Welcome
to the second week of 31
Days of Halloween
here on Needless Things! We have all kinds of stuff in store for you
guys this year, ranging from creepy to kooky to mysteriously spooky
to gory and unforgettably disgusting. We’ll look at spooky toys,
horror movies, and all manner of things that go bump in the night.
As
soon as I could get my hands on the Sunday paper, I would pull out
the TV listings (my dad wouldn’t spring for the actual TV
Guide
magazine and I don’t blame him one bit) and plan out my week. I
didn’t have my own VCR until I was twelve, so there were sacrifices
made. If The
Howling
and Invaders
from Mars
were coming on at the same time, I was going to miss one (Invaders
from Mars,
but mostly because that movie scared the crap out of me).
Last
year I replaced my thoughts on SyFy’s October programming with some
programming of my own. If I was going to complain about SyFy all
month long (though I do love the channel and admire the fact that
they program a full month of spooky stuff), I should be able to
produce some television schedules of my own. Thus, The Phantom
Channel was born!
Once
a week I will post a “page” from my own personal TV Guide that
will present twenty-four hours of Halloweeny movies, cartoons, and TV
shows. Rather than being goofy or providing my usual commentary, I
have done my best to mimic the dry style utilized in the TV listings
magazine of my youth. I’ve added an extra challenge in this year,
as I am going to attempt to work a theme into each day’s
programming. Today’s theme:
THE
EVIL THAT MEN DO
Morning
6:00
– Despicable Me – Family – Steve Carell, Jason Segel
Supervillain
Gru faces his greatest challenge!(95 min.)
8:00
– The New Scooby-Doo Movies “The Mystery of Haunted Island” –
Animated
Mystery
Inc. and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to foil an evil scheme. (43
min.)
9:00
– The Smurfs “The Smurfette” – Animated
Gargamel
creates a female Smurf to sow confusion amongst the Smurfs. (22 min.)
9:30
– Wacky Races – Animated
Dick
Dastardly races for first place. (20 min.)
10:00
– Gravity Falls “The Hand That Rocks the Mabel" – Animated
Dipper
is concerned about a new neighbor trying to woo Mabel. (22 min.)
10:30
– Aladdin - Animated – Robin Williams, Scott Weinger
The
villainous Jafar plots to marry Princess Jasmine. (90 min.)
Afternoon
12:00
– The Addams Family – Comedy – Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá
A
dastardly trio plots against the creepy, kooky family. (99 min.)
2:00
– Jonny Quest “The Curse of Anubis” – Animated
An
Arab revolutionary frames Dr. Quest for theft in Egypt. (25 min.)
2:30
– Inspector Gadget “Mad in the Moon" – Animated
Dr.
Claw has nefarious plans for the moon. (22 min.)
3:00
– The Tick “The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale” – Animated
Chairface
Chippendale has nefarious plans for the moon. (24 min.)
3:30
– Spider-Man “The Menace of Mysterio” – Animated
Someone
is framing Spider-Man for crimes he didn’t commit. (21 min.)
4:00
– The Transformers “Only Human” – Animated
Two
humans – Victor Drath and Old Snake – attempt to destroy the
Autobots. (25 min.)
4:30
– Batman: The Animated Series “Prophecy of Doom” – Animated
Batman
investigates a mysterious cult leader. (22 min.)
5:00
– Manimal “Night of the Beast”- Action
There’s
no rest for Dr. Jonathan Chase, not even when he’s on vacation!.
(44 min.)
Evening
6:00
– Knight Rider “Halloween Knight” - Action
Bonnie
witnesses a murder and Halloween gets weird. (42 min.)
7:00
– The Simpsons “Black Widower” – Animated
Sideshow
Bob is released from prison and has plan’s for… Selma? (22 min.)
7:30
– The Simpsons “Cape Feare” – Animated
Sideshow
Bob seeks revenge on Bart Simpson. (24 min.)
8:00
– Once Upon A Halloween – Animated
The
Evil Queen recruits Disney villains to help her take over Halloween.
(53 min.)
9:00
– Alfred Hitchcock Presents “The Gloating Place” – Thriller
How
far will Susan go to become popular? (24 min.)
9:30
– Tales from the Crypt “Split Personality” – Horror
A
con man (Joe Pesci) woos wealthy, reclusive twins. (24 min.)
10:00
– Psycho – Horror – Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles
A
woman on the run encounters terror at Norman Bates’ family-owned
motel. (109 min.)
12:00
– 31 – Horror – Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips
Carnival
workers traveling cross-country are waylaid and forced into a game of
life and death. (102 min.)
Late
Night
2:00
– The Abominable Dr. Phibes – Horror – Vincent Price, Joseph
Cotten
Dr.
Anton Phibes seeks revenge on those he believes responsible for the
death of his wife. (94 min.)
4:00
– Cape Fear – Thriller – Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck
A
lawyer and his family are terrorized by a sinister ex-cinvict.(105
min.)
That’s
another day of Halloweeny programming in the can! I hope you decide
to watch a couple of these selections and maybe even put together a
viewing schedule of your own. Be
sure to join the Needless
Things Podcast Facebook Group
and share your own awesome Halloween viewing schedules. We’d love
to hear from you!
Also,
follow PhantomTroublemaker on Instagram for the return of
#monsteraday, where I feature a different monster toy every day, all
month long!
Until
next time, stay creepy!
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