MOVIES - Oct. 24, 2001

Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to the elegantly evil Vincent Price with five of the actor’s finest frightfests: “Diary of a Madman” (5 p.m.), “Twice-Told Tales” (7 p.m.), “House of Wax” (9:15 p.m.), “House on Haunted Hill” (11 p.m.) and “Tower of London” (12:30 a.m.).

John Hurt stars as “The Elephant Man” (9:15 p.m., AMC), a hideously deformed innocent rescued from a carnival freak show by a kindly Victorian-era doctor (Anthony Hopkins), in director David Lynch’s dark but moving 1980 study of compassion and morality.

SERIES

“60 Minutes II” (8 p.m., CBS) surveys the difficult terrain--topographical and otherwise--facing U.S special forces operating in Afghanistan.

“The E! True Hollywood Story” (8 p.m., E!) examines the trial of Claus von Blow, accused of the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny, a wealthy socialite--events that inspired the 1990 drama “Reversal of Fortune.”

William Shatner treks through tonight’s episode of the Jason Alexander comedy “Bob Patterson” (9:30 p.m. ABC) with a guest spot as a rival motivational speaker.