{"id":236094,"date":"2025-09-18T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236094\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:00:10","slug":"amc-fearfest-2025-heres-the-full-schedule-for-octobers-horror-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236094\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC FearFest 2025: Here’s the Full Schedule for October’s Horror Takeover!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With October right around the corner, AMC has announced the full schedule<\/a> for this year\u2019s AMC FearFest<\/strong> celebration, a month-long horror marathon that kicks off on October 1<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

The long-running, annual horror and genre programming event featuring over 650 hours of iconic horror films franchises, new series, specials and more, across linear and streaming.<\/p>\n

AMC has also announced that Janelle Mon\u00e1e<\/strong> will return as the official host and \u201cHalloQueen\u201d for the month-long carnival of frights, where she will be featured in the social campaign sharing her love of horror, favorite thrillers and showcasing her knowledge of the genre.<\/p>\n

Janelle Mon\u00e1e has also curated a list of her favorite horror films for a special collection on AMC+ available to stream during the month of October. \u2018FearFest\u2019 Favorites by Janelle Mon\u00e1e\u201d includes The Birds<\/strong>, <\/strong>Carrie <\/strong>(1976), <\/strong>Child\u2019s Play <\/strong>(1988), <\/strong>Halloween<\/strong> (1978), <\/strong>Late Night with the Devil, Leprechaun<\/strong>, <\/strong>The Others<\/strong>,<\/strong> Psycho<\/strong>, <\/strong>Rear Window<\/strong>, <\/strong>The Rule of Jenny Pen<\/strong>, <\/strong>Speak No Evil,<\/strong> Vertigo<\/strong> and many more.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalloween is a time to investigate fears, transform them, and celebrate the unknown,\u201d Mon\u00e1e said. \u201cHorror has always been a space to honor the horror classics, like the films that shaped me, while championing bold new voices and reinventing the way stories are told. I\u2019m thrilled to return as the HalloQueen with AMC Networks and FearFest to share my favorite films, spotlight iconic franchises, and share this Halloween season with all my fellow horror enthusiasts!\u201d<\/p>\n

FearFest 2025 programming highlights include franchises and collections such as\u202f A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/strong>, Halloween<\/strong>, Friday the 13th<\/strong>,<\/strong> Final Destinatio<\/strong>n<\/strong> and the Stephen King <\/strong>library including It <\/strong>(2017)<\/strong>, IT the mini-series<\/strong>, The Shining<\/strong> (celebrating its 45th Anniversary) and Misery <\/strong>(celebrating its 35th Anniversary), as well as new episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,<\/strong> an all-new series in the Anne Rice Universe, Talamasca: The Secret Order<\/strong>, and ghoulish holiday specials including \u202fThe Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs<\/strong>: FearFest<\/strong> double feature screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/strong> and Freddy vs. Jason<\/strong>. The goosebump gala also features themed marathons, such as \u201cFear the \u201980s\u201d (Silver Bullet, Christine, Poltergeist<\/strong>), \u201cCreature Feature\u201d (Tremors, Lake Placid, Pet Sematary<\/strong>), and more.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full AMC FearFest 2025 schedule\u2026<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 1<\/strong>
FearFest Halloween Kickoff Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5 pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
7 pm: Halloween (1978)
9 pm: Halloween II (1981)
11 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 pm: Trick \u2018r Treat
8 pm: Friday the 13th (2009)
10 pm: Jeepers Creepers<\/p>\n

Friday, October 3<\/strong>
AMC Premiere Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 pm: It (2017)<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 4<\/strong>
Freddy vs. Jason Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 am: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
10 am: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
12 pm: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
2 pm: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
4 pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
6 pm: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
8 pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
10 pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
12 am: Friday the 13th Part III
2 am: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
4 am: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 5<\/strong>
Freddy vs. Jason Weekend Continues<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 am: Freddy\u2019s Dead: The Final Nightmare
8 am: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
10 am: ; A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
12:15 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
2:30 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy\u2019s Revenge
4:30 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
6:45 pm: Freddy vs. Jason<\/p>\n

Monday, October 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

5:30 pm: House of Wax (2005)
8 pm: Ghost Ship
10 pm: Thir13n Ghosts<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 7<\/strong>
Creature Feature<\/strong><\/p>\n

9 am: Eight Legged Freaks
11:30 am: Leprechaun
1:30 pm: Pumpkinhead
3:30 pm: The Thing
6 pm: Pet Sematary
8 pm: Lake Placid
10 pm: Tremors
12 am: Child\u2019s Play
2 am: Cujo
4 am: Anaconda<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 pm: The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
10:55 pm: Freddy vs. Jason<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

2:30 pm: Stephen King\u2019s It Part 1
4:45 pm: Stephen King\u2019s It Part 2
7 pm: Christine
9 pm: It (2017)<\/p>\n

Friday, October 10<\/strong>
Run Michael Run Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4 pm: Halloween (1978)
6 pm: Halloween II (1981
8 pm: Halloween (2007)
10:30 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
12:30 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 11<\/strong>
Final Destination Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 pm: Final Destination (2000)
3 pm: Final Destination 2
5 pm: Final Destination 3
7 pm: The Final Destination (2009)
9 pm: Final Destination 5
11 pm: Final Destination (2000)<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 12<\/strong>
Fear the \u201880s Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 am: Fright Night (1985)
10:30 am: Poltergeist
1 pm: Christine
3 pm: Silver Bullet
5 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
7 pm: Friday the 13th (1980)<\/p>\n

Monday, October 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Halloween Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6 pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
8 pm: Halloween (1978)
10 pm: Halloween II (1981)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 14<\/strong>
A Nightmare of Freddy Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30 am: Freddy\u2019s Dead: The Final Nightmare
1:30 pm: Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
3:30 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
5:45 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
8 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
10:15 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy\u2019s Revenge<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 pm: Trick \u2018r Treat
8 pm: Jeepers Creepers
10 pm: I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:15 pm: The Omen
9:45 pm: Carrie (2013)<\/p>\n

Friday, October 17<\/strong>
Friday the 13th Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 am: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1 pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
3 pm: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
5 pm: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
7 pm: Freddy vs. Jason
9:15 pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
11:15 pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
1:15 am: Friday the 13th Part III<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 18<\/strong>
Stephen King Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:45 am: Pet Sematary
10:45 am: Graveyard Shift
12:45 pm: Thinner
2:45 pm: \u00a0It (2017)
5:45 pm: Carrie (2013)
8 pm: Christine
10 pm: Misery
12:30 am: Silver Bullet
2:30 am: Cujo<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 19<\/strong>
Michael vs. Everyone Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30 am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
10:30 am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
12:30 pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
2:30 pm: Halloween (2007)
5 pm: Halloween II (1981)
7 pm: Halloween (1978)<\/p>\n

Monday, October 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:30 pm: Stephen King\u2019s It Part 1
3:45 pm: Stephen King\u2019s It Part 2
6 pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
8 pm: Friday the 13th (2009)
10 pm: Freddy vs. Jason<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 pm: Thir13en Ghosts
7 pm: \u00a0Final Destination (2000)
9 pm: Final Destination 2<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 22<\/strong>
No Survivors Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:30 pm: Jeepers Creepers
6:30 pm: Halloween (2007)
9 pm: Ghost Ship
11 pm: Friday the 13th (2009)<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 pm: Trick \u2018r Treat
8 pm: I Know What You Did Last Summer
10:15 pm: Scream 4<\/p>\n

Friday, October 24<\/strong>
Supernatural Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:30 am: The Exorcist
2:15 pm: The Shining
5:45 pm: Poltergeist
8:15 pm: The Conjuring
10:45 pm: The Omen (2006)
1:15 am: Insidious: The Last Key<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 25<\/strong>
Halloween Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
3 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5 pm: ; Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
7 pm: Halloween (1978)
9:30 pm: Halloween (2007)
11:30 pm: Halloween II (1981)<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 26<\/strong>
Final Destination Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 am: Final Destination (2000)
1 pm: Final Destination 2
3 pm: Final Destination 3
5 pm: The Final Destination (2009)
7 pm: Final Destination 5<\/p>\n

Monday, October 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

7 pm: Thir13en Ghosts
9 pm: House of Wax (2005)
11:30 pm: Ghost Ship<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 pm: Final Destination 5
8 pm: Final Destination (2000)
10: pm: Trick \u2018r Treat<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 29<\/strong><\/p>\n

7 pm: Poltergeist
9:30 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
11:45 pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy\u2019s Revenge<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 30<\/strong>
Halloween on Halloween Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6 pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
8 pm: ; Halloween (2007)
10:30 pm: Halloween (1978)
12:30 am: Halloween II (1981)
2:30 am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4:30 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers<\/p>\n

Friday, October 31<\/strong>
Halloween on Halloween Marathon Continues<\/strong><\/p>\n

6:30 am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
8:30 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10:30 am: Halloween (1978)
12:30 pm: Halloween II (1981)
2:30 pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4:30 pm: Halloween (2007)
7 pm: Halloween (1978)
9 pm: Halloween II (1981)
11 pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1 am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
3 am: Halloween (1978)<\/p>\n

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