MARTIN MULL AND EMMY(R) NOMINATED ACTRESS RHEA PERLMAN STAR IN 'OLIVER'S GHOST' A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE, OCTOBER 22

Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Halloween," 48 Hours of Spooktacular Fun A boy's extraordinary gift to see ghostly spirits, creates an invisible bond between his two worlds. Martin Mull ("Two and a Half Men," "American Dad!") and Emmy(R) nominated actress Rhea Perlman ("Cheers") star in "Oliver's Ghost," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, Saturday, October 22 (9p.m. ET/PT, 8C). Mull and Perlman star alongside Nicholas Stargel ("My Parents, My Sister & Me"), Cameron Daddo ("A Kiss at Midnight"), Bridget White ("The Young and the Restless") and Daniela Bobadilla ("Mr. Troop Mom"), in one ghost of a story. Hallmark Channel's 'Countdown to Halloween' is a week-long celebration book-ended by two Hallmark Channel Original Movies.

Eleven year-old Oliver (Stargel) has a unique ability to see 'full-bodied apparitions' - ghosts! When his family moves from the bustling city to an older home in the suburbs, only Oliver is able to see the spirit of Clive Rutledge (Mull), the previous owner. Clive causes every manner of destruction to force Oliver and his family to leave. But in the end, it will be Oliver, with the help of a kind neighbor (Perlman), who shows Clive how to finally release all his earthly regrets so he can leave the house in peace.

"Oliver's Ghost" is an MNG Films Ireland Production in association with Larry Levinson Productions. Larry Levinson is the executive producer. Randy Pope and Mary Callery are coexecutive producers. Lincoln Lageson is the producer. Dave S. Cass, Sr. directed from a script by David Golden.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 87.5 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading network in quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies, lifestyle and general entertainment content, and is the home of "The Martha Stewart Show", which anchors the channel's new daytime HOME block. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on the family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies and special events.