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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 4/15/24
Fear Fest will begin Tuesday, October 1st 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
- 9:45pm – Ghostbusters (1984)
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 12:15am – Ghostbusters II
- 3:00pm – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 5:30pm – Ghostbusters II
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- 7:00pm – The Mummy
- 9:45pm – The Mummy Returns
Friday, April 19, 2024
- 12:15pm – The Mummy
- 3:00pm – The Mummy Returns
Sunday, April 28, 2024
- 7:45am – Ghostbusters (1984)
- 10:15am – Ghostbusters II
- 3:15pm – The Mummy
- 6:00pm – The Mummy Returns
- 11:08pm – The Mummy
Monday, April 29, 2024
- 12:00pm – Ghostbusters II
- 2:30pm – The Mummy Returns
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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I HATE Z NATION!!!!! Its the dumbest show ever. I hope this show has its series finale real soon.
I love AMC fearfest. However, I would love to see it return to October 1st. And less Tremors and Walking Dead. What happen to Pet Cemetery, It, etc.?
AMC is slowly phasing out the scary movies as it’s cheaper to air the walking dead. They have to pay copy rights to air the scary movies and the walking dead is free since they own the show.
Exactly!! I feel like the past few years has been a Walking Dead marathon with a few classics peppered in. Just seems like lazy programming!
Ok who was in charge this year. The movie line up was horrible, please go back to prior years showings. Wait all year just to be disappointed.
I feel the exact same way. The selection sucks big time.
Play a movie once and move on to a different one.
I love the classic horror slasher movies…perfect for Halloween season. Keep up the good work AMC!
Agreed!!!!!!
Why are they not showing 2 scary movies per evening and they are just showing them in wee hours of the morning that sux!!! Some people have jobs and work normal hours AMC people!!!
what channel is the fear fest? Like if your wathcing something and you want to type in the number to get there what channel number is it on?
This is Fearfest!!!! Why am I having to read instead of enjoying the usually great lineup of horror movies because you are replaying yet another marathon of The Walking Dead? It’s not only annoying but redundant!!! I’m extremely disappointed this year. And why start Fearfest later than previous years? Many of us wait all year for Fearfest and we are forced to watch The Walking Dead reruns? Unacceptable!
Amen to that
Agreed! So sick of the Walking Dead. Its the same over and over again! Boring. We wait all year for FearFest. Another network needs to take over. The times on these movies suck! Do we need to use our personal and vacation days from work to watch them? Unbelievable, AMC.
I don’t like walking dead zombies don’t scare me I and it won’t happen in modern day but Michel Meyers and Jason and Freddy Kruger to name a few I will watch. I’m sorry AMC you suck for Halloween and I won’t watch until October 29-31
Other networks have most of the movies people mentioned. You just have to do a search on your DVR. I would have preferred Fright Night 1985 vs. that new one that was crap, though.