Macabre Movies of the Week! (#6)

If you’ll permit me to swipe text from Wikipedia, ABC Weekend Specials was a “weekly 30-minute American television anthology series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997, which featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated.”

I noticed that several episodes had a spooky slant, so for this edition of Macabre Movies of the Week, all three videos were originally eps of that show!

First up is Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit. While this originally aired in 1982, it looks like this particular broadcast — which includes the original commercials — aired in October of ‘83.

And then we have The Red Room Riddle, a ghost story about kids trapped in a haunted mansion. This broadcast is from 1984, and it’s another one with all of the original ads still intact.

Last but not least, Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream, which aired very close to Halloween back in 1992. It’s kind of an origin story. If you grew up collecting the figures, this is a real treat!

Enjoy! If you’d like to check out the previous Macabre Movies of the Week, they’re over here.