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Spooky shenanigans with Virgin Media’s Halloween entertainment

15th October 2010 Print

As the chilling month of October hits, Virgin Media is bringing its customers a veritable feast of spine-tingling HD TV and movies On Demand for frighteningly good entertainment in the lead up to Halloween.

Virgin Media’s TV Choice on Demand kicks off October with chilling episodes of top horror, sci-fi, and drama series including season five of Supernatural, season one of The Vampire Diaries, Charlie Brooker’s classic DeadSet from4OD, season one and two of Fringe plus season four of Dexter in crystal clear HD. Switch on to experience a new nightmare and relivethe hellish world of Freddy Krueger in the 2010 remake of Wes Craven’s classic horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street, powered by FilmFlex.

For those too terrified to fall asleep, Virgin Media offers thousands of hours of entertainment on demand to keep customers glued to their screens, including a whole host of light-hearted comedy to detract from things that go bump in the night. Check out Cartman and the gang in season eight and nine of hit U.S. comedy South Park in HD and as the third season of The Inbetweeners airs on E4, revisit classic moments from the first season of the hit teen comedy on demandthroughout October.

The whole family can enjoy some stunning HD entertainment this month with Ridley Scott’s acclaimed 2010 adaptation of Robin Hood powered by FilmFlex, and fans of the Jonas Brothers can enjoy Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam inHDin Kids TV Choice On Demand. Virgin Media’s Music On Demand is offering a monster mash-up with a huge selection of classic spooky and scary themed videos to choose from throughout October.

Aleks Habdank, director of On Demand Television and Strategy at Virgin Media said: “As the UK’s leading TV On Demand service we’re thrilled to bring such a frighteningly good line-up for October. We’ve got a devilishly dark selection of popular U.S drama series as well as side splitting comedy and eye popping 3D and HD movies for Virgin Media customers to sit back and enjoy this month, making Virgin Media the perfect place for all the families' needs this Halloween season.”

This month’s highlights on Virgin Media On Demand include:

Movies:
Robin Hood – in HD from 4th October, FilmFlex
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - in HD from 15th October, PictureBox
Garfield’s Pet Force 3D – from 18th October, FilmFlex
A Nightmare on Elm Street - from 25th October, FilmFlex
The Orphan HD – from 29th October, PictureBox

Ultimate Halloween Collection – spine-tingling drama at the touch of a button
Dexter season 4 in HD – from 1st October
Fringe seasons 1 and 2 – from 11th October
DeadSet – from 18th October
Supernatural season 5 – from 25th October
The Vampire Diaries season 1- from 25th October
Most Haunted: Halloween Live 2009 – from 14th October

Best of TV Choice
South Park seasons 8 and 9 in HD – from 1st October
The Inbetweeners season 1– from 1st October, 4OD
The Prisoner – from 6th October
Mythbusters season 7 –from 15th October
Identity in HD – from 27th October

Nothing but treats for the Kids this Halloween in TV Choice
Good Luck Charlie season 1 in HD – from 1st October
Ben 10 – from the 1st October
Hannah Montana season 3 – from 12th October
Scooby Doo: The Horsemen of Halloween – from 18th October
Fosters Home for Imaginery Friends: Nightmare on Wilson Way – from 18th October
Camp Rock: The Final Jam in HD – from 19th October