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Rarely does anything of real interest to those with an appreciation for
the dustier horror
movie ever appear on our televisions, however, when that moment occurs it is worth
shouting about in
The Missing Link UK Television Guide
Also listed are other horror screenings of varying significance.
We urge you to contact the organisations responsible from the links
provided to voice your
appreciation and maybe, just maybe, they will be encouraged to schedule more.
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UK Television Guide

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25th. Oct. (00:30) Halloween (1978)
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this contemporary classic that spawned a slew of slasher movies
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26th. Oct. (02:10) The
Night Caller (1965)
An alien comes to earth to recruit women for breeding on his planet. Cool British scifi
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25th. Oct. (01:35) The Wicker Man (1973)
Unnerving cult horror movie starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. Pagan worship
and Christianity confront each other on a Scottish island. |
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29th. Oct.
(17:05) The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Alexander Korda's epic tale of the Arabian Nights starring Conrad Veidt and Sabu. |
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31st. Oct. (10:00
/03:35) The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Classic Fifties sc-fi starring Grant Williams as the Shrinking Man. |
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26th. Oct. (08:50 /19:00) The
Nutty Professor (1963)
Enjoyable take on the Jekyll and Hyde story starring Jerry Lewis.
(21:00) Barbarella (1967)
Sexy Jane Fonda stars in this psychedelic Sixties cult-sci-fi classic.
(02:10) It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Intelligent Fifties sci-fi featuring aliens taking over inhabitants of a small Arizona
town.
29th. Oct. (11:10) It
Came From Outer Space (1953)
Intelligent Fifties sci-fi featuring aliens taking over inhabitants of a small Arizona
town.
(06:00 /16:10) Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Intelligent and well acted scifi with Paul Mantee stranded on the Red Planet.
30th. Oct. (21:00 /02:15) War of
the Worlds (1953)
Martians invade the earth and are impervious to any of our defenses. Classic '50's
paranoia.
(00:30) The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Claude Rains takes his turn as the Phantom in this Universal remake.
31st. Oct. (08:20 / 02:40) The
Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Hammer's rather slow moving version of the Lon Chaney classic. Here starring Herbert Lom.
(06:40 / 14:30) Kiss of
the Vampire (1962)
Well crafted vampire tale from the Hammer House of Horror.
(16:05 / 00:55) The Innocents (1961)
Truely scary British ghost story based on Henry James' "Turn of the Screw" and
starring Deborah Kerr.
(17:50 / 04:10) The Blob (1958)
Steve McQueen stars in the original sci-fi featuring an oozing, giant jelly-like blob from
outer space.
(19:25 / 05:40) The Raven (1963)
Karloff, Price and Lorre pit their sorcery skills against each other in this comic horror.
(09:50 /21:00) The Birds (1963)
The small community of Bodega Bay is under attack from vengeful birds. One of Hitch's
best.
(12:00 /23:05) Psycho (1960)
Hitchcock at his best heightened by Tony Perkins' superb performance. |
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27th. Oct. (08:00
/15:40) Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Marvellous Hammer adaptation of the werewolf myth starring Oliver Reed.
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25th. Oct. (23:10) Clash of the
Titans (1981)
Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion swansong. An epic family adventure complete with assorted
monsters.
(03:55 GMT) Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Tod Browning's remake of his now lost London After Midnight (1927). Stars Bela Lugosi and
has become a classic movie in its own right.
28th. Oct. (00:40) The
Power (1968)
George Hamilton stars in this flawed sci-fi featuring a group of scientists, one of whom
can kill with the power of their mind.
31st. Oct. (23:05) The Exorcist (1973)
Hugely influential mainstream horror movie that changed the face of horror cinema. Still
disturbing. |
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