HALLOWEEN WEEK

HALLOWEEN WEEK
Television programs
Halloween isn't until next week, but the networks have already carved out programming designed to tingle the spine well before the big night.
All week
MonsterFest 2005, AMC. More than 200 hours of horror flicks start Sunday and run through Halloween night. A new "Movies That Shook the World" episode featuring "The Exorcist" airs Friday at 10 p.m.
Tuesday
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, 8 p.m., ABC. Linus awaits the arrival of the benevolent jack-o'-lantern in this Peanuts Halloween tradition.
Wednesday
Scooby-Doo marathon, Boomerang. Zoinks! Nonstop Scooby programming starts at midnight and runs through Oct. 31. (Boomerang's sister channel, Cartoon Network, runs prime-time Scooby all week.)
Friday
Masters of Horror, 10 p.m., Showtime. Prominent horror directors come together to produce a series of original one-hour horror films. The series premieres tonight with two short films; two more air Saturday night.
Saturday
Scary Movie, 8 p.m., NBC. Teen-agers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer in this parody of the horror genre.
100 Scariest Movie Moments, 7 p.m. Bravo counts down the most bone-chilling moments in cinematic history.
Washington Post