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 11/01/24
Halloween Hangover on AMC
Friday, November 1, 2024
Halloween Hangover Marathon
- 1:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 3:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 9:00am – Halloween (1978)
- 11:00am – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 1:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 3:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 5:00pm – Friday the 13th, Part 2
- 7:00pm – Beetlejuice
- 9:00pm – The Lost Boys (1987)
- 11:00pm – Silver Bullet
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Halloween Hangover Marathon Continues
- 1:00am – Thinner
- 3:00am – Graveyard Shift
- 10:30am – The Craft (1996)
- 12:30pm – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 3:00pm – The Lost Boys (1987)
- 5:00pm – Beetlejuice
AMC Best Christmas Ever Schedule
AMC’s Best Ever Christmas begins late November with holiday movies and programming.
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
Wondering what aired in previous years of FearFest? Choose a year below to view the archives.
Me encanta el fear fest 👌❤🎃 espero ver mas para el proximo año gracias desde PR.
amc fear fest the best, thank you for entertaining us for these 31 days of October with your classic horror movies.💪👍👌✌ I hope more for next year. thanks from PR.
Great marathon this year! I don’t mind having fearfest play 24/7 on the TV even as background noise. There were a ton new to the line up and some great ones missing (e.g. the Conjuring). Props to amc for commiting to the annual marathon. It won’t last forever so enjoy it while you can. Hopefully this introduce some newbies into the genre we love.
So I luv fearfest thanks for playing the 84 nightmare on Elm Street.Again this year the schedule went haywire and was wrong alot of movies weren’t on.American werewolf not on again second year in a row.Also movies repeat way too much.But Happy Halloween.
Greetings, I continue to enjoy all the fear fest 2023 movies. Thanks from PR.
I really love “fear fest” in October every year but it seems it’s the same horror movies repeated. Of all the Friday the 13th ones, why keep showing the 2009 version? What about part 2-6 or something else.
Yes for some insane reason 1-8 are not on this year…. Very mind boggling.
What is the deal with Hellraiser 3 being in Spanish? I’m am Canadian and speak English and only understand English. There have also been other movies in foreign language. Very disappointing because they are good movies!
fear fest is the bomb I love horror movies i wish they would have other days throughout the year where they would run horror movies
Am I seeing things??? How TF is there no Friday the 13th 1-8???? They didn’t have the rights to show them this year???? Insane!!
Exactly!!! I think we needed a marathon of those on Friday the 13th, not just the other ones.
Max has the rights to all the Jason movies.
Is it me or has the schedule changed a lot from this list? It shows at 8:15am to 10:30am for me central time today that Flight of the Living Dead is on, but the scheduled movie on AMC lineup on the tv says it is Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance.
Notice this a lot this year.
They’ve been changing it constantly this year, super frustrating to keep up with it. Sorry trying to keep it updated here.
Quarantine was the scariest movie I’ve seen in a long time!!!!!! Kudos to the programmer who picked it!!!!!