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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 10/24/24
AMC FearFest Schedule
Schedule subject to change, please check back for new updates.
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 – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 11:00am – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 1:00pm – Friday the 13thPart VI: Jason Lives
- 3:00pm – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- 5:00pm – Freddy vs. Jason
- 7:15pm – Friday the 13th (1980)
- 9:15pm – Friday the 13th Part 2
- 11:15pm – Friday the 13th Part III
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 – The Fly (1986)
- 2:30pm – The Thing (1982)
- 5:00pm – Silver Bullet
- 7:00pm – Christine (1983)
- 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 (1982)
- 9:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 11:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 1:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 3:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 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 – Corridors of Blood
- 9:15am – The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
- 11:30am – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 1:45pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 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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Thanks man u as well, uh why haven’t they showed the original Halloween 2 with Jamie Lee Curtis and haven’t in a few years u are anyone else know? The Rob Zombie Halloweens are not that good. I mean part 1 was ok at best because i liked the backstory on Michael childhood, but part 2 was really off the wall. Anf Awfully stupid, Rob Zombie was on shrooms when he made that one. Agreed with u Lilhell, i love my TWD but don’t take a week out of Fearfest… Start like on Friday and play season 7/ previous season up to season premiere would be great and do the complete Marathon of TWD on New Year’s is great like in previous years. Thanks. Hope u guys at AMC can accommodate.
fest and u AMC.. what is going on??? I have been a huge fan of fear fest and u r making a mockery out of it!! soo dissaponted!! enough with the walking dead show!!! please bring back the classics.. oh and what heck with one week of fear fest???
Du musst Caligari werden. Also reread Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and don’t forget Mr. Poe. During movies you don’t prefer. Tis the season!
Can we watch fear fest on the amc app?
Sooo disappointed with AMC’s Fearfest again this year. I used to look forward to this all year and they are making it worse and worse every year. It used to be 31 days of Fearfest all through the month of October leading up to Halloween. Then it became just 2 weeks which was bad enough. NOW it starts a week before!! Come on AMC. This is ridiculous. Glad to see I’m not the only one tired of it being ruined by around the clock episodes of The Walking Dead. Also can’t stand Tremors -not the least bit scary-and see I’m not alone. Does AMC even care about the opinion of its viewers anymore? I did find that SCYFY is playing their own version of 31 days of Halloween. Though not showing any classics yet its better than AMC who is showing nothing remotely related to Halloween!!
amc please wake up.what happened to the classics such as Frankenstein, the wolfman, dracular.nobody cares about these bad movies your showing. what the heck is the movie thinner.your losing your fan base amc.
Please ,please,please go back to the original Fear fest. I have regular cable just for this reason. Love it when it started on the first. Hate The Walking Dead. Everyone I know waits on the original lineup like Halloween, Nightmare On Elm Street, and Friday the 13th. PLEASE????
I’ll take any James Wan movie!
Please bring back the movies that should be played during FearFest. Friday the 13th, halloween, bride of chucky, nightmare on elm street, strangers, fright Night, trick or treat, pumpkin head, jeepers creepers, texas chainsaw massacre, pet sematary. Little less tremors, and walking dead. Thank you.
Agreed 100%! Yes, we all have these on DVD or whatever format and they can all be streamed but there is nothing like having 24/7 Horror Movies on Fearfest in what used to be a whole month! Last year I have to say I liked the way they did it. Playing a series at a time was cool and different and Cujo was kicked out. Thank God because there have been years that I only seem to catch Cujo…it was a good movie but it was crazy how much it was played. Tremors…no thanks…please keep it off the list. Seriously you guys chopping it down to 1 week is so disappointing! My boyfriend and I look forward to it ALL YEAR and we don’t normally watch regular TV. FearFest is the best and I hope you guys listen to these comments and go back to the full month of horror for us fans! Please! I love TWD but I’ve seen enough of the marathons. Premiere the next season after Halloween and do a marathon, don’t take away from FearFest! Original movies please! Michael Myers was my introduction to horror when I was 8 and I have been a Halloween series guru ever since. Got my first Michael Myers mask when I was 9 and was him for Halloween that year…that was right after Halloween 5 was released. Guys, please, GIVE US OUR BELOVED FEARFEST MONTH LONG CELEBRATION BACK PLEASE!!!
BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK! NO MORE WALKING DEAD !
I agree . NO-ONE wants The Walking Dead! We want FEARFEST ! ALL MONTH LONG!!! BYE WALKING DEAD!!!!!!!!
Aside from what everyone else has said about it starting super late, what the f*** is that schedule for the 13th? Seriously? A Friday the 13th in October and you’re playing 2 of the worst movies in the franchise? Jason Goes to Hell and Jason X? FvJ is alright, but I mean come on. Glad I own them all on DVD.