Randy Harward
Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com and the site’s resident horror expert. With over 25 years of experience covering music, film, and television, Randy’s work has been featured in a broad range of publications. He has held key editorial roles, including Music Editor at Salt Lake City Weekly, Senior Editor at Blurt, and Associate Editor at HARP magazine. His writing has also appeared in over 20 outlets, such as Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, CMJ New Music Monthly, Rockpile, and Mean Street. At CableTV.com, Randy focuses on TV services—both streaming and traditional—and scary movies.
Mess You Up for Life: The 13 Scariest Horror Movies to Stream Now
by Randy Harward | Oct 9, 2024 | Entertainment
What scares you in horror movies? Cruelty? Disease? Evil spirits? Mind control? Vampires? Werewolves? Zombies? Slashers? Everyone has their freakout button—a specific fear—but it’s all scary when done well. In this article, we recommend a dreadful dozen of the scariest movies ever and note which streaming services have them available to stream, rent, or buy.
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The Annual CableTV.com Horror Trivia Contest on Instagram
by Randy Harward | Oct 3, 2024 | Entertainment
Welcome back to the CableTV.com Kill Room, where you must correctly answer one horror trivia question daily (Monday–Friday) during our 2024 #Bloodstream promotion this Halloween season. See if you got what it takes to slay the beast!
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Sick Flix: 10 of the Best Horror Movies on Netflix
by Randy Harward and Bill Frost | Oct 3, 2024 | Best Of, Entertainment
Netflix isn’t our go-to streaming service for horror movies (we think Tubi and Hulu offer way more scary choices), but we’ve found 17 we recommend checking out. From slashers to witches to aliens to supernatural STI’s, there’s a little something for everyone.
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Om Nom: The Best Cannibal Movies—with Meal-Pairing Suggestions!
by Randy Harward | Oct 2, 2024 | Entertainment
Have you acquired a taste for cannibal movies? We’ve rounded up 11 of the best cannibal movies for your cannibal movie night, plus meal pairing suggestions—‘cause cannibal movie night is for foodies. Bon appetit!
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Stream Screams: 13 of the Best Horror Movies on Hulu
by Bill Frost and Randy Harward | Oct 1, 2024 | Entertainment
Did you know that Hulu is an acronym for “Horror: Unnerving, Loathsome, and Unrelenting”? Got you—that was the trick. Now here’s the treat: We’ve scoured the depths of Hulu’s horror vault and collected our 9 favorite scary movies on the service.
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One Dish to Rule Them All: DIRECTV and DISH Talk Merger Again
by Randy Harward | Sep 30, 2024 | Industry News
The DIRECTV-DISH merger is only in early-stage talks, but what would the merger mean? DIRECTV and DISH have been each other’s only serious satellite TV service rivals for years. A merger of the two providers would create a massive monopoly.
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There Are RULES: How to Watch the Scream Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Sep 18, 2024 | Entertainment
What’s your favorite scary movie? If it’s Scream, you’re probably excited to see Scream VI when it comes out tomorrow. Here’s how to watch Scream VI—and where to stream, rent, or buy the other films in the franchise.
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One, Two . . . How to Watch the A Nightmare on Elm Street Movies in Order
by Randy Harward | Sep 18, 2024 | Entertainment
The fedora-clad, dream-dwelling slasher Freddy Krueger feeds off your fear, but we think he might leave you alone if you stay up late watching his movies. To help you test our hunch, here’s how to stream all nine A Nightmare on Elm Street movies in order (short answer: Max). We can’t guarantee it’ll work, but it (usually) doesn’t hurt to try.
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4 Ways to Never Pay for TV Again
by Randy Harward | Sep 18, 2024 | TV FAQs
Read our guide to learn how to never pay for TV again by using free trials, FAST streaming services, OTA antennas, and more.
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The Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time and How to Stream Them
by Randy Harward | Sep 17, 2024 | Entertainment
Welcome, blood fans, to CableTV.com’s guide to the best classic horror films. Our experts combed through their collections and picked out 73 essential silver-screen spookies for you to stream, and tell you where to stream them (in some cases, for free).
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