Welcome back, Boils & Ghouls...
... to 'Day Five' of "Another CreatureFeature Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku" & to the first instalment of "Shocking Sunday Surprise" where I will be sharing a random selection of things, all of which will be somehow connected to Hallowe'en and can be used with the Roku streaming media player !!
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 first "Shocking Sunday Surprise", I thought I'd suggest another movie to keep you entertained over the next 24-hours while I compile my next post. I decided I'd treat you to an often overlooked gem of a horror movie which makes up for what some may feel is lacking in blood, guts & gore by using subtle imagery to deliver it's chills. What you have here is a good, old-fashioned ghost story which relies on it's chilling atmosphere to generate the frights & scares as the plot unfolds. Anyway, to whet your appetite, here's the movie poster for the film:-
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ORIGINAL CINEMA POSTER.....................IMAGE SOURCE: Wrong Side Of The Art
Directed by Peter Medak, and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas and Jean Marsh plus John Colicos (amongst others), it tells the story of a man who finds himself being haunted by the presence of a spectre whilst staying at a secluded historical mansion. First released in 1980, as a joint Canadian / American movie, it was based on the true story of writer Russell Hunter and the events he experienced whilst living in the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion (Denver, Colorado). For those of you that have yet to see this sadly (almost) forgotten horror movie, here's a brief taster of the film courtesy of the original theatrical trailer:-
If you'd like to know more there's a full list of the cast & credits on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) listing for "The Changeling", FOUND HERE, which also includes a full storyline / plot summary as well as box office stats, technical specs & much more. For die-hard fans, there are even more tidbits of information on the Wikipedia Page for "The Changeling", VIA THIS LINK, which may help to fuel your appetite for another screening. Although, as with the other horror films that I've featured recently, if you're already a big fan of this movie, you probably won't take too much persuading to watch it again !!
Anyway, probably the best recommendation I can make as to which of the available Roku channels you could use to watch this movie is to suggest "YouTube" as your first port-of-call on account of the vast number of horror movies which, thanks to this channel and it's associated apps, are now readily available to stream via your Roku player(s) whenever you choose.
YOUTUBE.......................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
If you haven't already added it to your channel selection, you'll find "YouTube" listed among the "Internet TV" channels in the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store and you can easily add it to your Roku player(s) by navigating to the built-in 'Channel Store' from the home screen and scrolling through the options until you see the (above) channel icon. It's completely FREE-TO-ADD as well as being FREE-TO-VIEW so, once you've located it in the list of channels, just click the "OK" button on your Roku remote to select it and then click "OK" again where it says 'Add channel' to install it on your Roku player(s). Having done that, it's simply a case of launching the channel via the 'Go to channel' option and navigating the on-screen menu to play "The Changeling" on your Roku which, for the record, runs to 1h 47mins and can be found via the following link:-
LINK TO MOVIE: "The Changeling (1980)" on 'YouTube'
Meanwhile, for anyone interested, here's the cinema poster that movie-goers in 1980 would have encountered at movie theatres in the french-speaking areas of Canada:-
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CANADIAN ONE SHEET CINEMA POSTER............IMAGE SOURCE: Wrong Side Of The Art
Finally, to round-off this first "Shocking Sunday Surprise" on 'Day Five' of the annual 'Countdown To Halloween', comes a FRIGHTENINGLY FUN FILM FACT for you... the meaning of the film's title, "The Changeling" is defined as being "A creature found in European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other mythical creature of folk legend, that has been secretly left in place of a human child". Sometimes, the term is used to describe the child that was taken but, in this instance, it is the "swapped"child meaning that is of relevance !!
Anyway, that's all for today... just remember to come back in 24-hours for 'Day Six' and more Horror / Hallowe'en-themed content, courtesy of "Another CreatureFeature Guide To Hallowe'en On Roku" when I will reveal another "themed" day for every Monday throughout the month of October as we continue our "Countdown To Hallowe'en" for 2014...
Fangs (as always) for reading !!
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