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[Exclusive] AMC FearFest 2017 Start Date and Films List; ‘Cult of Chucky’ Included!

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The good news? AMC FearFest is back this year. The bad? It’s shorter than ever.

An annual staple of every Halloween season is AMC’s FearFest marathon, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. It was way back in 1996 that the network first began celebrating Halloween with a marathon of horror movies, originally under the banner MonsterFest, and today we’ve got the first details on the 2017 block.

We reached out to AMC this week and just heard back that FearFest is only going to be a week long this year, running from October 23 through October 31.

Why is FearFest 2017 only running for a week, as opposed to the usual two weeks? Well, that’d be because AMC is devoting the prior week (October 16 through October 22) to airing the first 99 episodes of “The Walking Dead.” The marathon will serve to countdown to Season 8’s premiere, the show’s landmark 100th episode.

Movies featured inside AMC FearFest this year include the following and more…

  • Halloween (78)
  • Halloween 4
  • Halloween 5
  • Halloween 6
  • Halloween H2O
  • Halloween II (09)
  • Nightmare on Elm Street (10)
  • Freddy vs. Jason
  • Friday the 13th Part IX: Jason Goes to Hell
  • Jason X
  • Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
  • Child’s Play
  • Curse of Chucky
  • Cult of Chucky
  • Annabelle
  • Thinner
  • Dreamcatcher
  • Dawn of the Dead (04)
  • Land of the Dead (05)
  • House of the Dead 1&2
  • House on Haunted Hill (99)
  • Return to House on Haunted Hill
  • House of Wax (05)
  • Hellbound: Hellraiser II
  • Army of Darkness
  • Van Helsing
  • Lake Placid
  • Slither
  • the Leprechaun franchise

Yes, AMC has told us that this year’s Cult of Chucky will be playing as part of FearFest, which is certainly a surprise given it arrives on home video just a few weeks prior.

Again, AMC FearFest 2017 runs October 23-31.

 

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‘Chilling Adventures Presents: Truth or Dare’ – One-Shot Comic Pays Tribute to ’90s Teen Horror

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Coming later this month from Archie Comics is the one-shot Chilling Adventures Presents: Truth or Dare, billed as an homage to the late ’90s/early ’00s teen horror wave.

This brand new tale is part of Archie’s “Chilling Adventures Presents” anthology series, dedicated to standalone one-shots with the vibe of Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt.

In Truth or Dare, “When new student Trula Twyst comes to Riverdale, her mysterious and quiet nature doesn’t mix well with the squeaky-clean façade of Riverdale High. Tormented by her past and with a keen interest in Behavioral Psychology, she sets her sights on dismantling the traditional high school hierarchy from within. How? By a simple game of Truth or Dare.”

The Archie Comics team tells Bloody Disgusting this week, “This horror one shot is smart, sexy, and for fans of movies like Escape Room, Saw, and Girl, Interrupted.”

Truth or Dare was written by Ron Robbins, featuring art by Laura Braga. The 32-page, full-color comic will be selling for $3.99, and you’ll be able to grab your copy on July 17.

Writer Ron Robbins previews, “I had a lot of inspiration for this story dancing around my brain – SAW, Mean Girls, Jawbreaker, Escape Room, Game Night, Beverly Hills 90210: S1E13, to name just a few. I was influenced by decades of iconic, unstable, deranged female characters, some of whom weren’t given the gift of compassion and the opportunity for therapy.

“I was excited to write a full story about such a unique and classic Archie character as Trula Twyst,” Robbins continues. “Even more so, I was inspired to write a horror story that didn’t involve anything tied to the supernatural. Instead, the baddies in this story are adolescence, betrayal, trauma – all the human things we only wish were make-believe.”

Artist Laura Braga adds, “To draw the character of Trula and for the atmosphere of the series, I was inspired by many ‘90s-‘00s horror movies with teenage characters, like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Final Destination. I’m always excited to work on a new Archie Comics project and I’m thrilled to be able to work on a new character and make her come alive with a new design. Trula is an intriguing and mysterious character; I hope you will love her!”

Check out FIVE EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW PAGES below!

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