Oh, Oh, Oh, It’s Magic! Space has the Series Premiere of WIZARD WARS, Two INNERSPACE San Diego Comic-Con Specials,

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• Viewers can get the scoop on what’s new and hot in genre movies and TV with two, all-new INNERSPACE specials, INNERSPACE PRESENTS SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: TV (Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. ET) and INNERSPACE PRESENTS SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: MOVIES (Friday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. ET).
• Space is home to the spellbinding new competition series, WIZARD WARS, premiering Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 10 p.m. ET.
• Chaos erupts on the high seas in the season finale of THE LAST SHIP, Sunday, Aug. 24 at 9 p.m. ET.
• Viewers can sink their teeth into gore with FANG ATTACK! SHARKS & VAMPIRES MARATHON, Saturday, Aug. 2 to Monday, Aug. 4, which includes the movie premiere of ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 p.m. ET.
• Space heads deep into the woods for the CABIN NIGHTMARES MARATHON, starting Saturday, Aug. 30 with the movie premiere of THE CABIN IN THE WOODS at 10 p.m. ET. From creepy woods to murky waters, Sunday, Aug. 31, viewers can catch the premiere of PIRANHA 3DD at 12 a.m. ET.
• August movie premieres on Space include SPACE MILKSHAKE (Thursday, Aug. 7 at 9 p.m. ET), THE MOTH DIARIES (Thursday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. ET), and THE SPIRIT (Saturday, Aug. 23 at 11 p.m. ET).

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Below is a chronological list of premieres, finales, and specials for September on Space. All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit Space.ca to confirm local broadcast times and for the full broadcast schedule).

Saturday, Aug. 2

FANG ATTACK! SHARKS & VAMPIRES MARATHON

6 a.m. – MEGA SHARK VS. CROCOSAURUS (2011)

A gigantic, immensely powerful shark does battle with a fierce primordial crocodile from Africa. Stars Gary Stretch (Savages), Jaleel White (FAMILY MATTERS), and Robert Picardo (THE MENTALIST).

7:55 a.m. – MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS (2011)

The California coast is terrorized by two, enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. Stars Debbie Gibson (Rock of Ages) and Lorenzo Lamas (BIG TIME RUSH). 

9:50 a.m. – MEGA SHARK VS. MECHA SHARK (2014)

The government releases the top-secret Mecha Shark to defeat Mega Shark in a fierce battle that threatens the planet. Stars Debbie Gibson, Christopher Judge (STARGATE SG-1), and Elisabeth Röhm (American Hustle). 

11:45 a.m. – CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT (2009)

A young boy named Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia, The Hole) meets a mysterious man (John C. Reilly, Step Brothers) at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, Darren leaves behind the safety of a boring existence to fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRES ASSISTANT also stars Josh Hutcherson (Hunger Games film series) and Salma Hayek (Once Upon A Time In Mexico). 

8 p.m. – 2 HEADED SHARK ATTACK (2012)

When a boat filled with college co-eds spending a semester at sea is sunk by a mutated two-headed shark, the survivors escape to a deserted island. But when it starts flooding, the co-eds are no longer safe from the double jaws of the monster. 2 HEADED SHARK ATTACK stars Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Charlie O’Connell (Dude, Where’s My Car?), and Brooke Hogan (HOGAN KNOWS BEST). 

10 p.m. – ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012) *Movie Premiere*

Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker, Flags of Our Fathers), history’s greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family, and his life to protect America from bloodthirsty vampires. Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the Word), Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier).

12:15 a.m. – LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS (2010)

Two men travel to a Welsh village for a holiday, but find their time to relax cut shockingly short when they realize they have to battle a bevy of beautiful, fanged femme fatales. Stars Mathew Horne (BAD EDUCATION) and James Corden (GAVIN & STACEY).

 2:15 a.m. – FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996)

Two criminal brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results. Harvey Keitel (A Beginner’s Guide to Endings), Salma Hayek, and Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County) also star.

Sunday, Aug. 3

FANG ATTACK! SHARKS & VAMPIRES MARATHON

6:45 a.m. – DINOSHARK (2011)

A rogue fishing boat captain (Eric Balfour, Skyline) and a science teacher (Iva Hasperger, Cloud Seven) work to stop a ravenous pliosaur before it takes a monster bite out of the local fiesta and an all-girl water polo tournament.

8:45 a.m. – SWAMP SHARK (2011)

When a large sea creature escapes into a swampy backwoods river, the MacDaniels family take on the swamp shark to save the town from being torn to shreds by a beast the likes of which no one has ever seen. Stars Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Robert Davi (STARGATE: ATLANTIS), and D.B. Sweeney (TWO AND A HALF MEN).

10:45 a.m. – GHOST SHARK (2013)

Two locals must uncover the truth about their town’s dark past or fall victim to a ghost shark that can hunt on land and in the sea. Stars Mackenzie Rosman (7^th HEAVEN) and Dave Randolph-Mayhem Davis (THE WALKING DEAD).

10 p.m. – DAYBREAKERS (2009)

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind. Stars Ethan Hawke (Before Midnight), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man), and Sam Neill (ALCATRAZ).

12 a.m. – LET ME IN (2011)

A bullied young boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road) befriends a young female vampire (Chloë Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass) who lives in secrecy with her guardian (Richard Jenkins, The Cabin in the Woods).

2:20 a.m. – JERSEY SHORE SHARK ATTACK (2012)

When a ravenous school of albino bull sharks turn Seaside Heights into an Italian-American buffet, a group of well-tanned locals take up arms to put the vicious feeding frenzy to an end. Paul Sorvino (LAW & ORDER), Jack Scalia (ALL MY CHILDREN), and musician Joey Fatone.

Monday, Aug. 4

FANG ATTACK! SHARKS & VAMPIRES MARATHON

6:40 a.m. – SHARKTOPUS (2010)

A diabolical hybrid of a shark and octopus, created by a genetic scientist as the U.S. Navy’s next super-weapon, escapes to Puerto Vallarta after its control implants are damaged during a training experiment. Now, it’s up to a hotshot mercenary, an investigative reporter, a biomechanical engineer to stop a creature that no one has ever witnessed before. Stars Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) and Héctor Jiménez (Nacho Libre). 

8:35 a.m. – SHARKNADO (2013)

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. Then, when high-speed winds form tornadoes in the desert, nature’s deadliest killer rules the water, land, and air. Stars Tara Reid (American Pie) and Ian Ziering (BEVERLY HILLS 90210). 

10:30 a.m. – SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE (2014)

A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished iconic sites – and only Fin (Ziering) and April (Reid) can save the Big Apple. 

10:30 p.m. – BLADE (1998)

Blade (Wesley Snipes, Unstoppable), half-mortal, half-vampire, is charged with ridding the earth of a race of vampires and avenge his mother’s death.

1 a.m. – BLADE II (2002)

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reaper vampires who feed on vampires.

3:25 a.m. – BLADE: TRINITY (2004)

Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet. 

Thursday, Aug. 7

6 p.m. – INNERSPACE PRESENTS SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: TV

INNERSPACE hosts Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson chat with the stars from some of the hottest TV shows featured at world’s largest genre convention, San Diego Comic-Con. Ajay and Teddy interview the casts of ORPHAN BLACK,GAME OF THRONES,MARVEL’S AGENTS OF SHIELD and MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER, GOTHAM, GRIMM, ONCE UPON A TIME, and TEEN WOLF.

9 p.m. – SPACE MILKSHAKE (2012) *Movie Premiere*

Four spaceworkers on a run-down orbital sanitation station run into a few problems when they salvage a strange device from space ship wreckage. Stars Amanda Tapping (STARGATE SG-1), Kristin Kreuk (SMALLVILLE), Robin Dunne (SANCTUARY), Billy Boyd (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy), and George Takei (STAR TREK).

Friday, Aug. 8

6 p.m. – INNERSPACE PRESENTS SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: MOVIES

Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson get all the scoop on the biggest films featured at San Diego Comic-Con. Viewers can tune in to catch interviews with cast members from THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, ANT MAN, THE BOXTROLLS, SIN  CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR, and THE GIVER.

Thursday, Aug. 14

9 p.m. – THE MOTH DIARIES (Year) *Movie Premiere*

At an elite boarding school for girls, troubled Rebecca (Sarah Bolger, THE TUDORS) and popular Lucy’s (Sarah Gadon, Cosmopolis) friendship is shattered with the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole, Snow White and the Huntsman), whose captivating glamour lures Lucy into her company.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

10 p.m. – WIZARD WARS *Series Premiere*

WIZARD WARS takes viewers behind the scenes of magic by challenging a new team of magicians each week to create the most jaw-dropping illusions using an array of random objects and transforming them into eye-popping miracles. Judges include Penn & Teller, Jason Latimer, and Christen Gerhart.

Saturday, Aug. 23

11 p.m. – THE SPIRIT (2008) *Movie Premiere*

Rookie cop Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht, SUITS) returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight the evil forces in Central City.

Sunday, Aug. 24

9 p.m. – THE LAST SHIP *Season Finale*

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Saturday, Aug. 30

CABIN NIGHTMARES MARATHON

10 p.m. – THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012) *Movie Premiere*

A rambunctious group of five college friends sneakl away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. Stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Kristen Connolly (HOUSE OF CARDS), Richard Jenkins (Let Me In), and Bradley Whitford (THE WEST WING).

12 a.m. – CABIN FEVER (2002)

A group of college graduates are trapped in the woods and methodically killed off by a horrifying flesh-eating virus. Stars Rider Strong (BOY MEETS WORLD), Jordan Ladd (Death Proof), and James DeBello (Swimfan).

2 a.m. – CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING FEVER (2009)

A high school prom faces a deadly threat as a flesh-eating virus spreads via a popular brand of bottled water. Stars Rider Strong, Michael Bowen (Kill Bill: Vol. 1), and Alexi Wasser (DIRT).

3:45 a.m. – THE DESCENT (2006)

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators. Stars Shauna Macdonald (MI-5), Natalie Mendoza (Moulin Rouge!), and Alex Reid (MISFITS).

Sunday, Aug. 31

6 a.m. – HANSEL & GRETEL (2013)

In this modern retelling of the classic horror tale, teen siblings Hansel (Brent Lydic, Wasted) and Gretel (Stephanie Greco, The Haunting of Whaley House) are enslaved by a psychotic recluse inside her gruesome house of horrors in the woods.

8 a.m. – A PERFECT GETAWAY (2009)

Two pairs of lovers on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands. Stars Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club), Timothy Olyphant (JUSTIFIED), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), and Kiele Sanchez (THE GLADES).

2 p.m. –  BLACK FOREST (2012)

Tourists become lost in a magical forest, where they encounter evil fairy tale creatures who plot to steal one of their babies and kill the rest of them. Stars Tinsel Korey (The Twilight Saga) and Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire).

4 p.m. – SHARK NIGHT 3D (2011)

A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks. Stars Sara Paxton (The Last House on the Left) and Dustin Milligan (90210).

12 a.m. – PIRANHA 3DD (2012) *Movie Premiere*

After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark. Stars Danielle Panabaker (The Crazies), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future trilogy), Ving Rhames (Dawn of the Dead), and David Hasselhoff.

2a.m. – MEGA PIRANHA (2010)

A mutant strain of giant ferocious piranha escape from the Amazon and eat their way toward Florida. Stars Paul Logan (DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Tiffany (The Jetsons: The Movie), and Barry Williams (THE BRADY BUNCH).

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