AMC FearFest 2020 Announces 91 Films Starting October 1st

AMC’s annual FearFest Halloween programming event is back and literally bigger than ever this year, with 91 horror films playing on air and streaming online starting for the first time on October 1st and running throughout the entire month.

Some of the highlights returning to the network in October include John Carpenter’s Halloween, along with the sequels Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, and Halloween: Resurrection, as well as Trick ‘r Treat streaming online, and many more favorites.

Read on for the full press release on AMC’s FearFest 2020, and then watch the official teaser trailer below.

AMC’s annual horror movie spectacular, FearFest, will begin on-air (click here for the full daily schedule), online and on AMC+, the company’s premium subscription bundle (currently available to Comcast Xfinity, DISH and Sling TV customers) on October 1 all the way through Halloween.

This year’s library of spooky selections features 91 titles (see the full list below), including horror franchises such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Amityville Horror, Final Destination, Children of the Corn, Insidious, and many more.

In addition to its collection of freaky films, AMC will also be airing new episodes of The Walking Dead, which returns with a special event Sunday, October 4 at 9/8c, followed by the Series Premiere of new original series The Walking Dead: World Beyond at 10/9c. Fear the Walking Dead returns for Season 6 on Sunday, October 11 at 9/8c. Plus, horror aficionados can go deeper inside the legacy and craft of the genre when Eli Roth’s History of Horror returns for Season 2 on Saturday, October 10 at 10/9c.

Get a Look at What to Expect From This Year’s FearFest Event:

The following films will be available to stream on amc.com and the AMC apps all October long:

  • 6 Souls (2010)
  • An American Haunting (2005)
  • The Amityville Horror (1979)
  • The Amityville II: Possession (1982)
  • The Amityville Horror (2005)
  • Body Snatchers (1993)
  • Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
  • Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
  • Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)
  • Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
  • Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999)
  • Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
  • Bride of Chucky (1998)
  • Seed of Chucky (2004)
  • Curse of Chucky (2013)
  • Cult of Chucky (2017)
  • The Conjuring (2013) (starting 10/8)
  • The Crazies (2010)
  • Creepshow (1982)
  • Cujo (1983)
  • Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
  • Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
  • Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • Evil Dead (2013)
  • Final Destination (2000)
  • Final Destination 2 (2003)
  • Final Destination 3 (2006)
  • The Final Destination (2009)
  • Friday the 13th (1980)
  • Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
  • Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
  • Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
  • Friday the 13th (2009)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 3: Hangman’s Daughter (2000)
  • The Gallows (2015)
  • Ghost Ship (2002)
  • Graveyard Shift (1990)
  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
  • Halloween (1978)
  • Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
  • Halloween: H20 (1998)
  • Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
  • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
  • Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
  • Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
  • Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
  • Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
  • Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
  • Insidious (2011)
  • Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
  • Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
  • Land of the Dead (2005) (starting 10/15)
  • The Last House on the Left (2009)
  • Lost Souls (2000)
  • Misery (1990)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
  • Orphan (2009)
  • The People Under the Stairs (1991)
  • Pet Sematary (1989)
  • Pet Sematary II (1992)
  • Prince of Darkness (1987)
  • The Prophecy (1995)
  • The Prophecy II (1998)
  • The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
  • The Prophecy: Uprising (2005)
  • The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005)
  • The Rite (2011)
  • The Shining (1980)
  • Silver Bullet (1985)
  • Sleepwalkers (1992)
  • Spawn (1997)
  • Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996)
  • Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)
  • Thinner (1996)
  • Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
  • Tremors (1990)
  • Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)
  • Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
  • Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
  • Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015)
  • Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
  • Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
  • Village of the Damned (1995)
  • Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (2000)
  • Wes Craven Presents: They (2002)

The following films will be available to watch in their full theatrical, unedited versions for AMC Premiere Subscribers:

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
  • Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
  • Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
  • Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)
  • Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
  • Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999)
  • Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
  • Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
  • Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
  • The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 3: Hangman’s Daughter (2000)
  • Halloween (1978)
  • Halloween 4: Return of Michael Myers (1988)
  • Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
  • Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
  • Halloween: H20 (1998)
  • Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
  • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
  • Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
  • Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
  • Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
  • Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
  • Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
  • Insidious (2011)
  • The Prophecy (1995)
  • The Prophecy II (1998)
  • The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
  • The Prophecy: Uprising (2005)
  • The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005)
  • Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (2000)
  • Wes Craven Presents: They (2002)

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Matt Artz

Founded Halloween Daily News in 2012 and the Halloween International Film Festival in 2016. Professional writer/journalist/photographer since 2000.