This Halloween, a ton of films and series will be airing specials. Here are a few of the programs and movies you don’t want to miss from Indigenous Media’s 60 Second Docs; Eli Roth, Jason Blum and Jack Davis’ Crypt TV; Stage 13; Google Play; and SYFY:
- “60 Second Docs and Crypt TV Present Profiles in Fear, a Social Docu-Series” – Each 60 second documentary from 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV will profile unique stories about the cultures around the strange and unexplainable.
- Amityville: The Awakening – The terrifying revival of the popular franchise will debut exclusively for free for a limited time on Google Play.
- “Channel Zero: No-End House” – Inspired by Brian Russell’s “creepypasta” tale, this Nick Antosca-created anthology series tells the story of a young woman named Margot Sleator, who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has changed. Episodes air Wednesdays on SYFY.
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” – A fresh and provocative anthology series inspired by the viral fan fiction, each episode is inspired by its own horror story told in two sentences and taps into universal primal fears — death, abandonment, and loneliness. The series is from Stage 13, part of Warner Bros. Digital Networks, and will post episodes every Tuesday on go90.
Schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, October 3 – “Ma” (directed by Vera Miao)
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on go90
- When Mona falls for Erica, the new neighbor next door, she learns how far Ma will go to keep her “perfect” Chinese daughter home.
- Tuesday, October 3 – “Fear Engineer”
- “Profiles in Fear” on 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV
- “Terror Behind the Walls” is Philly’s #1 haunted house attraction, with visitors from 26 countries and all 50 states coming to experience a night of fright. Amy Hollaman, as the Creative Director, oversees all preparation, design, production, and performance elements of it.
- Wednesday, October 4 – “Channel Zero: No End House”
- 10/9c on SYFY
- Tuesday, October 10 – “Snap” (directed by Danny Perez)
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on go90
- A notoriously cruel celebrity blogger dismisses a mysterious foe as harmless…until he wakes up to a video of himself sleeping on his own phone.
- Wednesday, October 11 – “Channel Zero: No End House”
- 10/9c on SYFY
- Thursday, October 12 – “Amityville: The Awakening”
- Available for FREE for a limited time on Google Play and released by Dimension Films in select theaters on October 28.
- The film follows Belle (Bella Thorne) and her family after they move into their new home, but when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house, Belle begins to suspect her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) isn’t telling her everything. She soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house where between illusion and reality lies evil.
- Friday, October 13 – “Monster Maker”
- “Profiles in Fear”
- Kevin McTurk of Spectral Motion is making monsters real. With his team of monster makers, he’s helped bring some of the most recognizable monsters to life. You’ve seen his work in movies like Birdman, Looper, Pacific Rim, and X-Men.
- Tuesday, October 17 – “Guilt Trip” (directed by JD Dillard)
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on go90
- After picking up a victim of police brutality, a Good Samaritan is forced to rethink her decision on the dark and isolated road with the stranger in her car.
- Wednesday, October 18 – “Senior Tattooed Couple”
- “Profiles in Fear” on 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV
- In Melbourne, Florida, Charlotte and Chuck Guttenberg are septuagenarians with edge. Like “normal” old folks, they retired to Florida, dote on their grandkids and nourish their bones with proper diets. And, they are covered head to toe in tattoos.
- Wednesday, October 18 – “Channel Zero: No End House”
- 10/9c on SYFY
- Monday, October 23 – “Crime Scene Artist”
- “Profiles in Fear” on 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV
- Photographer Sarah Sudhoff takes illuminating pictures of bedding, carpet and upholstery marked with the remnants of death. She attempts to slow the moments before and after death into a single picture before the stains are quickly removed by cleanup crews.
- Tuesday, October 24 – “Singularity” (directed by Vera Miao)
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on go90
- After a transgender biohacker implants revolutionary technology into her own body, she is terrified to discover she can tap more than just the internet.
- Wednesday, October 25 – “Channel Zero: No End House” FINALE
- 10/9c on SYFY
- Monday, October 30 – “Horror SFX Artist”
- “Profiles in Fear” on 60 Second Docs and Crypt TV
- 17-year-old Tiffany Baze of Santa Rosa, California works two jobs and is your all American girl, except for her mastery of extreme special effects makeup. Tiffany is succeeding despite using materials that are household items (coffee beans for road rash looks and bananas for flesh), proving that breaking through is a matter of persistence.
- Tuesday, October 31 – “Second Skin” (directed by Ryan Spindell)
- “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on go90
- When a street-smart young woman accepts an invitation to a luxurious spa, she discovers just how far the powerful patrons will go to stay on the cutting edge of beauty.
