Movies, books and programs for Halloween
TCM.com: Classic Horror Introduction
Alfred Hitchcock
"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible."
~ Alfred Hitchcock ~
On his cameos: "One of the earliest of these was in The Lodger (1926), the story of Jack the Ripper. My appearance called for me to walk up the stairs of the rooming house. Since my walk-ons in subsequent pictures would be equally strenuous - boarding buses, playing chess, etc. - I asked for a stunt man. Casting, with an unusual lack of perception, hired this fat man!"
The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits The Twilight Zone:
"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call... THE TWILIGHT ZONE." ~ Rod Serling ~
The Outer Limits:
"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image; make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: There is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to THE OUTER LIMITS."
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Mystery Science Theater 3000 is about a lone human character marooned in space aboard "The Satellite of Love," forced to watch some of the cheesiest sci-fi movies of all time with his robot pals. One of the movies I watched was titled "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies." Cheesy enough for you?
MST3K Cast:
Crow, Mike and Tom Servo
Various Halloween Web Sites:
More This Way...History Of The Jack O'Lantern
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