It’s not getting ahead of ourselves yet to start talking Halloween, right? No, of course not. In fact, I feel like we’ve been amped about October for months; so many exciting DVD titles that are scheduled for an October release have been announced that we’ve had the smell of pumpkin guts and fake cobwebs in our nostrils for several weeks.
And here’s another reason to get psyched about our favorite month: Turner Classic Movies has just announced a brand new documentary focusing on the Master of Horror himself, Stephen King, called A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE HORROR OF STEPHEN KING, which will kick off the channel’s month-long celebration of horror films. The Stephen King doc will premiere on OCTOBER 3rd.
From the press release:
In A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King, which premieres on TCM Monday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. (ET), Stephen King discusses how he discovered terror at the movies. The best-selling author and filmmaker takes viewers on a journey through many aspects of the horror genre, including vampires, zombies, demons and ghosts. He also examines the fundamental reasons behind moviegoers’ incessant craving for being frightened. Along the way, he discusses the movies that have had a real impact on his writing, including Freaks (1932), Cat People (1942), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Jaws (1975), Halloween (1978) and The Changeling (1980), to name a few.
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King will kick off an entire month of classic horror on TCM, with each Monday night’s lineup packed with memorable chillers. The offerings include Universal classics like Frankenstein (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941), Val Lewton thrillers like Cat People (1942) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Hammer classics like Horror of Dracula (1958) and cult favorites from William Castle and Roger Corman, to name a few.
Incidentally, you can see what TCM has on tap for that first horrific Monday right HERE. Indeed, classics like FRANKENSTEIN, FREAKS and DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE are on tap first!