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Encore Puts the Fright Right Back in Halloween With 'Fear Fest: 31 Nights of Horror'

A Different Fright Flick Every Night in October Starts With the World Television Premiere of Director Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders

Schedule Change: Please Note That Toolbox Murders Will Have Its World Television Premiere on October 1st Instead of October 31st

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- October can only mean one thing, Halloween and FEAR FEST: 31 Nights of Horror on Encore. There's a different fright flick every night at 8:00 p.m. -- which translates -- NO REPEATS, Chuckie! The event begins October 1st with the world television premiere of cult director Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders.

"This is the ultimate Halloween-themed programming stunt, which promises to be the start of a heart pounding, nail biting annual event," says Michael Ruggiero, vp of programming and scheduling. "Encore is flexing its horror muscles showing the films uncut and commercial-free, like no other network can."

In Director Hooper's (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) Toolbox Murders, a historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. Although it's been dormant for decades, renovations start a series of gruesome murders.

Fear Fest: 31 Nights of Horror Every night at 8:00 p.m. on Encore

October 1 - Toolbox Murders (World TV Prem.) October 2 - Willard (2003) October 3 - An American Werewolf in Paris October 4 - Christine October 5 - Lord of Illusions October 6 - The Believers October 7 - From Dusk Till Dawn October 8 - The Thing (1982) October 9 - Candyman October 10 - Night of the Creeps October 11 - The Prophecy October 12 - Child's Play October 13 - Child's Play 2 October 14 - Child's Play 3 October 15 - Bride of Chucky October 16 - The Amityville Horror (1979) October 17 - The Howling II October 18 - Virus October 19 - Nomads October 20 - Ginger Snaps Back October 21 - Van Helsing October 22 - Freddy Vs. Jason October 23 - Bram Stoker's Dracula October 24 - Hellraiser 4 October 25 - The Blob (1988) October 26 - Final Conflict October 27 - Halloween II October 28 - Fallen October 29 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) October 30 - Psycho (1998) October 31 - Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Contact: Steve Belgard/Starz Entertainment Group (720) 852-5843 steve.belgard@starz.com

Jonathan Taylor/The Lippin Group (323) 965-1990 jtaylor@lippingroup.com

Source: Encore

CONTACT: Steve Belgard of Starz Entertainment Group, +1-720-852-5843, steve.belgard@starz.com; or Jonathan Taylor of The Lippin Group, +1-323-965-1990, jtaylor@lippingroup.com, for Starz Entertainment Group

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