A Haunting We Will Go

Here we are, folks, two weeks out from Halloween. In celebration of that grand, old glorious holiday full of candy and ghosts, pumpkins and black cats, get out there and watch a monster movie. Doesn’t matter what. Watch a classic like the 1931 Frankenstein with Boris Karloff (and, remember, Frankenstein is the name of the doctor who makes the creature, not the creature himself), or a new horror/comedy like Zombieland (2009) with Woody Harrelson. Read some Poe or Lovecraft or Shelley or Stoker. Currently, I’m reading a Ray Bradbury classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes. There’s also a movie of the same title with Jason Robards.

Tomorrow night (Wednesday, October 17^th) on Turner Classic Movies at 8 PM, there’s Horror of Dracula, a true Hammer films classic with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, followed by The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Check out their monstrous schedule at http://www.tcm.com/schedule/.

From today ‘til Halloween, AMC has their fearfest selection of monster flicks. Take a look at their schedule at http://www.amctv.com/movie-event/amc-fearfest. One of my favorites, John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), airs several times, starting next Monday, October 22, at 8 PM.

Your local theaters should also have some Halloween-themed films and events. In Lexington, KY, on October 24^th, Cinemark Fayette Mall theaters and Regal Hamburg Pavilion Stadium 16 theaters will show Frankenstein (1931), followed by The Bride of Frankenstein (1935).

And, don’t forget It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the absolute classic of Halloween. The other holidays won’t come to pass unless you watch Chuck and the gang.  I haven't seen it listed, yet, but check your local TV listings.

“I got a rock.” – Charlie Brown

 

'til next time... Adios.