1980s-1990s Nostalgic Channel Surfing on Halloween

VHS recording of nostalgic channel surfing highlighting Halloween and horror related cartoons, shows, specials, movies, news segments, commercials and promos from the 1980s and 1990s.

1989 Halloween Party

David Skowronski's HALLOWEEN PARTY is a shot-on-video slasher film made by a bunch of actual teenagers in 1989. It originally aired on public access cable in Connecticut and is about a masked killer stalking teenage girls at a Halloween party. It's a wonderful artifact of the time. A new Halloween staple for me, and a perfect double bill with Chris LaMartina's WNUF Halloween Special.

I loved the opening cemetery scene together with the scary music and the old camcorder VHS font credits. The audio is rough at times, the kill scenes are really so bad they're good, the theme from Halloween is heard throughout the film, and the retro 80's hairstyles & clothes are hilarious. Stick around after the credits for Bloopers and a Monster Mash lip synch performance.

2000 Sleepy Hollow High

Sleepy Hollow High is a 2000 independent horror film from the directing team of Chris Arth and Kevin Summerfield. A reviewer from imdb.com had this to say: Most people would look at this movie and say "Bad Movie, Bad Acting, Bad all around." Take into consideration that this movie was made with a limited budget, small time actors, first time writers/directors, and may have served as a great learning tool. This movie was not meant to be a perfect movie, was not meant to be one of the top 10 movies ever made. It's just meant to provide entertainment.

Here is the synopsis of the film: Terror graduates when five delinquent classmates must perform community service at Sleepy Hollow Park Grounds, a place notorious for vandalism... and many unsolved disappearances. As the afternoon unfolds, the students begin to realize that someone is taking the Legend of Sleepy Hollow too far, and that everyone is a suspect – from the teachers and counselors of Sleepy Hollow High, to their fellow classmates and each other... even the possibility of the legendary headless horseman himself!

1998 Nosferatu: The First Vampire

Nosferatu: The First Vampire is the classic 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu, presented with a soundtrack by gothic metal band Type O Negative with an introduction by David Carradine. The video below was was restored by Geno Cuddy and uploaded to the film's producer, Wayne J. Keeley's YouTube account. Here is the video's description on YouTube:

RESTORED FULL MOVIE - TYPE O NEGATIVE VERSION. This is a cleaned up version of my original 1998 version of "Nosferatu", with music by Type O Negative and an intro by David Carradine. I produced the original for Arrow Video back in 1998. This restoration, was lovingly carried out by my dear friend and business partner Geno Cuddy. There is more text about the restoration in the opening of the video.

1999 Curse Of The Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch is a mockumentary about the Blair Witch legend and the three filmmakers who disappeared in October of 1994. It first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on July 11, 1999 as a promotional prelude to the July 30, 1999 release of The Blair Witch Project, a found footage supernatural psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film was a commercial success, grossing more than $248.6 million on a small budget of $60,000.

I remember this scaring me even more than the movie did when I watched on Sci-Fi in 1999. Maybe because it told the backstory of the Blair Witch plus included other creepy footage like a Rustin Parr short documentery and interview in prison, the serial killer whose house appears at the end of the film. You can watch a vhs recording of Curse Of The Blair Witch as it originally aired on Sci Fi Channel on 10/30/1999 WOC (With Original Commercials) below, or you can watch a high quality version at TubiTV.com.

1977 Halloween with the New Addams Family (Fan-Edit)

Let's follow up yesterday's Munsters post with an Addams Family post today. This is an amazing black and white fan-edit by YouTuber John Sigler of the 1977 NBC shot in color TV-movie Halloween with the New Addams Family. A fan edit is a version of a film modified by a viewer, that removes, reorders, or adds material in order to create a new interpretation of the source material. This includes the removal of scenes or dialogue, replacement of audio and/or visual elements, and adding material from sources such as deleted scenes or even other films. Here's John's description from YouTube:

Hello Everyone! I'm a huge fan of the 60's (Addams Family) Television series, and have been working on a fan edit of the 1977 TV movie, Halloween with the new Addams family. The intent of my edit is to create something that feels more in line with an episode of the original series. I have removed around 17 minutes worth of footage, and added in the classic intro, as well as character theme music, and sound effects (also changed color video to black & white). I have just finished my first draft and I need some honest opinions from real fans! Any input or suggestions will greatly appreciated! - John Sigler

1977 Halloween with the New Addams Family (Fan-Edit):

1983 The Demon Murder Case

The Demon Murder Case is a Made-for-TV movie that originally aired March 6, 1983 on NBC. It's based on the real-life "Brookfield Demon Case" that took place in the early 1980s that was investigated by Paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren. It was the first court case in the United State in which the defense sought to prove innocence based on the defendant's claim of demonic possession. The event also inspired the premise of the 2021 film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the third movie in the Conjuring franchise. Go watch that it's much better than this.

The character's names were changed to avoid having to pay the Warrens I guess idk. Andy Griffith plays the Ed Warren-type character named Guy Harris, and Beverlee McKinsey plays his psychic wife Charlotte Harris, aka Lorraine Warren. Kevin Bacon is the defendant in the bizarre case where he has been possessed to murder somebody else. Cloris Leachman appears as reporter Joan Greenway and Richard Masur (the Dad from Disney Halloween special's Mr. Boogedy and Bride of Boogedy) plays lawyer Anthony Marino. I don't recognize the rest of the actors in the film.

Here's the synopsis: A young boy is taken over by demons who force him to commit murder. The film lifts a few devil possession scenes from The Exorcist (1973) and directly copies the scene from Halloween (1978) where young Michael opens the drawer and takes out a knife in the Myers house kitchen (53:01 mark). The only Halloween related scene in the film (around 59:19 mark) is the Lorraine Warren character giving candy to Trick-or-Treating kids dressed as a princess, a ghost, and the final kid is a devil, ha. Watch below, it was uploaded by YouTube user Groovy Movies.

2015-2016 A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1, description from the back of the VHS cover:

"Its that time of the year again where we set forth to fill a void with pumpkin spice, cheap decorations, horror movies, and BOGUSNESS... That's right, Magnetic Magic brings the infamous Forever Bogus live stream straight to your own VCR with this special mixtape. Grab a bowl of your favorite Halloween treats, sit back, and enjoy hours of chilling commercials, spook tv specials, and eerie movies. Stay in for the night because the forecast calls for a Totally Bogus Halloween. Stay Bogus!"

This is Forever Bogus' very first Halloween mixtape released on October 2015. It includes three plus hours of Halloween nostalgia from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. It has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Enjoy the spook vibes, if you DARE!!

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 2, VHS description below:

"Forever Bogus & Magnetic Magic Rentals return from the dead to bring you a second helping of Halloween nostalgia. This year they've dug even further into the dark depths of the Bogus Vault to find some of the most obscure, bizarre, and forgotten Halloween goodies. From eerie public access TV specials to spooky home movies and everything in between. Stay in this Halloween because its gonna be a Bogus one!"

This is Forever Bogus' second Halloween mixtape released on October 2016. It includes three plus hours of all new nostalgic Halloween commercials, TV specials, public access TV specials, music videos, shorts, news reels, home movies, and so much more. Also has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Both videos uploaded to forever.bogus.forever archive account. Happy Halloween!!

2008 Hallows Eve: Slaughter on Second Street

Hallows Eve: Slaughter on Second Street is an 2008 independent slasher movie written, directed and produced by PJ Starks and Rodney Newton utilizing only resources local to them, shooting the movie in their local community of Owensboro, Kentucky and making use of the local talent to be the victims of their evil creation. Here is the synopsis:

Days before the annual opening of Slaughter on Second Street, Owensboro’s premiere haunted attraction, a tragedy befalls one of their own. Despite pleas from the manager, Buck Masters, the attraction is shut down until the mystery is solved. In his frustration, Buck devises a plan to get the haunt back on its feet and make some extra money while he’s at it.

Despite its horror cliches and sometimes silly dialouge, the film is a lot of fun and I love the Scooby Doo references. A solid horror film that won’t scare most seasoned horror fans, but should bring a few laughs and applause from fans who love a twist on the typical slasher film. Video was uploaded to Rodney Newton's YouTube channel. Rated TV MA for gore and strong language.

1991 Kingdom of the Vampire

Kingdom of the Vampire is one of many shot-on-video indie horror movies that director J.R. Bookwalter and Tempe Entertainment made during the 1980s and 1990s. If you intend to take this movie seriously like a John Carpenter flick....forget it! This is a Tempe Production. Tempe Movies are all about Black Humor, Gore, and Memorable Special Make-up effects.

The plot involves Jeff who works the night shift at a video rental store, then comes home to his domineering mother, who has the grisly habit of slaughtering neighborhood children to satisfy her insatiable vampire bloodlust. One day Jeff meets Nina, a girl who falls for Jeff's timid ways for some reason. This draws the ire of Mom and sets them all on a road to an inevitable collision.

The only good part of the film, Mom goes mad on Halloween night and munches on a handful of trick or treaters unlucky enough to call at her door. Fans of extremely low-budget horror fare might want to check it out, but everyone else who doesn't have that particular acquired taste would do better to steer clear of this one. Rated MA not for kids.

1998 Filmonsters: The Werewolf Reborn! and Frankenstein Reborn!

Filmonsters was a line of PG-rated creature features made by Full Moon Pictures that are based on Universal's classic movie monsters. The Charles Band-produced franchise didn't last long as The Werewolf Reborn! and Frankenstein Reborn! were the only two films in the series that ever got made despite the graveyard intro showing all the other potential Filmonsters to come.

Both films are aimed at a fairly young audience, so neither of them are all that horrifying and they both feature teenage girl protagonists. They're not bad but they feel like mediocre episodes of "Goosebumps" or "Are You Afraid of the Dark?". Each film was released on VHS in October 1998 followed by a Double Feature DVD release in 2003.

FILMONSTERS! - The Werewolf Reborn! and Frankenstein Reborn! Trailers:


Frankenstein Reborn! - Thirteen-year-old Anna Frankenstein (Haven Burton) is intrigued by the secret experiments of her eccentric uncle Victor (Jaason Simmons, "Baywatch"), but her curiosity soon turns to total terror when she's confronted by Uncle Victor's latest creation - a hideous-looking monster with the soul of a man, stitched together and reanimated from the bodies of the dead. Also stars Ben Gould from "Saved by the Bell: The New Class".



The Werewolf Reborn! - Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Crane (Ashley Lynn Cafagna, "The Bold and the Beautiful", "Saved by the Bell: The New Class") goes to visit her older cousin Peter (Robin Downes, "Babylon 5") in a remote Eastern European village, and receives an unexpectedly cold welcome from the villagers, who are plagued by a deadly curse - and from her cousin, who hides a deadly secret of his own. Also stars Len Lesser of "Seinfeld".



The Making of Filmonsters! Behind the Screams of The Werewolf Reborn! and Frankenstein Reborn!:

1994 Without Warning

Without Warning is an American CBS TV movie directed by Robert Iscove. Much like WNUF Halloween Special, Ghostwatch and The War of the Worlds, this film is presented as if it were an actual live event and featured veteran news anchor Sander Vanocur and reporter Bree Walker as themselves covering a breaking news story of three meteor fragments crashing into the Earth's Northern Hemisphere. The casting of recognizable actors, Jane Kaczmarek, John de Lancie, and Ron Canada as reporters in remote locations, plus a faux interview with noted author Arthur C. Clarke, was expected to alleviate any concerns that the story being shown was actually happening. The broadcast takes place on and premiered on Halloween night, October 31, 1994, with trick or treaters featured in several news reports within. The executive producer was David L. Wolper, who produced a number of mockumentary-style films from the 1960s onward.

To avoid the panic that surrounded Ghostwatch's 1992 airing in the United Kingdom and the War of the Worlds radio drama from 1938, CBS had warnings during the commercial breaks stating that the film was completely fictional. Despite this, CBS received dozens of calls regarding whether the events were actually happening. The area's ABC, Fox, and NBC affiliates were also flooded with complaints, asking them why they were not covering this event at the same time CBS was. In several other markets, including Detroit, Michigan's WJBK, and San Diego, California's KFMB-TV, refused to even air the movie. A DVD was released on July 8, 2003, nearly nine years after the film's initial, and only, showing on CBS. However, it has since been shown outside the United States, such as the UK where it aired on Sci-Fi, minus the commercial break warnings. Below is the broacast with commercials edited out.

2017 Halloween Party of Classic Cartoons and Movie Clips

Halloween Party is a compilation of public domain videos of spooky cartoon shorts and clips from classic B&W movies edited together by Attila Juhasz in 2017. Here is the description of the 1 hour 7 minute video: Original compilations made from public domain videos. You are free to stream from archive.org and download and use for personal use, but you may not download and stream elsewhere for commercial use without permission from Attila's Creative Works LLC (attilascreative.com). Happy Halloween everyone.

Featuring classic cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, The Headless Horseman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Little Audrey and Casper the friendly ghost. Also has music clips featuring classic horror movie actors and characters Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, The Bowery Boys, Lionel Atwill, Tor Johnson, Vampira, Abbott and Costello, Count Orlock, Frankenstein's Monster and The Gill-man. Followed by 2 hour video of classic horror movie trailers called Halloween Trailers Party.

2016 Halloween Spookies

Halloween Spookies is a 2016 anthology of three family friendly tales that will give you the shivers, titled The Babysitter, The Messenger and The Familiars. Hosted by a duo of heinous hags full of Halloween spirit, played by Joni Durian and Haley Jay Madison. Not really a rare film but a Halloween treat for all ages. I love the animated intro and opening song.

2019 CMFRT_SYSTMS // E005: "HALLOWEEN"

CMFRT_SYSTMS is a sketch comedy series for mature audiences written by and starring comedians LowRes, Jacob A. Miller, Kenney Dorcely, Speed, Jerry Jensen, and Hans Lam Barboza. This series is NOT for kids, it contains strong language, sexual situations and black comedy. If you are offended by any of these do not watch. It should be rated TV-MA for adults only.

There are 2 seasons of the series, The Halloween Special is episode 5 of season 1 and premiered on YouTube last year Oct 31, 2019. It features sketches about movies and characters from Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Dracula, Joker, The Blair Witch Project, Spawn, after school specials, and fake commercials for a costume shop & VHS video store.



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1989 UFO Abduction

UFO Abduction is a 1989 found footage sci-fi horror film written, directed, filmed, and produced by Dean Alioto on a budget of $6,500 through IndieSyndicate Productions. The film is designed to appear to be a genuine 1983 home video recording portraying the last known whereabouts of a Connecticut family named the Van Heeses who are terrorized by extraterrestrials during a birthday celebration.

The master copy of UFO Abduction was destroyed in a warehouse fire at the distribution company, preventing the film's wide-release on VHS video in 1989. But Dean Alioto still had the original tapes and 3/4 inch copy of the film which lead to the first official release to DVD and Digital download in 2018. It was re-released in 2020 by AGFA on Blu-ray with a new upscaled transfer of the original 3/4" tape. The release also includes the 2017 director's cut of the film, as well as a commentary track by the director.

The film does not mention Halloween but the opening crawl says it was supposedly shot on October 8, 1983. Dean Alioto and Paul Chitlik remade UFO Abduction in 1998, with a much larger budget ($1.2 million) and professional actors, into Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (aka The McPherson Tape), which takes place on Thanksgiving instead of October. The titles of both films has resulted in a great deal of confusion, both the original and remake are referred to as “The McPherson Tape.”

Here is the synopsis: On a typical fall evening in 1983, a young man was videotaping his niece's 5th birthday party. As the night's strange occurrences took place, he kept his video camera running, recording the entire event.

Watch on YouTube:

1985 Terror on Tape

Terror on Tape is a 1985 compilation of gore/nude scenes from 1960s-1980s horror/exploitation films. The wraparound segments take place on Halloween night where a bookwormish nerd (Mark Fenske), construction worker (Tim Noyes), and female dominatrix (Michelle Bauer) visit an old video store through out the night asking the owner for scary movies to rent. Something to make their skin crawl because they claim they have never been scared before.

The demented video store owner (Cameron Mitchell) obliges and shows them loads of bad gore clips and nude scenes from various horror flicks released by long gone distributor Continental Video, who also put this video together. The reason for this compilation, basically it was Continental's way of plugging their own video line. I liked the cheesy wraparound skits, they are great fun to watch.

Rated MA for Mature Audiences Only, Not for Kids!

The Official Eddie Spuhghetti Halloween Companion VOL 1, 2 and 3 Donation Drive

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I love VOL 1 and 2 and just ordered VOL 3. Each tape contains a full 6hrs of Halloween content including cartoons, shows, specials, a movie and commercials edited in the format of a television broadcast. Check out reviews and more info about VOL 1 and 2 and a message from Eddie Spughetti in the old Youtube videos from 2017 below, but don't use the links in the videos to donate use the link above. There's also a VHS promo for VOL 3 that uses the opening scene from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers at the end of the page.

Review from Oct 22, 2017 by MrTonyoftheDead:


Review from Aug 12, 2017 by Candy Corn Apocalypse:


A Word From Eddie Spuhghetti from Nov 13, 2017, about that years Donation Drive:

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1988 The Disney Channel Halloween

7 1/2 hour VHS recording of Halloween cartoons, movies, commercials and idents as aired on The Disney Channel on October 31st, 1988. The first video is a 4 minute intro from a 1992 broadcast of A Disney Halloween, the second video contains the said special that runs for 95 minutes. Then the last video is 6 hours and contains the rest of the specials/movies listed below, with original commercials (WOC). Happy Halloween!

Intro from October 18, 1992 broadcast:


A Disney Halloween (1983):

1. Buttons and Rusty in Which Witch is Which? (1984)
2. Witch's Night Out (1978)
3. A Disney Halloween (1983) repeated
4. Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
5. Mr. Boogedy (1986)
6. The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)

2018 The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash is a special that originally aired October 20, 2018 as part of Freeform's new 31 Nights of Halloween programming block. The special was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features fans, cast members, and celebrities as they commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Disney's 1993 film Hocus Pocus and its long-lasting impact.

Here's a rebroadcast of the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as seen on ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney" with original commercials as aired during the special.

Includes interviews with the movie's stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Amanda Shepherd, Larry Bagby, Jason Marsden and Tobias Jelinek, as well as director Kenny Ortega, writers Mick Garris and David Kirschner, choreographer Peggy Holmes and composer John Debney. Dove Cameron, PrettyMuch and Junior New System perform. Also features a Hocus Pocus costume contest judged by Margaret Cho, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne.