Halloween Television Schedules

[PNGwynne]

So... as someone who has a pretty spotty viewing history of classic horror movies, what would you guys say are the "Must See" movies on that list?

For literate, atmospheric horror, I like "I walked with a Zombie", "Cat People", & "Curse of the Demon." "Burn, Witch, Burn" tries hard & is well-cast, but doesn't quite gel and falls apart at the end.

For Price/Corman chillers. I like "House of Usher", "Haunted Palace", & esp. "Masque of the Red Death". "Tomb of Ligeia" is more leisurely but well worth watching.

And "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" is just great, great fun.

Regarding Hammer, I love "Plague of the Zombies", "The Reptile", & "The Devil Rides Out". The last is really good, if you can forgive the effects.

[PNGwynne]

If you have young kids, they must watch Mad Monster Party. It's Rankin-Bass stop motion.

Only just discovered this last year--what a treat it is.

[kingdom warrior]

Thanks for posting! I'm glad boomerang throws on The Munsters and Addams Family, I'm disappointed no Mad Monster Party? or Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein those are Halloween classics......Good thing i have them on DVD.

[hedrap]

MMP might show up on Hub over Halloween weekend. They showed it last year in the real early hours.

For those with Amazon Prime or Netflix, MMP is available.

It's hard to believe that we've already lived through the greatest horror jukebox marathons in cable history.

What started with TNT's Monstervision, (pre-Joe Bob), then shifted to AMC's Monsterfest and TCM's October offerings.

But for the past five years, it's gotten way more slasher and gore-porn with the "hey remember the 80's" run, which can't even be considered nostalgic as the actors and series are still around!

[sprytel]

MMP might show up on Hub over Halloween weekend. They showed it last year in the real early hours.

For those with Amazon Prime or Netflix, MMP is available.

We actually plopped the kids down for movie night and watched Mad Monster Party. Can't say it was a huge winner with them (although they said they enjoyed it), but it charmed the heck out of me and the wife.

"There was nothing but a huge pile of leftovers."
"I wonder who it was was?"
Tee hee.

Thanks for all the great suggestions everybody. Keep them coming, please!

[Iron Mego]

I guess I'm one of the lone few who doesn't care for MMP. My kid didn't care for it either.

[jwyblejr]

If you're into the more modern stuff,there's always IFC.

[bleit1701]

Great list. Just not enough time in the day.

The Toy Story special has my interest.

AMC will have new Walking Dead and should have their usual horror movie selections.

Plus the Toy Hunter monster ep.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Another great classic horror film I can't say enough about is The Body Snatcher. Karloff is at his finest. Of what I've seen from him, only his portrayal of the Monster can top this one. Great atmospheric film, based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson and directed by Robert Wise. Bela Lugosi is great in a cameo role.

Chris

[hedrap]

I guess I'm one of the lone few who doesn't care for MMP. My kid didn't care for it either.

Yes. Yes you are.

[palitoy]

My wife HATES MMP, the kids torment her because of that and crank up some of the clunkier ballads.

[hedrap]

MMP was originally a TV special, like Rudolph.

But Rankin-Bass was on a roll, so they decided to make it a theatrical. This required padding the story for runtime, so they wedged in the Yetch material with the cook and whatnot.

If you remove the padding, it's on par with the R-B Christmas TV specials.

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Re: IFC and Sundance. I've been working on those. FX Movies seems to have a nice mix, too.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^It took my kids a while to warm up to MMP?, but my daughter asks to watch it out of Halloween season now, so mission accomplished.

We have this discussion every year it seems, but it definitely could use some editing to remove "the padding", but the need for extra theatrical material makes sense.

Chris

[madmarva]

The designs for the characters in MMP are excellent, Jack Davis I believe. The stop-motion animation is great and the sets are top notch, too. I enjoy the voice characterizations. I like the Jimmy Stewart-like guy for the hero, but after the initial setup, the movie just drags until Kong shows up at the end.

I watch it every year, but the story is lacking. I always doze off in the middle, which isn't bad. I'll take my naps when I can get them.

I'd love to see a cut of it that works as well as the better Rankin Bass Christmas specials.

[MegoFan67]

October 20th TCM London After Midnight.That has to be the reconstruction of using photostills and original script. put together in a "film format". Last known copy of the actual film was destroyed in a fire at the studio back in 1967.