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 as well.
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2023 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.
FearFest officially begins on Sunday, October 1st 2023.
*date/times are subject to change – all times shown in Eastern*
(Last updated on 10/29/23)
Check back in for schedule updates throughout the year.
FearFest October Schedule
Schedule subject to change, check back in for updates.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
- 1:30am – Halloween II
- 4:00am – Halloween (1978)
- 6:00am – Halloween III: Season of The Witch
- 8:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 10:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 12:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 2:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
- 5:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 7:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Monday, October 2, 2023
- 9:00am – Corridors Of Blood
- 9:15am – The Apparition
- 11:15am – Jason X
- 1:30pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 3:30pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 5:30pm – Misery
- 8:00pm – Rosemary’s Baby
- 11:00pm – Cursed Films
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- 12:00am – Misery
- 9:00am – Jet Attack
- 9:15am – Drag Me to Hell
- 11:15am – The Rite
- 1:45pm – The Prodigy
- 3:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 6:00pm – Candyman
- 8:00pm – Ghost Ship
- 10:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- 12:00am – Insidious: The Last Key
- 9:00am – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 11:15am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- 1:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 3:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 5:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 8:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 10:00pm – Friday the 13th (2009)
Thursday, October 5, 2023
- 12:00am – Child’s Play (2019)
- 9:00am – Sinister 2
- 11:15am – Freddy Vs. Jason
- 1:30pm – Friday The 13th (2009)
- 3:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 5:30pm – Poltergeist
- 8:00pm – The Exorcist (1973)
- 10:45pm – Jeepers Creepers
Friday, October 6, 2023
- 12:45am – Creepshow
- 9:30am – Eli Roth’s History of Horror
- 10:30am – The Uninvited
- 12:30pm – Poltergeist
- 3:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 5:00pm – Halloween (2007)
- 7:30pm – Halloween II (2009)
- 10:00pm – V/H/S/94
Saturday, October 7, 2023
- 2:15am – V/H/S/99
- 2:45am – Dark Skies
- 6:00am – Quarantine
- 8:15am – Quarantine 2: Terminal
- 10:00am – Halloween (2007)
- 12:30pm – Halloween: II (2009)
- 3:00pm – Final Destination 5
- 5:00pm – The Final Destination
- 7:00pm -Final Destination
- 9:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 11:00pm – Final Destination 3
Sunday, October 8, 2023
- 1:00am – Final Destination
- 3:00am – Final Destination 2
- 5:00am – Land Of the Dead
- 7:00am – Night Of the Living Dead
- 9:00am – The Dead Zone
- 11:30am – 1408
- 2:00pm – Misery
- 4:30pm – Firestarter
- 7:00pm – Christine (1983)
- 11:46pm – Christine (1983)
Monday, October 9, 2023
- 9:15am – House Of the Dead
- 11:15am – Sinister 2
- 1:30pm – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 3:45pm – Insidious: The Last Key
- 6:00pm – Don’t Breathe
- 8:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
- 10:00pm – The Last House on The Left
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- 12:30am – The Strangers
- 9:30am – Evil Dead
- 11:30pm – Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
- 1:30pm – The Thing (1982)
- 4:00pm – Pumpkinhead
- 6:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 8:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 10:00pm – The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Halloween (1978) AMC Original Special
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- 12:40am – Halloween (2007)
- 9:00am – Eli Roth’s History of Horror
- 10:00am – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 12:00pm – Halloween Resurrection
- 2:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 4:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 6:00pm – Halloween III: Season of The Witch
- 8:00pm – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 10:00pm – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Thursday, October 12, 2023
- 12:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 5:25am – Suicide Battalion
- 5:40am – Tanks of El Alamein
- 9:00am – Corridors Of Blood
- 9:15am – War of The Colossal Beast
- 9:30am – The Creation of The Humanoids
- 9:45am – Priest
- 11:45am – Hellboy
- 1:45pm – Tremors II: Aftershocks
- 4:00pm – Tremors
- 6:00pm – Candyman
- 8:00pm – Trick ‘R Treat
- 10:00pm – Final Destination (2000)
Friday, October 13, 2023
- 12:00am – Final Destination 2
- 2:00am – The Last Exorcism
- 4:00am – Eli Roth’s History of Horror
- 9:00am – Invasion of the Neptune Man
- 9:15am – Flight Of the Living Dead
- 11:30am – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- 1:30pm – Freddys Vs. Jason
- 3:45pm – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 5:45pm – Jason X
- 8:00pm – Friday the 13th (2009)
- 10:00pm – Creepshow SEASON 4 PREMIERE
- 11:15pm – Jeepers Creepers
Saturday, October 14, 2023
- 2:30am – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 5:00am – Ghoulies
- 7:00am – Cloverfield
- 9:00am – Friday The 13th (2009)
- 11:00am – The Thing
- 1:30pm – Fright Night
- 4:00pm – Halloween III: Season of The Witch
- 6:00pm – Halloween 4: The Return of Micheal Myers
- 8:00pm – Christine (1983)
- 10:00pm – Poltergeist (1982)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
- 12:30am – Pumpkinhead
- 2:30am – An American Werewolf in London
- 4:30am – The Strangers
- 6:15am – Happy Death Day 2U
- 8:15am – Candyman
- 10:15am – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 12:30pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 2:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 5:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 7:00pm – Halloween (1978)
Monday, October 16, 2023
- 1:53am – House of Wax (2005)
- 9:00am – Identity
- 10:30am – 30 Days of Night
- 1:00pm – The Possession
- 3:00pm – The People Under the Stairs
- 5:30pm – Firestarter (1984)
- 8:00pm – Christine (1983)
- 10:00pm – The Exorcist (1973)
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- 5:19am – Suicide Battalion
- 5:34am – Violent Midnight
- 9:00am – Body Snatchers
- 11:00am – 1408
- 1:30pm – Misery
- 4:00pm – Christine
- 6:00pm – Trick ‘R Treat
- 8:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 10:00pm – House of Wax
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- 12:30am – Insidious: The Last Key
- 9:00am – Eli Roth’s History of Horror
- 10:00am – Candyman
- 12:00pm – Hellraiser: Hellseeker
- 2:00pm – Hellraiser: Hellworld
- 4:00pm – Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- 6:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 8:00pm – Ghost Ship
- 10:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- 12:00am – Candyman
- 5:30am – Voodoo Woman
- 5:45am – Tanks of El Alamein
- 9:30am – Daybreakers
- 11:45am – Don’t Breathe
- 1:45pm – The Haunting in Connecticut
- 4:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
- 6:00pm – Ghost Ship
- 8:00pm – Friday the 13th (2009)
- 10:00pm – Poltergeist
Friday, October 20, 2023
- 12:30am – Pumpkinhead
- 9:00am – Corridors Of Blood
- 9:15am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 11:30am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- 1:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- 3:45pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 6:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 8:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Saturday, October 21, 2023
- 12:33am – Ghost Rider
- 6:30am – 1408
- 9:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 11:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 1:00pm – Halloween 6: The Curse 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 (1978)
Sunday, October 22, 2023
- 1:00am – Halloween II (1981)
- 3:00am – Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 5:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 7:00am – Halloween: Resurrection
- 9:00am – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 11:00am – Final Destination 5
- 1:00pm – The Final Destination
- 3:00pm – Final Destination
- 5:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 7:00pm – Final Destination 3
- 9:00pm – Fear the Walking Dead (Mid-Season Premiere)
Monday, October 23, 2023
- 1:27am – Final Destination
- 9:00am – Violent Midnight
- 9:15am – The Creation of the Humanoids
- 9:30am – Quarantine
- 11:30am – Priest
- 1:30pm – Cloverfield
- 3:30pm – The Thing
- 6:00pm – Candyman
- 8:00pm – Trick ‘R Treat
- 10:00pm – Ghost Ship
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- 12:00am – The Last House on the Left
- 9:30am – Invasion Of the Neptune Men
- 9:45am – Land Of the Dead
- 11:45am – Trick ‘R Treat
- 1:45pm – Ghost Ship
- 3:45pm – Child’s Play
- 5:45pm – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- 8:00pm – Friday The 13th (2009)
- 10:00pm – Pumpkinhead
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- 12:00am – Hellraiser: Hellworld
- 5:10am – Invasion Of the Neptune Men
- 5:25am – War Of the Colossal Beast
- 9:00am – Vampires
- 11:15am – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 1:45pm – Friday The 13th (2009)
- 3:45pm – Insidious: The Last Key
- 6:00pm – Thirteen Ghosts
- 8:00pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 10:00pm – House Of Wax
Thursday, October 26, 2023
- 12:30am – The Exorcist (1973)
- 9:00am – The Prodigy
- 11:00am – The Possession
- 1:00pm – 1408
- 3:30pm – House Of Wax
- 6:00pm – Final Destination
- 8:00pm – Final Destination 2
- 10:00pm – Final Destination 3
Friday, October 27, 2023
- 9:15am – Army Of Darkness
- 11:00am – The People Under the Stairs
- 1:30pm – Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
- 3:30pm – An American Werewolf in London
- 5:30pm – The Lost Boys
- 7:30pm – Poltergeist
Saturday, October 28, 2023
- 12:18am – A Haunted House
- 2:04am – A Haunted House 2
- 5:15am – Tremors 5: Bloodlines
- 7:30am- Evil Dead
- 9:30am – The Thing
- 12:00pm – Leprechaun
- 2:00pm – Anaconda
- 4:00pm – Tremors
- 6:00pm – Christine
- 8:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 10:00pm – Friday The 13th (2009)
Sunday, October 29, 2023
- 12:00am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 2:00am – The Strangers
- 3:45am – The Thing
- 6:00am – Creepshow
- 9:00am – Jeepers Creepers
- 11:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 1:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 3:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 5:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 7:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
Monday, October 30, 2023
- 1:39am – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 6:00am – Halloween (1978)
- 8:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 10:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 12:00pm – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 2:00pm – Halloween III: Season of The Witch
- 4:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 6:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 8:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 10:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
- 12:00am – Halloween II (1981)
- 2:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 4:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 6:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 8:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 10:00am – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 12:00pm – Halloween III: Season of The Witch
- 2:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
- 4:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 6:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 8:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 10:00pm – Halloween II (1981)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- 12:00am – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 2:00am – Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
- 9:30am – 1408
- 12:00pm – Halloween (1978)
- 2:00pm – Halloween: Resurrection
- 4:00pm – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- 6:00pm – Jeepers Creepers
- 8:00pm – World War Z
- 10:00pm – War of the Worlds
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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!!
Max has the rights to all the Jason movies.
Exactly!!! I think we needed a marathon of those on Friday the 13th, not just the other ones.
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!!!!!
Hello, I still enjoy all the classic movies, especially the Halloween ones. I would like for next year to show all the classic 80s movies on Friday the 13th from the first one onwards. It is a key movie for the October fear fest, thanks from PR.💪👍✌
Great to see the classic 70s/80s horror movies. Unfortunately movies such as The Conjuring, The Nun, Annabelle aren’t being shown…next year hopefully?
Where are the classic Friday the 13th from the 80’s? This is a must for any Halloween lineup.
They are all on the Max app (formally HBO Max)
Hello, greetings from PR. I have constructive criticism, don’t take it the wrong way. But today is Friday the 13th and they didn’t show the classic movies, the first ones from the 80s like the first and second parts and all the sagas. It would have been epic to see all the Friday the 13th sagas but nothing for the next one, write down that data. Thank you and I continue enjoying fear fest 2023.
The House on Haunted Hill? 🥺🥺🥺
Hola muchas gracias por poner todo el listado de el fear fest 2023 me encanta.☺👍👌desde PR.
Hello, what movies will be showing on October 29, 30 and 31 at the fear fest?
:.Hell yeah ~so far so good… I’m loving the movies for this year’s FEAR~FEST2023…Just wishes they do away with the commercials/I hate it because it ruins the good parts in the movies…LMAO… I’m loving the LIST of movies as well….Good job (Job well done AMC…I can’t wait for Halloween too and to celebrate it with my #6/Six yr old son;)
I love me some AMC/Shudder channels:)
ALSO….I give it a10)OUT of 10 this year/HALLOWEEN SEASON:.
:.HaPpY HaLlOwEeN 2023 EvErYoNe:.
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Hola solo han puesto las peliculas hasta el 28. No daran mas el 29 30 y 31 octubre??
The schedule only runs until 10/22. Are we awaiting dates to still be released?
Yes they’re working on it…I hope it’ll run through Halloween time…like they did last year … I’m excited and happy for this year’s list…It’s pure awesomeness.
Well…. Have a goodnight and a Happy Halloween James….God 🙏 bless you.
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That is correct.
“What an amazing resource! I absolutely love how comprehensive and user-friendly the AMC Fear Fest schedule is on your website. It’s incredibly convenient to have all the Halloween movies listed in one place, making it easier for horror enthusiasts like me to plan our spooky movie marathons. Thank you for putting in the effort to create such a fantastic platform, it’s definitely a go-to for all my Halloween entertainment needs. Keep up the great work! Best regards, Gary Ford.”
Wow, what an incredibly comprehensive and well-organized schedule for AMC Fear Fest! As a huge horror movie fan, I truly appreciate the effort that went into creating this amazing resource. Now I can plan my entire Halloween season with ease, knowing exactly when my favorite films will be airing. Thank you for providing such valuable information and helping us all get into the spooky spirit! Cheers, Gary Ford.