AMC FearFest returns for its 20th year and runs from October 13th to October 31st
AMC has all but cornered the market on small-screen horror, with their juggernaut series The Walking Dead and its sister show, Fear the Walking Dead as well as starting Shudder, their all-horror streaming service. But for the last two decades, the channel has been running AMC FearFest, one of TV’s longest-running annual thematic programming celebrations. This year, AMC will offer the largest collection of horror and genre film titles in its history, featuring more than 400 hours of horror and genre programming, including a full 88-hour six-season catch-up marathon of every episode of The Walking Dead, an all-new two-hour retrospective special and the highly anticipated season seven premiere on October 23.
AMC Fearfest runs on AMC for 19 days, from Thursday, October 13 through Halloween night on October 31.
Here’s a look at some of the horror franchises being spotlighted during FearFest:
Halloween: The original Halloween 1-5 (1978-1989), Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009).
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The original A Nightmare on Elm Street 1-5 (1984-1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (#6, 1991), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Friday the 13th: The original Friday the 13th Parts I-VIII (1980-1989), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (Part 9, 1993), Jason X (Part 10, 2001), and Friday the 13th (2009).
The Amityville Horror: The original The Amityville Horror (1979), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Amityville 3 (1983), and The Amityville Horror (2005).
The Exorcist: The original The Exorcist (1973) and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
The Omen: The original The Omen (1976), Damien: Omen II (1978), Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), Omen IV: The Awakening (1991).
Alien: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997).
Chucky: Child’s Play 2 (1990), Child’s Play 3 (1991), Bride of Chucky (1998) and Seed of Chucky (2004).
Tremors: Tremors (1990), Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996), Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001), Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004).
Underworld: Underworld (2003), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009).
Stephen King: Cujo (1983), Carrie (1976, 40th anniversary), Silver Bullet (1985), Graveyard Shift (1990), Dreamcatcher (2003), Thinner (1996, 20th anniversary), 1408 (2007), Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992), Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995).
For more information visit the official AMC website.
