Watch if You Dare: Spooky Specials Available with ThinkTV Passport
With Halloween just around the corner, ThinkTV Passport has some perfect programs available to get you in the spooky spirit this October. Travel to cemeteries across the world, investigate Britain’s historical witch hunts and discover critters that survive on blood just like the legendary Count Dracula. Beware, these spooktacular shows are the perfect combination of trick and treat!
Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Witch Hunts
Join Lucy Worsley as she re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. In this episode, she looks at what started Britain’s century of bloody witch hunts. Uncover the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands: https://video.thinktv.org/video/the-witch-hunts-xkubjt.
Nature: Bloody Suckers
Just like the legendary Count Dracula, many species of animals on the planet drink blood to survive, from fleas and ticks to birds and bats. In this special from Nature, filmmaker Mark Ferns offers himself to one bloody sucker after another in a compelling examination of the vampires of the animal world: https://video.thinktv.org/video/bloody-suckers-ehruum.
World’s Greatest Cemeteries
This series highlights hidden gems using actors, forensic scientists, historians and even horticulturists to share true stories of romance, war, espionage and intrigue. Each episode includes a thoughtful visual exploration of one of the world’s greatest cemeteries, along with dramatized re-enactments of pivotal moments in the life of a historical individual buried at the site: https://video.thinktv.org/show/worlds-greatest-cemeteries.
Lakeshore Classic Movies: The House on Haunted Hill (1959)
In one of his signature roles, Vincent Price plays an eccentric millionaire who offers five guests $10,000 each if they can spend the night in his genuine haunted house. As the evening progresses, the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, ghouls and the things that go bump in the night. Will they survive: https://video.thinktv.org/video/the-house-on-haunted-hill-1959-bvmue9?
Monstrum “Exhumed: A History of Zombies”
In this one-hour Halloween PBS special, Dr. Emily Zarka will deconstruct some of the most significant moments in zombie popular culture over the last two centuries to reveal what these creatures say about us: https://video.thinktv.org/video/exhumed-a-history-of-zombies-ovvtqc.
Antiques Roadshow: Thrills & Chills
Catch Antique Roadshow’s most thrilling and chilling appraisals of the season, including a 1953 MAD Issue 8 complete “Frank N. Stein” story, a German wax-head doll, a Georgian & Victorian mourning jewelry collection and more. Dare to guess the top $80,000 to $120,000 find of this eerie episode: https://video.thinktv.org/video/thrills-chills-mslm7f.
