Randy Harward
Randy Harward’s music and entertainment writing has appeared in HARP, Guitar World, Blurt, Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake Magazine, and dozens of other publications since 1998. He watches tons of TV series and horror films as a Staff Writer for CableTV.com (and also for fun). His TV writing also pops up on SatelliteInternet.com and Move.org. Randy digs books, movies, burritos, disc golf, tarantulas, and cats.
Exorcist Movies Ranked
by Randy Harward | Sep 25, 2023 | Entertainment
Many have tried to follow or imitate William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973)—but few succeeded. As we anticipate the arrival of The Exorcist: Believer, the first in a planned trilogy from David Gordon Green (Halloween reboots), let’s rank the Exorcist movies from worst to best.
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How to Watch the Exorcist Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Sep 22, 2023 | Entertainment
What an excellent day for an Exorcist marathon. Take this crucifix-shaped remote control, televangelist-kissed bottle of Dasani, and (un)holy tome, which tells you how to watch the Exorcist movies in order before The Exorcist: Believer comes out on Friday, October 6.
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9 Streaming Bundles to Replace Cable
by Randy Harward | | Best Of
With no contracts and simple-but-affordable packages packed with popular channels, streaming TV is an attractive alternative to cable TV. But streaming’s best quality is customization. It offers the ability to create your own streaming service bundles tailored to your interests, while still saving you money over cable.
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Sling TV vs. YouTube TV
by Randy Harward | | Reviews, Versus Reviews
Sling TV offers a good deal for an affordable price—its packages have some flexibility, and its largest package is still cheaper than YouTube TV. But YouTube TV offers more channels and unlimited cloud DVR storage space, so in many ways, you really do get what you pay for.
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Basic Cable Packages and Channels Guide 2023
by Randy Harward | Sep 21, 2023 | TV FAQs
Our experts spent hundreds of hours looking into basic cable, how to get it, and whether or not it’s actually worth your money.
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7 Best Halloween TV Episodes for 2023
by Randy Harward | Sep 20, 2023 | Best Of, Entertainment
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 five of the best Halloween episodes of TV shows like The Simpsons, South Park, Trailer Park Boys, The Office, and Freaks and Geeks.
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How to Watch the Saw Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Sep 18, 2023 | Entertainment
Hello, Saw fan. The Google algorithm says you want to play a game. You must watch all nine Saw movies before Saw X, the tenth film, comes out (Friday, October 6). The key to watching the Saw movies in order lies below in automatically updating JustWatch links that tell you which streaming services and video-on-demand services have the films.
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How to Watch the Evil Dead Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Sep 15, 2023 | Entertainment
Here’s how stream, rent, or buy the Evil Dead movies—including Evil Dead Rise, director Lee Cronin’s groovy take on Sam Raimi’s cult-favorite horror franchise.
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Best New Horror Movies of 2023 (So Far)
by Randy Harward | | Entertainment
At CableTV.com, we consume horror movies like big handfuls of popcorn or, if you prefer, great big globs of greasy, slimy neighbor guts. In this guide, we tell you about six of the best horror movies of 2023 so far (and sneak in a pick from late 2022). They’re numbered for navigation—we’ll save the ranking for the end-of-year list.
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12 of the Scariest Horror Movies to Stream Now
by Randy Harward | | Entertainment
We recommend a dreadful dozen of the scariest movies ever and note which streaming services have them. And, as always, we list scores more of the scariest movies because, for some of us, a dozen ain’t enough.
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