THE MT VOID
Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society
07/29/16 -- Vol. 35, No. 5, Whole Number 1921
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Topics:
Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films,
Lectures, etc. (NJ)
Encores (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for August (comments
by Mark R. Leeper)
Turner Classic Movies Halloween Line-Up Is Huge (comments
by Mark R. Leeper)
Simulating Chemical Reactions with a Computer (comments
by Gregory Frederick)
THE FIFTH SEASON by N. K. Jemisin (audiobook review
by Joe Karpierz)
SUN CHOKE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
"The Stellar Legion" and Military Science Fiction (letters
of comment by Philip Chee and Keith F. Lynch)
Church Invitations, TERRORISM, and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE
GIFTS (letter of comment by John Purcell)
This Week's Reading (CLOSE TO SHORE, 12 DAYS OF TERROR,
and BLOOD IN THE WATER) (book and film comments
by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Appendix: TCM October Films of Interest to
SF/Horror/Fantasy Fans
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TOPIC: Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films,
Lectures, etc. (NJ)
August 11: EX MACHINA (2015) and short story "Helen O'Loy" (1938)
by Lester del Rey (http://tinyurl.com/Helen-OLoy-DelRey),
Middletown (NJ) Public Library, 5:30PM
August 25: TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE by Solomon Northup, Old Bridge (NJ)
Public Library, 7PM
September 22: "In Hiding [Children of the Atom]" by Wilmar
H. Shiras and "The Big Front Yard" by Clifford D. Simak
(both in SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME 2B), Old Bridge (NJ)
Public Library, 7PM
October 27: TBD, Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library, 7PM
November 17: "Rogue Moon" by Algis Budrys and "The Moon Moth" by
Jack Vance (both in SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME 2B),
Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library, 7PM
December 22(?): TBD, Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library, 7PM
Garden State Spec. Fiction Writers Lectures (subject to change):
September 10: Ellen Datlow, The State of Horror, Old Bridge (NJ)
Public Library, 12N
October 1: Ken Altabef, Adventures in Publishing, Old Bridge (NJ)
Public Library, 12N
November 5: David Sklar, Character Dreaming, Old Bridge (NJ)
Public Library, 12N
Northern New Jersey events are listed at:
http://www.sfsnnj.com/news.html
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TOPIC: Encores (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
I was listening to a recording of a concert. I looked at the play
list and they had included an encore at the end. I tell you this
whole system make me a little bit sick. You probably have lived
your whole life with the Myth of Encores. You probably never gave
it a second thought.
THE MYTH: At the end of a concert performance the audience shows
its love and appreciation for the performer who is so overwhelmed
by the adoration he performs more for the audience.
Bah!
THE TRUTH: The performer is ready and willing to cut his
performance short, cheat the audience, and go home early. And if
he does not get enough appreciation out of that audience that is
exactly what he intends to do. [-mrl]
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TOPIC: My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for August (comments by
Mark R. Leeper)
Another month. More picks to choose. These are films I might
recommend coming up on TCM. (All times listed are Eastern Time
Zone.) There were few films shown in August that were obvious
choices to recommend. Turner will make up for it in October, when
they have a load of films for genre fans. But that is still two
months off.
I particularly like films from director Carol Reed--that's a man,
by the way--who made several good suspense films with a hard, sharp
edge. A somewhat rare film, but one I enjoy a great deal is Carol
Reed's OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS (1951), directed by Carol Reed and
based on a story by Joseph Conrad. Trevor Howard rarely played a
villain. He was usually good as a decent and intelligent
Englishman (as he did playing Major Calloway in Reed's THE THIRD
MAN) or at worst a starchy, hidebound member of the upper crust.
Not so this time. Here he is almost a joy to watch as the totally
reprehensible Peter Willems who uses and ruins everybody he
touches. He is the snake set loose in paradise in OUTCAST OF THE
ISLANDS. Willems is caught stealing from his shipping company in
Singapore. The thief runs into a ship captain (played by Ralph
Richardson) an old friend who had more or less adopted Willem as a
12-year-old. Willem convinces the captain that he was committing
suicide and he once again needs the captain's help. The captain
gives Willems a chance to start over, taking the scoundrel, more
spider than human, to a trading post on a paradise island. The
captain little guesses what damage the unscrupulous Willems will
do. Most of Carol Reed's films are visually impressive and John
Wilcox's crisp cinematography is a study of the Far Eastern setting
all by itself. The film was shot on location in Sri Lanka and at
Shepperton Studios in England. [Saturday, August 13, 10:00 AM]
The first Hollywood film to be shot in Germany after the end of
World War II was 1948's THE SEARCH directed by Fred Zinneman (HIGH
NOON, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS). The Russian invasion and attack on
Germany has left the country and particularly Berlin a pile of
rubble. The destitute lived in the ruins of buildings. Among them
was a young Czech boy, Karel (played by Ivan Jandl), sifts through
the debris looking for a mother whose very face he has forgotten.
It is unlikely any of his family had survived the concentration
camp. An American Army engineer, Steve, sees the homeless boy,
catches him, and tries to hold on to the boy and take care of him
for a few days. Steve plays the role with a very naturalistic
style. After the film was released Zinneman got fan mail saying
that the Army soldier should be an actor as soon as the army
releases him. In fact, the "soldier" already was an actor. This
was Montgomery Clift in his very first screen role. Later that
year Clift would play opposite John Wayne in the classic western
Howard Hawkes' RED RIVER. THE SEARCH will be shown Saturday,
August 6 at 4:00 PM. In fact, every film from 6:00 AM Saturday to
6:00 AM Sunday will star or feature Montgomery Clift. Included
will be RED RIVER at 8 PM.
Edward G. Robinson gets a full 24 hours devoted to his films also.
Starting Monday, August 1st every film from 6:00 AM Monday to 6:00
AM Tuesday will star or feature Robinson. One of his films will be
one of Warner Brothers classic gangster films, LITTLE CAESAR
(1931). Robinson plays Cesare Enrico Bandello, called Rico
Bandello. He works his way up from being a petty thug to being one
of the kings of crime, much like Al Capone did. This was the film
that put Robinson on the map. LITTLE CAESAR plays at 7:30 AM. This
was the Warners' first gangster film, and Robinson was the first
actor associated with gangster roles. He would soon be joined by
James Cagney and a little later by Humphrey Bogart. Robinson
played the most vicious of killers, though he himself was afraid of
guns. When he had to shoot a gun he would close his eyes and the
camera would catch him. To avoid having him close his eyes they
were taped open with cellophane tape. Rico's best friend Joe
Massara is played by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The film is based on a
novel written by WR Burnett. He would write the stories for
SCARFACE (1932), HIGH SIERRA (1941), THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1949), and
THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963).
Best film of the month? Well, I guess I would choose CASABLANCA
(1942). There must be some reason so many people love this film.
Play it again, Turner. [Saturday, August 20 at 2:00 PM]
[-mrl]
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TOPIC: Turner Classic Movies Halloween Line-Up Is Huge (comments by
Mark R. Leeper)
Turner Classic Movies has announced their schedule for October. I
always like to check out what they are running for the month of
Halloween. Over the last few years I have been a little bothered
in that they were running very little that was really obscure.
This year they have semi-rarities films like HOUSE and GOKE, BODY
SNATCHER FROM HELL. Turner also has all of the standard horror
films they show on Halloween with Universal and Hammer films. The
folks at TCM have also apparently made Christopher Lee the actor of
the month and they have a load of his lesser-known films. I point
out some non-horror films with Christopher Lee. Then there are Val
Lewton films. For films of interest to fans of SF, horror, and
fantasy film, I get a count of 156 films. Real fans of horror
films might be advised to clear some space on their DVRs. I have
never seen a Halloween line-up for any network as full and complete
as this one.
The list is at the end of this issue of the MT VOID. You can check
broadcast times at http://tinyurl.com/oct-mrl. [-mrl]
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TOPIC: Simulating Chemical Reactions with a Computer (comments by
Gregory Frederick)
Google has taken the first step to simulating chemical reactions
with a computer. To do this though you will need a quantum
computer with totally new software.
See http://tinyurl.com/void-yahoo-simulate-chemical. [-gf]
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TOPIC: THE FIFTH SEASON by N. K. Jemisin (copyright 2015 Orbit,
Hachette Audio, 512pp, 15 hours 31 minutes, ISBN-10: 0316229296,
ISBN-13: 978-0316229296, ASIN: B012H8111O, narrated by Robin Miles)
(excerpt from the Duel Fish Codices: an audiobook review by Joe
Karpierz)
Over the nearly forty years I've been writing book reviews (on and
off, but mostly on these days), an author has never ticked me off.
Ever. I've been unhappy with any number of novels I've read, but
I've never been upset with a writer up until now. (By the way,
before all of you get yourself into a potential tizzy over that
statement and may be reading into it, please keep reading the
review. Please.).
N. K. Jemisin has succeeded in ticking me off.
Why? Oh, a couple of reasons. First (and this statement comes
with me not yet having finished reading SEVENEVES, but I'm not even
halfway through that beast and I think I can make the following
statement with much certainty), I think that for the first time in
all the years that I've voted for the Hugos, I will be placing a
book that's not clearly science fiction in the top spot on my
ballot. To be fair, it's not clear this book is fantasy either, so
maybe I'm cheating with that statement a bit. In fact, come to
think of it, I'm looking at the top two spots on my ballot not
being clear-cut science fiction, but I digress. The second reason
is that as THE FIFTH SEASON is the first book in a series that may
not be science fiction, I'm anxiously awaiting book two.
The last thing I need is yet another series in which to get behind.
I mean really: Cixin Liu, John Scalzi, Mira Grant, Charles Stross,
and (yes, I know, but you all know how I am by now) Brian Herbert
and Kevin J. Anderson all have books out that I'm waiting to read.
Oh, I forgot Lois McMaster Bujold. So now I add Jemisin to the
list. She's in good company.
The thing about reviewing this book is that it's, well, *difficult*
to review this book without giving away too much--but I'll try
anyway. The story takes place on a planet that has one very large
continent, the Stillness. The continent is unstable in that there
is an abundance of faults which cause earthquakes, or shakes as
they are called, to happen frequently. Periodically, a major
disaster occurs which sends the planet into what is called a
"season", which is difficult to describe other than they send the
planet and its inhabitants into a long period of suffering of one
form or another. There is a class of people called orogenes, who
have the ability to control the power of the earth and stone and
other things. They are powerful people, who if not trained can
cause severe damage all around them. Thus, training is held in the
Fulcrum, where orogenes learn to use and focus their power.
Orogenes are generally shunned because of what they can do; they
frighten people. There is another class of folks called the
Guardians, who watch over, guide, and in fact can control orogenes.
An orogene never says "no" to his or her Guardian. They are
supposed to be protectors, but they do frighten the orogenes.
The story follows the timelines of three female characters: the
young Damaya, who is taken from the family that shuns her because
she is an orogene by a Guardian to the Fulcrum for her education;
Syenite, a "four-ringer" (think of the rings as levels in your
favorite role-playing game) who goes on an assignment with ten-
ringer (the maximum you can be) Alabaster whose baby she is ordered
to have in an attempt to generate another high-powered orogene; and
Essun, a mysterious woman who is trying to find her husband who has
stolen their daughter and run away after killing their son. Each
of them discover things about themselves and the world they live in
that disturbs them, and their stories converge in a way that is
surprising and, I think, satisfying.
In addition to Jemisin allowing her characters to go on a journey
of discovery via terrific story-telling and characterization, she
allows the reader to go on a similar journey of discovery about the
Stillness and the planet it exists on. As the story develops, it's
very clear that the society we are reading about at one point was
advanced to some degree; there is talk of electricity and concrete
roads, for example. There is, in fact, evidence of technology all
through the story, including the mechanism by which the orogenes
use their power and how the Guardians are created. There are
universities which all types of sciences. And yet, there seems to
be evidence of magic; just what are the stone eaters and how do
they fit in to the overall story? What are those strange obelisks
that the orogenes seem to attract?
This is without question one of the best books of 2015, and in my
opinion the best novel that is on the Hugo ballot. And if you ever
wanted to read a killer sentence that ends a book, read this one.
But please, please, please read the rest of the book first, as
reading the last sentence without reading the rest of the book will
spoil everything (I will admit to having deduced, in an "ah hah"
moment, what was implied by the last sentence sometime before I got
to it, but the impact was still tremendous).
Robin Miles was an absolutely fantastic narrator. While she isn't
the best at voicing different characters, her reading style,
inserting emotion, inflection, and tonality (that may not make
sense here, but I can't think of another word to convey what I'm
thinking) were outstanding. I look forward to her reading the next
book in the series.
That second book? THE OBELISK GATE? Yeah, that will be out at
MidAmericon 2 in Kansas City next month. Thanks, Ms. Jemisin. Now
I'm even more behind in my reading. [-jak]
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TOPIC: SUN CHOKE (film review by Mark R. Leeper)
Warning: this film contains nudity, sex, and violence.
CAPSULE: A young woman is held prisoner in a fancy house while she
goes through what seems to be some sort of a de-programming. She
tests the tight limits on her freedom and plans how to escape to
the outer world. Intercut with her present situation, we see
moments in Janie's past that slowly give clues to how the situation
we are seeing came about. As time goes by the restrictions on
Janie are first loosened and then again tightened. The pace is a
little slow, but writer/director Ben Cresciman holds our attention.
Rating: +2 (-4 to +4) or 7/10
Some mystery films are "who-done-it's." SUN CHOKE is a mystery,
but it is more a "what's-going-on." We see through the eyes of
Janie (played by Sarah Hagan), fogged as her vision is. Janie is
being kept prisoner in a very nice upscale home, but she is being
put through what appears to be some sort of involuntary
psychological testing and a deprogramming. We know not for what.
The home that is Jamie's prison is sterile and decorated entirely
in white in all the rooms. The more time that Janie spends there
the more she is determined to escape, and she does not mind
dirtying those bright white walls a little along the way. Jamie's
revolt will lift her from this tidy, colorless background to a
place considerably more primal.
Janie's life is ruled over with quiet, well-ordered menace from her
therapist Irma (actually unnamed until the final credits). Irma
(icily played by Barbara Crampton) administers tests to Janie and
psychoanalyzes her. The patient does not have a moment of real
freedom. Irma is sort of a New Age Nurse Ratched, so she and Jamie
have an adversarial relationship. Part of her regimen is feeding
Janie what look to be brightly colored but uninviting concoctions
from the blender--all part of some holistic treatment including
forced Yoga exercises and silly looking psychological tests. The
younger woman is compliant, but there are signs she will not be for
long. Part of Janie's rebellion is her revolt against the overly
pristine environment in which she is imprisoned. When the time
comes, Janie is allowed out of the house by herself. There she is
fascinated by nature with its color and even with earthworms
covered with dirt itself.
Something attracts Janie about one woman in particular she sees.
Janie becomes fascinated just to drive around and watch this other
women, Savannah (Sara Malakul Lane). The house just shouts Los
Angeles hills, though we are never told where the story takes
place. Ben Cresciman writes and directs his own film. The first
half of the film goes slowly, giving out a clue here and one there
for why what is happening is happening. Mathew Rudenberg provides
some disorienting effects showing psychological conditions in the
cinematography.
Not all questions that the script raises will be answered, nor do
they need to be. We are given only hints of the back-story, but
the viewer is free to connect the dots any way he likes. This is a
short film at 83 minutes, but it is intense images are strong and
will stick with the viewer. I rate it a +2 on the -4 to +4 scale
or 7/10. The film will be released to general theaters on August
5.
Film Credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3395582/combined
What others are saying:
[-mrl]
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TOPIC: "The Stellar Legion" and Military Science Fiction (letters
of comment by Philip Chee and Keith F. Lynch)
In response to Evelyn's comments on "The Stellar Legion" in the
07/22/16 issue of the MT VOID, Philip Chee writes:
I read an excerpt [of "The Stellar Legion"] on Google books.
Sounds like a precursor to the MilSF sub genre. I don't read much
MilSF so I don't know how popular the FFL-in-space sub-sub-genre is
but I have vague memories of "Alien
Legion"[1]. Any other examples?
[1]
[-pc]
Keith Lynch responds:
Does the Janissaries series by Jerry Pournelle count? Of course
it's based on a different piece of history, but the same general
principle. [-kfl]
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TOPIC: Church Invitations, TERRORISM, and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE
GIFTS (letter of comment by John Purcell)
In response to Mark's comments on church invitations in the
07/22/16 issue of the MT VOID, John Purcell writes:
I would think that most churches and religions have an open door
policy. Unless, of course, you are after a job interview, then
appointments help. [-jp]
In response to Mark's comments on terrorism in the same issue, John
writes:
Mark's comments about terrorism are sobering, and I agree with much
of what he says. Any weapon can be destructive if used with such an
intent; after all, automobile deaths per year in America tend to
approach the number of American soldiers killed during the entire
Vietnam War; annual gun deaths in this country run well into the
thousands as well. Terrorism is definitely a growing problem,
especially if something as apparently benign as a delivery truck
driving down a street could suddenly be transformed into an
instrument of death. We can no longer assume that we are "safe" no
matter where we are. Can vigilance and extraordinary security
measures deter such acts of terrorism? Possible, but they will
never remove the threat. Somehow we simply must accept this as the
new norm of planetary society. It all is quite maddening, but life
must go on. We will muddle through, it guess. [-jp]
Mark responds:
The scary thing about the terrorism is that is it not run like an
army with a command center in a given place (e.g. Berlin). It is
run a like a decentralized resistance. It is very hard to stop a
resistance. Even if ISIS wanted to call the resistance off, I
don't see how they could do it. A resistance keeps fighting as
long as there is something to resist. An attack like the attack in
Nice could be one guy seeing an opening and making a spur of the
moment decision. [-mrl]
And in response to Joe Karpierz's review of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE
GIFTS, John writes:
Okay, I will have to hit the local library for THE GIRL WITH ALL
THE GIFTS (sounds good), and I will have to keep my eyes open for
NUTS!; I love a good documentary. A couple books I recently checked
out of the library are A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS by George
R.R. Martin (Young Adult fantasy and derring-do in Westeros, set a
century before the GAME OF THRONES tales) and another alternate
history yarn involving baseball, magic and the American dream,
called THE BOOK OF DANIEL by Harry Turtledove. Both are very
enjoyable books, and I'm glad I had to renew my library card that
day. It was a worthwhile trip. [-jp]
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TOPIC: This Week's Reading (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
CLOSE TO SHORE by Michael Capuzzo (ISBN 978-0-7679-0414-8) is a
book detailing the 1916 shark attacks in New Jersey, including two
in Matawan Creek, just two or three miles from our house. But more
than that, it is a picture of life in 1916. Capuzzo describes in
detail the homes and lifestyles of people of that time, the rise of
the Jersey Shore as a destination, the changing attitudes toward
"ocean bathing" (swimming), the state of the knowledge of medicine,
what was known then about sharks, what is known now about sharks,
and so on. Alas, the one thing missing is an index. Given how
easy it is to generate an index of at least the names and places
mentioned in a book these days, there is really no excuse for
omitting one.
As an example of his style (and of the sort of thing covered)
consider this ObSF reference: "Dr. Vansant was astonished to read
that many Americans were disappointed in [Professor William Curtis]
Farabee's expedition [to British Guiana]. It was a great age of
exploration, when Peary reached for the North Pole, and many
believed Farabee had set out to find "the lost world" of Jurassic
dinosaurs on a remote Amazonian plateau discovered by the British
Professor Challenger in 1912. Dr. Vansant was mystified that the
average man didn't seem to understand that both the Jurassic
dinosaur and Professor Challenger were fictions in Arthur Conan
Doyle's 1912 bestseller THE LOST WORLD. Indeed Dr. Vansant was
frequently struck by the ignorance of the public in scientific
matters."
Some of what Capuzzo writes about ties in with a lot what I've been
reading about animal intelligence. For example, "As it swam and
grew, the shark adapted and learned by experience, but the ability
to reason, suggested some experts, was beyond it. 'Reasoning
implies the ability to integrate experience, forethought,
rationality, learning ... into a complex decision-making process,'
ichthyologist George Burgess of the University of Florida's Museum
of Natural History says. 'Sharks, like most animals, simply react
in predetermined ways that, from an evolutionary standpoint, are
clearly effective--or else they wouldn't be here any longer!"
Well, maybe yes, and maybe no. (I will have more to say about
animal intelligence next week, when I comment on Franz de Waal's
ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW SMART ANIMALS ARE?)
Lest anyone think that New Jersey was a liberal, Northern state,
Capuzzo reports that in Asbury Park, "the St. Claire was
advertising for 'colored waitresses,' [and] the Surf House for 'two
experienced white chambermaids.'"
Capuzzo says that in the 1960s and 1970s scientists "began ... to
accept the fact that there are no documented cases of an orca ever
killing a man." There are such cases, of course, the first being
in 1981, but Capuzzo is often sloppy with his tenses and probably
meant that there were none in the 1960s and 1970s. There are even
now, though, no documented cases of *wild* orcas killing a human.
All in all, this is an enthralling history of the New Jersey shark
attacks of 1916.
As part of the centenary commemoration, several films were shown in
Matawan. The Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library showed 12 DAYS OF
TERROR, a made-for-TV "docudrama" about the attacks, strong on
drama, but weak on docu. In order to satisfy the Aristotelian
unities or some such, it put the first two attacks on the same
beach in the (fictional) town of Gladwyn, which was within easy
bicycling distance of Matawan. In actual fact, the attacks were in
Beach Haven and Spring Lake, at least an hour's drive by car away.
now. The narrator is a fictional character present at all the
attacks, there is a love triangle, Van Sant's family is shown
(inaccurately) on the beach during the first attack, he dies on a
couch instead of on the hotel manager's desk, the second victim is
an American lifeguard rather than the Swiss bellhop, and one victim
dies on the train instead of in the hospital. At least it gets the
names of the victims and some of their stories correct. Also, the
love triangle introduces a motivation for Stanley Fisher that
diminishes his bravery by making him concerned about how he is seen
by his fiancee and her previous boyfriend.
The Matawan Historical Society showed BLOOD IN THE WATER, a film
made for the Discovery Channel. It was much more a re-creation
than 12 DAYS OF TERROR, and was also more accurate. (One
inaccuracy was that Charles Bruder in the film lacked the Swiss
accent the real Bruder would have had.) The Library said at the
beginning of their showing of 12 DAYS OF TERROR that it was the
most "Hollywood" of the films made, but they chose it rather than
showing the same film the Historical Society was showing.)
Particular thanks to Jeanette Walker, a long-time MT VOID
subscriber, who was one of the organizers of the centenary
[I would have run this during the centenary, but the comments on
the Retro Hugo finalists were more time-critical, even though those
works were also an anniversary observance--in their case, the
75th.]
[-ecl]
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APPENDIX: TCM October Films of Interest to SF/Horror/Fantasy Fans
You can check broadcast times at http://tinyurl.com/oct-mrl.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)
ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, THE (1971)
ALIAS JOHN PRESTON (1956 w Christopher Lee)
ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER (1946)
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956)
ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT (1960)
BABY, THE (1973)
BEDLAM (1946)
BITTER VICTORY (1957 w Christopher Lee)
BLACK CAT, THE (1934)
BLACK CATS AND BROOMSTICKS (1955)
BLACK SABBATH (1964)
BLACK SCORPION, THE (1957)
BLOB, THE (1958)
BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964)
BODY SNATCHER, THE (1945)
BOWERY BOYS MEET THE MONSTERS, THE (1954)
BOWERY TO BAGHDAD (1955)
BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE, THE (1962)
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
BRIDES OF FU MANCHU, THE (1966)
CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, THE (1920)
CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER (1951 w Christopher Lee)
CAPTAIN SINDBAD (1963)
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
CASTLE OF FU MANCHU, THE (1968)
CAT AND THE CANARY, THE (1939)
CAT PEOPLE (1942)
COCKLESHELL HEROES, THE (1956)
COLOSSUS OF RHODES, THE (1961)
CREEPING FLESH, THE (1972)
CRIMSON PIRATE, THE (1952)
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (1957)
CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, THE (1944)
DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)
DEAD RINGER (1964)
DETOUR (1945)
DEVIL BAT, THE (1940)
DEVIL'S BRIDE, THE (1968)
DEVIL-DOLL, THE (1936)
DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES, THE (1963)
DIABOLIQUE (1955)
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920)
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1932)
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941)
DRACULA (1931)
DRACULA A.D. 1972 (1972)
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1969)
DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1965)
EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1959)
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FOUR MUSKETEERS, THE (1975, w Christopher Lee)
FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
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FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943)
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED! (1970)
GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE (1933)
GASLIGHT (1944)
GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (1942)
GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE (1943)
GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL (1968)
GORGON, THE (1964)
GREEN MANSIONS (1959)
HAUNTING, THE (1963)
HAXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES (1922)
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943)
HERCULES, SAMSON & ULYSSES (1963)
HILLBILLYS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE (1967)
HORROR EXPRESS (1972)
HORROR HOTEL (1960)
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE (1959)
HOUSE (1977)
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944)
HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, THE (1970)
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE (1939)
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943)
ICE PIRATES, THE (1984)
INNOCENTS, THE (1961)
INVISIBLE MAN, THE (1933)
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1933)
ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
IT'S ALIVE (1974)
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JAWS 2 (1978)
JAWS 3 (1982)
JINNAH (1998 w Christopher Lee)
JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (1965)
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KURUTTA IPPEIJI (1926)
LEOPARD MAN, THE (1943)
LOGAN'S RUN (1975)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (2001)
MACABRE (1958)
MAD LOVE (1935)
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)
MASTER MINDS (1949)
MONSTER, THE (1925)
MOULIN ROUGE (1953, w Christopher Lee)
MUMMY, THE (1932)
MUMMY, THE (1959)
NOSFERATU (1922)
NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT (1972)
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PHANTOM CARRIAGE, THE (1922)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE (1925)
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954)
PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER, THE (1961)
PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE (1970)
RASPUTIN, THE MAD MONK (1966)
REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (1958)
ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY, THE (1965)
SATAN BUG, THE (1965)
SCARS OF DRACULA, THE (1970)
SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (1970)
SCREAM OF FEAR (1961)
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SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)
SOYLENT GREEN (1973)
SPOOK BUSTERS (1946)
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SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)
TALE OF TWO CITIES, A (1958 w Christopher Lee)
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THX 1138 (1971)
TIME AFTER TIME (1979)
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TINGLER, THE (1959)
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TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, THE (1961)
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VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1961)
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WOLF MAN, THE (1941)
WOMAN IN WHITE, THE (1948)
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