Filmstruck and TCM October 2018: Get Your Fright Fix With These Horror Movie Classics

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TCM and FilmStruck are your destinations for Halloween films this October.

Whether you’re into foreign frights, cartoon comedy relief or monster movies, fans can enjoy spooky Halloween fare all October long.

Here’s what’s Streaming on FilmStruck in October:

Star of the Week Lon Chaney – begins streaming Oct. 12: See 16 of Lon Chaney’s silent spooks, including his classics The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. You can also watch a FilmStruck Extra about his career, makeup and prosthetics.

Director of the Week Terence Fisher – begins streaming Oct. 19: The first full color Gothic horror films from British director Terence Fisher include: The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and 1959’s The Mummy.

Cartoon Roots: Halloween Haunts – begins streaming Oct. 19: Discover some of the earliest Halloween cartoons and comedies. This collection features the oldest films to hit FilmStruck. Have you ever seen 1907’s The Pumpkin Race or 1908’s The Haunted Hotel? You can now!

Japanese Horror Classics – begins streaming Oct. 19: Fans can stream one of the most popular genres of scary movies including Kwaidan, Onibaba and House.

Written by Robert Louis Stevenson – begins streaming Oct. 26: Indulge in three versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as well as the timeless classic, The Body Snatcher.

Here’s October primetime programming on TCM:

Horror Star of the Week – every Wednesday in October: Celebrate films from some of the most genius classic horror stars. We’re talking Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price.

Monster of the Month: The Mummy – every Sunday in October: Enjoy 11 of the best mummy-themed films ranging from 1936’s Mummy’s Boys to 1971’s Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb.

200 Years of Frankenstein – Oct. 22 and 29: Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s enduring tale over two nights of programming. It all sytarts with the new documentary: The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein.

Ghostly Encounters – Oct. 27: See Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison’s romantic film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Also showing, a comedic play on the film, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken with Don Knotts.

Bowery Boys Horror – Oct. 30: And if you want even more comic relief, binge five of the Bowery Boys’ horror comedies. Ghost Chasers (1951) and The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) will be among them.

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