I love Halloween. Apparently, some people do not.
So much so that one network in particular has decided to bypass it completely.
Hallmark Channel is starting its annual Christmas movie marathon on Friday, Oct. 27. The marathon, preceded by videos such as "2017 Countdown to Christmas Announcement"in which you will learn there are 21 original movies this year and that Lacey Chabert is a "Queen of Christmas," will go right up until 2018 clocks in.
The marathon is filled with titles such as Merry Matrimony and Fir Crazy. If you're already dreaming of a white Christmas, this is your happy place. 24-7. So ... much ... happy.
The snow starts falling at 2 p.m. on Hallmark Channel.
Whatever.
In other news, Freeform, the network formerly known as ABC Family, has declared March 29 as International Mermaid Day, and Supermarket Sweep is set to come back to TV.
I'm. Done. You're probably not, though, so here are this week's picks.
MONDAY
8 a.m. "FearFest" begins. It features some of the big screen's most fearsome killers, including but not limited to, Freddy and his finger knives; Jason and whatever's handy; Michael and his machete; and Chucky and his bride. AMC
9 p.m. In another installment of something we wished we had nicknamed "FearFest," we'll get to see the fallout from all the pot-stirring that Brandi has been doing. Bravo
TUESDAY
7 p.m. It's Game 1 of Major League Baseball's World Series. Fox
7 The battles will end tonight on The Voice. NBC
8 Justin Hartley never made me cry this much when he was Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on Smallville or even as Fox Crane on daytime soap Passions. Whatever. Just keep your tissues handy for This Is Us. NBC
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. I had hoped it would never come to this, but Caylea insists: mud wrestling. Ladies and gentlemen, Little Women: Dallas. Lifetime
THURSDAY
7 p.m. More people should be watching the consistently hilarious Superstore, a show about the goings-on with the staff of a retail megamart. America Ferrera stars as the too-smart-for-her-job Amy. This Halloween, she's dressed as Selena, which cause more confusion than she bargained for. NBC
FRIDAY
Streaming: Freshman phenom Stranger Things, an ode to the 1980s, returns. Sean Astin! Netflix
SATURDAY
7 p.m. Flint is a TV movie based on the events of the environmental crisis and its effects on the Michigan town. Lifetime
8 Stephen King's 'It,' the 1990 version, runs its evil clown by the kids again. Spike
SUNDAY
8 p.m. The Walking Dead, still walking and almost always at least close to death, premieres its new season. AMC
Home entertainment
There were so many good things released last week that Spider-Man: Homecoming didn't get a fair shake.
Introduced in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland proves more than capable of slinging webs and the one-liners that need to come easily to anyone being Peter Parker and Spidey. That's heavy lifting, which is why such good actors have had the role.
Holland was up to the task. And so was the script in a movie where the heart matched the action in what some called (OK, me) the best Spider-Man movie ever.
But wait, there's more ...
This home entertainment release includes extras, so many extras. Don't miss laughing at the alternate public service announcements from Captain America; pop-up facts that link the Spider-Man comics to the movie; and the casting process, including Michael Keaton's turn as The Vulture.
Selected titles next week: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power; The Emoji Movie; Paw Patrol: The Great Snow Rescue; Teen Titans Go! Holiday Collection; Teen Wolf: Complete Seasons 1-6; and War for the Planet of the Apes.
