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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 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, Leprechaun, Alien, 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 6/19/24
Fear Fest will begin Tuesday, October 1st 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- 1:00pm – The Lost Boys (1987)
Sunday, June 30, 2024
- 11:00am – The Lost Boys (1987)
- 4:00pm – The Sixth Sense
- 6:30pm – Signs
Saturday, July 6, 2024
- 2:00pm – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 4:30pm – Ghostbusters II
What channel is AMC Fear Fest?
- DirecTV – Channel 254
- DISH Network – Channel 131
- AT&T U-Verse – Channel 795
Available on most cable networks. Check with your local provider for channel.
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AMC FearFest Schedule Archives
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Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. I know the lines before say it. I’m bored, but Happy Halloween everyone!!
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I’m so disappointed with fearfest this year. This channel has basically been a tradition of mine for the month of October since my grown children were little but I’m barely watching it and feel like i wasted money. The schedule has been off a lot also. I was excited to finally be watching the classic An American Werewolf In London this morning and instead Im watching Gremlins. I don’t know whats going but AMC has really gone downhill this year.
I soooo agree w you!
HORRIBLE Lineup. Final Destination? How is that horror? And how many times can you play it? Not to mention maybe the first one was the only one worth watching once. Tremors? Come on. Give us horror! There are many incredible horror flicks out there, maybe it is a licensing thing but this lineup truly sucks.
I think I’m out on Fearfest. It’s been multiple years in a row now that they haven’t aired Season of the Witch.
They aired it last year lol
Too many showings of the Final Destination franchise, save that for Friday the 13th (the date, not the movie)!
I’m also watching a lot of “Ghostober” on the Travel Channel.
HBO generally sucks these days.
Why aren’t you showing the thing wrong turn hellraiser evil dead comon people put the classics back on!!!
Horrible this year AMC!!! Why are they playing taken and fast & furious ??? on Fear fest!! You need to start playing some oldies that you haven’t played!! Dawn of the dead 1978, Day of dead, return of the living dead, people under the stairs, Stephen king’s IT the original, Salem’s lot, House 1985, The omen, Wrong turn’s. You skipped nightmare on elm street all of the original’s. AMC why do keep playing the same movie’s over and over again? You need to switch up the movie’s what happened to AMC ???
Jennifer, all those movies would be great, AMC does not have the rights to air them.
Couldn’t agree more horrible playlist this year!!!!
Moe
Horrible Fearfest Movies! Like the classics: Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy with Lon Chaney, Frankenstein, The Blob etc. very disappointed😢
Agree with your movie suggestions, but I thought Taken and the F and the F was airing on the SciFi channel. I saw their lineup and thought it was ridiculous. Regardless, AMC is playing the same movies over and over. Halloween is on repeat, and it’s getting so old. There are many awesome movies they could be playing. What a shame!
Worst lineup I’ve seen to date !!!! What the heck is going on ? What happened to Dracula or nightmare on elm street ? Sure you play the remakes but what about the originals. ??
I agree you need to put hellraiser on the wrong turns movies all the classics that you used to evil dead tooo!!!
Killer Klowns!! cats scared
I wonder why they are not playing any of the Scream movies this year. New Scream movie comes out in March 2023.
Does anyone know where I can watch Halloween 2018 edited version?
Freeform had it on it may be on again? I’m not sure but I’d check there
I’m enjoying the 80’s films. Nice selection this year.
It’s hilarious that you can say certain “curse” words on AMC and not others. It’s the same movies every year on repeat. I know they have permissions they have to get, but I think everyone would love a fan vote! Happy Halloween! 👻🔪🎃🪦
Where are the Chris Lee Dracula (Hammer) films?
Where are the Universal monster movies (Lugosi’s Dracula, Karloff’s Frankenstein, Lon Chaney’s Wolfman)?
Where’s the 2010 Wolfman movie?
Why do you keep showing all of the Halloween movies OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
You are American Movie CLASSICS. So, where are the classics?? Seriously?? You can’t give up two or three days to show Hammer and universal films??