If your home tonight, be sure to catch Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2011. Not only do they have some great movies that are up for awards, but the skits they do in between are always entertaining. Plus they will have some great horror guests as always including Quentin Tarantino, Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman), and Kate Beckinsale.

I am eagerly awaiting Season 2 of what was my favorite show last year, The Walking Dead. The season premiere is on Sunday night so don’t forget to check your local listing for programming. Here in SoCal its on at 9pm on AMC. Need a recap of what happened last season? Go to AMC’s The Walking Dead Webisodes for that and much more, even some sneak-peek content. I know there has been worry about the quality of the show this season after Frank Darabont was fired from the production, but hopefully the studio execs will stay out of the creative process as much as possible and we’ll get what we deserve. Quality storytelling and terrifying zombies.

October television programming in the 80′s was always fun. The few TV networks that existed (pre-cable of course) would bring out all their Halloween and Horror movie programming and play them round the clock it seemed. I could flip on the tube on a pleasant Sunday afternoon and catch a Vincent Price film, a bizarre oldie from Elvira’s Movie Macabre, or other movie that seemed perfect for the season. One that brings back fond memories is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken starring Don Knotts. This movie came out in 1966, but the networks played it religiously every October in the 80′s…and I watched it every time. Don Knotts stars as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who is challenged to spend a night in the Simmons mansion, a supposedly haunted house. No one respects him and thinks him a goof. However, Luther demands to be paid attention to, and when he reports strange organ music coming from the old house, he gets laughed at by the local townsfolk. In order to prove what he saw and heard, Luther decides to spend the night in the mansion. But he’s not alone. Will Luther last the night and gain the respect of his town? This movie is great. It is a lighthearted comedy, with enough mystery and creaking doors to get you in a really good mood. And Don Knotts has enough scare scenes to bring out the best of his…what I call Mr. Furley face. Definitely a kid friendly movie that should not be forgotten!

Well its that time once again, when Discovery Channel shows its darker-side with its annual programming of Shark Week. They’ve got a full line-up of terrorizing episodes dedicated to scaring the living crap out of you. After you get done watching Shark Week, you’ll be so scared of what’s in the water, you may never step in your shower again! But then again, sharks cant be all that bad right? After all, Discover Channel is dedicated to informing public opinion about the the shark as a natural animal of the ocean, not a carnivorous monster of the deep. Just look at their line-up this year:

Okay okay… So Discovery Channel has sold out like everyone else and instead is going for pure shock value to attract its viewers. The environmentalist in me hates this…but the gawker in me loves the gore! Check out Discovery Channel’s full line-up of Shark Week Here. I guess we have the movie classic JAWS to thank for all this fear of the water. Well, that being said, you can prance around the beach this summer in your own Amity Island T-shirt! This retro graphic style shirt is great for any horror fan. Check them out here at tshirtbordello.com. If shark fishing is more your style, pick up a Quint’s Shark Fishing T-Shirt at Last Exit To Nowhere’s online store.

Well, another San Diego Comic Con has come and gone. Each year it get harder and harder to get tickets for this insanely popular convention. I know many of you probably could not go but would have loved to have been able to wander the convention halls searching for anything that resembles horror. Well have no fear! We are bringing you some interesting horror related news straight from this year’s Comic Con. This will be a two-parter blog since there is SOOO much to cover. First up, Movies and Television! Read more »