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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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I don’t know if this has already been posted, but Fubo TV no longer has AMC. You may want to update your article.
Thank you for the heads up.
Can’t wait to read everyone’s complaints with the line up as if they understand licensing agreements.
Right!!! Those are the same people that complained about Monster/ Fearfest only being for a week 15years ago. I say if you don’t like the schedule make your own monster fest schedule with the movies you like. There are too many options in today’s world to sit around and complain about Fearfest but I appreciate it. Maybe because I grew in the 80’s/90’s when networks like Usa, Tnt, and Sci-fi only aired scary movies marathons the weekend before Halloween so that’s all we got. We didn’t complain about it, we enjoyed and loved it those horror marathons
Hahahaha so true
You’re totally correct, they can’t show something they don’t have the rights to show. They can but they will get the pants sued off them. I think some people just state their frustrations or disappointment.
What I want for AMC Fear Fest 2023 are Ghostbusters (1 and 2), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, all movies from the Halloween franchise, all movies from the Friday the 13th franchise, all movies from The Leprechaun franchise, Warlock (1 and 2), Christine, Silver Bullet, Salem’s Lot, The Fog (1981), Dracula (2000), Tremors (1990), An American Werewolf in London, The Monster Squad, Bats (1999), The Exorcist (1973), all movies from the Alien franchise, The Omen (1976), Francis Ford Copula’s Dracula, Beetlejuice, Universal Studio’s monster movies, Night of the Living Dead (1968 and 1990), all movies from the Jaw franchise, Gremlins (1 and 2), The Craft, all movies from the Poltergeist franchise, the Graveyard shift, my Demon Lover, Scanners (1981), Vampries (1998), The Lost Boys (1987), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Kolchak: The Night Strangler, all the movies from the Urban Legend franchise, Elvira, all movies from the Conjuring franchise, and more to be added later, either by myself or other fans of AMC Fear Fest.
I was a big fan of tales from the crypt when. It was on hbo back in the mid 90s I got a picture of the crypt keeper signed by him in a frame I also got my mom to make a stuffed one I still have him he sits on my Dresser in the corner of my room at my condo You can still find episodes on you tube
AMC introduced me to Micheal myers the boogeyman growing up on cable and I wanted to say I am excited for 2023 Fear Fest. AMC do it like your cousin channel IFC where gore and bad words are not censored. I know people love to stream but for me it’s more fun watching it on Cable like it’s year 2000
This year I want Halloween 2023 scream 1 and scream 2 and scream 3 and Halloween 1978 and Halloween 1981 and Halloween 1988 and Halloween 1989 and Halloween 1995 and Halloween 2007 and Halloween 2009 and Jespers creepers 1 2001 and
I don’t think they can put Scream movies on fearfest since paramount has rights to the films unfortunately Streaming messed up tv channels to put whatever they want or they can be sued I’m with you on the micheal myers movies but peacock has rights to Halloween 2 and 3 when I was a teenager AMC played it all
They should show Rosemary’s Baby and I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Craft, Jaws, Dawn of the Dead original
At least AMC showed Halloween movies, SYFY did not Fast movies and Dr strange where not Halloween at all and they stopped showing on the 28th
I would liked to have seen the following movies for greater variety:
Omen I & II
The Hearse
Hell Night
Phantasm
Dracula (1979)
Salem’s Lot
Psycho
Fade to Black
V, miniseries
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Blacula
House of Dark Shadows
The Fog (1981)
Burnt offerings
The Ninth Gate
So many good horror movies from years back that are repeatedly ignored by AMC. Some were shown during Monsterfest, but no longer televised. Licensing issue ?
Huge AMC/fearfest fan !!!!great idea!! showing all the old classic from the past that no longer play on tv. Great memories from growing up and being terrified.
Next year, you need to change the movie line up a bit. You’re showing so many of the same Halloween and Friday The 13th movies over and over. Some variety would be appreciated!
Amc fear fest will probably get cancelled for next year anyway. No one watches cut movies with commercials. There are so many streaming apps that have these movies uncut commercial free they should just cancel it. No one watches AMC anymore. Unless they show the uncut version with very limited commercials like maybe 2 they can compete but no one watches AMC anymore.
Lets hope they don’t cancel fear fest !! AMC stays on my tv the whole run of fear fest. Nothing better than my tv station staying on Fear Fest!
There is nothing better than Friday the 13th and Halloween those are iconic they will always have to be in the rotation and even being played more than once.
Should Carrie once on Oct. 1, then never again for the rest of the month, yet Final Destination gets played over and over and over again. Carrie is a genuine horror film, why not play it a few more times? It’s like AMC purposely tries to mess up the line-up.
It was on 4 times.
For the sake of this community, I hope next year they play 31 straight days of Halloween 5. Maybe sprinkle in a Walking Dead episode unannounced. Nothing would give me more pleasure than watching the freakout here.
I laughed SO hard at this 🎃