Synopsis from the MeTV website… “After inheriting the Frankenstein Castle, a doctor who has tried all his life to distance himself from his notorious relative finds himself drawn to the unfinished work.” AND THEN! “Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) wants … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/18/2025: Young Frankenstein AND Frankenstein
Two out of three ain’t bad, right? I’ve been wanting to suggest this for exexalien’s series of headers, but there’s just one problem – while They Might Be Giants have an album called They Might Be Giants, the song They … Continue reading They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants from Flood Night Thread
Tonight, a classic Halloween special. This was one of twelve Garfield specials created between 1982 and 1991, eventually morphing into the Garfield and Friends series. It was directed by the legendary Phil Roman, who animated How The Grinch Stole Christmas, … Continue reading The Garfield’s Halloween Adventure Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.” AND THEN! “A new species of spider causes trouble in a small town.” Enjoy the movies! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/11/2025: Them! AND Arachnophobia
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A timid typesetter who longs to be a reporter hopes to land a big story by spending a night in a haunted house.” AND THEN! “A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/4/2025: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken AND What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
It’s always a fun feeling to stumble on something awesome, like a TV episode perfectly tailored to you you had no idea existed. Here, we have a series of clips from the seventh season premiere of LA Law in 1992. … Continue reading The Night Thread Guest Starring Dan Castellaneta
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.” AND THEN! “A journalist purchases an infamous house to prove its supernatural horrors are fake but discovers the evil may … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/27/2025: The Night Strangler AND Amityville 3-D
Tonight, we have a classic Canadian PSA offering important life lessons. There isn’t much about the making of this one beyond this brief article, but the ad is remembered fondly(?) by an entire generation. There are even custom shiny stickers, … Continue reading The Night Thread Says DON’T YOU PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “This classic science fiction film featuring Academy Award winning screen legend Clint Eastwood tells the story of a scientist who, while researching the effects of a new synthetic nutrient, releases a giant spider in the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/20/2025: Tarantula
I’ve been watching Midnite Mausoleum, a horror host show out of Iowa. One of the ways they fill extra time in episodes is with old PSAs. Like this one… A bit different than Hanna-Barbera’s previous attitude towards cigarettes, no? I, … Continue reading The Night Thread Says NO SMOKING
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A mother begins to worry that her daughter’s sweet exterior may be covering a deadly secret.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/13/2025: The Bad Seed
Legendary alt-rock radio station 89X recently returned to the Detroit and Windsor airwaves, after a five year detour as a country station. The station launched in 1991, ended in 2020, and relaunched in 2025 with Jane’s Addiction’s “Stop”. As part … Continue reading 21st Century (Digital Night Thread)
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “This is the final installment in Universal’s uneven “Gill Man trilogy,” which began with Creature From the Black Lagoon and was followed by Revenge of the Creature, is the least interesting of the bunch. The … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/6/2025: The Creature Walks Among Us
How about a cover tonight? Dolores O’Riordan’s voice fits The Smiths song perfectly. Have fun posting! Continue reading There Is A Night Thread That Never Goes Out
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Three horror stories about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and a mother tormented by her dead son … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/30/2025: Dead Of Night
Alas, we are no longer going to taste it. :-/ Have fun posting! Continue reading Night Thread of SEASON 2 PEACEMAKER INTRO
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Victor Frankenstein builds a creature and brings it to life, but it behaves not as he intended.” AND THEN! “An leprechaun will do anything to get back its pot of gold.” …man, whoever wrote the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/23/2025: The Curse of Frankenstein AND Leprechaun
When I saw the Day Thread, I knew this had to be the subsequent Night Thread. Let’s remember the time an animatronic bear sang about a cowboy with a smashed skull in Disney parks! “Blood on the Saddle” is, somehow, … Continue reading Blood on the Saddle by Big Al from The Country Bear Jamboree Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire’s castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to destroy the predatory villain when he targets Harker’s … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/16/2025: Horror of Dracula
Jim Lovell passed away on Thursday at the age of 97. He was an astronaut who flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, and Apollo 8, but is by far best known as the commander on Apollo 13. Tom Hanks, who … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers Jim Lovell
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “”The first Universal werewolf film tells the edgy, frightening tale of a British botanist who is cursed with the mark of the wolf after being bitten by a creature in the mountains of Tibet. A … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 8/9/2025: Werewolf of London
