Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm Final Days of Planet Earth (Movies 24+)
Lloyd Walker is an archaeologist who, after stumbling upon an alien conspiracy, becomes enmeshed in an against-all-odds battle to save the human race. From the enigmatic Room 86 to the doomed Pericles space mission, Walker puzzles together clues to reveal the dark purpose behind strange events occurring around San Francisco. Now, the “keeper of dead civilizations” must rescue mankind from slavery at the hands of some very big, very terrifying insect-aliens led by actress Daryl Hannah!
9.00pm Chain of Command (Movies4Men)
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is accussed of being a C.I.A. agent gone bad and of teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he’s in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing who he can trust, he’s forced to use a process of elimination thru the chain of operatives he encounters.
10.00pm Fringe (Sky 1)
A chilling sci-fi series, which thrills, terrifies and explores the blurring line between science fiction and reality… Olivia and Peter’s lives hang perilously in the balance when a lethal virus is released. In a race against the clock, it’s up to Walter to find a solution. Season Two, episode 13.
11.00pm 5ive Girls (Zone Horror)
In St. Marks catholic boarding school for girls, the religious student Elizabeth is attacked by evil forces and disappears from the classroom and the impotent Father Drake is incapable of saving her. The school is closed and five years later it is reopened. Five troubled unwanted girls – Alex, Mara, the blind Cecilia, Leah and Connie – are left by their family in the institution, severely directed by the headmistress Miss Pearce with hands of iron. Father Drake is their teacher and the girls are forbidden to go to the mysterious third floor. When Alex has visions of the possessed Elizabeth, weird things happen in the spot and the girls have to fight against a legion of two thousand demons.
12.00am The Mutations (The Unexplained Channel)
Students have been going missing from the local college, and the one person who knows what’s happened to them is Dr. Noller, a rogue biologist. Not satisfied with the pace of natural selection in driving evolution, Noller wants to push things further by creating his own genetically engineered creations. Having already created some amazing specimins by mixing the DNA of plants and animals, the doctor has now set his sights higher, and want to work on modifying humans, as well. 70s horror starring Donald Pleasance and Tom Baker.
1.00am Night of the Demons 3: Demon House (Zone Horror)
After their car breaks down on Halloween night, a pair of teenage girls hitch a ride with a group of misfits from their high school. However, on the way an accident leads them to believe they shot a police officer, so they decide to stop at an abandoned mortuary to hide out, plan their next move, oh, and engage in hedonistic activities. Problem is, the place IS inhabited… by the demonic Angela. Soon everyone is turning against each other as Angela kills them, deceives them, or transforms them into demons.
