Randy Harward

Senior Staff Writer

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.

What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (November 11–17)

by Randy Harward | Nov 11, 2024 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch picks include a medical mockumentary (St. Denis Medical), found-footage series (The Creep Tapes), two thriller series (Cross, The Day of the Jackal), sci-fi drama Silo’s second season, a Dune prequel series, a Yellowstone spinoff, Cobra Kai’s final season, and the tech-horror movie Do Not Open. Let’s hit the couch!

A collage of images from Outer Banks, Black Cab, Yellowstone, and Citadel: Honey Bunny, shows and movies recommended in CableTV.com's What to Watch This Week, November 4–10.

What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (November 4–10)

by Randy Harward | Nov 6, 2024 | Entertainment

This week’s What To Watch recs include the final season of What We Do in the Shadows, new comedy Poppa’s House, Kate Beckinsale spy thriller Canary Black, the return of Somebody Somewhere, and the tip-off of the 2024–2025 NBA season. Where’s the remote?

A collage of images from Buy It Now, Doc of Chucky, Like Water for Chocolate, and Invincible Fight Girl, recommendations in CableTV.com's What to Watch This Week column for October 28 - November 3.

What to Watch This Week: Relax With Our Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (October 28–November 3)

by Randy Harward | Oct 28, 2024 | Entertainment

Meta Brings Live NBA Games to VR

by Randy Harward | Oct 28, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News

Is the future of live, televised basketball in virtual reality? Meta’s bettin’ on it. In October, Facebook’s parent company announced it would launch 52 free live NBA games in virtual reality via Meta Quest’s Xtadium and Meta Horizon Worlds.

6 Japanese Horror Movies to Stream Now

by Randy Harward | Oct 25, 2024 | Entertainment

So you’re lookin’ for Japanese horror movies—we have some recommendations for you, including a Takashi Miike horror drama, an Evil Dead tribute/ripoff, a cartoonishly frightening haunted-house flick, cyberpunk body horror, and an adult animated psychological thriller. In other words, we’re not gonna shove Ringu and Ju-On down your throats again.

Philo TV vs. YouTube TV

by Randy Harward | Oct 21, 2024 | Entertainment, Versus Reviews

Philo TV is inexpensive because it’s limited; YouTube TV costs 3x more because it has the full spectrum of channels.

A claw-like hand thrusts a baby bottle through a grate in this scene from Barbarian—one of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime Video.

Prime Horror: The Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video

by Randy Harward and Bill Frost | Oct 10, 2024 | Entertainment

The Amazon Prime Video library is massive, with 20,000+ movies—and 3,000+ are in the horror category, which sickos like us find delightful. We’ve combed through Prime Video’s horror section to bring you 11 recommendations—but these are only some of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime Video.

A backlit shot of a foggy room where, on a bed, a demon-possessed young woman claws at the air. It's a scene from The Exorcist, one of the scariest movies ever.

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.

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!

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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