Halloween Television Preview

Lucy and Linus wait for the Great Pumpkin, again.
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What are You Watching on Halloween?

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The Halloween holiday is upon us and various television networks are kicking it into overdrive with their horror-themed programming schedules. If you're a horror fanatic, like me, you probably own all of the horror films that you truly love and don't really need to watch some of these films on television. Still, these marathons are sometimes self-indulgent affairs, airing movies which you would never own but wouldn't mind catching on the tube here and there. You will be doing something around the house and will just set your television on one of the marathons as an afterthought. At various times during the holiday, you may just get sucked into watching some of them.

As such, I'll provide some schedules as a resource for you horror fans. If I miss some programming, add them into the comment section for our fellow Maniacs to see or just discuss what you plan to do on Halloween...Which movies in your collection do you plan to dust off and watch during the holiday? What are your plans?

I'll begin with a reminder on the Charlie Brown classic.

ABC

Tuesday Oct. 30 8:00/7:00 CST

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966).

ABC Family

Tuesday Oct. 30 9:00/8:00 CST

The Haunted Mansion

Wednesday Oct. 31 7:30/6:30 CST

Poltergeist (1982)

AMC's MonsterFest Marathon:

Tuesday
October 30, 2007
1:45 AM
Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood (1988) TV14 TV14
Starring: Lar Park Lincoln, Terry Kiser, Susan Blu.

3:30 AM
The Exorcist (1973) TV14 TV14
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow.

6:00 AM
Puppet Master (1989) TV14 TV14
Starring: Paul Le Mat, Irene Miracle, Matt Roe.

7:45 AM
The Frighteners (1996) TVPG TVPG
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson.

9:45 AM
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) TVPG TVPG
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Julian Beck.

11:45 AM
The Howling (1981) TV14 TV14
Starring: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan.

1:45 PM
The Exorcist (1973) TV14 TV14
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow.

4:15 PM
Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood (1988) TV14 TV14
Starring: Lar Park Lincoln, Terry Kiser, Susan Blu.

6:00 PM
Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) TV14 TV14
Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Tracie Savage.

8:00 PM
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 (2000) TV14 TV14
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Gerard Butler, Jonny Lee Miller.

10:00 PM
Alien Resurrection (1997) TV14 TV14
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman.

Wednesday
October 31, 2007

12:15 AM
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 (2000) TV14 TV14
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Gerard Butler, Jonny Lee Miller.

2:15 AM
Alien Resurrection (1997) TV14 TV14
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman.

4:30 AM
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) TVG TVG
Starring: James Karen, Nancy Marshall, Robert Reilly.

6:00 AM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) TV14 TV14
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy.

8:00 AM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) TV14 TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris.

10:00 AM
Halloween (1978) TV14 TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis.

12:00 PM
Halloween II (1981) TV14 TV14
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers.

2:00 PM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) TV14 TV14
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy.

4:00 PM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) TV14 TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris.

6:00 PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (1989) TV14 TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan.

8:00 PM
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Hagan.

10:00 PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (1989) TV14 TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan.

SCI-FI Channel's 13 Days Of Halloween:

10/30 - 8AM - Night Of The Comet

10AM - House Of The Dead

12PM - House Of The Dead 2

2PM - Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis

4PM - Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave

6PM - Route 666

8PM - Resident Evil

11PM - Legion Of The Dead

1AM - The Fear: Halloween Night

3AM - The Unborn

10/31 - 8AM - Night Of The Living Dead

10AM - Boo

12PM - Thir13en Ghosts

2PM - Ghost Adventures

4PM -9PM Ghost Hunters marathon

9PM-3AM - Ghost Hunters Live

3AM - All Souls Day

CHILLER Horror Channel:

6:00 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
MR. BLANCHARD'S SECRET

6:30 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
JOHN BROWN'S BODY

7:00 AM NIGHT GALLERY (60)
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY/THE MERCIFUL/CLASS OF '99/WITCHES FEAST

8:00 AM FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES
BOTTLE OF DREAMS

9:00 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (NEW)
PRISONERS

9:30 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (NEW)
GIGOLO

10:00 AM MOVIE
BLACKWATER VALLEY EXORCISM (2006)

12:00 PM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
CONVERSATION OVER A CORPSE

12:30 PM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
CRACK OF DOOM

1:00 PM NIGHT GALLERY (60)
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY/THE MERCIFUL/CLASS OF '99/WITCHES FEAST

2:00 PM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (NEW)
THE NIGHT CALLER

2:30 PM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (NEW)
METHOD ACTOR

3:00 PM FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES
BOTTLE OF DREAMS

4:00 PM MOVIE
BLOB, THE (1988)

6:00 PM TALES FROM THE CRYPT
WELL COOKED HAMS

6:30 PM TALES FROM THE CRYPT
CREEP COURSE

7:00 PM GOOD VS. EVIL
LADY EVIL

8:00 PM TWIN PEAKS
THE BLACK WIDOW

9:00 PM THE CHILLER FRIGHTMARE
PSYCHO (1998)

11:00 PM TWIN PEAKS
THE BLACK WIDOW

Wednesday Oct 31, 2007

12:00 AM THE CHILLER FRIGHTMARE
PSYCHO (1998)

2:00 AM GOOD VS. EVIL
LADY EVIL

3:00 AM TALES FROM THE CRYPT
WELL COOKED HAMS

3:30 AM TALES FROM THE CRYPT
CREEP COURSE

4:00 AM CHILLER NIGHT TERRORS
BLOB, THE (1988)

6:00 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
CRACKPOT

6:30 AM ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (ORIG)
NIGHTMARE IN 4-D

7:00 AM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1988 MOVIE)

8:30 AM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995)

10:30 AM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996)

12:30 PM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1988 MOVIE)

2:00 PM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995)

4:00 PM MOVIE MARATHON
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996)

6:00 PM CHILLER SPECIAL
EVEN SCARIER MOVIE MOMENTS - PART 1

7:00 PM CHILLER SPECIAL
EVEN SCARIER MOVIE MOMENTS - PART 2

8:00 PM THE CHILLER FRIGHTMARE (Commercial Free)
RED DRAGON (2002)

10:00 PM CHILLER SPECIAL
2007 DARE 2 DIRECT FILM FESTIVAL

10:30 PM CHILLER SPECIAL
2007 DARE 2 DIRECT FILM FESTIVAL

11:00 PM THE CHILLER FRIGHTMARE (Commercial Free)
RED DRAGON (2002)

1:00 AM CHILLER SPECIAL
2007 DARE 2 DIRECT FILM FESTIVAL

1:30 AM CHILLER NIGHT TERRORS
TERROR IN THE AISLES (1984)

3:30 AM CHILLER NIGHT TERRORS
HUNGER, THE (1983)

5:30 AM CHILLER SPECIAL
2007 DARE 2 DIRECT FILM FESTIVAL

STARZ FEAR FEST

Note: This fest has been going on for 30 days now but it's been mixed in with non-horror films as well.

October 31

5:10 PM

Monster House

7:10 PM

Underworld:Evolution

9:00 PM

Bloodsucking Cinema

10:05 PM

The Grudge 2

Don't forget to check out our friends over at Fearnet.com for various online horror movies playing 24/7, 365 days a year.

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Comments/Responses

metalwater • Oct 30, 2007, 03:50am •

Truly a classic Charlie Brown episode.

• Oct 30, 2007, 03:55am •

Forgot to add it into the article so I'll just add it here...

I don't have much planned for Wednesday. We already had our Halloween Costume Party over the weekend and it was a wee bit hilarious. Jello-shots filled with Vodka made for some good times for the people attending. :)

Not sure what I'll be doing but I'm thinking of dusting off my Carpenter dvds and starting there..Perhaps, watch a few Nightmares and one or two of the Alien/Predator films. Definitely the 1st Predator from McTiernan and Ridley Scott's Alien...Haha.

Possible Movies to watch on Halloween:

1. The Thing
2. Halloween
3. Ridley Scott's Alien
4. John McTiernan's Predator
5. Nightmare on Elm Street
6. Friday the 13th

I really wish AMC was playing Silver Bullet or Night of the Living Creeps. I know they're total cheese but those are two cheesefest I sorta enjoy viewing every year around this time..

And yes, I bet I get sucked into watching some of the various Halloweens. I don't own anything but the original 2 but I can watch Halloween 3, 4 and 5 when they air on tv every year.

To go along with the spirit of the season, I'm going to be adding some great horror clips into our Video section. I'll start with two great scenes from American Werewolf in London and the "Norris Transformation" from Carpenter's The Thing. If you also have some favorable horror clips, feel free to add your own.

Jarrod Sarafin

wessmith1966 • Oct 30, 2007, 07:15am •

The Changeling (starring George C. Scott) is a good Halloween movie addition for those liking a good ghost story. I like that AMC is showing all of the horror movies, but do they have to insert so many commercials. I remember when AMC didn't have commercials, and now they have more than other networks.

silversurfer • Oct 30, 2007, 07:45am •

I own the Great Pumpkin, just because you can never get tired of looking at that...gotta love the classics...

AMC used to be a cool network, and some of their movies this year have been noteworthy, but it just seems that there are those that are out there that have been missed by all of the networks...

Night of the Demons
The Changling
Silver Bullett
The Thing
Young Frankenstien (hate if you want to)
Dracula (Frank Langella in the starting role)
Brian DePalma's Dracula
Love at First Bite
Squirm

....just to name a few

lister • Oct 30, 2007, 10:51am •

"I got a rock."

bluetiger • Oct 30, 2007, 12:10pm •

I have to agree with Night of the Demons--angela was frightening and that bit with halloween apples at the end......wow

back when VHS was in vogue, i went ot he rental store and picked up a little italian b horror movie called "The Church" (La Chiesa). Man today istill think that movie does a great job with atmosphere.

For Haloween any of the classic Vincent Price movies are also great, as are the Hammer films and the Amicus anthology films.

lister • Oct 30, 2007, 12:28pm •

Why would I hate "Young Frankenstein"? (errrr, I mean "Young Franken-shteeen")

shadowprime • Oct 30, 2007, 01:54pm •

Possible Halloween-night Movies round our place for this year (vital info, right? *S*)...

HALLOWEEN
AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
CAT PEOPLE
SHAWN OF THE DEAD
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

Jeedian • Oct 30, 2007, 03:51pm •

How can you forget "The Shining"?

Miner49er • Oct 30, 2007, 03:59pm •

Monster Squad!

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