Svengoolie BOO-Nanza program on MeTV from October 26th to 27th, 2024

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Start the spookiest Saturday of the year with 1952’s Invaders from Mars. In the film, a flying saucer crashes in a small town and alien invaders begin to possess the townspeople. The film was directed by William Cameron Menzies, the man who invented the concept of “film production design.” He is best known for designing the Burning of Atlanta scene Gone with the wind.

Then meet the Sven Squad as they introduce a film that scared the crap out of countless ’80s kids whose parents thought they were taking them to a Muppet movie: Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s dark fantasy film from that year 1982 The Dark Crystal.

The film follows Gelfling Jen as he attempts to restore harmony to his world by finding a mystical crystal that can overthrow the evil Skesis. When released, the film was considered the first live-action film without humans on screen, and its puppets were the most modern available at the time. Some required four puppeteers to operate at the same time!

After the films end, transform into a bat and fly out into the night to track down your prey… or watch five episodes of this classic ’70s horror series! Darren McGavin plays Kolchak, an intrepid reporter with a nose for supernatural news.

“Horror in the heights” (1-2 p.m. ET/PT)

“The Trevi collection” (2-3 p.m. ET/PT)

“chopper” (3-4 p.m. ET/PT)

“Primal Scream” (4-5 p.m. ET/PT)

“BAdvertisement Medicine” (5-6 p.m. ET/PT)

Tune in for a morning of classic sitcom episodes with spooky Halloween plots – plus House of Svengoolies programming with spooky Looney Tunes!

As the annual masquerade ball approaches, Zack and Slater make a bet about how they can kiss Tori first. However, when she discovers the plan, she decides to take revenge, while Screech’s love letters to Lisa cause all sorts of confusion.

“Mystery weekend” (9:30-10 a.m. ET/PT)