On Halloween, All the Monster Movies Come Out

Noon/FX

From Dusk till Dawn Quentin Tarentino + vampires--talk about a match made in hell!

3 P.M./AMC

The War of the Worlds Although it owes more to Orson Welles than H.G., this is still George Pal at his best.

6:30 P.M./AMC

The Mummy No, not Brendan Fraser--this is the original. William Henry Pratt, AKA Boris Karloff, stomping the sands of Egypt and not a few meddling archaeologists in search of his stolen princess.

8 P.M./AMC

The Mummy The Hammer remake with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Need I say more?

Tuesday

• 5:15 A.M./AMC

  Frankenstein Does this really need an introduction?

• 6 A.M./Cinemax

  The Ghost and Mrs. Muir This may not be the first ectoplasmic love story but it is definitely one of the best. It stars Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, reasons enough to watch it.

• 6:35 A.M./AMC

  Bride of Frankenstein Colin Clive proves conclusively that mad scientists make lousy matchmakers. (Also at 9:30 P.M.)

• 7:15 A.M./Encore

  Ghostbusters There's somethin' strange in the neighborhood. Who ya gonna call? Who else: Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramos. We ain't scareda no ghost!

• 9 A.M./Sci-Fi Channel

  Night of the Living Dead Zombies in Pennsylvania--how can you tell? Oh, and I'm a native Keystone Stater, so please hold your flame mails. (Also at 7 P.M. on IFC)

• Noon/FX

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer Not as much fun as the TV series, but an amusing bit of fluff nonetheless.

• 1 P.M./Showtime

  The Day of the Triffids The kind of plants that make you glad there's such a thing as herbicides.

• 2 P.M./Cinemax

  Beetlejuice Death can be hilarious. Who knew? Tim Burton directs Michael Keaton, who has way too much fun--and so do we. (Also at 3:15 P.M. on Starz)

• 8 P.M./Turner Classic Movies

  The Phantom of the Opera The Man of a Thousand Faces in one of his definitive films. The silent classic is a not-to-be missed treasure.

• 10 P.M./Encore

  Enemy Mine James Caan and Louis Gossett, Jr., in a well-written tale of war making strange bedfellows.

Times give are Eastern Standard Time. Adjust accordingly. And in between movies, head over to AMC's Monsterfest website and test your trivia knowledge. They're giving away a trip to the premiere of The Mummy Returns and a bunch of DVD players.

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