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October 13th, 2009AMC's Second Annual "AMC FEARFEST"AMC'S SECOND ANNUAL "AMC FEARFEST"
PRESENTS THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC HORROR FILMS
Halloween Movie Marathon Features World Premiere of
Digitally Restored and Re-Mastered Classic, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD,
Hosted by Writer/Director George Romero
Eight Days and Nights of Non-Stop Thriller Flicks Hosted By
Cloris Leachman, Margot Kidder, and More...
Airs Friday, October 23 - Saturday, October 31
NEW YORK, NY - October 12, 2009 - This month, AMC presents AMC FEARFEST,
the most highly anticipated horror movie marathon of the Halloween
season. A celebration of the best in contemporary and classic horror
films, AMC FEARFEST features over 50 horror titles, three AMC CELEBRATES
events, and interviews with some of Hollywood's most renowned horror
filmmakers. The eight-day marathon airs from October 23 until Halloween
Day, October 31 from 7:30am-midnight.
Headlining AMC FEARFEST is a star-studded lineup of acclaimed
filmmakers, who will host and introduce the presented films and offer
insight on what creates a great horror flick. Among the AMC FEARFEST
hosts are on-screen legend Cloris Leachman (Young Frankenstein), actress
Margot Kidder (Amityville Horror), award-winning writer/director,
George Romero (Night of the Living Dead), actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens
and Aliens 3) and special effects producer, Shane Mahan (SFX Creature
Effects Aliens).
AMC FEARFEST will also feature three AMC CELEBRATES events, honoring the
milestone anniversaries of some of horror's greatest movies :
* AMC Celebrates Alien 30th Anniversary - Airing Friday, October
23 at 8pm ET.
* AMC Celebrates Young Frankenstein 35th Anniversary - Airing
Friday, October 30 at 8pm ET.
* AMC Celebrates The Amityville Horror 30th Anniversary - Airing
Friday, October 30 at 10 :30pm ET.
In addition, AMC FEARFEST will include film classics by directors such
as Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, Stephen King, James Cameron, John
Carpenter, Joss Whedon, Peter Jackson and Brian De Palma, as well as a
special Halloween Day Marathon featuring the world premiere of the
digitally restored and re-mastered Night of the Living Dead, airing at
6pm ET.
As part of the network's online promotions of AMC FEARFEST, amctv.com
will feature extended video interviews with Romero, Mahan and Henriksen.
Also, available will be countless horror-focused trivia quizzes about
such classic movie franchises as Alien, Dracula, The Exorcist,
Ghostbusters, and Halloween. In addition, online will feature
horror-related tournaments, including battles between the 'Brides of
Horror,' 'Evil Children,' 'Sinister Satans,' and much more. Finally, the
website will also be adding two new fright flicks to its ever-growing
online B-Movie catalogue: Werewolves on Wheels and Fiend without a Face.
Since 1996, AMC FEARFEST franchise has become a top Halloween tradition
and television's most popular destination for the avid horror movie fan,
offering more Halloween programming than any other network on
television. Last year, AMC FEARFEST '08 became one of AMC's
most-watched events of the year.
About AMC
AMC - the most Emmy(r)-winning basic cable network of 2008 - reigns as
the only basic cable network to win back-to-back Golden Globes(r) for
Best Television Series - Drama and boasts a comprehensive library of the
most entertaining movies of all time. Whether commemorating favorite
films from every genre and decade or creating acclaimed original
productions, the AMC experience is an uncompromising celebration of
great stories. AMC's original stories include the Emmy(r) Award-winning
dramas "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," the upcoming miniseries "The
Prisoner" and insightful non-scripted programming such as "AMC
Storymakers" and "AMC News." AMC further demonstrates its commitment to
the art of storytelling with curated movie franchises like AMC Hollywood
Icon and AMC Complete Collection. Available in more than 95 million
homes (Source: Nielsen Media Research), AMC is a subsidiary of Rainbow
Media Holdings LLC, which includes sister networks IFC, Sundance Channel
and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms including on-air,
online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Story Matters HereSM.
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