‘Walking Dead’ To Kick Off AMC’s Fearfest Stunt

By R. Thomas Umstead
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The Oct. 13 season four debut of zombie-themed series The Walking Dead will kick off AMC’s annual Fearfest programming stunt, the network announced Wednesday.

This year’s 19-day FearFest horror-themed film festival will feature classic genre film franchises such as Halloween, The Omen, Alien, Friday The 13th and Tremors, as well as premieres of such films as Nightmare on Elm Street and The Amityville Horror, said network officials. FearFest will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Exorcist and the 30th anniversary of Cujo.

Online, AMC will offer daily interactive movie trivia games focusing primarily on horror movies, said the network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.