Sink Your Teeth Into Svengoolie’s MeTV September Schedule
While Svengoolie and his ghoulish pals are likely gearing up for the annual October “Halloween BOO-Nanza,” they haven’t forgotten about September, known as Pre-Halloween season! The September schedule is out and is an assortment of various villainy, so get ready to feel the spooky chill of September and prepare to watch these classics with a cozy drink or a snack.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space makes its debut on September 7, 2024. The film premiered in 1988 and has since become a cult classic featuring evil aliens who, of course, look like your run-of-the-mill creepy clowns. They arrive on Earth and aim to harvest humans to keep surviving. It is pretty campy and considered a comedy-horror because of all of the silly elements, including practical effects and makeup by the Chiodo Brothers, who also wrote and directed the film, and contains a killer theme song by the Dickies!
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On September 14, Svengoolie will bring you The Incredible Shrinking Man. The science-fiction movie was made in 1957 and is based on the novel The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson. If you’ve ever been afraid of shrinking down to the size of a bug, don’t go out on any boats in the fog. In the film, a man named Scott discovers he is shrinking after being caught in a strange fog. Eventually, he is lost and alone, living in his basement. The film is now preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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On September 21, Dan Curtis production’s The Night Stalker will air. Originally shown as an ABC made-for-TV movie, this was also written by Matheson. When a string of murders starts happening in Las Vegas, a reporter played by Darren McGavin stumbles on some supernatural stories and discovers that a serial killer might actually be a vicious vampire. It led to the show Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
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Finally, on Sept. 28, the 1977 anthology Dead of Night (not to be confused with the 1945 British version) will air. This collection of tales covers a vintage car that acts as a time machine, a vampire haunting, and a mourning mother who brings her son back from the dead with black magic. Another Dan Curtis/Matheson production, this movie stars Ed Begley Jr., Patrick Macnee, Ann Doran and more.
Not only is this a great September lineup, Sven is continuing to celebrate his 45th anniversary with new exclusive merch and a new comic book launch in October. For up-to-date news, you can sign up for his monthly newsletter here.
Each film airs at 8pm ET on MeTV. Which movie are you looking forward to the most?
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