The Latest on TV: Joan of Axe

Notable movies and other programs on TV for Monday October 8 to Sunday October 14:

Our patron saint Joan headlines this week's spooky offerings on Turner Classic Movies with her horrific hoot Straight-Jacket, part of a salute to terrormeister William Castle on Friday. The Tingler will also be shown, but you'll have to provide your own vibrating seats.

Also on TCM, two legends get the spotlight: Henry Fonda is the "Star of the Month", and two of his best westerns, The Ox-Bow Incident and Once Upon a Time in the West, will be aired on Thursday. Humphrey Bogart gets a mini-salute to his films of the 50's on Saturday, including the still-not-on-DVD The African Queen and Ben Mankiewicz's pick for the week, The Desperate Hours.

Other movies this week not on DVD include Ginger Rogers in Tom, Dick and Harry, Shirley Temple in That Hagen Girl and Frank Sinatra in The Tender Trap (all on TCM, Monday), Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso (TCM, Tuesday), James Dunn and Peggy Ann Garner in their Oscar-winning performances in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Fox Movie Channel, Tuesday), the Oscar-winning Best Pictures Cavalcade and Sunrise (FMC, Friday), Jennifer Jones in Tender is the Night (FMC, Sunday) and Loretta Young's Oscar-winning performance in The Farmer's Daughter (TCM, Sunday).

Why should you watch South Sydney Story (Versus, Wednesday)? Two reasons: Russell Crowe and a bunch of Australian rugby players.

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is back, but it looks like she needs a little help, thus The Search for the Next Elvira begins Saturday on Fox Reality.

Also on Saturday, MTV brings you Legally Blonde - The Musical, direct from Broadway. The three-hour event will include the entire show, plus behind the scenes peeks. And if you want a sneak peek of the show itself, click here.

Heather Matarazzo moves from The L Word to Exes and Ohs, a new series on LOGO premiering Monday. The Rock Hudson Story will air Tuesday, and since Thursday is National Coming Out Day, the channel will run a Coming Out Stories marathon all day. And take a look at The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.

AMC's Movies That Shook the World takes on Fatal Attraction Sunday, while over on E!, True Hollywood Story investigates the women of Sex and the City Friday.

Click on the network links to find the show times in your area. All programming is subject to change.

Links via TCM.com, Wikipedia.org, FoxMovieChannel.com, Versus.com, OhLaLaParis.com, FoxReality.com, MTV.com, LOGOOnline.com, HRC.org, AMCTV.com and EOnline.com.