October is ‘Helloween’ month on NYX, with a fearsome flourish of 9pm channel premieres including Sam Raimi’s seminal THE EVIL DEAD, which celebrates the uniquely talented filmmaker’s birthday on October 23.
Other premieres include Lucio Fulci’s 1981 shocker THE BLACK CAT, Larry Fessenden’s remarkable vampire hit HABIT, Bob Clarke’s acclaimed 1974 breakthrough slasher BLACK CHRISTMAS, giallo masterpiece WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? and WAKE WOOD, the acclaimed Irish supernatural horror, starring Timothy Spall.
Plus, Halloween diehards can seek out make-up tips from DICK SMITH’S DO-IT-YOURSELF MONSTER MAKE-UP and TOM SAVINI’S HORROR EFFECTS, which will air as a double bill on Sat 21 Oct, 9pm.
The popular 9pm ‘Hammer Sundays’ strand continues, which this month features four firm favourites: gothic cult chiller COUNTESS DRACULA, starring Ingrid Pitt, “, THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA, which marks the final pairing of Lee and Cushing as Count Dracula and Van Helsing in the Hammer Dracula series, THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Mary Shelley’s classic monster tale and THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, which brilliantly fuses an eerie blend of adventure, mystery, and suspense set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas
Other monthly highlights include John Carpenter’s timeless HALLOWEEN, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Micheal Winner’s twisted THE SENTINEL, starring Chris Sarandon and Ava Gardner, Sergio Martino’s classic slasher TORSO, Ivan Reitman’s masterful comedy horror CANNIBAL GIRLS, and Peter Jackson’s distinctive debut horror BAD TASTE.
And erotic horror is given a Friday late-night flavour with Jesús Franco’s VAMPYRO LESBOS and two stand-outs from cult auteur Jean Rollin- THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES and THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTED.
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