WITCHES, MONSTERS AND GHOSTS, OH MY!Byline: Nancy Hewitt Daily News Staff Writer The creepiest time of the year is at hand. Not up to trick-or-treating or doing the party scene? Grab a chair and your favorite snacks and get ready to enjoy classic horror films and holiday-themed programming. Here's a sampling of what'll be haunting the small screen. Happy Halloween. Mission from Mars: Two Martians visit Earth to replenish their planet's supply of sweets and end up saving a small town's candy factory in ``The Last Halloween.'' 1:05 p.m. Sunday, TBS Blast from the past: Steve Guttenberg plays a reporter who probes the mystery of why several people vanished from a Hollywood hotel elevator nearly 60 years earlier. Assisting him is his niece (Kirsten Dunst) in Disney's ``Tower of Terror The Tower of Terror may refer to: Amusement park rides
7 p.m. Sunday, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Ghostly tales: ``Castle Ghosts of Wales'' scares up the freakiest spooks, including a 12th-century princess who is said to wander the halls of the Carew Castle. 7 p.m. Sunday, the Learning Channel Prank gone awry: After Hank clashes with another parent over the true meaning of Halloween, he and his buddies toilet paper her house on ``King of the Hill.'' 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Fox Haunted hero: Ryan (Kevin Connolly) believes he's been chosen as a vampire slayer and feels a responsibility to protect the world on All Hallows Eve in ``Unhappily Ever After Unhappily Ever After (often shortened to Unhappily... in promotional advertisements) was an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995 to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons. .'' 8:30 p.m. Sunday, WB Fact and folklore: Actor Mark Hamill narrates ``Monsters and Mythical Beats,'' a documentary that separates the real history from the lore about beasts that include the Minotaur, sea serpents and dragons. 7 p.m. Monday, the Learning Channel Double trouble: A foolish and ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. prank lands Kenny (Kevin Sheridan) and Andy (Brendon Ryan Barrett) in trouble when they're caught in the act in ``Soul Man.'' 8 p.m. Tuesday, ABC Party with the bores: Cher and her friends are invited to an exclusive Hollywood costume party that turns out to be lame. Rachel Blanchard stars in ``Clueless.'' 8 p.m. Tuesday, UPN A night to dismember dis·mem·ber v. To amputate a limb or a part of a limb. dis·mem  ber·ment n. : When Mark (Taran Smith) decides to make a horror film starring his family, the other members discover he plans to turn them into zombies in ``Home Improvement.'' 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC A classic Halloween: Niles (David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. ), dressed as Cyrano de Bergerac Cy·ra·no de Ber·ge·rac , Savinien de 1619-1655. French satirist and duelist whose works include the spirited drama The Pedant Imitated (1654). , and brother Frasier (Kelsey Grammer), appearing as Geoffrey Chaucer, celebrate at a literary-themed costume party in ``Frasier.'' 9 p.m. Tuesday, NBC Pumpkin faces: The Watkins family (Denise Dowse dowse 1 also douse intr.v. dowsed also doused, dows·ing also dous·ing, dows·es also dous·es To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals. , Paul Winfield, Jeremy Suarez, Geoffrey Owens, J. Lamont Pope and Natalie Desselle) unveil a cleverly carved group of jack-o'-lanterns just in time for Halloween in ``Built to Last.'' 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, NBC He created a monster: A 10-year-old boy revives his bull terrier in this short that marks the debut of director Tim Burton. Barret Oliver plays young Victor Frankenstein in ``Frankenweenie.'' 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, the Disney Channel An alien treat: John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, French Stewart, Kristen Johnston and Joseph Gordon-Levitt discover the Solomon house might be haunted in ``3rd Rock From the Sun.'' 9 p.m. Wednesday, NBC Surely you jest: A flirtatious jester (Carrie Preston) visiting the diner intrigues Michael (Michael Landes) in ``Union Square.'' 8:30 p.m. Thursday, NBC Clash of the creatures: A group of monster-loving kids do battle with their idols when Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Wolfman and the Mummy come to Earth to search for a powerful amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt), object or formula that credulity and superstition have endowed with the power of warding off harmful influences. . Andre Gower and Stephen Macht co-star in ``The Monster Squad.'' 1 p.m. Friday, the Science Fiction Channel A Disney Halloween A Disney Halloween was an old television special that aired in 1983 and included portions from both Disney's Halloween Treat and Disney's Greatest Villains, but longer. It was hosted by a narrator and the Magic Mirror from "Snow White". : Disney's daytime series feature haunted episodes to delight every child. Shows include episodes of ``Quack Attack,'' ``Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers “Rescue Rangers” redirects here. For the 70's TV show featuring Lassie, see Lassie's Rescue Rangers. Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and created by Tad Stones and Alan ,'' ``Goof Troop,'' ``Aladdin,'' ``Dinosaurs,'' ``Growing Pains'' and ``Brotherly Love.'' 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, the Disney Channel Out of this world: The main character in ``The Visitor'' (John Corbett) is faced with a new enemy when the pilot of an alien space craft pursues him relentlessly. 8 p.m. Friday, Fox Casting a spell: Candace Cameron Bure, guest starring as Jack's spooky new girlfriend, causes a serious rift between Jack and his roommate when they find out she practices witchcraft in ``Boy Meets World.'' 8:30 p.m. Friday, ABC Grounds for disaster: Travis (Nathan Lawrence) and Grampa gram·pa n. Informal A grandfather. [Alteration of grandpa.] Max (Jerry Van Dyke Jerry Van Dyke (born July 27, 1931, in Danville, Illinois) is an American comedian and actor. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke, and made his acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacie. ) accidentally reanimate Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy in ``You Wish.'' 9 p.m. Friday, ABC Romantic nightmare: Marty (Mike Damus) plays cupid with the wrong women in ``Teen Angel.'' 9:30 p.m. Friday, ABC Dead and loving it Dead and Loving It is a paranormal/romance sstory collection by MaryJanice Davidson containing characters from both the Undead and Wyndham werewolf series. : A space probe returning to Earth introduces radiation into the atmosphere, causing dead bodies to come back to life. Judith O'Dea and Duane Jones co-star in the cult classic ``Night of the Living Dead.'' 12:55 a.m. Friday, the Science Fiction Channel CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--Cover--Color) TRICK OR TREAT Halloween programming haunts your TV screen (2) Boo hoo: When Shaggy inherits a haunted plantation, he hires a team of ghosts to chase away the evil spirits in the animated adventure ``Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers.'' 7 p.m. Thursday, the Disney Channel |
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