If for no other reason than keeping the custom alive, I figured a good way to kick off October 1st is with my annual breakdown of the spooky happenings on Turner Classic Movies!
I know most folks don't read these posts and couldn't care less, but I still like to hold onto the belief that there's something special about traditional, broadcast TV and I think it's pretty cool that during the month of October, TCM breaks out the bats and cobwebs.
As of writing this, I can only see the schedule up to October 13th. I should be able to see a little further into the month, but TCM.com has been down a lot lately and I currently can't bring up the site. Anyway, here's what we have to look forward to so far. Get ready for my expert spreadsheet skills!
I hate to say it, but there isn't that much to report about in the first half of the month. It opens tomorrow night with a "of the Damned" marathon, which is pretty cool. After that there's a random smattering, which does include Poltergeist.
On the 4th and 5th, there are some horror science fiction flicks including The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Soylent Green might be a stretch, but I'm counting it on account of "kinda cannibalism". There's a nice little Hitchcock double-feature to round out the 5th, too, featuring Rear Window and Spellbound.
It's a bit of a dog's breakfast after that, but there are some heavy-hitters like The Haunting, Cat People, and House on Haunted Hill. The 13th also notably has Haxan, which although it's a silent film from the 20s hold's up and is creepy AF.
The lack of Universal and Hammer flicks is a little surprising, but hopefully TCM is just holding their fire for later in the month.
That's all there is to report so far! Hopefully I'll remember to post another update before October 13th with the rest of the month's offerings, so you can tune in or set up your PVR... you know, supposing you still have a cable package!