Horror Archives : The Retro Network

Svengoolie Brings Classic Horror to MeTV This February

February brings a fresh batch of classic chills to MeTV as Svengoolie rolls out a lineup filled with monsters, milestones, and retro favorites that horror fans will be tuning in for all month long.

Storm of the Century: The Stephen King Miniseries That Hit Like a Winter Punch

Mickey Yarber

Stephen King’s Storm of the Century traps a small Maine town in a brutal blizzard while a mysterious stranger forces residents to confront their darkest secrets, creating one of King’s most unsettling and unforgettable television tales.

MeTV Releases Svengoolie’s January 2026 Lineup, Featuring Mummies, Monsters, and a Mid‑Air Haunting

Mickey Yarber

MeTV has announced the January 2026 schedule for Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci‑Fi Movie, unveiling a month of retro scares that range from cursed relics to kaiju clashes. The weekly lineup, airing Saturdays at 8

Arcade All-Stars: The House of the Dead

Mickey Yarber

First-person shooters entered the world of the macabre and gory in 1997’s House of the Dead. Sega’s frightfest offered all the usual light-gun action, but instead of soldiers, terrorists or aliens, this game pitted your shooting

Faces of Death: The VHS-Era Urban Legend

Mickey Yarber

In 1978, a low-budget pseudo-documentary called Faces of Death emerged from the shadows and quickly became one of the most infamous underground films of the VHS era. Marketed as a “shockumentary,” it promised viewers a

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse Was a Macabre Masterpiece

Mickey Yarber

Released in 1989 in Japan and 1990 in North America, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse marked a triumphant return to form for Konami’s beloved vampire-hunting franchise. After the experimental RPG elements of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, this third installment

John Carpenter, The Master of Horror

Pitfall Gary

With Halloween right around the corner I have a few movies from the master of Horror himself, John Carpenter. Not the normal Carpenter movies, these are a few of his underrated and often overlooked movies.

The Legacy of Goosebumps: How R.L. Stine’s Scary Stories Became a Generation’s Gateway to Horror

Mickey Yarber

In the early 1990s, Scholastic took a gamble on a series of spooky chapter books aimed at middle-grade readers. What followed was a publishing phenomenon that would haunt bookstores, school libraries, and Scholastic Book Fairs

Freddy’s Nightmares: The Top 5 Episodes

Pitfall Gary

Freddy’s Nightmares A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series Freddy’s Nightmares was a television spin-off of the highly successful A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise, airing during the height of Freddy Krueger’s popularity in

How The Blair Witch Project Convinced the World It Was Real

Mickey Yarber

In the summer of 1999, moviegoers lined up for a horror film unlike anything they’d seen before, and many of them genuinely believed they were about to witness the final moments of three missing filmmakers.

The Alien Autopsy That Fooled the World

Mickey Yarber

In the mid-1990s, when grainy VHS tapes and tabloid TV ruled the airwaves, one broadcast sent shockwaves through living rooms across America: Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? Airing on Fox in 1995, the special promised

Fascinating Facts About the Universal Monster Movies

Mickey Yarber

Long before cinematic universes became the norm, Universal Pictures created a world of monsters that terrified and thrilled audiences across generations. From the fog-drenched castles of Dracula to the stitched-together tragedy of Frankenstein, these films