Randy Harward

Senior Staff Writer

Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com with 25+ years of experience covering music, film, and TV. A former editor for HARP, Blurt, and Salt Lake City Weekly, Randy has contributed to more than 20 publications, including Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, and CMJ New Music Monthly. He currently curates CableTV.com’s "What to Watch This Week" column and serves as the site’s resident horror expert—a specialized guide for fellow "couch creatures" looking for their next binge-watch (or a good scare).

31 Days of Horror Movies on Peacock

by Randy Harward | Sep 30, 2025 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, Streaming

Every October for the past few years, there have been at least 150 horror movies on Peacock, and the selection is surprisingly well-curated. With 18 horror and thriller series—including Teacup and Darknet—Peacock becomes like a mini-Screambox. Check out some of the franchises and series on the service:

Image of a disappointed man standing on his porch at Halloween. Closed captioning reads, "Oh, man. That is so uncool." A scene from Freaks and Geeks, part of CableTV.com's guide to the best Halloween TV episodes and specials.

TeeVee Treats: 18 of the Best Halloween TV Episodes

by Randy Harward | Sep 30, 2025 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, Listicles, TV

TV Halloween episodes and specials herald the arrival of America’s three-headed holiday season, where we get super happy, super spendy, and super hungry before a long, dark winter. To help jump-start the season, we’re recommending the best of Halloween that TV offers.

A hulking man in a hockey mask stares at his mangled, bloody hand.

Best-Best-Best, Worst-Worst-Worst: Friday the 13th Movies Ranked

by Randy Harward | Sep 26, 2025 | Entertainment, Horror, Listicles

Friday the 13th is a day to reflect, so we’re looking back at the iconic slasher series and ranking all 12 Friday the 13th movies from worst to best. But before you read on, heed this warning: Spoilers ahead. Turn back, or you’re doomed.

A collage of movie posters for the best Halloween movies, including Trick 'r Treat, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, ParaNorman, Terrifier, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

Smell My Feet! The 20 Best Halloween Movies (2025 Update)

by Randy Harward and Taylor Kujawa | Sep 25, 2025 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, Listicles

Our Halloween movie suggestions include spooky-season standbys like Halloween, The Lady in White, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Trick ‘r Treat plus newer and less familiar films like this year’s buzzy Late Night with the Devil, last year’s Dark Harvest, the Terrifier movies, and the 1986 classic Trick or Treat.

A skeleton breaks through the fuzzy screen of an old-style TV holding a promo code: “cabletv.”

Dollar Horror! CableTV.com Partners with Screambox for $0.99 Promo Code and $666.00 Halloween “Thrillternship”

by Randy Harward | Sep 22, 2025 | Entertainment, Horror, Outreach, Streaming

As part of our annual Bloodstream campaign, CableTV.com and premium horror streaming service Screambox are hiring a “thrilltern.” One lucky person will receive a one-time paycheck totalling a diabolical $666.00, a $50.00 Uber Eats code, and a free year of Screambox.

A collage of images from Into the Void: Life, Death, and Heavy Metal, The English Teacher, Wayward, and The Lowdown, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for September 22–28.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (September 22–28)

by Randy Harward | Sep 22, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the docuseries Into the Void: Life, Death, and Heavy Metal on Hulu, the second season of English Teacher on FX and Hulu, the premiere of Mae Martin’s thriller Wayward on Netflix, another thriller called The Lowdown on FX—and more. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from Haunted Hotel, Black Rabbit, Gen V, and Futurama, shows covered in CableTV.com’s What to Watch This Week column for September 15–21.

What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (September 15–21)

by Randy Harward | Sep 15, 2025 | Entertainment, What to Watch

This week’s “What To Watch” picks include Haunted Hotel and Black Rabbit (both on Netflix), Gen V (Prime Video), Futurama (Hulu), The Morning Show (Apple TV+), and more. Let’s hit the couch!

Basic Cable Packages and Channels Guide

by Randy Harward and Logan Jones | Sep 15, 2025 | Channel Guide, TV

Our experts spent hundreds of hours looking into basic cable, how to get it, and whether or not it’s actually worth your money.

The prom scene from Carrie shows a smiling young woman wearing a tiara.

ALL the Stephen King Shows and Movies in One Place

by Randy Harward | Sep 14, 2025 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch, Listicles

As a Stephen King fan, I know what it’s like to wanna read and watch everything the man puts out, so I’ve compiled this guide to watching every Stephen King movie and show.I hope it helps my fellow “constant readers,” as King likes to call us.

Incoming! Buzzy Horror Flick Weapons Is Finally Streaming—Here’s How to Watch It

by Randy Harward | Sep 12, 2025 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch

OMG! Have you seen Weapons yet? I’ve seen it twice now. If you haven’t been able to catch Zach Cregger’s chilling, gripping Barbarian follow-up in theaters, you’re in luck. Weapons—the third-highest-rated horror movie of 2025 according to Rotten Tomatoes—is finally on VOD, and we’ll tell you where to rent or buy it.

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