Universal Monsters

Universal Monsters ist ein Kabelsender in den USA, der sich auf klassische Horror- und Science-Fiction-Filme aus der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts spezialisiert hat. Das Programm konzentriert sich auf die ikonischen Kreaturenfilme von Universal Pictures, darunter die Originalfilme von Dracula, Frankenstein, Der Wolfsmensch und Die Mumie sowie deren Fortsetzungen und verwandte Titel. Der Sender zeigt auch weniger bekannte Genrebeiträge aus demselben Studioarchiv, wie die Unsichtbare-Reihe und verschiedene Kreaturenfilme aus den 1950er Jahren. Gelegentlich ergänzen Episoden von Anthologieserien wie Alfred Hitchcock Presents und The Outer Limits das Programm, zusammen mit kolorisierten Versionen einiger Schwarz-Weiß-Klassiker.

Zuschauer können das Programm des Senders über herkömmliche Kabel- und Satellitenanbieter in den USA empfangen. Eine Auswahl an Filmen und Episoden ist zudem auf Abruf über teilnehmende TV-Anbieter und ausgewählte Streaming-Plattformen verfügbar, die die Inhalte des Senders führen. Der Spielplan wechselt in der Regel einen Kernbestand an Titeln, mit thematischen Marathon

TV-Programm

Gestern Heute Morgen 12 Mai

00:06 - 01:46

Gone

A televangelist (Gregory Itzin) influences a confrontational man (Billy Burke) motivated by revenge.

01:46 - 03:41

The Green Inferno

Student activists (Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy) crash-land in the Amazon and encounter an indigenous tribe of cannibals who'd like to have them for dinner.","large":"New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo), a lawyer's daughter, meets a student activist named Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, Justine agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: to save the Amazon. She soon learns to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and she and the rest of their group are taken captive by a tribe of hungry cannibals.

03:41 - 05:27

The Guardian

Yuppies (Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell) with a baby hire a nanny (Jenny Seagrove), a druid witch who sacrifices babies to a tree.","large":"Optimistic about their future, well-off parents Kate (Carey Lowell) and Phil (Dwier Brown) hire the pleasant and lovely young Camilla (Jenny Seagrove) to live with them and care for their new baby. Though Camilla seems like an answer to their prayers, she proves to be more than she appears, and a diabolical plot involving the wellbeing of their child is uncovered. The young parents are forced to fight supernatural forces for the life of their vulnerable offspring.

05:27 - 07:13

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

A psychopathic hitchhiker (Jake Busey) terrorizes a man (C. Thomas Howell) and his girlfriend (Kari Wuhrer) as they take a road trip.","large":"Years after being traumatized by a hitchhiker, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) is trying to piece his life back together. After being suspended from the police force, he decides to return to Texas to speak with a friend about his problems. He reluctantly agrees to let his girlfriend, Maggie (Kari Wuhrer), join him. As they drive, Maggie lets a stranded driver (Jake Busey) into the car. Halsey becomes suspicious and kicks him out, but the stranger returns, undeterred, to wreak havoc.

07:13 - 08:47

I Saw What You Did

Two teenage girls, bored while baby-sitting, make prank phone calls, completely unaware one of the people on the other end of the line has just killed his wife and now thinks the girls must be silenced.","large":"Kit (Sarah Lane) and her best friend, Libby (Andi Garrett), are two teenage girls bored while baby-sitting. To pass the time, they make prank phone calls, telling the person on the other end of the line, "I saw what you did, and I know who you are!" It's all in good fun, until they call a man (John Ireland) who just murdered his wife and buried her in the woods. Convinced they actually do know his secret, he becomes determined to find out who they are and silence them forever.

08:47 - 10:26

Incarnate

Recruited by a Vatican emissary (Catalina Sandino Moreno), an exorcist (Aaron Eckhart) taps into the subconscious mind of a tormented boy (David Mazouz) to free him from demonic possession.","large":"After a single mother witnesses terrifying symptoms of demonic possession in her 11-year-old son (David Mazouz), a Vatican representative calls on wheelchair-bound scientist Dr. Seth Ember (Aaron Eckhart) to rid him of the evil spirit. Driven by a personal agenda rooted in his own tragic past, Ember enters the boy's unconscious mind where he confronts a demon as ferocious as it is ingenious.

10:26 - 12:03

Karma

When recent college grad Manny has trouble making ends meet, his father-in-law offers him a job evicting delinquent tenants. Manny soon finds himself unleashing a karma demon which stalks him at every turn.

12:03 - 13:52

The Keeping Hours

A lawyer sees the ghost of his dead son, which leads the man's estranged wife back into his life.

13:52 - 15:32

Killer High

Sabrina's perfectly planned high school reunion goes south when a monster keeps killing all the guests.

15:32 - 17:09

Boogeyman

Mike (Eddie McClintock), the town sheriff, has to battle the mythical Boogeyman after boys accidentally release it.

17:09 - 18:57

Long Time Dead

A genie terrorizes London students (Lara Belmont, Melanie Gutteridge) after they unwittingly summon it with a Ouija.","large":"After a long night of dancing and drinking their way into a haze, roommates Rob (Joe Absolom), Liam (Alec Newman), Stella (Lara Belmont) and Spencer (James Hillier) and a few of their friends duck into a back room of the nightclub to play around with a Ouija board. None of the friends like what the board tells them: they will all die that night. Sure enough, one by one the young friends are slaughtered by a malevolent killer, amid revelations about satanic worship and sacrifice.

18:57 - 21:01

The New Daughter

A single father (Kevin Costner) is puzzled by his daughter's (Ivana Baquero) weird behavior, which begins soon after he moves his family to a secluded woodland home.

21:01 - 22:36

Nightmare

A guardian (David Knight) and his lover (Moira Redmond) stage grim scenes to drive a haunted English heiress (Jennie Linden) mad.

22:36 - 00:00

Not Safe for Work

An office worker becomes trapped in a building with a killer.