Going From Black Friday to a Bleak Saturday for Victims of "The Crawling Eye"- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV- “Black Friday” gives way to a “Black and White Saturday” Sven feature- as we learn about a snowy mountain peak surrounded by a mysterious mist that conceals a deadly menace to mankind! Anyone who dares to climb into it risks certain death- and a major threat looms to local residents when the mist moves downwards towards their town! Inside the mist lies the terror of “The Crawling Eye”!

The Trollenberg, a mountain in Switzerland, seems almost cursed recently, as many of the climbers who came to scale its heights have met a tragic end. We see a train approaching the mountain, and the people onboard include two sisters, Anne and Sarah Pilgrim, who are sharing a train compartment with Alan Brooks, a United Nations operative. As the train gets nearer to the Trollenberg, Anne suddenly faints!

When she revives- even though they are supposed to continue on to Geneva-she insists that she and her sister disembark at the town right at the foot of the mountain! Brooks, who was already headed to the town, arranges for the women to stay at the same hotel as he. It is owned and operated by the town mayor, Herr Klein- who seems very closed-mouthed about the recent demise of climbers. At his hotel, the group meets a young man also staying there, Philip Truscott, who recognizes that the two sisters are actually a famous mind reading act- with Anne supposedly being the one with psychic powers. Truscott also seems unusually interested in what Brooks’ business is in coming to the area.

We find out the reason, when Brooks travels to an observatory high upon the mountain. He has headed there to confer with an old friend, Professor Crevett, about the strange deaths of climbers recently. These two have noticed that they seem to be similar to another situation that they are sadly familiar with-an event a few years ago in the Andes- where locals claimed something was living in a similar mist on a mountain there. The Trollenberg situation may not be a coincidence, and there appears to be a reason for concern.

Two climbers depart from the hotel to head up the mountain to a base camp cabin. After they leave, the two sisters do their mind-reading act to entertain the folks at the hotel-but,in the middle of the performance, Anne suddenly seems to be channeling thoughts about the two men, and once again collapses. Things get more eerie when the men at the base camp cannot be reached.

Brooks and Truscott join a search party to look for them at the cabin. What they find is horrifying- and the horror grows as there are more deaths, while Anne’s visions become more frequent and begin controlling her actions! Even more upsetting- the misty cloud is moving down towards the village- and the townsfolk must all get to safety- if there is even the chance of such a thing! The danger that lurks within the cloud is finally revealed- and may destroy the visitors, the entire population of the village, and possibly the world beyond!

Okay-the title of the film itself is a spoiler but, once again, here on the blog, we are trying to keep from actually showing the full creatures that dwell within the fog. We stress again that, every week, we hear from viewers who haven’t seen some of our films, and do not want to ruin whatever surprise they might discover-although we know that even the movie posters give a lot away. We ask blog commenters NOT to post any photos of the creatures.

On the show, we’ll reveal the original name of this film, talk about its cast, including “F-Troop” star Forrest Tucker and Janet Munro, promote a new beverage you might want to avoid, and present this week’s unavoidable song. Nostaligiaferatoo will also show up to plug a questionable product, and we’ll show some previously unseen fun we had at C2E2 earlier this year, plus an interview with one of our great Sven comics artists, Christopher Jones, and some 45th anniversary greetings from celebrity friends. We will also salute our friend, the fine actor (and fine person) Tony Todd, who passed away recently.

“The Crawling Eye” will appear before your eyes tonight at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time. This week, not only will fans be live-Tweeting during the show on Twitter/X- but also on the Bluesky app- on both places, you can use the hashtag #svengoolie. Locally our Chicago area viewers will have to switch over to the U Too channel to catch the encore of the beloved “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” this morning at 11 am. This is due to high school sports on the U.

If you are thinking about ordering some Sven holiday gifts from our MeTV Mall- now is the time to do it, in order to receive them by the time you will need them! Check out the “store” tab here on our website. We are all too aware that some may have to order larger clothing sizes after celebrating Thanksgiving-ahem- us included! Use promo code METVHOLIDAY and get 20% off everything, which includes the 2024 Svengoolie Holiday Sweater, all of our great 45th Anniversary items, and even the Super7 Glow in the Dark Svengoolie action figure. See the site for details, and start your shopping now while supplies of these products last! And remember, NO PERSONAL CHECKS!

Join us tonight on MeTV for an ominous ocular occurrence that you should keep an eye on!