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Kickin' Back at Home
OK, so sometimes you're not up to running out and around in costume...
Maybe you just want a break this year. Maybe you're under the weather.
Home is not a bad place to be... you've got many choices to rock those hauntin'
spirits.
This page works for everywhere, not just Los Angeles... times may vary
as I'm listing PSTs.
The Boo-Tube
- TV Halloween Specials
The TV stations only release their schedules a few weeks in
advance... so keep checking back for updates as I get them.
Loads of television for your Halloween viewing pleasure. Check
out your TV for all kinds of monster festivals. Let them wear the
costumes and makeup! You'll have your feet propped up and a bowl of candy in
your arms. OK, you're allowed to wear a costume too, but sweats are
just as good. Wear black.
Get started with some web games and schedules: (You're on your own
for the rest!)
A quick look at the TV Guild's Halloween schedule shows that lots of channels They also have some
fun spooky trivia and a list of the hottest scary stars... that's very
painful. <G>
| Halloween night series marathons
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weekend TV plans.)
| Lifetime - Halloween episodes of a number of their series. |
| Court TV - "Psychic" and other supernatural stories |
| ABC Family - "Scariest Places on Earth" |
| TNT - (early morning) X-flies, Angel, Charmed |
| Supernatural movie marathons:
| Bravo, Showtime and more on the "extreme" chanels |
| TBS - Sunday |
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| Halloween night fun - a few programs w/ a Halloween theme
| CBS - NCIS |
| NBC - How I Met Your Mother |
| ABC - Boston Legal |
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| Starting on the weekend, or even earlier...
| Disney is airing spooky movies at 8pm for 2 weeks before Halloween |
| Sci-Fi Channel goes almost all movies for a 13 Days of Halloween marathon. Scary movies and
"Ghost Hunters" live special on Halloween night. |
| History Channel has picked haunted and supernatural themes for it's
programming from Houdini to UFOs, almost solid horror on Halloween |
| TV Land - Munsters Marthon (Saturday) |
| Discovery - A Haunting (Saturday-Tuesday), Bugs (Sunday). Exorcisms
& Criminals (Monday). |
| Travel Channel goes for a live broadcast of "Most Haunted" and other
"Most Haunted" 'classics', the weekend before is more Haunted
Houses and Weird Travels |
| The cartoon channels are playing a lot of Scoobe-do and lots of
"haunted" cartoons all weekend |
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and... much, much more, check your favorite channels for their version of
Halloween.
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They turn their schedule over to Horror starting Sunday
October 22 though October 31, 2006.
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If you are into the the cheesy, fun horror movies set your
Tivo or VTR.
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Seems like a big chunk of the prime time will be from the
Halloween and Friday the 13 sagas. If you miss your favs, check their
schedule, they'll probably be rerunning it. |
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Early morning look themed with classics: Mummy,
Frankenstein, Wolf Man. |
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Afternoon has more modern horror flicks. They're often
in groups... so pick your favorite poisons. |
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TCM has smaller lineup planned
this year. Horror movies from silent to comedy, B&W noir to modern
ghosts are scattered throughout their schedule.
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Silent Sunday Nights in October showcase Lon Chaney.
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Oct 29, evening horror starting with the silent Phantom of
the Opera... then at 3am... the marathon begins. |
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TCM Halloween Movie Marathon... starts at 3am on Oct
31, 2006.
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Freaks, that bizarre 1932 murder at the circus flick leads
off the selection of classically twisted horror and insanity. |
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At 5pm... Vincent Price Horror Marathon continues the
theme of madness. |
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Full October 2006 schedule for TCM is <here>
ABC Family TV hosts a set of spooky "family" movies
October 19-31, 2006 Showcased this year include The 6 Sense, Ghost, Urban
Legend and the Hollow. On Saturday and Sunday they have a horror movie
marathon. And to turn your head completely around... catch a marathon
of "Scariest Places on Earth" hosted by Linda Blair.
Showtime has chosen the last Friday in October, 2006 to launch
season 2 of their Masters of Horror anthology series that features creepy pieces
directed by, yup, you've got it, master directors of the horror genre.
Also, there are plenty of horror movies showing - cheesy classics to modern
mayhem
Check your favorite channel for your kind of horror movie.
DVD Scary Movies - just out, 2006
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The latest scares just out
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Bewitched, the movie |
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Monster House |
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The Gathering |
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The Saw II |
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Slither |
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
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New release of classics (or fun stuff as some aren't
classics, but a grand scare which is just as good! <G>)
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The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology |
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The Omen: The Complete Collection |
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Chucky: The killer DVD Collection |
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Dracula: The 75th anniversary Legacy Collection |
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The Adams Family |
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The Munsters |
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Forever Knight, the trilogy: part II - finally!!! |
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Steven King Collection - including Pat Sematary &
Dead Zone |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street |
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House of Blood |
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House of the Damned |
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Various multi-movie Boris Karloff Horror Collections |
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Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection - Doctor X,
Devil Doll, Mark of the Vampire and more |
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...And, lots of cheesy horror flick for the connoisseur
of B-movies. Many are double DVDs |
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List of all the
DVD's coming out in
October at Coming Soon |
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Find reviews of the recent horror movies and DVD
releases at Aint-It-Coolhttp://www.aintitcool.com/
- (warning: adult language) |
When to expect the little Goblins and Ghouls at your
door?
This has gotten tougher to determine. It used to be about
an hour before dusk... but here are a few tips....
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If the local Park and Rec department is having a Halloween
Fair, don't expect them until after. However, the closer you are to the
park, the sooner after the close the kid's festivities you will see them. |
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If the local part doesn't have something, you may see them as
early as 4pm so that the parents can get the kids back in the house before the
city's real ghouls are out... so if you come home early to change into your
costume for the evening, have a bit of candy around for the kids because you
never know. |
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If you're in an apartment, you'll have very few beyond the
building's kids... and the kids will be heading out to parties. |
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If you've got a house near a heavy apartment area, and you're
looking for lot trick-or-treaters, decorate you house with flare and leave
your lights on late. You'll get batches at all different times. |
Tips for Safe Trick or
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