Hinton said that he was inspired by three horror hosts, Dr. Creep (Barry Hobart) from Dayton, the Cool Ghoul (Dick Von Hoene) from Cincinnati, and Baron Von Wofstein (Tim Herron) from Indianapolis.
Ghastlee's show started out as a sketch on the Dayton cable access comedy series The Underground Sideshow that Bob Hinton and other talented local comics did in 1986.
Bob Hinton is one of the four co-founders of the national self-syndication and promotional network called The Horror Host Underground, with C.W. Prather, and two other horror hosts, Evan Davis (Halloween Jack) and Larry Underwood (Dr. Gangrene).
Hinton married his girlfriend Kathy Brown, who later played Suspira Sheridan on the show; in a monstrous ceremony at the October 2003 Cinema Wasteland convention, the World's first Horror Host Wedding.
Hinton as A. Ghastlee Ghoul hosts Ghastlee's Scary Camp, "The Monster Movie and Memorabilia Weekend" in Dayton, Ohio, a show attended by many other television horror hosts. The first scary camp was held on 28-30 May 2004.