Crawl The Face Of The Earth."