FEARnet GOES GLOBAL WITH ITS ‘EXPEDITION FEAR’ FRIDAY NIGHT
BLOCK HIGHLIGHTING GENRE FAVORITES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND FEATURING
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FROM FANTASTIC FEST STARTING OCTOBER 18
Beginning October 18,
the films will come packaged with exclusive wraparound content—shot at the 2013
Fantastic Fest and made specifically for FEARnet—highlighting the best of the
independent horror cinema scene. The interstitial content features roundtable
discussions on topics such as a First-Time Directors panel with Evan Katz
(CHEAP THRILLS) and Randy Moore (ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW); a Foreign Genre Films
panel with Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) and Tamae Garateguy (SHE
WOLF); an American Independent Cinema panel with Joe Begos (ALMOST HUMAN) and
James Bykrit (COHERENCE); an Indie vs. Mainstream panel with Jesse Cook (SEPTIC
MAN) and Ben Wheatley (A FIELD IN ENGLAND); and a Film Critics and Bloggers
panel where Sam Zimmerman (FANGORIA), Ryan Turek (DREAD CENTRAL), Brian Collins
(BADASS DIGEST), and FEARnet’s own Lawrence Raffel, Sarah Shannon, and Alyse
Wax discuss the films they saw at Fantastic Fest, and why the festival is
important for both the genre and the audience. As a bonus, the Network will
also air an exclusive one-on-one interview with Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim
League.
“‘Expedition FEAR’ is a unique opportunity for us to show
our viewers something new and different, introducing them to the best films
that the international genre scene has to offer—many of which are nearly
impossible to find on American television,” said Sarah Shannon, vice president,
programming and network operations, FEARnet. “Additionally, airing as part of
this block, we are proud to unveil exclusive interstitial content, shot at the
2013 Fantastic Fest, that will give our viewers a behind-the-scenes look into
the genre’s independent and foreign landscapes, with contributions from
up-and-coming filmmakers, as well as established genre veterans.”
The “Expedition FEAR”
October lineup includes:
· October 18
At 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, the preteen Estrella retreats into
horror films, where her playmates are some of the genre’s greatest monsters, in
A REAL FRIEND, part of Spain’s “6 Films To Keep You Awake” series. The found
footage Australian import, LAKE MUNGO, is next at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT, as
distraught parents investigate their daughter’s mysterious death.
· October 25
The October portion of “Expedition FEAR” comes to a close
with two more “6 Films To Keep You Awake,” starting with SPECTRE at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT, about an old man who returns to his hometown, and sees the
ghostly beauty he fell in love with many years ago. Then, a man and his
pregnant girlfriend visit a creepy apartment complex run by a disturbed
landlord in TO LET, from [REC] scribe Jaume Balagueró, at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT.
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