The Crypt Keeper crawls back to the surface for the 30th Anniversary of AMC’s FearFest this year, featuring over 650 hours of horror films, tv episodes, new series, specials and more.
Tales From the Crypt’s Crypt Keeper (voiced oncer again by John Kassir) kicks off the horrific festivities on Thursday, October 1 on AMC and AMC+ with a new, updated look created by Greg Nicotero.
Nicotero also directed the Crypt Keeper segments for FearFest, the first time in 30 years that new Tales From the Crypt content has been produced since the original HBO series ended in 1996.
“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,” said Nicotero. “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.”
Highlights of this year’s FearFest includes marathons of Tales from the Crypt episodes, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Final Destination, Insidious, the Stephen King library, “Fear the 80s”, “Creature Feature”, and the AMC premieres of The Terror: Devil In Silver and AMC+’s new supernatural thriller YAGA (on Friday, October 23).
Check out the entired AMC broadcast cable channel schedule (not including all of the extras on AMC+ and Shudder) below (courtesy of AMC) and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your Halloween and Horror news.
Thu, 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)
11pm: Tales from the Crypt Marathon
Fri, October 2
AMC Celebrates Insidious Marathon:
8pm: Insidious (15th Anniversary)
10:30pm: Insidious: Chapter 2
1am: Insidious: Chapter 3
Sat, 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
Sun, 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
Mon, October 5
Final Destination Marathon:
8pm: Final Destination (2000)
10pm: Final Destination 2
12am: The Final Destination (2009)
Tue, October 6
5:45pm: Thir13een Ghosts
7:45pm: Ghost Ship
9:45pm: Jeepers Creepers
Wed, 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
Thu, October 8
4:30pm: Stephen King’s It Part 1
6:45pm: Stephen King’s It Part 2
11pm: Carrie (2013)
Fri, 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)
Sat, October 10
Creature Feature:
11am: Leprechaun
1pm: Gremlins
3:30pm: The Fly
5:30pm: The Thing
8pm: Tremors
10pm: Lake Placid
12am: Cujo
Sun, 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
Mon, 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
Tue, October 13
5:30pm: House of Wax
8pm: Thir13en Ghosts
10pm: Ghost Ship
Wed, October 14
6pm: Halloween (1978)
8pm: Christine
10pm: It (2017)
Thu, October 15
4pm: Halloween II (2009)
6:30pm: Halloween (2007)
11pm: Ghost Ship
Fri, 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
Sat, October 17
Final Destination Double Feature
7pm: Final Destination (2000)
9pm: Final Destination 2
Sun, 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
Mon, October 19
5pm: From Dusk Till Dawn
7pm: Tremors
9pm: Jeepers Creepers
Tue, October 20
6pm: Friday the 13th (2009)
8pm: Halloween (2007)
10:30pm: Halloween II (2009)
Wed, October 21
Insidious Marathon
7pm: Insidious
9:30pm: Insidious: Chapter 2
12am: Insidious: Chapter 3
Thu, October 22
5pm: Tremors
7pm: Lake Placid
11pm: Final Destination (2000)
Fri, October 23
5:45pm: Carrie
8pm: It (2017)
11pm: Silver Bullet
Sat, October 24
Fear the 80’s
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
Sun, 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
Mon, 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
Tue, 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)
Wed, October 28
Final Destination Marathon:
6pm: Final Destination (2000)
8pm: Final Destination 2
10pm: The Final Destination (2009)
Thu, October 29
6pm: It (2017)
11pm: Thir13en Ghosts
Fri, 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
Sat, 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
Sun, 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