The Full Schedule for Svengoolie's 'Halloween BOO-Nanza' 2025

A legendary horror host from Chicago, who has been at it for 46 years as a beloved and recognizable character, is once again going big for Halloween.

Svengoolie is a national TV show that airs at 7 pm CST Saturday nights on MeTV. Hosted by Rich Koz (playing "Svengoolie," a caricature in skull-like makeup donning a moustache, goatee, wig, and black top-hat), the program features a low-budget horror film punctuated by skits and commentary involving the titular character himself.

SEE MORE: My Interview with Svengoolie (Y105, 2024)

Svengoolie's "Halloween BOO-Nanza" is Back for the Fourth Year:

Like I did last year, I was fortunate enough to get to chat with Rich Koz himself. Koz has been an affable presence on Chicago, and now national, airwaves for decades. Throughout the month of October, Koz will be hosting Svengoolie's Halloween BOO-Nanza, which features back-to-back horror movies presented by Sven himself as well as the "House of Svengoolie," featuring Gwengoolie (Sarah Palmer), the 800-year-old vampire Nostalgiaferatoo (Bill Leff), and IMP (Scott Gryder).

Since House of Svengoolie started following Svengoolie on select Saturdays, MeTV becomes a long-running showcase of horror movies across different generations. Svengoolie's relatively new trio of characters often show "newer" films, from the 1980s and 1990s, and their incorporation on this year's Halloween BOO-Nanza is another welcomed addition.

The Line-Up of Halloween Horror Movies on Svengoolie:

Per MeTV's website, here is the schedule for both Svengoolie and House of Svengoolie during the month of October:

Saturday, October 4:

8P | 7C: Svengoolie: "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966)

A timid typesetter hasn’t a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter – until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.

10:30P | 9:30C: House of Svengoolie: "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) MeTV Premiere!

A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback.

Saturday, October 11:

8P | 7C:Svengoolie: "Them!" (1954)

The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.

10:30P | 9:30C: House of Svengoolie: "Arachnophobia" (1990) MeTV Premiere!

A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify young Dr. Ross Jennings, who is newly arrived in town with his family.

Saturday, October 18:

9A | 8C: House of Svengoolie's Cartoon BOO-Nanza

The Sven Squad host spooky and kooky classic animation Saturday morning cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny and his friends, bringing home more Halloween fun.

8P | 7C: Svengoolie: "Young Frankenstein" (1974) MeTV Premiere!

Mel Brooks directs the sharpest comedy of his stellar career with this greatest of all horror movie send-ups, regarded as one of the best comedy films ever made. An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body with hilarious results.

10:30P | 9:30C: House of Svengoolie: "Frankenstein" (1931)

Dr. Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.

MeTV's Morning Show Will Also Have Some Spooky Cartoons:

MeTV's morning show, Toon In with Me, will be having a "Boo Bash" from October 20th - October 31st. The special shows will feature a daily theme that will serve as a launch bad for hosts Bill Leff and Toony to use as a showcase for specific cartoon shorts.

Per Remind Magazine, here is the schedule for Toon In with Me for those select days:

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Chilling Traditions” (Monday, October 20 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony explore eerie traditions from long ago including headless portraits, cemetery picnics and coffin decorating.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Tales of Poe” (Tuesday, October 21 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony reimagine classic Poe stories.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “TIWM’s Horror Show” (Thursday, October 23 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony give their interpretation of classic horror films.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Do You Want To Play With Me?” (Friday, October 24 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill’s an avid toy collector, but the latest additions to his collection have Toony creeped out.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Headless Horseman” (Monday, October 27 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony retell the Headless Horseman legend.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Scariest Places on Earth” (Tuesday, October 28 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony set out on an adventure to visit some of the scariest places on the planet including the most haunted city in the United States, Savannah, Georgia and the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Zombie Makeover” (Wednesday, October 29 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony produce a zombie movie but need a zombie to star in the flick so they enlist a special effects makeup artisto transform a staffer for the part.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “House Monster” (Thursday, October 30 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill and Toony visit spooky houses to get into the Halloween spirit, but Bill is in for an unexpected surprise at the last house known for turning visitors into Halloween decorations.

TOON IN WITH ME’S BOO BASH: “Mad Scientist” (Friday, October 31 from 7-9am ET/PT) Bill, Toony and friends attend a Halloween party with a scary twist.