It’s officially Halloween season! Right on time, AMC Networks announced today a monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series, and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, for the very first time.
FearFest Shocked by Shudder will run from September to October, stretching across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event.
“Countdown to Fearfest” begins on AMC today, September 1st, with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week, including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.
October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films and new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host new Shudder movies and series each Friday night leading up to Halloween, including a double-feature of Shudder’s V/H/S franchise on Friday, October 6th, and the co-premiere of Shudder’s Creepshow Season 4 from Executive Producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), alongside AMC+ and Shudder on Friday, October 13th.
AMC will also celebrate iconic horror classics all season, including the 45th anniversary of Halloween with a new The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs special on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 p.m., the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist paired with its 101 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time episode on Friday, September 29 at 8:15 p.m., and the 55th anniversary of Rosemary’s Baby followed by the Cursed Films documentary on Monday, October 2 at 8:00 p.m.
As the home of the best in horror all year round, Shudder will debut several highly anticipated new movies and series every week in September and October, including Alicia Silverstone-headlined thriller Perpetrator (September 1), the next installment in the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/85 (October 6), the highly anticipated When Evil Lurks (October 27), a new season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, and new specials from The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs throughout the season.
In addition to AMC, AMC+ and Shudder, all of AMC Networks’ linear channels and streaming services will also host branded “FearFest” off-shoots and special horror programming, including:
- BBC America’s “Bloody Good Fear,” featuring fan-favorite sci-fi and supernatural movies every Sunday in October to deliver on the “Sunday Scaries”;
- IFC’s “Fear on Friday,” establishing a new weekly Friday night horror programming block presented by Shudder, starting in September;
- Sundance TV’s “Icons of Fear,” pairing iconic horror films with corresponding Cursed Films episodes for a “shock and a doc” double feature starting October 15;
- WE tv’s “Fear After Dark,” featuring Shudder films and documentaries spotlighting Black horror every Thursday in October;
- Acorn TV’s debut of the horror anthology The Terror season one starring Tobias Menzies and Jared Harris (also premiering September 25 across Shudder and AMC+);
- ALLBLK’s co-premiere of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (with Shudder) on September 22), Shudder’s The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, and the return of ALLBLK Original Series Wicked City for its second season on October 19;
- IFC Films Unlimited’s “Best of IFC Midnight” collection, including top seasonal franchise The Human Centipede;
- HiDive’s collection of anime horror, including breakout new series Dark Gathering; and
- Sundance Now will air the first season of the fan-favorite supernatural series Being Human for the season.
