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Monster love: Frightful TV all week on AMC |
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Written by Hal Boedeker
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Wednesday, 25 October 2006 |
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What a guest list: Dracula, Chucky, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon. That’s just a smattering of the iconic figures gathered in AMC’s “Monsterfest X,” which runs through Oct. 31.
“It is AMC’s No. 1 event of the year and has been since 1996 since we began it,” says Tom Halleen, AMC senior vice president of programming and acquisitions. Last year’s series ran 200 hours; this year’s is at 232.
The original “Exorcist” from 1973 holds special meaning for Halleen. He calls it “the scariest movie I’ve ever seen.” He says he has tried to put the strongest performers in prime time.
But viewers won’t see all the violence in the films. AMC, a basic-cable channel with advertising, will present edited versions. Halleen said trims are kept to a minimum.
He holds high respect for horror films.
“I don’t think there is another genre out there of film that can trigger such a primal response in people,” he says. “It’s a core emotion: fear. When you watch a flat screen and have the deepest emotion triggered, it’s very powerful.” | Only registered users can write comments.
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