Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have successfully rebooted their cult franchise, "The Evil Dead," after almost 30 years in a new series, "Ash vs Evil Dead," scheduled to premiere on Starz on Halloween night.
The new series stars Campbell as his signature character Ash Williams who has spent the last 30 years avoiding the responsibilities of the Evil Dead. He'll have to rev up his old chainsaw once again when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind.
Starz will air the original two movies, "The Evil Dead," "Evil Dead II" and "Army of Darkness" on Friday starting at 8 p.m. "Ash vs Evil Dead" will premiere on Saturday at 9 p.m.
The Halloween weekend is packed with scary movie marathons and other horrific thrills. See which channel your favorite films about ghosts, goblins and ghouls are playing.
FRIDAY
Specials:
Live from Lincoln Center at 9 p.m. on CBS - "Elfman: Tim Burton Film Music" will feature the music of Tim Burton's spookiest films composed by Danny Elfman including "Beetlejuice," "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
"The Simpsons" at 8 p.m. on FXX - A four-hour "Treehouse of Horror" marathon.
"Why Horror?" at 10 p.m. on Showtime - An obsessed horror fans asks lovers of the genre around the world to find out why people love being scared.
"Exorcism: Live!" on Destination America at 9 p.m. - A first-ever live exorcism on TV will take places in the suburbs of St. Louis where the exorcism of Roland Doe took place and inspired the 1973 film, "The Exorcism."
Marathons:
"Halloween" franchise on AMC (10 a.m. to midnight)
"Saw" franchise on IFC (6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
"Ghostbusters" on IFC (9 p.m. to 4 a.m.)
Movies:
"An American Werewolf in London" at 8 p.m. on Flix
"The Craft" on MTV at 10 p.m.
"The Enfield Haunting" on Lifetime Movie Network at 8 p.m.
"The Exorcist" on BBC America at 10:30 p.m.
"Invisible Sister" on Disney Channel at 8 p.m.
"Poltergeist" on ABC Family at 8:30 p.m.
"Poltergeist II: The Other Side" on ABC Family at 12 a.m.
"The Possession" on Pop at 12 a.m.
"The Silence of the Lambs" on BBC America at 8 p.m. & on Pop at 9 p.m.
"Super 8" on FXM at 8 p.m.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2" on FX at 8 p.m.
"Underworld: Awakening" on FXM at 12 a.m.
SATURDAY
Specials:
Disney Channel will air Halloween episodes from its original series including "Jessie," "Girl Meets World" and "Gravity Falls."
"The Simpsons" on FXX (11:30 a.m. to midnight) - "Treehouse of Horror" marathon.
The Essentials: Happy Halloween - Turner Classic Movies marathon (Fri. 8 p.m. to Sun. 2:45 a.m.) with films "Cat People" (1942), "The Seventh Victim" (1943), "The Leopard Man" (1943), "The Ghost Ship" (1943), "The Body Snatcher" (1945), "Isle of the Dead" (1945), "Bedlam" (1946), "Doctor X" (1932), "White Zombie" (1932), "Dementia 13" (1963), "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1966), "Homicidal" (1961), "The Tingler" (1959), "House of Wax" (1953), "The Devil's Bride" (1968), "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), "Curse of the Demon" (1958), "Dead of the Night" (1945) and "Mark of the Vampire" (1935).
Marathons:
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise on IFC (7:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
"Scream Queens" on FX (6 p.m. to midnight)
"Steven King's Rose Red" three-part series on Spike TV (5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.)
"The Twilight Saga" on FX (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Movies:
"1408" on SyFy at 11 a.m.
"Batman" on ABC Family at 7 a.m.
"Batman Returns" on ABC Family at 10 a.m.
"Blade II" on SyFy at 1:30 p.m.
"Chronicle" on FXM at 2 a.m.
"The Conjuring" on SyFy at 9 p.m.
"Cujo" on Sundance TV at 2 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
"The Exorcist" on BBC America at 10:30 a.m.
"Final Destination" on Spike TV at 9 a.m.
"Final Destination 2" on Spike TV at 11:30 a.m.
"The Final Destination" on TBS at 11:30 a.m.
"Final Destination 5" on TBS at 1:15 p.m.
"Firestarter" on Sundance TV at 12 p.m.
"The Fog" on SyFy at 3:30 a.m.
"Fun Size" on FXX at 7:30 a.m.
"Hocus Pocus" on ABC Family at 7 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.
"Hotel Transylvania" on FXX at 9:30 a.m.
"Insidious" on SyFy at 4 p.m.
"Insidious: Chapter 2" on SyFy at 6:30 p.m.
"The Night Before Christmas" on ABC Family at 5:30 p.m.
"The Omen" on SyFy at 8:30 a.m.
"Pet Cemetary" on Sundance TV at 4:30 p.m.
"Poltergeist" on ABC Family at 12:30 p.m.
"Quarantine" on BBC America at 1 a.m.
"Resident Evil: Retribution" on TBS at 9:30 a.m.
"Riding the Bullet" on Sundance TV at 6 a.m.
"Satan Never Sleeps" on FXM at 12:50 p.m.
"Scary Movie 3" on TBS at 3:15 p.m.
"The Shining" on Sundance TV at 6:30 p.m. & 11:05 p.m.
"The Silence of the Lambs" on BBC America at 8 a.m.
"Silver Bullet" on Sundance TV at 4 a.m. & 10 a.m.
"Sinister" on SyFy at 1 a.m.
"Sleepy Hollow" on ABC Family at 3 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
"Steven King's It" on Spike TV at 1:30 p.m.
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Begin" on SyFy at 11:30 p.m.
"Thinner" on Sundance TV at 8 a.m.
"Underworld: Awakening" on FXM at 3 p.m.
