We’re just weeks away from October, which means the Halloween season is officially here, and while many of us might be looking to our favorite streaming services to plan what horror movies we’ll be watching, AMC has announced the full lineup of its annual FearFest. While we do love getting to pick our own schedules, FearFest reminds us how much fun it is to set your TV to one network and let the horrors unfold.
AMC has not only announced that Tales from the Crypt‘s The Crypt Keeper would serve as host of this year’s event, but also revealed its full schedule of programming.
The Crypt Keeper, the underground icon from the beloved ’90s cult-classic Tales From the Crypt voiced by John Kassir, will be the official host of this year’s FearFest to mark the 30th anniversary of the epic horror celebration. With presenting sponsor BACARDÍ Rum returning for a second year, the long-running annual horror and genre programming event, featuring over 650 hours of iconic horror films, franchises, new series, specials and more, kicks off Thursday, October 1 on AMC and AMC+.
Famed special effects master, AMC’s longtime creative partner and The Walking Dead director, Greg Nicotero (Creepshow, Guts & Glory) re-created the legendary puppet for a ghoulish refresh, leveraging his expertise in practical effects and creature design to update the Crypt Keeper’s signature look, movement, and personality for today’s audiences. In collaboration with AMC Global Media’s Content Room, the company’s in-house branded entertainment studio, Nicotero directed the Crypt Keeper segments for FearFest with John Kassir providing the signature cackle and wit that cemented the Crypt Keeper’s legacy.
“What a great honor and privilege to re-create this iconic character and get a chance to revisit some of his clever quips and puns with John Kassir again reprising his role,” Nicotero shared in a statement. “Having the chance to re-create Kevin Yagher’s amazing puppet at my studio KNB EFX and get the opportunity to ‘direct him’ in a series of FearFest spots was like going back in time and I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome.”
“FearFest has long been one of AMC’s most beloved horror traditions, and we couldn’t be happier to resurrect the Crypt Keeper as this year’s master of ‘scary-monies’ as we celebrate 30 years of FearFest. Revived by Greg Nicotero, a master of special effects and genre storytelling, the Crypt Keeper will give fans a fresh and wickedly fun gateway into our incredible horror library,” Kim Granito, chief marketing officer for AMC Global Media, added. “We’re also proud to partner once again with Bacardi, a brand that perfectly complements FearFest and our celebration of the spirit, creativity and community of horror fandom.”
Here’s the full AMC FearFest 2025 schedule…
Thursday, October 1 – FearFest Halloween Kickoff Marathon:
- 11am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 1pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 3pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 5pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 7pm: Halloween (1978)
- 9pm: TNA iMPACT!
- 11pm: Tales from the Crypt Marathon
Friday, October 2 –AMC Celebrates Insidious Marathon:
- 8pm: Insidious (15th Anniversary)
- 10:30pm: Insidious: Chapter 2
- 1am: Insidious: Chapter 3
Saturday, October 3 – Stephen King Marathon:
- 6:30am: Graveyard Shift
- 8:30am: Pet Sematary
- 10:30am: Silver Bullet
- 12:30pm: Stephen King’s It Part 1
- 2:45pm: Stephen King’s It Part 2
- 5pm: Christine
- 7pm: It (2017)
- 10pm: Carrie (2013)
- 12:15am: Misery
Sunday, October 4 – Slasher Sunday:
- 12:15pm: Halloween (2007)
- 2:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 5pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
- 7pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 9pm: The Terror: Devil In Silver Episode 103
Monday, October 5 – Final Destination Marathon:
- 8pm: Final Destination (2000)
- 10pm: Final Destination 2
- 12am: The Final Destination (2009)
Tuesday, October 6
- 5:45pm: Thir13een Ghosts
- 7:45pm: Ghost Ship
- 9:45pm: Jeepers Creepers
Wednesday, October 7 – Chucky Marathon:
- 3pm: Child’s Play 3
- 5pm: Child’s Play 2
- 7pm: Child’s Play (1988)
- 9pm: Bride of Chucky
- 11pm: Seed of Chucky
- 1am: Curse of Chucky
- 3am: Cult of Chucky
Thursday, October 8
- 4:30pm: Stephen King’s It Part 1
- 6:45pm: Stephen King’s It Part 2
- 9pm: TNA iMPACT!
- 11pm: Carrie (2013)
Friday, October 9 – Run Michael Run Marathon:
- 1pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 3pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 5pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 7pm: Halloween (1978)
- 9pm: Halloween (2007)
- 11:30pm: Halloween II (2009)
Saturday, October 10 – Creature Feature:
- 11am: Leprechaun
- 1pm: Gremlins
- 3:30pm: The Fly
- 5:30pm: The Thing
- 8pm: Tremors
- 10pm: Lake Placid
- 12am: Cujo
Sunday, October 11 – Stephen King Marathon:
- 7am: Silver Bullet
- 9am: Children of the Corn
- 11:15am: Misery
- 1:45pm: Christine
- 3:45pm: Carrie
- 6pm: It (2017)
- 9pm: The Terror: Devil In Silver Episode104
Monday, October 12 – Nightmare on Elm Street Marathon:
- 11am: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- 1pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- 3:15pm: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- 5:45pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 8pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 10:15pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 12:15am: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- 2:15am: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Tuesday, October 13
- 5:30pm: House of Wax
- 8pm: Thir13en Ghosts
- 10pm: Ghost Ship
Wednesday, October 14
- 6pm: Halloween (1978)
- 8pm: Christine
- 10pm: It (2017)
Thursday, October 15
- 4pm: Halloween II (2009)
- 6:30pm: Halloween (2007)
- 9pm: TNA iMPACT!
- 11pm: Ghost Ship
Friday, October 16 – Friday the 13th Marathon:
- 10am: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 12pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 2pm: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- 4pm: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- 6pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
- 8pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
- 10pm: Friday the 13th Part III
Saturday, October 17 – Final Destination Double Feature
- 7pm: Final Destination (2000)
- 9pm: Final Destination 2
Sunday, October 18 – Freddy vs Jason Marathon
- 6:15am: Friday the 13th Part III
- 8:15am: Friday the 13th (1980)
- 10:15am: Friday the 13th Part 2
- 12:15pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 2:30pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 4:30pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 6:45pm: Freddy vs Jason
- 9pm: The Terror: Devil in Silver Episode105
Monday, October 19
- 5pm: From Dusk Till Dawn
- 7pm: Tremors
- 9pm: Jeepers Creepers
Tuesday, October 20
- 6pm: Friday the 13th (2009)
- 8pm: Halloween (2007)
- 10:30pm: Halloween II (2009)
Wednesday, October 21 – Insidious Marathon
- 7pm: Insidious
- 9:30pm: Insidious: Chapter 2
- 12am: Insidious: Chapter 3
Thursday, October 22
- 5pm: Tremors
- 7pm: Lake Placid
- 9pm: TNA iMPACT!
- 11pm: Final Destination (2000)
Friday, October 23
- 5:45pm: Carrie
- 8pm: It (2017)
- 11pm: Silver Bullet
Saturday, October 24 – Fear the ’80s
- 7:30am: The Return of the Living Dead
- 9:30am: Cujo
- 11:30am: The Fly
- 1:30pm: Fright Night
- 4pm: The Lost Boys
- 6pm: Christine
- 8pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 10:15pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
- 12:15am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Sunday, October 25 – Halloween Marathon
- 10:30am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 12:30pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 2:30pm: Halloween (2007)
- 5pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 7pm: Halloween (1978)
- 9pm: The Terror: Devil In Silver Episode 106
Monday, October 26 – Friday the 13th Marathon:
- 9am: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- 11am: Friday the 13th : A New Beginning
- 1pm: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- 3pm: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- 5pm: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 7pm: Friday the 13th (2009)
- 9pm: Friday the 13th (1980)
- 11pm: Friday the 13th Part 2
- 1am: Freddy vs. Jason
- 3:15am: Friday the 13th Part III
Tuesday, October 27 – Nightmare on Elm Street Marathon:
- 4:45pm: Freddy vs. Jason
- 7pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 9:15pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- 11:15pm: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- 1:30am: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Wednesday, October 28 – Final Destination Marathon:
- 6pm: Final Destination (2000)
- 8pm: Final Destination 2
- 10pm: The Final Destination (2009)
Thursday, October 29
- 6pm: It (2017)
- 9pm: TNA iMPACT!
- 11pm: Thir13en Ghosts
Friday, October 30 – Halloween on Halloween Marathon:
- 4:30am: Halloween (1978)
- 6:30am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 8:30am: Halloween II (2009)
- 11am: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 1pm: Halloween (1978)
- 3pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 5pm: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 7pm: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 9pm: Halloween (1978)
- 11pm: Halloween (2007)
- 1:30am: Halloween II (2009)
- 4am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Saturday, October 31 – Halloween on Halloween Marathon:
- 6am: Halloween II (1981)
- 8am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 10am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- 12pm: Halloween II (2009)
- 2:30pm: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
- 4:30pm: Halloween (2007)
- 7pm: Halloween (1978)
- 9pm: Halloween II (1981)
- 11pm: Halloween (1978)
- 1am: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- 2am: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Sunday, November 1 – Halloween Hangover
- 6am: Christine
- 8am: Halloween (1978)
- 10am: The Terminator
- 12:30pm: Predator
- 3pm: Men in Black
- 5pm: Men in Black II
- 7pm: Jurassic World: Dominion
Are you looking forward to this year’s event? Let us know down in the comments!
