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AMC FEARFEST FULL SCHEDULE LINEUP FOR OCTOBER 2024!

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It’s beginning to smell a lot like FEARFEST.

It’s the most wonderful time of year again and AMC is in full swing with their chainsaws, machetes, and kitchen knives, bringing their annual FEARFEST to our horror-loving eyeballs. Starting with the last weekend in September, brought us 48 hours of Michael Myers with their Halloween marathon that they run at various times throughout the schedule with October 1st, 2024 going ham on some familiar favorites and new classics.

And THANK LOOMIS we actually get the 1981 version of HALLOWEEN II this year. It’s not a valid Halloween lineup without it!

Happy binge-watching nuggets!

Tuesday, October 1 
6pm: Thir13en Ghosts
8pm: Jeepers Creepers
10pm: House of Wax (2005)  

Wednesday, October 2 
5:45pm: Poltergeist
8:15pm: The Exorcist
11pm: Christine   

Thursday, October 3 
John Carpenter Marathon:
9am: Ghosts of Mars
11am: Vampires
1:30pm: They Live
3:30pm: The Thing
6pm: Christine
8pm: Halloween
10pm: Halloween II (1981)
12am: Series Premiere of Horror’s Greatest: Tropes & Clichés 

Friday, October 4 
A Nightmare of Freddy Marathon:
9:30am: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
11:30am: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
1:30pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
3:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
8pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
10:15pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)  

Saturday, October 5 
Friday the 13th Marathon:
8am: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
10am: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
12pm: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
2pm: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
4pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
6pm: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
8pm: Friday the 13th
10pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
12am: Friday the 13th Part III
2am: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday  

Sunday, October 6 
Final Destination Marathon:
1pm: Final Destination (2000)
3pm: Final Destination 2
5pm: Final Destination 3
7pm: Final Destination 5
9pm: New Episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol

Monday, October 7 
Run Michael Run Marathon:
6pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
8pm: Halloween: Resurrection
10pm: Halloween

Tuesday, October 8 
Halloween Marathon continued:
12am: Halloween II (1981)
2am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers  
9am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
11am: Halloween II (1981)
1pm: Halloween
3pm: Halloween: Resurrection
5pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
7pm: Halloween (2007)
9:30pm: Halloween II (2009)
12am: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later   

Wednesday, October 9 
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs Double Feature:
8pm: Friday the 13th
10:40pm: Friday the 13th Part 2   

Thursday, October 10 
8pm: Final Destination 5
10pm: Final Destination 3
12am: New Episode of Horror’s Greatest: Horror Comedies  

Friday, October 11 
No Survivors Marathon:
6pm: Final Destination (2000)
8pm: Ghost Ship
10pm: Jeepers Creepers   
12am: Last House on the Left

Saturday, October 12 
Stephen King Marathon:
6:45am: Cujo
8:45am: Graveyard Shift
10:45am: Children of the Corn (1984)
1pm: Carrie (1976)
3:15pm: Misery
5:45pm: Thinner
7:45pm: Carrie (2013)
10pm: Silver Bullet
12am: Christine
2am: Carrie (2013)   

Sunday October 13 
Fear the 80s Marathon:
7:45am: The Thing
10:15am: Child’s Play
12:15pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
2:15pm: Poltergeist
4:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
6:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)   
9pm: New Episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol   

Monday, October 14 
5:45pm: Freddy vs. Jason
8pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
10pm: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare   

Tuesday, October 15 
5:30: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
7:30pm: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
9:45pm: Trick ‘r Treat  

Wednesday, October 16 
6pm: Jeepers Creepers
8pm: Halloween: Resurrection
10pm: Child’s Play (2019)   

Thursday, October 17 
5:45pm: Christine
7:45pm: Carrie
10pm: Thinner
12am: New Episode of Horror’s Greatest: Stephen King Adaptations 

Friday, October 18 
House of Horrors Marathon:
9am: The Haunting in Connecticut
11am: The Shining
2:30pm: Misery
5pm: The Last House on the Left
7:30pm: House of Wax (2005)
10pm: Thir13en Ghosts
12am: Poltergeist   

Saturday, October 19 
Final Destination Marathon:
4pm: Final Destination 2
6pm: Final Destination 5
8pm: Final Destination (2000)
10pm: Final Destination 3   

Sunday, October 20 
Slasher Sunday:
6:45am: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
8:45am: Candyman
10:45am: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
12:45pm: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
3pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street
5pm: Halloween
7pm: Friday the 13th
9pm: New Episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol 

Monday, October 21 
5:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
8pm: Halloween
10:30pm: Halloween II (2009)   

Tuesday, October 22 
5:30pm: Misery
8pm: Poltergeist
10:30pm: The Exorcist  

Wednesday, October 23 
6pm: Trick ‘r Treat
8pm: Final Destination (2000)
10pm: Final Destination 2
12am: House of Wax (2005)   

Thursday, October 24 
7:30pm: Ghost Ship
9:30pm: AMC Premiere Event: The Meg   
12am: New Episode of Horror’s Greatest: Giant Monsters   

Friday, October 25 
Friday the 13th Marathon:
9am: Friday the 13thPart VI: Jason Lives
11am: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
3pm: Freddy vs. Jason
5:15pm: Friday the 13th Part III
7:15pm: Friday the 13th
9:15pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
11:15pm: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1:15am: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
3:15am: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
5:15am: Friday the 13th   

Saturday, October 26 
Creature Feature Marathon:
7:15am: The Mist
10am: Gremlins
12:30pm: Christine
2:30pm: Silver Bullet
4:30pm: The Fly (1986)
6:30pm: The Thing
9pm: Jeepers Creepers
11pm: Child’s Play
1am: Sleepy Hollow
3:30am: Eight Legged Freaks   

Sunday, October 27 
Michael vs Everyone Marathon:
9am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
11am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1pm: Halloween II (1981)
3pm: Halloween
5:pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
7pm: Halloween: Resurrection   
9pm: New Episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol 

Monday, October 28 
Final Destination Marathon:
4pm: Final Destination 2
6pm: Final Destination (2000)
8pm: Final Destination 3
10pm: Final Destination 5   

Tuesday, October 29 
A Nightmare of Freddy Marathon:
9am: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
11am: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
1pm: 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
2am: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare  

Wednesday, October 30 
Halloween on Halloween Marathon:
9am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
11am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
3pm: Halloween
5pm: Halloween II (1981)
7pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
9pm: Halloween: Resurrection
11pm: Halloween
1:30am: Halloween II (2009)
4am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch   

Thursday, October 31 
Halloween Marathon:
6am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
8am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
10am: Halloween: Resurrection
12pm: Halloween (2007)
2:30pm: Halloween II (2009)
5pm: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
7pm: Halloween
9pm: Halloween II (1981)
11pm: Halloween
1am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
3am: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers   

Games, News

Boss Games and John Carpenter Working On TWO Halloween Games Based On The Franchise!

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Big news coming from an exclusive with IGN this morning-not one, but TWO games based on John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN are currently being developed by Boss Games (Evil Dead: The Game). One of those which is still in early development is being created in Unreal Engine 5 with oversight from the master of horror himself, John Carpenter. Both games are being released in association with Compass International Pictures and Further Front.

According to the announcement, both games will allow players to “relive moments from the film and play as classic characters from one of the most iconic and important horror films of all time.”

Boss Team Games CEO Steve Harris added, “Everyone at Boss Team Games are huge fans of horror, and Halloween obviously holds a special place in the hearts of all horror fans. Getting to work with iconic characters like Michael Myers and build on John Carpenter’s original vision is literally a dream come true. Everyone at Boss Team is thrilled and honored to be working with Malek Akkad and John Carpenter to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience that fans of the movie and video games will love.”

John Carpenter adds, “As a huge gamer myself, I’m thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly,” said Carpenter, who is “intimately involved” with the project.”

Over the last few years, popular horror films and franchises have been getting the video game treatment with enthusiasm from fans, but it’s certainly not a new thing; and this isn’t Myers’ first rodeo with being thrown into the gaming world.

Back in 1983, Myers would become immortalized in his very first video game released by the Atari 2600 titled simply, HALLOWEEN. However, Myers never passed the 8-bit stage until the PC fan-regulated game TERRORDROME hit the web, and then Myers making his way into DEAD BY DAYLIGHT. So while the likes of Jason, Leatherface, and even the Killer Klowns from Outer Space have gotten their own games in the last few years, it’s been long overdue for Myers to rise out of 8bit hell to finally get his updated gamer dues.

Hopefully, however, they’ll give a nod to the original 1983 Wizard game and if decapitated by Myers, you’ll be falling around the screen like a headless chicken. Because that was hilarious.

No release dates have been announced as of yet, so stay tuned as more details emerge!

Lists

10 Of The Greatest Horror Movie Songs You Will Ever Hear!

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If you grew up in the 80s or early 90s, something quite magical happened in the horror movie genre, particularly with the slasher icons such as Freddy, Jason, and Pinhead. They had become so mainstream and embraced by the curious youth of horror heads and loathed by their parents. It was an incredible time when it was not only perfectly acceptable to wear an image of a child killer (Freddy) on your back, but hell, was totally encouraged by our comrades at school! Although in some areas of the country, we could totally get in trouble for it. Did we give any fucks? No. No, we didn’t.

It’s almost comparable to the way kids would rebel with music back in the day. Heavy Metal, Rap, and Rock and Roll, are all things that yuppie parents of the 80s were not so crazy about. So when the horror genre exploded and hit its golden era of the 80s, it seemed that a lot of these films had at least ONE memorable kick-ass song… Sometimes even a music video; remember the days when MTV was actually a music channel? And when us little horror heads saw a music video related to a kick ass horror movie, it was pure bliss. I, myself, am I complete sucker for Horror Movie soundtracks and always have been. Hell, I fall asleep to John Carpenter’s “Lost Themes” and Danny Elfman scores on the regular.

That being said, I compiled a little list of horror movie-associated songs and videos from the best of the 80s and 90s era. Some of these tunes were made for the actual movie, and some of these weren’t directly written for the flick it was laid out with, but are consistently associated with the film it was in. Note that they aren’t in any particular order, but just a nice list for your ear and eyeholes to enjoy.

“The Ballad of Henry Warden“- My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Artist: Paul Zaza and John Mcdermitt

I can dig that it’s a folk song and it sets the tone well for the movie. One can also appreciate it’s not the typical song you may hear associated with a slasher film. But hey, it works!

“Goodbye Horses”- The Silence of the Lambs

Artist: Q Lazzarus

One cannot deny anytime you hear this song, you think of that Buffalo Bill dance. I’m also willing to bet a lot of you have tried to imitate that creepy ass dance. I’m not even going to pretend I haven’t. I’m also not going to pretend that I didn’t even know until last year that Q. Lazzarus is a POC woman. Mind. Fuck.

“A Good Man, In a Bad Time”- Fright Night (1985)

Artist: Ian Hunter

Jerry Dandridge was about as flawless an 80s-era Dracula as one could imagine…and this is his theme music. Don’t try to tell me any different.

“Hellraiser”- Hellraiser 3: Hell On Earth

Artist: Motorhead

Motörhead’s recording of the song was used in the 1992 film Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, and was released as the A-side of the single and as the sixth track on their tenth studio album, March ör Die. When Lemmy shaves, he uses “Hells Razor”. Remember that.

“Killer Klown From Outer Space”- Killer Klowns From Outer Space

Artist: The Dickies

Yeah, well. We all knew this one was going to be on here no matter what! Fun fact: The Dickies had never seen the movie but put together a song that fit perfectly with the movie.

“He’s Back (Man Behind The Mask“- Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives

Artist: Alice Cooper

A time that brought two major horror icons together for a magic musical moment: Cooper and the Camp Blood killer himself. The music video alone is just pure awesomeness and sets the tone for an amazing soundtrack for this installment of the Friday franchise. Good stuff.

“Pet Sematary”- Pet Sematary (1989)

Artist: The Ramones

Never mind that these guys are legends, this song just kicks all the ass and paired with such a classic with the same name- it’s such a win all around. Even though they say, “Sometimes… Dead is better.” Not so much in this case. RIP Ramones.

“Dream Warriors”- A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors

Artist: Dokken

“We’re the Dream Warriooorrrrs!” Besides it just being a great song in itself, the music video blends a great performance from the band meshed with scenes from the movie with dear ol’ Freddy adding a bit of flair to the video. I like to think that “Dream Warriors” got the ball rolling for the following songs that were written for the franchise, as dozens were written directly specifically for the Nightmare films after this.

“Are You Ready For Freddy?“– A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master

Artist: The Fat Boys

Personally, I like the video a whole lot more than the song, But then again, who doesn’t like to hear Robert Englund bust a rap?

“Partytime”- The Return of the Living Dead

Artist: 45 Grave

And my personal all-time favorite, PARTYTIME. While this song was out before the movie ever came on to the scene, it fits so damn beautifully. Well, ALMOST. This is the original lyrics by 45 Grave about a 5 girl, Sabine, who was abused and tortured by her family. The song on RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD was shortened and sped up and re-written with (zombie version) lyrics.

Since I’ve said my piece, drop your favorite in the comments below!