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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 10/20/24
AMC FearFest Schedule
Schedule subject to change, please check back for new updates.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
SLASHER SUNDAY
- 12:00am – Ghost Ship
- 2:00am – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 4:15am – Hellraiser: Inferno
- 6:45am – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- 8:45am – Candyman (1992)
- 10:45am – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 12:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 3:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 5:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 7:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 11:36pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Monday, October 21, 2024
- 1:51am – Ghost Rider
- 5:39am – The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
- 9:00am – How to Make a Monster
- 9:15am – Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
- 9:30am – Jason X
- 11:45am – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 1:45pm – Halloween (1978)
- 3:45pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 5:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 8:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 10:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- 1:00am – The Ring
- 3:30am – The Ring Two
- 9:00am – Legion
- 11:15am – Daybreakers
- 1:30pm – Hellboy
- 3:30pm – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 5:30pm – Misery
- 8:00pm – Poltergeist (1982)
- 10:30pm – The Exorcist (1973)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- 1:15am – Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- 9:00am – Suicide Battalion (1958)
- 9:15am – Candyman (1992)
- 11:15am – House of the Dead
- 1:15pm – The Crazies (2010)
- 3:45pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 6:00pm – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- 8:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 2
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- 12:00am – House of Wax (2005)
- 3:48am – Killer Klowns From Outer Space
- 9:00am – The Dead Zone
- 11:30am – Night of the Living Dead (1990)
- 1:30pm – Final Destination 2
- 3:30pm – Final Destination (2000)
- 5:30pm – Thirteen Ghosts
- 7:30pm – Ghost Ship
- 9:30pm – AMC Premiere Event: The Meg
Friday, October 25, 2024
Friday the 13th Marathon
- 12:00am – Horror’s Greatest (2024)
- 1:15am – Cloverfield
- 3:15am – The Rite
- 5:45am – Suicide Battalion
- 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 (1980)
- 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 (1980)
- 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 (1988)
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Halloween Marathon
- 1:00am – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 3:30am – Eight Legged Freaks
- 6:00am – Creepshow
- 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 (1978)
- 5:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 7:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 11:48pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Monday, October 28, 2024
Final Destination Marathon
- 1:48am – The Exorcist (1973)
- 9:00am – The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
- 11:15am – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 1:30pm – The Last House on the Left
- 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
- 12:00am – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- 2:00am – Ghost Ship
- 4:00am – Hellraiser: Hellseeker
- 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 (1978)
- 5:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 7:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 9:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 11:00pm – Halloween (2007)
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 (1978)
- 9:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 11:00pm – Halloween (1978)
Friday, November 1, 2024
- 1:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 3:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 10:00am – Thinner
- 12:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 2:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 4:00pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 6:00pm – Friday the 13th, Part 2
- 8:00pm – Beetlejuice
- 10:00pm – The Lost Boys (1987)
Saturday, November 2, 2024
- 12:00am – Silver Bullet
- 2:00am – Thinner
- 4:00am – Graveyard Shift
- 10:30am – The Craft (1996)
- 12:30pm – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- 3:00pm – The Lost Boys (1987)
- 5:00pm – Beetlejuice
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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Happy Fear Fest Season! The original and best Horror Marathon has begun! My older children and my youngest can’t believe when I tell them back in the Monster Fest days (the 90s) we had to rough it with only a week of all this fun. I do miss the Hammer movies, the older Dracula, and Universal Monsters movies we used to get. But things change and you just have to adapt. Hard to believe all that started 27 years ago, oh how time flies! Thank you AMC for this yearly celebration of the Halloween season and all the awesome horror flicks that go with it!
Wait all year long for Fearfest.. Love this time of year especially “spooky season” as I was a spooky baby born Oct 27th.. 🎃👻🎃👻🎃👻
It’s a tradition for me to watch amc fearfest I love the lineup just wish they would play movies in order other than that it’s perfect lineup great job
The AMC Fear Fest Kickoff Marathon 2024 was awesome!
Dracula and Wolf man sucks shouldn’t have anything to do with Halloween
hello greetings enjoying the amc fear fest kick off loved 2024👍👌👋
Every year we look forward to FEAR FEST our channel stays on AMC, it’s the only time you can see horror classics back to back for an entire month. Love it
While I love current horror as listed, be nice to see one 24 hr set aside for the old B & W Universal classics…Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Frankenstein….
AMC doesn’t have the rights to the universal classic monster movies that’s why they don’t show them.
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Hello again, greetings from PR👋 and looking forward to the start of the fear fest 2024, Here I leave you another great classic by Stephen King and it is maximum overdrive (1986), a tremendous movie and perfect for the fear fest success.👍👌✌
Dracula and Wolf man and Frankenstein are lousey movies replace them with something else