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).

Mohu Leaf 50 Antenna Review

by Randy Harward | Aug 22, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV

For about the same price as one month of basic cable, the Mohu Leaf 50 over-the-air (OTA) TV antenna gives you every local broadcast channel and subchannel within a 60-mile range in sweet, crisp HD.

Heebie-Jeebie-Freebies: 21 Free Streaming Horror Movies to Watch Now

by Randy Harward and Bill Frost | Aug 15, 2024 | Deals, Entertainment, Horror, Outreach, Streaming

Decorations, costumes, candy, brain spatter removal fees—Halloween really adds up. Money shouldn’t be an issue when it comes to celebrating America’s favorite holiday (sorry, Christmas), but there has to be some way to slash the bloody budget, right?

Complimentary Creepshows: The 19 Best Horror Movies on Tubi

by Randy Harward and Bill Frost | Aug 9, 2024 | Best of the Best, Entertainment, Horror, Streaming

If you’re looking to get your Halloween scares on for free, there are few better ad-supported streaming services than Tubi, the haunted home of hundreds of good, bad, and really bad horror flicks. Just think of the commercials as designated breaks to refill your popcorn bowl (or any other kind of bowl).

Wanna Play? How to Watch the Child’s Play and Chucky Movies in Order

by Randy Harward | Aug 6, 2024 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch, Listicles

If you haven’t seen all of the Child’s Play films or just wanna re-watch them all, we can tell you where to stream, rent, or buy them. We also show you where to watch the Chucky TV series and the Living with Chucky documentary. Now let’s get busy watchin’ a foul-mouthed ginger doll get stabby.

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Top Spooks: The Best Horror Movies of 2024 (So Far)

by Randy Harward | Jul 29, 2024 | Entertainment, Horror, Listicles

It’s a big year for horror, with several marquee franchises dropping sequels and prequels amid a long list of tantalizing terrors that stretches clear to Christmas. So far, we’ve singled out 14 standout fright flicks, including Late Night with the Devil, Longlegs, Immaculate, MaXXXine, Stopmotion, and more.

An image showing comedians Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson promoting their show Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, streaming on Peacock during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Peacock Launches 3 Original 2024 Summer Olympics Shows

by Randy Harward | Jul 25, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming

Peacock revealed three original programs as part of its complete coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The shows debut on opening weekend—one each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—and include Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson, Watch with Alex Cooper, and Gold Zone. Here’s the scoop on each.

Maximum Scares: The Best Horror Movies To Stream on HBO Max

by Randy Harward | Jul 18, 2024 | Entertainment, Horror, Listicles, Streaming

There are 105+ horror movies on HBO Max™, and we’d say about 60% of them are worth watching. That’s a lotta movies, so we’ve highlighted nine in blurb recommendations, covering an ancient demon and a little girl, non-traditional vampires, demented dads, a weird-and-wacky haunted house, murder-minded telepaths, home invaders, serial killers, Swedish cultists, werewolves, and Beetlejuice.

CableTV.com Summer of Cinema Dream Job

by Randy Harward | Jun 18, 2024 | Entertainment, Featured, Outreach

There’s magic in going to the movies, folks, and CableTV.com wants to help you rekindle it—or, possibly, experience it for the first time. We’re hiring one person to watch five movies in a theater this summer. We’ll give you a sweet title—Chief of Cinema—buy your tickets and pay you $2,500 so you can afford popcorn.

A sweet-looking little boy smiles while looking into the camera.

Six-Six-Sixth: How To Watch the Omen Movies in Order, Including The First Omen

by Randy Harward | Apr 1, 2024 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch, Listicles

Is anybody nervous about there being a six-six-sixth Omen movie? Here’s all you need to know to watch the first five Omen movies before you see the prequel. If it’s your second time watching the films, you can use the same information to watch the Omen movies in chronological order (i.e. prequel first).

A scene from Late Night with the Devil. Three people are on a talk show stage. Two, an man and a woman, are kneeling. They look concerned. The kneel next to a young girl, who slumps in a chair, looking hypnotized.

Close Enough: Shudder and AMC+ Mark Halfway to Halloween 2024

by Randy Harward | Mar 28, 2024 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, Streaming

In April 2024, Shudder and AMC celebrate Halloween early with 26 new films, including three new Shudder originals, plus biweekly live watch parties of the sixth season of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs. We’ve compiled this daily guide to the monthlong festivities for your convenience.

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