EPIX INVITES VIEWERS TO TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS AND TURN UP THE SCREAMS FOR DREADFEST

The Halloween Weekend Scares Include the 1976 Classic The Town That Dreaded Sundown and the World Television Premiere of the Newest Version of This Cult Favorite

The Fear Continues with World War Z, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, and Other Chill-Inducing Hits

Airing Friday, October 31 at 8:00 pm ET Until Sunday, November 2 at 8:00 pm ET

When the sun goes down on Halloween things will get very dark as EPIX’s “DreadFest” Halloween Marathon presents a series of blood-curdling horror films from 8:00 pm ET Friday, October 31^st until 8:00 pm ET Sunday, Nov. 2^nd.

The scares begin with the 1976 classic, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, followed by the World Television Premiere of the newest version of the film, from horrormeisters Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story”) and Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity).

The flicks and treats continue with World War Z, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, I, Frankenstein, Carrie (2013), You’re Next, Texas Chainsaw, The Cabin in the Woods, and many other fan favorites.

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The complete “DreadFest” schedule is:

Friday, October 31^st

8:00 pm -  The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

9:30 pm - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) – EPIX WORLD TV PREMIERE   

11:00 pm - Carrie (2013)   

12:45 am - You’re Next

2:30 am - Paranormal Activity 4

4:00 am - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

5:30 am - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)

 

Saturday, November 1st

7:00 am - The Cabin in the Woods

8:40 am - The Blair Witch Project

10:05 am - Carrie (2013)

11:50 am - You’re Next

1:30 pm - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

3:05 pm - The Cabin in the Woods

4:45 pm - Paranormal Activity 4

6:15 pm - Carrie (2013)

8:00 pm - I, Frankenstein

9:45 pm - World War Z

11:45 pm - Paranormal Activity 4

 

Saturday, November 1^st con’t

1:10 am - Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Daylight Savings Time)

1:40 am - Texas Chainsaw (2012)

3:15 am - The Cabin in the Woods

4:50 am - Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

 

Sunday, November 2^nd

6:15 am - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

8:15 am - I, Frankenstein

9:50 am - World War Z

11:50 am - Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

1:20 pm - Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

2:50 pm - I, Frankenstein

4:30 pm - World War Z

6:30 pm - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)

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