Welcome back, Boils & Ghouls...
... to 'Day Nineteen' of "Another CreatureFeature Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku" and to the third instalment of my "Shocking Sunday Surprise" in which I aim to share a random selection of things, all somehow connected to Hallowe'en, and that can be used with the Roku streaming media player !!
As I mentioned last week, these offerings could vary from film suggestions to details of Roku channels (both public and private) or any number of other Hallowe'en / Horror-themed goodies to get you into the "spirit" of things. The general idea is that, unlike the other "themed" days featured in this blogathon, you never know quite what you're going to get as your "Shocking Sunday Surprise" each week, so be sure to visit this blog EVERY SUNDAY between now and October 31st for some spooktacular treats to put even more on-screen scares into your Roku player(s) as you gear up for Hallowe'en !!
For my third "Shocking Sunday Surprise", rather than share another movie, I'm going to suggest a Hallowe'en / Horror-related ROKU PRIVATE CHANNEL that I came across recently. The brains behind this channel is none other than Charlie Fleming, who runs the 'Screamzine.us' website:-
Aside from being both "awesome" and "stupid" (their words, not mine) they've adopted the guerilla spirit of pioneering director, George A. Romero, and come up with a way of promoting more horror on Roku by creating their own channel with which to share horror movie trailers, etc. Best of all, they have made the "Screamzine.us" private channel for Roku FREE-TO-ADD as well as FREE-TO-VIEW so all you have to do to enjoy the content on offer is to add "Screamzine.us" to the channel selection on your Roku player(s) by following a few simple steps...
For those of you that are not yet familiar with the concept of a PRIVATE CHANNEL on Roku, they are (essentially) ones which you will not find in the Roku Channel Store on your Roku player but are (instead) added via your online Roku account, using an ACCESS CODE (sometimes referred to as an INVITATION CODE or VANITY CODE, though all amount to the same thing) that allows you to add them via the Roku website (as opposed to doing it on your streaming media player, itself). This is done by first logging into your Roku account, VIA THE WEBSITE, at the usual address. After you "Sign In" to your account, you simply scroll down the page a little, until you come to the section headed "Manage Account", beneath which there is an option to "Add a Private Channel" with the link (enabling you to do so) highlighted in "BLUE" lettering (n.b. this is not a signal for bad language... but simply a reference to the colour!). Anyway, to illustrate my point, here is a (partial) screenshot of what you can expect to see once you've navigated to the relevant part of the Roku website:-
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When you CLICK THE LINK to "Add a Private Channel", you will be redirected to another page on the Roku website, headed "Add Channel", where you will find a text entry field into which you must enter the ACCESS CODE for the "Screamzine.us" private channel on Roku, as outlined below:-
ACCESS CODE: screamzine
This is done by using your mouse cursor to "click" within the text entry field so that you may then type the access code, "screamzine", before clicking on the blue 'Add Channel' button below it - as shown:-
Once you have entered the access code and clicked on the 'Add Channel' button, you will be taken to a confirmation screen, asking if you wish to "Add Screamzine.us to your Roku account?" whereupon you must decide whether to click, "Yes, Add Channel", to add the "Screamzine.us" private channel to your Roku account, or else "Cancel" to return to the "Manage Account" section of the Roku site. Here is another (partial) screenshot, so that you can see more clearly that to which I am referring:-
ACCESS CODE: screamzine
This is done by using your mouse cursor to "click" within the text entry field so that you may then type the access code, "screamzine", before clicking on the blue 'Add Channel' button below it - as shown:-
Once you have entered the access code and clicked on the 'Add Channel' button, you will be taken to a confirmation screen, asking if you wish to "Add Screamzine.us to your Roku account?" whereupon you must decide whether to click, "Yes, Add Channel", to add the "Screamzine.us" private channel to your Roku account, or else "Cancel" to return to the "Manage Account" section of the Roku site. Here is another (partial) screenshot, so that you can see more clearly that to which I am referring:-
Assuming you selected, "Yes, Add Channel", you should then see a "success" message... after which, if you "View Your Purchase History" under the "Manage Account" section, you will see that the "Screamzine.us" private channel has (indeed) been added to your Roku account. All that remains is for you to log out of your online Roku account and you will find that, next time you access your Roku player(s), the following image will be displayed amongst the channel icons under "My Channels":-
When you load the channel to access the content, please bear in mind that this is still very much a 'fledgling' Roku channel and, as such, the content is fairly limited - although, as is usually the case, the volume of content should incrrease over time - with assorted film trailers likely to make up much of what is available (initially) for you to view. Here are a few examples of the type of thing to be found on the "Screamzine.us" channel, as of the date of this post:-
It's worth noting that the last of those, "Slashed Dreams", is a 1975 film starring 'Robert Englund' before he became a household name as the terrifying boogeyman, "Fred 'Freddy' Krueger", in one of the biggest horror franchises of all time... "A Nightmare On Elm Street" !!
Anyway, to round-off this third "Shocking Sunday Surprise", on 'Day Nineteen' of the ever-popular 'Countdown To Halloween', I thought I'd best provide you with a link to the "Screamzine.us" website, FOUND HERE, where you can keep up with all the latest news, as well as the weekly film trailers and movie posters, plus other horror-related tidbits posted there on a regular basis. Meanwhile, if you have any comments or suggestions for the main man, Charlie Fleming, you can always 'tweet' your thoughts to his Twitter Feed: @CharlieHFleming where I'm sure he'll be happy to hear from you !!
When you load the channel to access the content, please bear in mind that this is still very much a 'fledgling' Roku channel and, as such, the content is fairly limited - although, as is usually the case, the volume of content should incrrease over time - with assorted film trailers likely to make up much of what is available (initially) for you to view. Here are a few examples of the type of thing to be found on the "Screamzine.us" channel, as of the date of this post:-
"Cannibal Aneurysm"...............by Charlie Fleming - now where have I heard that name?!!
"Marty Jenkins and the Vampire Bitches"...............by Henrique Couto
"Mongrel" and "Something After Midnight"...............by Sam Qualiana
"Twisted Fate"...............by Tim Novotny
"Happy Hour Holocaust" (film trailer)...............by Jim Roberts
"Tonight You Die" (film trailer)...............by Jim Roberts
"Jorge Loves Charlie" (film trailer)
"Slashed Dreams" [aka "Sunburst"]...............by James Polakof
It's worth noting that the last of those, "Slashed Dreams", is a 1975 film starring 'Robert Englund' before he became a household name as the terrifying boogeyman, "Fred 'Freddy' Krueger", in one of the biggest horror franchises of all time... "A Nightmare On Elm Street" !!
Anyway, to round-off this third "Shocking Sunday Surprise", on 'Day Nineteen' of the ever-popular 'Countdown To Halloween', I thought I'd best provide you with a link to the "Screamzine.us" website, FOUND HERE, where you can keep up with all the latest news, as well as the weekly film trailers and movie posters, plus other horror-related tidbits posted there on a regular basis. Meanwhile, if you have any comments or suggestions for the main man, Charlie Fleming, you can always 'tweet' your thoughts to his Twitter Feed: @CharlieHFleming where I'm sure he'll be happy to hear from you !!
Still, that's about all for today... but remember to visit us again in 24-hours for 'Day Twenty' and more Horror / Hallowe'en-themed content, in "Another CreatureFeature Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku", when I will reveal the next Hallowe'en / Horror-related classic to feature in "Macabre Movie Monday", and then to come back (again) the same time next week for another "Shocking Sunday Surprise" as we continue our month-long blogathon in the "Countdown To Hallowe'en" 2014...
Fangs (as always) for reading !!
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