15:00 – The Shaggs – It’s Halloween
The Shaggs begin proceedings in their own inimitable fashion
15:02 – Haunted House (1929)
Disney short. Mickey seeks shelter from a storm in a house that turns out to be haunted.
15:09 – Do the Lurch with Lurch
Ted “Lurch” Cassidy introduces us to a brand new dance that we can do to any song. Yes, that’s right. Any song.
15:12 – Halloween Safety (1977)
A short public safety announcement.
15:23 – Vincent (1982)
Tim Burton’s debut short film. Vincent dreams of being like actor Vincent Price, and loses himself in macabre daydreams.
15:29 – The Squirrel Nut Zippers – Ghost Of Stephen Foster
1999 animated video in the style of the Fleischer Studios shorts of the 1930s.
15:33 – Over The Garden Wall
Compilation version of the 2014 animated miniseries from Cartoon Network. On an adventure, brothers Wirt and Greg get lost in the Unknown, a strange forest adrift in time.
17:23 – Dramarama: Spooky – The Keeper
ITV children’s drama series. Peter is used to sitting around in haunting houses waiting for something to happen and it never does. But this time, he and his female companion Sally may wish it hadn’t.
17:45 – Kitchen Sink (1989)
New Zealand horror short directed by Alison MacLean. A woman is cleaning her kitchen sink. Just when she thinks it is spotless, she notices what appears to be a strand of hair near the drain. As she pulls on it, she realizes it is coming out of the drain…and is very long.
17:59 – The Cicerones (2002)
Short film written and directed by Jeremy Dyson, starring Mark Gatiss. A naïve tourist visits a cathedral to view it’s paintings, only to find that it is a portal to a grotesque and disturbing realm of distorted time and reality.
18:12 – Circle Of Fear – Dark Vengeance (1973)
American horror anthology series from 1973. While working at a construction site, Frank (Martin Sheen) unearths a curious box, which has no latch for opening. He takes it home, and finally opens it, only to discover a broken mirror and a toy horse. However, once the box is open, his wife, Cindy begins to have nightmares about the horse.
19:02 – Clive Barker’s A-Z of Horror – A Fate Worse Than Death
Series in which author Clive Barker examines the art of horror in fiction and film. Subjects covered in this episode include Dennis Wheatley, fairy tales and the work of effects artist of Tom Savini
19:42 – Omnibus: Whistle And I’ll Come To You (1968)
A university professor (Michael Hordern), confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational explanation, finds his beliefs severely challenged when, during a vacation to a remote coastal village in Norfolk, he blows through an ancient whistle discovered on a beach, awakening horrors beyond human understanding
20:24 – Film: WNUF Halloween Special – 1987
For decades, obscure film collectors and lovers of esoteric cinema have sought it and now the search is over. Originally broadcast live on October 31, 1987, the ”WNUF Halloween Special” is a stunning expos of terrifying supernatural activity that unfolded at the infamous Webber House, the site of ghastly murders. Local television personality Frank Stewart leads a group of paranormal investigators including a Catholic exorcist, Father Joseph Matheson, and the prolific husband-and-wife team Louis and Claire Berger. Together, the experts explore the darkest corners of the supposedly haunted Webber House, trying to prove the existence of the demonic entities within. Did they find the horrific truth or simply put superstitious rumours to rest
21:47 – Film: Halloween (1978)
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
23:18 – Closedown