Television series
From the MeTV website… “A scientist tries to speed up evolution by surgically transforming animals into people. Based on a story by H.G. Wells.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/11/2023: Island of Lost Souls
From the MeTV website… “This British adaptation based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore is brutal cult horror favorite that casts Oliver Reed as a young 18th-century Spaniard who has an adverse reaction to the full … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 3/4/2023: The Curse of the Werewolf
From the MeTV website… “An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/25/2023: The War of the Gargantuas
Oh look, a Steven Spielberg movie starring a former president of the SAG. From the MeTV website… “A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.” And then on Sventoonie… “Sventoonie hosts a late … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/18/2023: Duel
Tonight, a movie I’m honestly amazed is airing on MeTV… “One-of-a-kind alien invasion sci-fi featuring blood drinking alien clowns harvesting a small city.” And then on Sventoonie… “Fred Astaire in ‘Royal Wedding’ gives Trevor some tips for impressing his new … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 2/11/2023: Killer Klowns From Outer Space
From the MeTV website… “A 400-foot (122-meter) dinosaur-like beast, awoken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic-bomb testing, attacks Tokyo.” And then on Sventoonie… “A mysterious figure wearing a black ski mask demands to be a character on … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/28/2023: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
From the MeTV website… “When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences. “ And then on Sventoonie… “Svengoolie’s dungeon rockets away … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/21/2023: The Kiss of the Vampire
From the MeTV website… “Claude Rains delivers a remarkable performance in his screen debut as a mysterious doctor who discovers a serum that makes him invisible. Covered by bandages and dark glasses, Rains arrives at a small English village and … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/14/2022: The Invisible Man
The show expands to two and a half hours tonight! Longer movies! Less cuts! More Sven! And we start with the movie I accidentally thought it was a few weeks ago… “The sorcerer Craven learns from fellow magician Dr. Bedlo … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 1/7/2022: The Raven (1963)
Last episode before the show expands to two and a half hours next week! From the MeTV website… “Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.” And then on … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/31/2022: Earth vs. the Spider
From the MeTV website… “Private detectives Bud and Lou try to prove an invisible prizefighter innocent of his manager’s murder.” And then on Sventoonie… “It’s Christmas! Trevor sees what the world would look like had he never died — while … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/24/2022: Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man
From the MeTV website… “The Invisible Man’s grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.” And then on Sventoonie… “Sventoonie and Trevor form a rock band with nosy neighbor Diane Rottaway, as the gang watches the 1962 rock … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/17/2022: Invisible Agent
From the MeTV website… “An ex-Nazi mad scientist uses radio-controlled atomic-powered zombies in his quest to help an exiled American gangster return to power.” And then on Sventoonie… “Vampire hunter Vanessa Hellspring helps Sventoonie catch a mysterious creature loose in … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/10/2022: Creature With The Atom Brain
From the MeTV website… “A brilliant surgeon obsessed with Poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he can’t have her. “ And then on Sventoonie… “It’s Christmas! Trevor sees what the world would look like … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/3/2022: The Raven
From the MeTV website… “A series of decapitations on a Swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud.” And then on Sventoonie… “When the gang watches ‘The Beast of Yucca Flats,” nosy neighbor Diana Rottaway brings a … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/26/2022: The Crawling Eye
From the MeTV website… And then on Sventoonie… “Blob E. Blob eats too much while watching ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’ and grows to a gargantuan size. But Trevor has a plan.” I know it’ll be the Corman version but … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/19/2022: Fiend Without A Face
From the MeTV website… “A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.” And then on Sventoonie… “Trevor battles his old arcade rival in the game ‘Svengoolie’s Dungeon’, while the gang … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/12/2022: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
From a new Sven episode to a frequent repeat. Oh well. From the MeTV website… “The Wolfman tries to help foil Dracula’s attempts to transfer Lou’s brain into the ailing Frankenstein monster.” And then on Sventoonie… “Animal trainer Jordan McToppings … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/05/2022: Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein
I’m bummed I won’t be here tonight (college football rivalry game with friends beckons) because we have a new-to-Sven movie (or at least one he hasn’t shown since his website existed)! From the MeTV website… “In this contemporary version of … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/29/2022: Count Yorga, Vampire
Lots to watch tonight! First off, at 7PMEST (an hour early), Trilogy of Terror! From the MeTV website… “Three bizarre horror stories all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing tormented women.” Next, at 9PMEST, Svengoolie Uncrypted! … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/1/2021: SVENSTRAVAGANZA! Three and a half hours of Svengoolie!
