Halloween TV tricks and treats
On Halloween Eve and Halloween, ghouls, goblins and things that go bump in the night will haunt the TV airwaves, mostly in marathon form. Here’s a sampling:
Oct. 30
ABC: Linus is perpetually disappointed in the classic "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" at 8 p.m.
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" returns at 9 p.m. for its final season with Walden asking for Alan's help with adjusting his priorities in life after a health scare on Halloween.
Oct. 31
TV Land: Roseanne is scary enough the other 364 days of the year but get a taste of six Halloween-themed episodes in a row of the 1990s sitcom "Roseanne" from 8 to 11 p.m.
AMC: As part of its extended Fearfest, the network will spend most of the day airing horror flick "Halloween" and its numerous sequels.
ABC Family: The warped but lovable 1988 film "Beetlejuice" will air at 7 p.m., followed by the 1995 live-action version of "Casper" at 9 p.m.
CMT: A marathon of old episodes of "Ghost Hunters" all day long.
Travel Channel: Not to be outdone by CMT, Travel offers "Ghost Adventures" from 3 p.m. to midnight.
FXX: A run of the "Twilight" film saga starting at noon.
TCM: Going back more than four decades before "The Walking Dead," here's the seminal 1968 zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" at 8 p.m.
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
