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AMC FearFest
What is FearFest? In 1997, the AMC network launched Monsterfest, a popular week-long marathon of horror movies and thrillers that aired in late October. On September 26, 2008, AMC announced the launch of a new horror-themed movie marathon for its October schedule called “Fearfest” which replaced Monsterfest. Fear Fest typically runs from mid-October every year until Halloween (often the day after too) and in recent years has run throughout the entire month of October. In 2023 AMC ran a “Kickoff to FearFest” that began on September 25th.
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2024 AMC Halloween Movies on TV News
FearFest returns all month long this October on AMC!
AMC shared a short teaser for this year’s “FearFest” celebration, including clips from the Hellraiser, Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises.
Other films featured in the video include Creepshow, Poltergeist, The Thing, and The Shining.
2024 AMC Fear Fest Schedule
AMC’s annual horror marathon FearFest is bringing the frights in the lead-up to Halloween with 31 days of genre programming featuring 80 films and 400 hours of programming. Includes the iconic film franchises Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Stephen King classics.
PLEASE NOTE: Date/times are subject to change (all times shown in ET)
Airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times/dates can vary by TV provider.
Schedule last updated on 10/02/24
Fear Fest will begin Tuesday, October 1st 2024
AMC FearFest Schedule
Schedule subject to change, please check back for new updates.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- 12:00am – The Crazies
- 9:00am – The Apparition
- 11:00am – The Crazies
- 1:30pm – The Last House on the Left
- 4:00pm – Trick ‘r Treat
- 6:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
- 8:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 10:00pm – House of Wax (2005)
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- 12:30am – The First Purge
- 9:00am – Hellraiser (1987)
- 11:15am – House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- 1:15pm – The Haunting (1999)
- 3:45pm – The Last Exorcism
- 5:45pm – Poltergeist
- 8:15pm – The Exorcist (1973)
- 11:00pm – Christine (1983)
Thursday, October 3, 2024
JOHN CARPENTER MARATHON
- 1:00am – Carrie (1976)
- 5:27am – Violent Midnight
- 9:00am – John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars
- 11:00am – John Carpenter’s Vampires
- 1:30pm – John Carpenter’s They Live
- 3:30pm – John Carpenter’s The Thing
- 6:00pm – John Carpenter’s Christine
- 8:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 10:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
Friday, October 4, 2024
AMC Celebrates A Nightmare of Freddy Marathon
- 12:00am – Horror’s Greatest (2024)
- 1:20am – Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 5:45am – Voodoo Woman
- 9:00am – Corridors of Blood (1958)
- 9:15am – The Creation of the Humanoids
- 9:30am – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- 11:30am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- 1:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- 3:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 6:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 8:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 10:15pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Friday the 13th Marathon
- 3:56am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
6:00am – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - 8:00am – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- 10:00am – Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
- 12:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- 2:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- 4:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 6:00pm – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 8:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 10:00pm – Friday the 13th Part 2
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Final Destination Marathon
- 12:00am – Friday the 13th Part III
- 2:00am – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 4:00am – How to Make a Monster (1958)
- 4:15am – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- 6:15am – Jason X
- 8:30am – Freddy vs. Jason
- 10:45am – I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 1:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 3:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 5:00pm – Final Destination 3
- 7:00pm – Final Destination 5
- 11:56pm – Final Destination (2000)
Monday, October 7, 2024
Halloween Marathon Begins
- 9:00am – Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
- 9:15am – Jet Attack (1958)
- 9:30am – Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
- 11:30am – Motel Hell
- 2:00pm – Pumpkinhead
- 4:00pm – The Fly (1986)
- 6:00pm – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 8:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 10:00pm – Halloween (1978)
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Halloween Marathon Continued
- 12:00am – Halloween II (1981)
- 2:00am – Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 4:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 9:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 11:00am – Halloween II (1981)
- 1:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 3:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 5:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 7:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 9:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- 12:00am – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 2:00am – House on Haunted Hill
- 4:00am – Piranha 3DD
- 9:00am – Invasion of the Neptune Men
- 9:15am – How to Make a Monster
- 9:30am – Halloween (2007)
- 12:00pm – Child’s Play (2019)
- 2:00pm – Candyman
- 4:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 6:00pm – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 8:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 10:40pm – Friday the 13th Part 2
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- 1:20am – Hellraiser (1987)
- 3:35am – House of the Dead
- 9:00am – The Rite
- 10:45am – The Haunting
- 1:15pm – Cloverfield
- 3:15pm – House of Wax
- 5:45pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 8:00pm – Final Destination 5
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 3
Friday, October 11, 2024
- 12:00am – Horror’s Greatest (New Episode)
- 1:10am – Child’s Play (2019)
- 3:10am – Ghost Rider
- 5:40am – Tanks of El Alamein
- 9:00am – Voodoo Woman
- 9:15am – Hellraiser: Inferno
- 11:45am – Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- 1:45pm – Hellraiser (1987)
- 4:00pm – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- 6:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 8:00pm – Ghost Ship
- 10:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Stephen King Marathon
- 12:00am – The Last House on the Left
- 3:58am – Suicide Battalion (1958)
- 4:13am – The Ring
- 6:45am – Cujo
- 8:45am – Graveyard Shift
- 10:45am – Children of the Corn (1984)
- 1:00pm – Carrie (1976)
- 3:15pm – Misery
- 5:45pm – Thinner
- 7:45pm – Carrie (2013)
- 10:00pm – Silver Bullet
Sunday October 13, 2024
Fear the 80s Marathon
- 12:00am – Christine
- 2:00am – Carrie (2013)
- 5:43am – Thinner
- 7:45am – The Thing
- 10:15am – Child’s Play
- 12:15pm – Friday the 13th Part 2
- 2:15pm – Poltergeist
- 4:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 6:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 11:30pm – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Monday, October 14, 2024
- 4:00am – Body Snatchers
- 11:15am – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 1:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 3:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 5:45pm – Freddy vs. Jason
- 8:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 10:00pm – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- 12:30am – Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
- 2:30am – The Prodigy
- 5:45am – Violent Midnight (1963)
- 9:00am – Ghoulies
- 11:00am – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 1:00pm – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 3:30pm – Candyman (1992)
- 5:30pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- 7:30pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 9:45pm – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- 11:45pm – Jason X
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- 2:00am – Hellboy
- 4:00am – Piranha 3DD
- 5:45am – Voodoo Woman (1957)
- 9:00am – War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
- 9:15am – Corridors of Blood (1958)
- 9:30am – Tanks of El Alamein (1958)
- 9:45am – Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives
- 11:45am – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- 1:45pm – Friday the 13th A New Beginning
- 3:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 6:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 8:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 10:00pm – Child’s Play (2019)
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- 12:00am – The First Purge
- 2:00am – The Last Exorcism
- 4:00am – The Covenant
- 9:00am – Pumpkinhead
- 10:30am – Creepshow
- 1:30pm – Children of the Corn (1984)
- 3:45pm – Silver Bullet
- 5:45pm – Christine (1983)
- 7:45pm – Carrie (2013)
- 10:00pm – Thinner
Friday, October 18, 2024
House of Horrors Marathon
- 12:00am – Horror’s Greatest (2024)
- 1:25am – The Mist
- 4:05am – Piranha 4D
- 9:00am – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 11:00am – The Shining
- 2:30pm – Misery
- 5:00pm – The Last House on the Left
- 7:30pm – House of Wax (2005)
- 10:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Final Destination Marathon
- 12:00am – Poltergeist
- 4:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 6:00pm – Final Destination 5
- 8:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 3
Sunday, October 20, 2024
SLASHER SUNDAY
- 6:45am – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- 8:45am – Candyman
- 10:45am – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 12:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 3:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street
- 5:00pm – Halloween
- 7:00pm – Friday the 13th
Monday, October 21, 2024
- 5:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 8:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 10:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- 5:30pm – Misery
- 8:00pm – Poltergeist
- 10:30pm – The Exorcist
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- 6:00pm – Trick ‘r Treat
- 8:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 2
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- 12:00am – House of Wax (2005)
- 7:30pm – Ghost Ship
- 9:30pm – AMC Premiere Event: The Meg
Friday, October 25, 2024
Friday the 13th Marathon
- 9:00am – Friday the 13thPart VI: Jason Lives
- 11:00am – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- 1:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 3:00pm – Freddy vs. Jason
- 5:15pm – Friday the 13th Part III
- 7:15pm – Friday the 13th
- 9:15pm – Friday the 13th Part 2
- 11:15pm – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Creature Feature Marathon
- 1:15am – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- 3:15am – Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
- 5:15am – Friday the 13th
- 7:15am – The Mist
- 10:00am – Gremlins
- 12:30pm – Christine
- 2:30pm – Silver Bullet
- 4:30pm – The Fly (1986)
- 6:30pm – The Thing
- 9:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 11:00pm – Child’s Play
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Halloween Marathon
- 1:00am – Sleepy Hollow
- 3:30am – Eight Legged Freaks
- 9:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 11:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 1:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 3:00pm – Halloween
- 5:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 7:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
Monday, October 28, 2024
Final Destination Marathon
- 4:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 6:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 8:00pm – Final Destination 3
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 5
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Nightmare Marathon
- 9:00am – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- 11:00am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- 1:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- 3:15pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 5:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 7:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 9:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 11:45pm – Freddy vs. Jason
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Halloween Marathon
- 2:00am – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 9:00am – Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 11:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 1:00pm – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 3:00pm – Halloween
- 5:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 7:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 9:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 11:00pm – Halloween
Thursday, October 31, 2024
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Halloween Marathon Continues
- 1:30am – Halloween II (2009)
- 4:00am – Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 6:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 8:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 10:00am – Halloween: Resurrection
- 12:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 2:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
- 5:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 7:00pm – Halloween
- 9:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 11:00pm – Halloween
Friday, November 1, 2024
- 1:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 3:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
What channel is AMC Fear Fest?
- DirecTV – Channel 254
- DISH Network – Channel 131
- AT&T U-Verse – Channel 795
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This was so much better when it was Monsterfest
YES!
Can you show silent night deadly night
Agreed! 2006 and 2007 were the last good years.
the shrining moves
No walking dead thank god Because when they made fear feast a few years ago it sucked because all it was was the walking dead and I watched31 days of Halloween on sifi
Now this whait i am talking about lots of different movies to watch
Not the same movies over and over this is great 👌 unlike sysf thay play the same movies over and over agen boring 🙄
Why skip Halloween 2. And last year you played all of the Nightmare on Elm streets. Other than that it is ok.
Yes, we all have our different tastes. I just saw a friday the 13th 2013 or something 2 nights ago and ai had never seen that one. The Halloween series is my fav and I would love to see Halloween II, which the treat diffferently than the others. Must be a copyright or distribution thing. Also some old comedy horror like :Two on Guillatine
or the wolfman would be OK. A little more variety more e wonderful and much appreciated by the viewers who wait for this every year.
I love all things Halloween
Orphan is a really good movie but looks like it will only be played once. If I’m working I will miss a lot of these
Could you show all the silent night deadly night movies next year and King Kong and Godzilla movies
Why do they show the Halloween movies constantly during Fear Fest. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy those movies. But I feel like every year they over do it. I don’t mind that its on, but do they need to show it as much as they do?
Sarah m confused..are you saying why are horror movies being played in general or why the same movies? Or the “halloween” series ? But it is halloween that is the point it is having fun and enjoying the whole thing. You say you enjoy them but you are asking? That seems contradicting.
No not horror movies in general, I mean the Halloween movies, the ones with Michael Myers. They seem to always play Halloween series, more so than other horror movies.
Sarah.. Although I agree that some things are played far too often I will also state that the Halloween franchise is a main staple of Fear Fest just because if its name. But looking at this lineup has me seriously wondering why no Carrie 1976 but the 2013 remake a blue million times? Why the remake of NOES countless times? When the original is far superior. Texas chainsaw original not seen at all yet 8 legged freaks is? AMC needs to do polling next year as to what is wanted in general because whomever the brainiacs are that come up with this format are in need of firing, it is just obvious they dont get it nor do they really care.
I agree. On Halloween that’s all they show now plus they show it 50 times when fearfest starts. Love those movies but it’s kind of annoying.
Halloween rocks but I’m bummed out that they aren’t showing or didn’t put (Halloween 2 1981) on the schedule, they did last year don’t know why this year it’s not.
Show some keepers movies too they only show 1
I am probably the minority, but I love halloween III season of the witch. I know, I know, no unstoppable micheal myers, but he becomes tedious! Give me Halloween III and Pet Sematary 2!
Halloween 3 is an awesome movie! Just separate from the others.
Jen I wouldn’t say you are in the minority because everyone has their likes and dislikes. I personally detest H3 season of the witch but I understand others like it so it’s on for those who like it. PS2 was silly but others love it. This is what I love about Fear Fest, so many different things. That being said in general this year it seems the real big names have been forgotten… carrie 76… more zombies.. Noes 2010 sucks bad but yet it is on too many times.. with that it is pretty clear ppl do not like it.
They have II and III on On Demand for $3.99 each. They possibly might show them on Halloween. They also need to show Children of the corn 1 and 2, The Funhouse, Creepshow 2, Texas Chainsaw, Critters, etc. Their are so many missing that they never show
Why pay for it to watch 1 time? May as well just buy the DVD for $3 in the bargain bin if you can find it and have it forever.
I agree with jen.. give me both Halloween 2 and 3 .. gotta have the season of the witch
Fun house was on several years ago and I was so excited about it. Now they never show any movies like that.
Do You know What AMC Should Show Every Year On Fear Fest is 1. Tourist Trap 1979 with Chuck Connors, 2. Tales From The Crypt 1972 The Full Movie 3. Savage Weekend 1979, 4. The Children 1980, 5. The Asylum 1972 with Robert Powell & Patrick MacNee 6. Frankenstein with Boris Karloff 7. The Original Version of The House of Wax with Vincent Price, 8. The Pit and The Pendelum 1961, 9. Comedy of Terrors 1964 with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff 10.The Return of The Fly II 1959 with Vincent Price & Brett Halsey. IMOPO…
What is it with Halloween 2 (1981) that never makes it to Fear Fest? I can still remember June of 2019 AMC had it on but yet not when it really counts.. Halloween!! It is imo the best sequel to any movie. Come on let’s get part 2 on!!!
I have always wondered why Halloween II is never on with all of the others. Very strange.
Yes absolute bad flick. Why is the original and the sequels not being shown as often? Why carrie remake which is ok.. but no original? Why bride of chucky and seed of chucky 300 times but no child play 1 or 2? Unless it gets better toward the end of the month this FF is shaping up to be one of the most boring and uninteresting FF to date. Only land of the dead? What about Romero’s day and diary and night? 2020 and still cant get it right… what is funny is that christine and cujo have been on AMC the past month or so yet for halloween nowhere to be seen so far.. brain numbing for sure.
It’s the same movies every year from AMC. Besides the fact they edit the crap out of the movies, they leave out a lot of really good horror flicks. They should do a fan poll each summer to decide which movies to show. Whoever decides what gets shown obviously doesn’t have a lot of experience in the horror genre.
I don’t think I seen scream on there listed. See I don’t see why they can’t put on scream, I know what you did last summer, urban legend
…those type of movies teen horror films in the 90s were the best. I seen that some of the final destination movies were on, but they really need to need to make a whole day or marathon just for the 90s teen movies. Darkness falls was another movie too that I’ve never seen but it seemed like a real deep Halloween type scary movie with the witch n stuff.
Please put on the original nightmare on elm street
Ugh. Why on earth would you play the nightmare on elm street remake. It’s terrible.
hello can you guys plz put friday the 13 jason gose to hell and jason x also can you plz put more nightmare on elm street movies
Yes love jason
or the halloween2018