The Horror Channel launches this Thursday...sort of:
The Horror Channel (THC), a leading broadband content provider of horror, terror and suspense programming, announced today that it will present a tribute to film director George A. Romero on The Men’s Channel at midnight EDT on Thursday, October 27th.
The Men’s Channel is carried nationwide on both cable and satellite. Programming will feature films, interviews, music videos and other content including great shopping opportunities for horror fans and collectors. Following the premiere on October 27th, additional programming from THC can be seen on The Men's Channel on Saturday nights at midnight (eastern) starting November 5th.
There's nothing scarier than a poorly worded PR release, boy howdy.
At least their acronym will provide teens with a convenient euphemism for pot smoking:
Dad: Where do you two think you're going?
#1 Son: We're just heading over to Danny's house.
#2 Son: Yeah, we're going to watch some...THC.
[both sons snicker]
Dad: Ah, the Horror Channel, off you go then.
#1 Son [sotto voce]: God, I hate him.
#2 Son: I know, I wish Mom had taken us with her.
All this is news to Dish Network, as their page still doesn't show anyting about a Romero tribute tomorrow night on The Men's Channel (I've checked it out, imagine watching nothing but commercials that air during Sunday football games and you've pretty much got the gist) or anything on November 5. I suppose I'll set the DVR for 11 PM tomorrow night and see what happens.
"We are thrilled to present our programming on The Men's Channel. This gives us a significant new opportunity to reach our core demographic of viewers," said Nicholas Psaltos, Founder and General Manager of THC.
Speaking as a horror fan, please don't describe bald, SUV-driving, erectile dysfunctional dudes as your "core demographic." We prefer to go by "hygienically challenged, nacho-scarfing, twitchy spazmoids." Get it right.
Needless to say, I'm not too optimistic about "THC's" chances, which I went into in some further detail here.
We used to have "Creature Features" every Saturday afternoon and I loved it, and they'd show horror and monster films 2 or 3 at a time. Good times, good times.
Say, is that El-ahrairah from Watership Down in the photo at top right?
Say, is that El-ahrairah from Watership Down in the photo at top right?
Black Rabbit of Inle. Which, in the movie, amounted to the same thing.
Pete,
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! My sister and I faithfully watched Chiller Theater EVERY Saturday night when we lived in New Jersey. Some of my fondest memories are of sitting in the dark, peeking at the TV screen through splayed fingers while listening to screaming women, snarling monsters, as I leaned against my older, fearless sister. That's when the NYC area, with its 13 channels, provided people with cable TV before cable TV existed. Chiller Theater was followed by Supernatural Theater on WPIX, Channel 11. I'll watch the Horror Channel bacause I love horror films but also because I'm a nostalgic soul.