# Trilogy of Terror on Svengoolie on Saturday **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505 "2022-09-30T13:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/1 "2022-09-30T13:02:01Z")
Hello fellow Chicagoans and those who get the MeTV channel. Just thought I’d mention that this Saturday, October 1st at 7:00 PM Central Time, Svengoolie will be showing _Trilogy of Terror_. Yep, the one with the legendary Zuni fetish doll. For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here’s a summary: First story - Meh. Second story - Not so meh as the first story. Third story - OH MY GOOOOD!!! So, make sure to tune in to the last half of the show at least. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/2 "2022-09-30T13:06:45Z")
Thanks! I love that story! ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/3 "2022-09-30T13:08:34Z")
Berrrr-wyn. _dodges rubber chickens_ ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/4 "2022-09-30T13:16:01Z")
Its a classic must see show. The Zuni doll holds up well over time. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/5 "2022-09-30T15:26:21Z")
Thanks! I’ll make an effort to catch it. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/6 "2022-09-30T15:41:09Z")
I remember watching it late on week-ends and and flinching and looking over my shoulder at any noise in the darkened house. That doll is way creepy. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/7 "2022-09-30T15:42:48Z")
Unfortunately Svengoolie is no longer available around here. It was available on MeTV that was carried by the local NBC affiliate until Sep. 1. I think they’ve heard a lot of complaints about this change but I doubt they’d pick it up again anytime soon. Anyway, we had an actual wooden doll like that, not as horrifyingly ugly, but it teetered on a poorly carved base and had tendency to fall off any shelf we placed it on hitting the floor with a very loud thunk or the sounds of breaking whatever it landed on. We were pretty sure that thing was cursed. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/8 "2022-09-30T15:46:10Z")
“The Zuni doll holds up well over time.” It does, which is weird because the special effects are so low budget. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/9 "2022-09-30T16:06:41Z")
We don’t get MeTV any more, either. I miss not only Svengoolie, but Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and especially Lost in Space. ‘Oh, the pain!’ Kind of an upgrade of movie, Svengoolie shows The Wolfman and Creature from the Black Lagoon each about once a month. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/10 "2022-09-30T17:25:39Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > ust thought I’d mention that this Saturday, October 1st at 7:00 PM Central Time, Svengoolie will be showing _Trilogy of Terror_. Yep, the one with the legendary Zuni fetish doll. Actually, it’s an hour earlier this week at 6:00 PM Central, FYI. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/11 "2022-09-30T17:30:24Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Actually, it’s an hour earlier this week at 6:00 PM Central, FYI. Wow, really? Thank you for the correction! I would’ve been cursing for sure if I had come in late. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/12 "2022-09-30T18:02:37Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Actually, it’s an hour earlier this week at 6:00 PM Central, FYI. And, at 8:00 CST, [Svengoolie Uncrypted](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=896200111767584) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/13 "2022-09-30T18:04:04Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > The Zuni doll holds up well over time. The doll’s accessories on the other hand are shoddily made and routinely fall off. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/14 "2022-09-30T18:06:08Z")
Yeah, that gold chain for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/15 "2022-09-30T18:21:04Z")
Thank you! I’ve been wanted to see it since … the last time it was on network TV. And I never check Svengoolie. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/16 "2022-09-30T21:33:23Z")
Time you switched to Roku. Save yerself a grand a year & get WAY better TV. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/17 "2022-09-30T22:46:33Z")
Umm, **TriPolar** was talking about plain vanilla network TV, available for zero dollars. We now have some streaming options, but we still spend most of our time watching all these free channels (each network has a couple of free additional digital channels, _MeTV_ is NBC channel 15-4 here), courtesy of a basic antenna. Okay, well, we did spend $25 on an upgraded antenna… ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/18 "2022-10-01T02:08:16Z")
I got MeTV on local cable. Svengoole is again Philo on Roku for $25 a month. I have enough paid streaming services just to watch one show. It won’t be long before there’s only a handful of streaming services left and then it will be worth it to pay a couple of them for everything I watch on TV including cable. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/19 "2022-10-01T02:30:15Z")
Ohhhh, love me some Svengoolie. This’ll be a fun one! ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505/20 "2022-10-01T06:47:49Z")
Being a mere kid of 11 or 12 when _Trilogy Of Terror_ was first broadcast. I sat up late and watched the whole thing, yawning through the first two stories to get to the “Prey” segment. Of course, I had the juvenile shit scared out of me by that tale! I’ve seen it twice since then, and I have to confess: the animated “He Who Kills” actually cracked me up laughing both times, because the way he runs around at hyperspeed growling and muttering just reminds me of the Tasmanian Devil. I just couldn’t stop giggling madly every time he was onscreen. The last few seconds of the story though…that closeup of Karen Black’s face…oh yeah, that still holds up all too well. _Brr-rrr-rrr._ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505.md?page=2)