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ATLANTA, Jan. 7, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- With recent events in nature triggering End of Days predictions, in a timely bit of scheduling GMC cable network will present "Apocalyptic Sunday" on Jan. 9 from 9am through 11pm ET, showcasing some of the most popular doomsday films of all-time.
The End of Days predictions began in earnest recently with dead fish turning up in the Chesapeake, birds dying in Arkansas and Kentucky, and thousands of crab corpses washing onto beaches in England.
Kirk Cameron, star of three of the apocalyptic films being shown this Sunday on GMC, has been interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper and other talk shows to discuss the phenomena.
GMC's "Apocalyptic Sunday" marathon includes:
9am-11am ET In the Blink of An Eye,
2009 (Drama/Thriller) Stars: David A.R. White, Eric Roberts, Logan White. A perfect getaway suddenly becomes a horrific vacation for detective David Ramsey when his wife and friends suddenly disappear from the private yacht on which they are all traveling.
11am-1pm ET 2012 Doomsday
2008 (Drama Thriller) Stars: Cliff DeYoung, Dale Midkiff, Ami Dolenz. Four strangers on a journey of faith are drawn to an ancient temple in the heart of Mexico. For the Mayans, it is the last recorded day. For NASA scientists, it is a cataclysmic polar shift. For the rest of us, it's Doomsday.
1pm-3pm ET
& 7pm-9pm ET Left Behind
2000 (Drama/Suspense/Thriller) Stars: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johsnon, Clarence Gilyard. On an overseas flight, journalist Buck Williams (Cameron) and pilot, Rayford Steele (Johnson) are caught in the most incredible event in history. Without warning, dozens of passengers disappear into thin air and millions more are missing from around the world. As chaos and anarchy engulf the world, both men desperately search for answers. Based on the Left Behind book series.
3pm-5pm ET
& 9pm-11pm ET Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
2002 (Drama/Suspense/Thriller) Stars: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard, Gordon Currie. Those left behind face war, famine, plagues and natural disaster so devastating that only one in four people will survive. Odds are even worse for the enemies of the Antichrist and his new world order.
5pm-7pm ET
& 11pm ET-1am ET Left Behind: World at War
2005 (Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller) Stars: Kirk Cameron, Louis Gossett, Jr., Brad Johnson, Clarence Gilyard, Jessica Steen. A year and a half ago the world was hit with the biggest catastrophe it had ever seen. Without warning and without explanation, hundreds of millions of people simply vanished off the face of the earth. Yet, somehow, one man seemed to rise to the challenge and now rules the world. Some question if he is the Antichrist.
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