Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie

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Svengoolie Reveals How He Picks His Monthly Horror Movies

He explained it all to fans during the recent C2E2 convention in Chicago.

THE DEADLY MANTIS, Alix Talton, 1957.

Svengoolie’s April Schedule Has Giant Bugs, Deadly Rats and 50-Foot Women, Oh My!

Plus: benevolent aliens and tiny monsters who are most definitely NOT gremlins.

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Svengoolie’s March Schedule Will Scare Off the Winter Doldrums

Get ready for vampires, killer dolls, pet reptiles dressed up like dinosaurs and more in this month’s schedule of fiendish films!

BLOOD OF DRACULA, Sandra Harrison, 1957

5 Fiendish Facts About ‘Blood of Dracula,’ Svengoolie’s Dec. 28 Movie of the Week

Learn more about this classic B-movie.

5 Freakishly Fascinating Facts About ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1943), Svengoolie’s Movie of the Week

The film was at one point supposed to be a comedic vehicle for Abbott & Costello.

SATURDAY THE 14TH, US poster art, from left: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, 1981.

5 Scarily Silly Facts About ‘Saturday the 14th,’ Svengoolie’s Movie of the Week

The 1981 horror-comedy gave one future Emmy winner his first major break.

image from the 1971 film

5 Absolutely Absorbing Facts About ‘The Abominable Dr. Phibes’

The film was originally supposed to feature two horror legends going head-to-head.

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Svengoolie’s MeTV November Schedule Has Arrived & It’s Full of Classic Terrors

Get ready for classic monsters, creepy comedy and more Vincent Price than you can shake a skull at.

THE DARK CRYSTAL, from top: Kira (voice: Lisa Maxwell), Fizzgig (voice: Percy Edwards), 1982.

5 Fantastical Facts About Jim Henson’s ‘The Dark Crystal’

The film was inspired by aristocratic reptiles and Henson’s own previous work.

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Watch Svengoolie’s BOO-Nanza This Weekend for ‘Twilight Zone,’ Vincent Price & a Haunted Don Knotts

Thrills, chills, and William Shatner at 20,000 feet await this weekend!

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Svengoolie’s MeTV October Schedule Is Here & It’s Frightfully Fun

Get ready for a scare-ifying time with movies starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, David Bowie & more!

BLACK FRIDAY, left: Boris Karloff; right: Bela Lugosi on half-sheet poster art, 1940.

Fun Facts About Lugosi & Karloff’s 1940 Fright Flick ‘Black Friday’

The movie’s director went on to work with Abbott and Costello, Clint Eastwood and multiple wisecracking animals.