ago 2006 10 31 vod october 31 2010 ; 5 years ago 2010 10 31 linear channel closed july 30 2014 ; 2 years ago 2014 07 30 owned by nbcuniversal country united states language english broadcast area nationwide fearnet stylized as fearnet was an american digital cable television network website and video on demand service owned by comcast . the network specialized in thriller suspense and horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series and feature films . contents 1 background and platforms 1.1 fearnet on demand 1.2 fearnet cable channel 1.3 fearnet.com 1.4 leadership and ownership changes 1.5 merger with chiller 1.6 station closure 2 programming 2.1 original programming 2.2 funhouse 3 references background and platforms edit fearnet on demand edit fearnet launched on october 31 2006 as a video on demand service fearnet on demand . it was originally operated as a joint venture between comcast lions gate entertainment and sony pictures entertainment . the on demand service featured full length horror thriller and suspense films as well as shorts trailers interviews and behind the scenes featurettes . it was available to subscribers of comcast 1 cox communications 2 verizon fios 1 at & t u verse 3 insight communications 4 bresnan communications 5 guadalupe valley systems 5 buckeye cablesystem time warner cable wave broadband bright house networks 6 and centurylink . fearnet cable channel edit fearnet launched as a linear cable channel on october 31 2010 . the network was originally scheduled to launch four weeks earlier on october 1 7 but the date was pushed back as fearnet was in the midst of carriage negotiations with cable providers to carry the linear channel . the fearnet channel was available through comcast in select markets cox communications time warner cable verizon fios bright house networks and centurylink . the network aired over 350 full length feature films annually as well as popular series such as tales from the crypt and reaper and original content such as holliston and the weekend program block called funhouse . in september 2012 fearnet became the first television network to offer dynamic ad insertion dai 8 technology which decreases integration time from four weeks to as few as three days and also allows advertisers to refresh creative mid campaign and track impressions on a daily basis . 9 fearnet.com edit the fearnet website featured thriller suspense and horror films available for streaming with available content updated each week other videos including movie trailers and shorts ; daily news and reviews that covered all aspects of the genre ; and sweepstakes chats and forums . the website had over 270 000 registered users . leadership and ownership changes edit in 2010 peter block who launched the top grossing saw horror film franchise and produced several other blockbuster horror and thriller films including hostel cabin fever open water and house at the end of the street was named president and general manager of fearnet replacing diane robina . 10 in addition to his duties at fearnet block also continued to run his production company a bigger boat . 11 merger with chiller edit on april 14 2014 comcast purchased lions gate entertainment and sony pictures entertainment s stakes in fearnet to acquire full ownership of the channel . 12 comcast planned to fold fearnet s programming into its existing horror and thriller focused network chiller owned by the company s nbcuniversal cable unit ; with some of fearnet s programming also moving to syfy . 12 station closure edit on june 13 2014 the channel was dropped on cox communications . the channel went dark on july 30 2014 at 11 59pm . programming edit original programming edit on april 3 2012 fearnet premiered its first original series holliston a horror comedy series starring real life filmmakers adam green and joe lynch as two college graduates chasing the dream of becoming successful horror filmmakers while struggling to make ends meet through their jobs at a boston public access cable channel . 13 14 the series was renewed for a second season which aired in 2013 . 15 funhouse edit in august 2012 fearnet debuted a two hour program block on saturday and sunday mornings called funhouse featuring reruns of science fiction and horror series aimed at children including the real ghostbusters tales from the cryptkeeper eerie indiana and dark oracle . references edit a b fearnet rolls out new programming sets up carriage deals . tv week . may 2 2011 . retrieved april 15 2014 . about us cox communications pdf . retrieved 25 december 2014 . fearnet cable guide 2012 advertising age . retrieved 25 december 2014 . http www.myinsight.com product cable ond.asp a b walker hunter june 21 2010 . fearnet to launch cable channel . the wrap . retrieved april 15 2014 . bright house networks find your channel listings . retrieved 25 december 2014 . barton steve june 21 2010 . fearnet launches cable channel in october . dread central . retrieved may 20 2014 . schley stewart february 11 2013 . it s alive dynamic vod ads are up running ... and not all that scary . zonewire . retrieved april 15 2014 . sharma amol ; vranica suzanne may 27 2013 . on demand quick ad switch . the wall street journal . retrieved april 15 2014 . saw franchise box office history the numbers . retrieved 25 december 2014 . peter block . imdb . retrieved 25 december 2014 . a b andreeva nellie april 14 2014 . comcast takes full control of fearnet to fold it in into chiller & syfy . deadline hollywood . retrieved april 14 2014 . umstead r. thomas august 8 2011 . fearnet greenlights first original series . broadcasting & cable . retrieved may 20 2014 . nnnoooiiissseee . holliston tv series 2012 . imdb . retrieved 25 december 2014 . goldberg lesley april 17 2012 . holliston fearnet s first original series renewed for second season . the hollywood reporter . retrieved april 15 2014 . v t e comcast programming fearnet former part owner comcast entertainment tv comcast tv mlb network minority stake xfinity 3d spectacor 63 % philadelphia flyers wells fargo center new era tickets comcasttix interactive media xfinity areas with xfinity movies.com xfinity streampix plaxo theplatform nbcuniversal universal studios nbc universal parks nbcu cable telemundo nbcu tv group nbc sports group nbcu news group related articles other holdings current comcast spotlight guideworks hits midco part owner in demand part owner former tvworks 67 % v t e movie oriented television services in the united states over the air digital television escape gettv grit movies this tv cable television cable and satellite television only amc chiller cinelatino fx movie channel hdnet movies hallmark movies & mysteries ifc lmn mgm hd pixl shortshd sony movie channel sundancetv turner classic movies viendomovies premium television hbo multiplex cinemax multiplex showtime multiplex the movie channel multiplex flix starz multiplex starz encore multiplex movieplex multiplex epix multiplex defunct cable satellite and terrestrial tv documentary channel fearnet festival home theater network spotlight star channel take 2 white springs tv subscription tv moviebeam ontv phonevision preview prism selectv spectrum supertv veu wometco home theater z channel v t e additional resources on north american television north america list of local television stations in north america dtv transition north american tv mini template canada canadian networks list of canadian television networks list of canadian television channels list of canadian specialty channels local canadian tv stations list of united states stations available in canada 2001 vancouver tv realignment 2007 canada broadcast tv realignment mexico mexican networks local mexican tv stations united states american networks list of american cable and satellite networks list of american over the air networks local american tv stations w local american tv stations k 1994 united states broadcast tv realignment 2006 united states broadcast tv realignment list of canadian television stations available in the united states insular areas tv see also u.s. premium channels canadian movie channels canadian premium channels retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fearnet & oldid 732403443 categories internet televisionformer comcast subsidiariescompanies based in santa monica californiaenglish language television stations in the united statesdefunct american television networkstelevision channels and stations established in 2006television channels and stations disestablished in 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 31 july 2016 at 19 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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