In addition to the following, Chiller is also airing episodes of Beauty and the Beast, Invasion, Poltergeist: The Legacy, and Twin Peaks through the month, which occasionally present some medieval content.
The complete schedule for the month can be accessed online.
SATURDAY, 18 JULY
10:00 PM: SCARIEST PLACES ON EARTH--A NIGHT IN DRACULA'S CASTLE: TRANSYLVANIA - PART ONE
11:00 PM: SCARIEST PLACES ON EARTH--A NIGHT IN DRACULA'S CASTLE: TRANSYLVANIA - PART TWO
MONDAY, 20 JULY
11:00 PM: MOVIE--DRAGON DYNASTY (2006)
SciFi Channel film inspired by the life of Marco Polo. The film includes a number of fantastic elements, including a group of dragons that Polo must fight.
TUESDAY, 21 JULY
1:00 AM: MOVIE--DRAGON WARS (2007) (on DVD)
See previous blog post.
MONDAY, 27 JULY
12:30 PM: TWILIGHT ZONE, THE--THE LAST DEFENDER OF CAMELOT (on DVD)
See previous blog post.
TUESDAY, 28 JULY
1:00 AM: MOVIE--BRAM STOKER'S WAY OF THE VAMPIRE (2005)
Van Helsing, now also an immortal, continues his hunt for Dracula.
THURSDAY, 30 JULY
8:00 PM: MOVIE--GRENDEL ()
SciFi's own retelling of Beowulf. The film takes a lot of liberties with the story. More at Wikipedia.
10:00 PM: CHILLER PREMIERE--BEOWULF (1999)
A science-fictional retelling of Beowulf set in a pot-apocalyptic future. Many of the changes to the story anticipate Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf (2007). More details at Wikipedia.
FRIDAY, 31 JULY
12:00 AM: MOVIE--GRENDEL
2:00 AM: CHILLER PREMIERE--BEOWULF (1999)
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