Nothing like trashing tradition, eh? I guess that's the hip thing to do nowadays! Still waiting on that trendy keychain.

I’m not a blogger, but I felt compelled to sign up on this thing and share my disappointment that Monsterfest has been nixed. I know, I know, it's "Fearfest" now. I’d like to think that AMC just changed the name - but we all know that’s not the case.

What’s with the name change? Did your uber-literal execs get nervous that the name “Monsterfest” implied AMC only showed “monster movies”? I have a better idea - why don’t you just call it “Halloween Programming” to avoid any confusion.

In a world where nothing stays the same for more than a nanosecond, it’s nice to look forward to the same few things each year. You know….Christmas, birthdays, Monsterfest. But these past few years, Monsterfest has dropped off. It might interest you all to know that I am 24 yrs. old, (in the coveted age group that advertising execs salivate over) and yes - I want the old Monsterfest back!!! I’ll admit that I want to see some old, cheesy black-and-white monster movies every once and a while. Will you please throw in some Godzilla this year?

AMC should probably just cancel its “Halloween Programming” altogether and be done with it; instead of dragging out its slow, painful death.

It probably wouldn't have been so hard to accept the name change had it been said that last year was MonsterFest's last curtain call. Some of us grew up with it, you know? Ah, the memories. MonsterFest is now a time capsule.

Again, I have to say that the films showing this year aren't so bad, because there are some real gems in there and ones that I don't own on DVD (those are the films I look forward to). As for films like John Carpenter's Halloween, there is just something special about viewing them on TV again and again. Sure, I own about 5 different versions of the film on DVD, but watching it on AMC brings back memories, so that I can appreciate.

I hope that since Halloween is approaching, this blog will start to pick up some steam, because there really hasn't been much going on around here in several months.

Im very very dissapointed with AMC I mean they were going down hill for awhile because of them changing everything but amc is just pure garbage for changing monsterfest and giving it a new name. Its really the only reason I still hang on to amc because of monsterfest every halloween season. I grew up watching monsterfest not "fearfest"ahhh I guess nothing last forever but this really blows big time!I mean I know it's still the same movies and the same thing but its not! I used to watch a program called monsterfest every year and now that isn't here anymore. So if any of you Geniuses at amc that read these comments could you possibly explain why you had to make your channel suck even more now????? I mean what the hell is fearfest it sounds lame and dumb. Bring back Monsterfest its classy and it pays homage to the old horror movies that you once used to play years ago! Seriously AMC you guys just keep making Turner Classic Movies better and better every year.

and for king malice I agree with you because I also grew up watching it since Monsterfest first aired! But Amc probably feels that its "old" and its no longer "hip" so they figure lets find a way to lose more viewers I mean don't get me wrong they have some decent movies on this year not too thrilled that once again the old horror flicks have to be on at ungodly hours but hey at least they are airing them. Of course they are doing what we all asked them not to do was pick two or three movies and air them every 10 minutes but who knows maybe eventually someone will stop sitting on their brain and change the logo back to monsterfest and it will be like the old days again!

I cannot emphasize enough just how extraordinary disappointed I am with AMC. Why has the name changed? Why has such a great tradition been minimized to a singular week? Why not the whole month? I have to rethink what I watch in Oct. Thumbs way down......

you know amc its bad enough monsterfest is dead but I just saw the schedule your interrupting fearfest sunday night to play madmen what the hell that week in october is just strictly horror movies and when the hell did panic room become a horror movie?!??!!?? seriously amc at the rate your going how bout just put in save the last dance and stomp the yard those would be great choices for your brilliant lineup!

Wow! That programming schedule is, well... strange. Four hour interruption on Sunday night (six if you throw in Panic Room) for FearFest. Universal Monsters and the other black and white films once again get slapped to the wee hours. Yet Jason Goes to Hell is on during prime time. Weird. I guess it's a good thing I have a DVR, because I doubt I'll be able to catch the black and white films at 3 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Small set back that we all pretty much knew was going to happen, but it's still several days of horror films. I do have to question why the need for back-to-back showings of Constantine. Can people actually sit through 5 to 6 hours of Constantine? I love the Halloween films, but did I see it right that they each will be on 3 or 4 times a piece? Kind of makes me happy that MonsterFest is gone when you look at the way they programmed FearFest.

But hey, I'm still amped to see Return to House On Haunted Hill (never seen it before). One other thing, I thought I saw on an earlier list that The Invisible Man was going to be playing during FearFest? Yet, I didn't see it on the schedule unless it's on during the 31st (which is usually reserved for an all day Halloween films marathon.

I only watch AMC once a year for Monsterfest. What a disappointment to see that the name has changed. It used to be Horror all month at one time now it's 1 week? It's no wonder I don't watch this channel anymore.

What is this crap? FEAR Fest??? Sounds like a sleazy way to sneak in non horror filler like Panic Room. Of course I have most of these on DVD (in widescreen / commercial free no less) but it was still a kick to have one channel that was strictly horror for an entire week. I have seen many complaints about this format change (so far ALL responses have been negative) I can only hope AMC listens to the fans and brings back Monster Fest in it's entirety next year. Oh and those episodes of Mad Men interrupting my beloved Halloween tradition, they'd better be f***ing Scary!!!!

jax hit the nail on the head:
"What’s with the name change? Did your uber-literal execs get nervous that the name “Monsterfest” implied AMC only showed “monster movies”? I have a better idea - why don’t you just call it “Halloween Programming” to avoid any confusion."

This change is disappointing, but not unexpected considering the "Halloween Programming" AMC has had for the last 8 years or so when they slacked off on true CLASSICS and started giving us Pinata and Halloween 4 & 5 three to four times a day.

While I appreciate the channel still AT LEAST supports the spirit of Halloween, I see the name change as yet another pointless marketing tool sure to tick off the fan base of the true MonsterFest in the channel's never ending attempt to look "modern" instead of "classic". Well, at least we still have Turner Classic, who doesn't have a problem with focusing on TRUE classic horror movies relaesed earlier than the late 1970s.

Admittedly, the schedule this year is better than the few previous, and while the 'Halloween' movies are showing up too much again, at least some Hammer & Universal films are getting some due respect (though in the early AM for the more part).

I predict next year, all the monsters will be gone and we'll be stuck with nothing but showings of movies like Panic Room, Gothika, Cape Fear, Murder By Numbers and Along Came a Spider. Coming in 2009... ThrillerFest!

Pathetic.....thats the only word i can come up with for this huge letdown. Im only 27, but Ive been watching "MONSTERFEST" for the last 12 years or so and this is my last straw with AMC. It was back in 2003 or so that when I looked at the schedule for the "horror" movies, I knew the end was coming. Every year it is getting worse. Panic Room? Jeepers Creepers? Bride of Chucky?? What the crap is that? Last time I checked, Halloween meant, Dracula, Bela Lugosi style, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy.....the true classics....Every response Ive read has been negative and with good reason. The execs at AMC have no idea what they are doing and they are out of touch with the people who give them ratings....and thats all of us....I would honestly be ok with the name change, if they would just stick with a solid line up of movies...and not put the ones we all want to see on at 3 oclock in the morning.....Im sad because every september, I knew monsterfest was coming, and thats all i would do for two weeks or so in oct, is plant myself in front of my tv and watch all the greats....Chaney Jr, Lugosi, Karloff.....oh well....at least Turner Classic Movies knows what classics are....I think AMC should change their name, since they like changing names....how about "American Movie Crap" instead of American Movie "Classics"......farewell AMC.....hello Turner Classic Movies......R.I.P.....Monsterfest......

** sigh **
All good things must come to an end.
I see I'm in good company in my opinion of the end of MonsterFest. It's not just the name change, but the movies have been going downhill over the years. Agreed that this year they seem to be playing a few more of the true classics, but of course they are in the middle of the night, or during the day while I am at work. The prime time line-up is scary only in the sense that somewhere, someone thinks these films are classics!
Remember years ago, maybe 9 or 10, when they ran all black and white classics? I had 3 VCRs set up to tape in 6 hour blocks while I was at work because they were running such great stuff! They even ran the Spanish version of Dracula (1931), which I had read was lost and no copy existed! What a year that was! Also, the year that Roger Corman hosted and they made those hokey short clips called "The Crawling Eye" (or something close to that).
Those brilliant days are gone, folks. I suggest we all dust off our VCRs and get out the tapes from days long ago. At the very least, I'll check TCM's schedule and see what they are offering us.
(**Just a side note, check your local small theaters and see if they are showing the classics. The local small theater in my town is running classic horror films all October. I will see Dracula, Frankenstein, and the other greats on the big screen for the first time in my life next month! **)

I joined the website solely to leave a comment about this.

Has Monsterfest, oh, excuse me, Fearfest become so insignificant now that you dedicate only a single week? In this week, you show very mediocre horror movies (Pinata? the remake of House on Haunted Hill? Pet Sematary 2?) and not very many classics. Even though I became hooked on this only a few years ago, I loved it. Last year wasn't such a great year, nor will this one be.

Now, I know you can't change the schedule this year, but next year, please, PLEASE, bring back the month-long Monsterfest!

bring back month long horrorfest. period.

or monsterfest....whatever you want to call it. just make it last the whole month.

Like crimsonsinger, I joined this site just to voice my displeasure in both the name change and the horrible programming over that last few years.

I've been watching MonsterFest since 1997 and it has been an institution for my wife & I ever since. For it to be turned into a shadow of its former self is saddening, really. For one period of time each year, AMC provided the best programing on TV. Now, it's just a grouping of horrible movies that nobody really wants to see.

I won't be watching this year. Maybe I'll tune in next year if AMC decides to bring Monster Fest back to its roots.

This is an outrage!! Halloween is nothing without visits from Drac, Frank, Wolfie, Mum and the others! Thankfully I'll be doing my own monster movie fest during October! So ta-ta to AMC (America's Most Commercials)

While I am very disappointed at the name change, I have to give you guys kudos for doing such a great job with the blog. Every week I look forward to Stacie Ponder's and Scott Sigler's posts, as well as the reviews by Grady Hendrix, the Power Rankings, and whatever miscellaneous posts you throw at us. I just wanted to say that, after the barrage of everyone yelling at you up there.

Though I do question why "Fearfest" itself is only one week this year, if the schedule posted in the talk forum is correct, I don't know what everyone is complaining about. I see some fantastic choices. To name just the classics:

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Mummy(1932)
Son of Frankenstein(1939)

When was the last time AMC showed ANY of those? I, for one, am thrilled! Those are some of my favorite films, if my avatar is not an indication. I just hope AMC doesn't schedule them in the wee hours of the morning as you usually do--that's my one complaint about your "Fear Fridays."

I will miss the Monsterfest name--"Horror Hacker" is really atrocious, I have to say. I'm really looking forward to Fearfest and the Frankenstein essay, however, and will continue to support AMC.

I think Court is a plant. Hey, we should petition to get Monsters HD onto basic cable.

Sorry, Brundlefly (great name, by the way). I've been here over a year, and it seems as though I'm a bit less disgruntled than some of these newbies. Anytime AMC wants to give me a job though, that would be great.

That petition sounds good. I don't know anybody who even has that channel.

I agree Court, as I've said in my numerous posts over in the talk section, which I won't retread here, it seems people are really going a bit overboard with their complaints.

I don't see how people can give kudos to Turner Classic when they do the very same thing that AMC does with the old black and white horror films, only worse. Sure, they play some good films, but they start at around 1 a.m. or later and only show a few select films during October. TCM's The Underground is a shadow of it's former self.

Look, I don't like AMC's decision to change the name to FearFest or this, this, Horror Hacker thingy, but at least they're still giving us a week of good films... And yes, Jason Goes to Hell sucks and lets not get started on Pinata, but AMC did bring back far more B&W films than have played during the previous few years. And doesn't AMC have a stake in IFC? I'm almost positive they do... anyways, it's like Jack-O Sux said about a week ago or more, IFC is showing some great films all October long - uncut and uninterrupted. I believe it starts this Thursday night will Halloween, The Burning, and an awesome slasher film in Madman. So, technically, AMC is giving you what you want, except on a sister network. IFC is great to watch up until the 24th when FearFest kicks off.

By the way, nice to see you're still around, Court. Does this all kind of remind you of last year's MonsterFest bashing that took place? People didn't like MonsterFest and now they hate FearFest before it kicks off.

Court - my apologies. I'm just beginning to think that since AMCs emmy win for Mad Men last Sunday, we can all expect to see alot more format changes. None that will benefit the true film fan. I am also disappointed at the lack of response from AMC to the many "disgruntled" MonsterFest fans on the message boards. BTW Monsters HD is an awesome channel that's unfortunately available only thru satellite. Check out their website at www.monstershd.com.

October is coming, and, filled with anticipation I log onto AMC to check out the schedule for Monsterfest. But wait, where is it? What is this non-horror programming day after day, up until the last week of October? Where are the classic Hammer films? Where are the black and white movies?

I watch AMC all day for one month of the year. Without monsterfest, I have no reason to watch it at all.

Hey Brundlefly! I've had a chance to watch Monsters HD, and you're right. It's a great channel for the most part! I don't have satalite myself, but my cable company got Chiller channel about a year ago. They run a lot of old TV series along with movies. Unfortunately, the movies are usually the newer campy films. If you visit their website, they have the film contest going on and you can get a good laugh out of the 6 minute indies that people have made.
And Court, I did notice that they are running some of the great films. Unfortunately their scheduling of these leaves many of us who have jobs out. I think I would be less disgruntled if they played these movies during prime time and played the Halloween/Pinata/Constantine type movies in the wee hours and during the day.

Brundlefly--No worries. :) And you are definitely on to something there. I bet we can expect a lot more original programming coming from AMC, now they've had this success. I bet they really start pushing The Prisoner especially. Monsters HD looks great--I'm really sad I don't have satellite.

King Malice and Cairo --People bash MonsterFest every year. They're never satisfied with the movies chosen, the schedule, even the music during the commercials, etc. I admit that I too am pretty upset with it being only one week this year, and that the "classic" films are always, always shoved to the wee hours of the morning. As Brundlefly says above I do wonder why AMC doesn't respond to it. I suspect it's because the majority of these folks stop in to yell about MonsterFest and leave. If they'd stick around and actually provide feedback and suggestions rather than "YOU GUYS SUCK" maybe AMC might listen to them. They do read our comments and respond to them, quite often. For example, I think it might be a good idea to have theme days for MonsterFest/FearFest/whatever it is called. How about Slasher Day--show all Freddy/Jason/Myers/etc. movies? And then maybe Monster Day--Dracula/werewolves/zombies/etc. Or classics, which would be Hammer/Universal/Amicus/etc. And then Cult/campy/schlock Day. Or even individual actors--I vote Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee get their own days! Then those films could all be shown during hours when people could actually see them, and those of us who don't have DVRs wouldn't have to complain.

That would be great, but I don't see it happening.

Court your right about the bashing and even though I am one to do so I know it doesn't get anywhere because amc never really listens anyway but I NEVER bashed monsterfest since it started from 1996, I started becoming a little unhappy with it during 2003 but I was still satisfied with the program schedule. It wasn't really until last year that I became unsatisfied with the movies they were showing and especially this year is the straw that broke the camel's back, because why would they destroy and break a classic tradition. Monsterfest X was amazing that was an excellent lineup because at least they started to dig up the old horror flicks and finally put them back on the air.
Monsterfest should be brought back and thats it.. I would rather see a four day marathan of monsterfest just showing the four horsemen Dracula,Frankenstein,Mummy,Wolfman movies. Although "fearfest" the name sucks yes they are playing some good old classics!

This one is for cairo I noticed in one of your early comments that you were talking about the old days of monsterfest. that year in particular with the spanish version of dracula was aired on monsterfest 2000. It started on a friday night it was called Dracula night well that lineup was the best. I was just wondering if that was the year you were talking about.

They should let me run Monsterfest excuse me "FearFest" I would make you all happy well maybe just oldschool fans this would be my lineup:

House of Dark Shadows

Beginning of the End

The Black Scorpion

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Deadly Mantis

The Fly

The Return of the Fly

Godzilla

Godzilla Revenge

Godzilla.Vs Mothra

Godzilla vs. Destroyer

Godzilla vs. The Thing

House of Wax

I was a Teenage Frankenstein

I was a Teenage Werewolf

Invaders from Mars

It came from Outer Space

King Kong

Son of Kong

Return of the Vampire

She Creature

Them!

The Thing from Another World

War of the Worlds

The Werewolf

Young Frankenstein

HAMMER

The Brides of Dracula

Curse of Frankenstein

Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

Curse of the Werewolf

Dracula, Prince of Darkness

Horror of Dracula

The Mummy

Revenge of Frankenstein

UNIVERSAL

The Bride of Frankenstein

Dracula

Dracula(Spanish)

Dracula's Daughter

Frankenstein

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman

Ghost of Frankenstein

House of Dracula

House of Frankenstein

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man Returns

The Mummy

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Tomb

Phantom of the Opera(1943)

Son of Dracula

Son of Frankenstein

Werewolf of London

The Wolf Man

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Creature Walks Among Us

Revenge of the Creature

That looks like a perfect schedule to me, Don't... :)

I like that schedule, too. It'll never happen, but there are some awesome films there. AMC has shown some Hammer/Amicus films before and that's great, love those companies, but isn't it sort of odd that you would call yourself American Movie Classics and then show films made in England? Like I said, I love those films, but I just find it odd. Eh, no big deal.

Monsterfest.... BEGONE!!! That subject heading seems rather harsh. Almost makes one feel ashamed of ever adoring Monsterfest. Almost like I should be apologizing for something. Ouch!

I can't beleive there will be no Monsterfest this year, I keep all the tv's in my apartment tuned to AMC all day everyday for Monsterfest! This is bogus, I am dissapointed to say the least.

jong... please read more carefully, AMC is still showing a 24/7 horror marathon, it's just being called FearFest, don't jump out the window yet.

Great list, Don't make! I think it was MonsterFest from 2000 I was talking about earlier, That really was a great year for them. If I dig out the video tapes I have (and then find a VCR that works), I could tell you for sure. Sadly, I missed taping the Spanish version of Dracula as it was on in the middle of the night, and I just happened to wake up and see it, and the tape ran out on the VCR about an hour before it started. But I do seem to remember they had theme days. I ended up with a tape with 4 "Creature From The Black Lagoon" movies on it (3 or 4).
I did write to AMC a few years ago when they started running the "modern" horror, and suggested that they have theme days. I suggested days of the classic B&W films, and even suggested maybe a sci-fi event sometime during the year. I never did get a reply.

I can't even mask my disappointment right now. Seeing that the calendar had switched to October, I giddily came to AMC's website to see what delicious treats were in store for me for Monsterfest '08. Instead I'm b*tchslapped with an evil trick instead. Monsterfest err...should I say, Fearfest has pointlessly changed it's name and shortened itself to one lousy buttf**king week? Seriously? Are we getting that proud of ourselves down at AMC about Mad Men that we can just take a giant crap on all of our longtime fans? I wish Michael Myers was around to impale the geniuses down there decided that this was a good idea. If it ain't broke, don't fix it jackasses. First I have to deal with my first fall in 30 years with my beloved Seattle Supersonics...now I have deal with another loss in Monsterfest. I hope for nothing but bad things for all of you bigwigs at AMC. Burn in hell.

wow the fearfest logo is lame!!!!! they least could have distorted it and make it look spooky and scary like I don't know maybe like MONSTERFEST!!!!!!

OK "Don't make em", you're complaining about a website logo!?? Seriously, you're literally just complaining to complain now. First of all, the logo looks fine. Why does it need to have some cliche' "spooky" font or something to be appropriate? Secondly, what difference does it make? Is it going to make the experience of Fearfest any less enjoyable? It's a temporary website logo for God's sakes. The site looks fine. Scream Queen tournament, online movies including Pumpkinhead! (why didn't they just show that in the TV lineup?), how could you complain!? Honestly, I've held my tongue long enough on these people that keep coming and whining about every little thing. Here's the thing people, AMC DOES look at everyone's comments. Case in point, the blog writers put out a statement regarding the blog's name change after a rash of more idiotic and pointless complaints about the blog's name change, as if that mattered at all. Because they do look at our comments, they see complaints like this every year, and they do try to accommodate us however they can. Here's the big kicker, when you guys come on here and complain every year no matter how good Monsterfest may or may not be, they are going to try to change things. Monsterfest X was one of the best Monsterfests of all time, they mixed up classic and modern horror after years of playing mostly modern movies, and they expanded it to a 24/7 marathon. Still, after all that, people complained. Here's what could be seen, just like every year...

"There's not enough old-school horror"

"Friday the 13th movies? How lame!"

"I'm tired of Halloween movies"

"I want different Friday the 13th movies"

"I want more variety"

"Here's a list of expensive movies you should blow your year's worth of programming funds for..."

etc. etc.

You can see by this that AMC is pretty much just at a loss as to what to do. Inconsistent viewer requests and endless complaints no matter what movies are shown have left them constantly scrambling to get more variety. Here's the thing though, as I've said over and over... this is NOT A HORROR CHANNEL. AMC gives us Monsterfest every year, despite being a general movie channel. What other channel gives us that? TCM? nope. USA, TNT, TBS, FX, etc. etc.? Nope. They're not going to be able to afford to throw away tons of cash for movies that will satisfy every single person no matter what. They're doing their best to accommodate you guys, but the problem is, you're never happy! I can guarantee if next year they showed nothing but classic horror, there would be tons of posts coming on here screaming about not seeing Jason or Freddy or Michael. If they showed nothing but Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare movies with a few others sprinkled in, you'd all be whining about not seeing enough classic horror. They can't win, so AMC has tried year after year to strike a good balance, and they've done it again this year. The more you people keep complaining, the more it's just going to get ruined. For the fiftieth time, I'm not saying this year's lineup is amazing, but we still get a week of horror movies in late October with some quality movies to watch. You can guarantee that stuff like people complaining about blog name changes and logos is just making them scratch their heads and say "what's the point of this thing, no one's ever happy with it!" I can guarantee the changes with Monsterfest/Fearfest have correlated directly with the increase in incessant complaining on this site. Honestly people, think before you post. Take a deep breath, remember that AMC still provides the best chances to see horror on TV, and enjoy Fearfest for what it is. Otherwise, pull out some DVDs and watch what you want. Of course, you're just going to say "I like to watch it on TV!"... yet another example of pointless attitudes that really make no sense...

Jack-o-sux - Wow, I think your complaining about the complainers borders on the obsessive. You should take a nap or go watch some T.V. I know, how about AMC?

p.s. FearFest sux. Bring back MonsterFest.

jack O sux listen to Brundlefly and relax man wow thats very sad that you get affended by other people's comments if you can't take criticism leave the amc blog.... its that simple. Let me inform you about life people aren't always going to agree and did you see my wonderful lineup that I made don't tell me that aint the perfect lineup! and the funny thing was I didn't even say anything to you! and yes that logo should look spooky its for the halloween season isn't!?!?!? and stop being an ASSKISSER to amc jack o sux they don't listen to what we say anyway.. thats pretty pathetic that you worry about what other people say!

ooo and jack o sux if it was up to me you would never see a halloween or a friday the 13th film if at the least I would only show halloween and an american werewolf in london in the mix on monsterfest oooo im sorry excuse "fearfest" it was just be silent films like phantom of the opera and nosferatu and universal studio monster films and the hammar horror films and godzilla films. Now if you don't call that a kick ass lineup don't ever ever call yourself a horror fan again!

and although you started this jack o sux I will agree with you on monsterfest x that was a great year because they added old horror movies and classic remakes and it came out to a fantastic mix. It was the first time in a long time that they actually showed universal studio monster flicks and a few other other classics that don't belong under universal but under other network companies.

Amc is to blame for part of monsterfest being gone but this is to everyone if you seriously want to knock down someone's door and complain about monsterfest being no more and bringing it back then send an email to rainbow media they control these networks and run these channels. They are the head jerkoffs that completely got rid of monsterfest!

Wait wait wait, Don't Make em, I didn't get offended by anything. And Brundlefly I don't work for AMC, nor do I care about them, I'm a dentist, I don't have any vested interest in AMC at all, but when I want to come on here and read about Fearfest, and then have to listen to the same pointless tripe over and over, I'm going to let out my opinion. Hey, you did it, why can't I? You can call AMC stupid for their lineup, why can't I call someone out for something I thought was questionable? I'm not obsessed with the comments of anyone. I comment on a true horror movie board , the forums at Horrormovies.com, where I'm a regular member. I'm more than used to disagreements and opinions. Perhaps my rant was a bit over the top, but let's be honest, was it any worse than the 50 or so on this blog and the talk page that use the same exact hyperbole and say the same exact thing, that Monsterfest sucks and AMC is terrible blah blah blah? I hardly think so. I'm sorry if I embarrassed you with my comment, but please, complaining about a logo? And you're going to attack and tell ME to relax and call ME pathetic? Wow... I'm sorry that just seems horribly hypocritical. The fact that you had to write 4 posts in a row afterward completely eradicates that point about me not being able to handle criticism, again... think before you post. Sure, if you want to be cliche and stereotypical, a logo for a Halloween marathon should look "spooky", but you know what, the rest of the FearFest page does look spooky. I just find it incredibly sad and laughable that you freaked out over a simple logo. Again, I have to ask, what difference does it make? How will it effect, in any way, your viewing of the movies on FearFest. You never did answer that, and you can't, because it makes no sense. It's like I said, just complaints for the sake of complaining.

I also find it funny that you rant about people having different opinions and if I don't like them I should just leave... but then you tell me if I don't like your list I'm not a true horror fan? Hypocritical much? Honestly, you're just making me laugh now. Don't get me wrong, your list is OK, but to say that only old-school horror is worthwhile and if you don't like it you're not a true horror fan, is just the most laughable statement I've ever heard and ignores half a century of amazing horror films. Considering half of them are some of the more corny offerings or old-school horror, I can't say it's not that impressive (and yes, I've seen them all, I'm not enough of a prude not to indulge in all horror, instead only watching what I think is good). What a sad statement, that I should never call myself a horror fan because I don't just think Fearfest should show old horror movies... yikes. I've been watching horror for a long time my friend, I've studied it, I've read books about it, I see as much as I can see. Even after all that, I don't have the attitude that what I like it the only stuff people should watch and still call themselves a horror fan. Here's the thing, they could play your list, but it's like I said, they would just get tons of people coming on here saying "why are they showing this old b + w crap? I want to see Jason and Freddy!" I'm not saying that's the right response, but it is what would happen. And you know why? It's because when they used to do it, people used to come on here and complain about wanting to see Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street, etc. etc., so when the channel changed format, they changed Monsterfest completely. Just because you feel your list is the best list ever, it doesn't mean it would work on AMC, tastes just vary way too much, and there have been way too many horror films since then to just ignore. I'm with you, old horror is amazing and should be seen a lot more, but the way AMC is and the way modern audiences is, it just won't work. Even TCM doesn't show it much anymore, and they're a totally CLASSIC network! If you're going to complain to anyone, complain to them.

Look, I wasn't trying to attack you with my original post, just illustrate how silly I thought it was to get worked up and fume over a simple logo, as if that meant AMC was just retarded. My whole point was just to state that AMC looks at this stuff. I have been posting on these boards for years, sometimes on different names, but I've been here. I've seen it year after year, and I have heard from tons of people that AMC talked to them via email and listened to their complaints. The fact remains, AMC DOES listen to your comments, and like I illustrated above and won't retread here, the inconsistent complaints and whining and continual bashing of every year's Monsterfest/Fearfest and everything related to it, no matter what is done, is having an effect, and it's a negative one. If you want to continue that trend, that's fine, but don't say that AMC just gave up on the whole thing, because the whole mess has occurred because of complaints like yours, and that's the truth. Ignore it if you want, but it won't change anything. At least King Malice had the gall to agree with me, and I give him a ton of credit for that, you can see his comments on the Talk page...

I also just have to say the most childish insult possible is to call someone an asskisser. Just because I think the lineup is OK and I'm not saying cliche', worthless comments like "Fearfest sucks" or "AMC is stupid, I want Monsterfest back!" that really make no sense, doesn't mean I'm kissing their ass. If you actually took the time to read my previous posts, instead of just trying to blindly attack me (this goes to Brundlefly and Don't) you would see that I actually stated that the lineup really isn't that great and I have never claimed that no one should complain. In fact, I've fully respected the complaints of others until now and agreed with several. I'm just trying to tell you with these comments that the negative attitude against AMC is causing them to have a negative attitude against Monsterfest. And Don't, as much as you'd like to blindly say that AMC doesn't listen, I'll say again, I've talked to tons of people over the years who have been emailed personally by AMC (including myself!) regarding changes to Monsterfest. This is how I KNOW that AMC really does listen to what you guys say. That's why I'm posting this, I'm trying to get people to realize that their complaining about every little thing doesn't solve anything... that's all. You can attack me with these hypocritical, childish and ultimately inane comments all you want, but I was never trying to attack anyone in the first place ( I know that I made fun of you for getting riled up over the logo, but it's called sarcasm... perhaps I should have been more direct with my statements, I can see how they were taken out of context), just state that the complaints aren't helping anything, and you know what, if you don't have anything better to do than complain about a horror marathon, why act like I'm so pathetic for complaining about you guys complaining.... isn't that just another hypocritical moment from you guys? Yeah... I'd say so.

I'm really disappointed. I'm a huge fan of Halloween, and loved MONSTERFEST. I watched it every year and told pretty much everyone I know what movies were on which nights. Hell I even had some parties last year where all we did was WATCH MONSTERFEST.

I understand that AMC is continuing what they think is appropriate "Halloween programming" but Monsterfest is a tradition. From all the comments I see on this blog it doesn't mean something to just me either.

And um, Jeepers Creepers? Constantine? You guys are better than this. You know what we want.

And why are you only showing the Carpenter Halloween movies on Halloween, during the afternoon? WE WANT MICHAEL MYERS.

Next to the Christmas season I bet this month has the largest influx of viewers for you guys. Why change something that you already had town to a t?

Please reconsider this change and bring back Monsterfest. Believe me we'll thank you for it.

To Jack O Sux well do me a favor don't attack my comments and I won't attack yours. If you want to be a baby and be stubborn thats fine but people have a right to voice their opinion. The scary part is that your jumping down our throats as if we are attacking you personally... we are just sharing a piece of our mind with AMC and we have every right to do so. Plus my lineup is the perfect lineup and listen squirt I know not everyone will like the lineup because not many people nowadays have an imagination anymore which is why we get movies like saw and hostel, but the point is you should get your head examined very soon because you freak out over the wrong reasons I mean don't you have better things to do then pick on other people because they aren't going along with your crap????

Happy Halloween everybody! So we get stuck with an uninspired logo and a name change. Our beloved Monsterfest has shrunk to a mere week and the schedule isn't (never is) to everyone's liking. Just remember, WE ARE MONSTER FANS we are used to disappointment. How many times has that kickass trailer or awesome cover art at the local video store lured you in and then it happens....lame horrible awful s**t. And we always crawl back looking for the next fix. I can tell by the passionate posts on this blog that there's some hardcore horror fans here and probably like me own enough movies to schedule an entire year of fearfest. We don't need AMC to supply us with the willies, it's just at this time of year when the veil between the living and the dead is lifted and witches can be seen flying across a bloated harvest moon, swarms of bats claw their way through a ragged bloody sundown off to lonely castles mourning on mountain peaks, and the fog lined streets echo the screams of monster movies playing in deserted houses in darkened rooms I want my monster fest!

Life is too short jack o Sux chill out!

I still have to just laugh Don't, you keep claiming that I'm the one attacking you and that I should chill out, yet you keep making multiple posts attacking me, saying I should "get my head examined" and that I'm a "baby"... again... you're just being hypocritical. How am I being the baby? I formulated a perfectly good argument and calmly explained why I felt the complaints were hurting Monsterfest, and you decided to flip out and complain that I was complaining about you (see the hypocritical nature of your complaints yet?) How on earth was I jumping down your throat? Because I made your complaint about a logo look silly? Because I actually formulated an argument rather than just using childish cliche remarks like "If you don't like my opinion just leave!" or "You need to respect my opinion even if I don't respect yours!" Give me a break. I suggest if you don't want to hear differing opinions or have people argue with you, you refrain from posting on the internet. As you so eloquently put it, people have differing opinions. It seems you are the one who doesn't want others to voice theirs, and not the other way around... You seriously have the most warped idea of how this has gone. You made a ridiculous complaint about a silly logo, I called you out on it for complaining, and you came back with a bunch of childish insults and overblown claims that I was freaking out, when in fact I'm totally calm, but just trying to remind you people that your complaining isn't helping and when it comes down to it Fearfest is still the best shot you have at watching horror on TV, and nothing more than that. Yeah, I joked that you looked silly for whining about a logo, and then when you attacked me for criticizing you, I responded in kind. How is that "freaking out for the wrong reasons?" If anything it's all the right reasons. Like I said, you had the right to come on here and complain, and I had the right to rip you for complaining... if you fail to see how that's fair, you're beyond help. Look, If you don't like being attacked, quit using childish insults and acting like I'm freaking out when I'm simply exposing your weak arguments and lame attempts at making me look like the bad guy when you left yourself open for attack by complaining over insignificant junk. I'll stop ripping you when you stop acting like a little kid. Like you said in your post, you, I and many others on this board have our own horror movies we could watch all year long if we wanted to, so why complain over Monsterfest if you feel that way? Just seems kind of pointless to me...

PS You really are quite self-involved aren't you? I mean, I realized it when you couldn't understand how hypocritical and childish you were being, but your statements about your line-up, particularly the last one where you say it's the "perfect lineup" just solidified it for me. No one's lineup is perfect... it's just perfect for you. Like I said, half the movies in there are some of the cheesier old-school horror movies I've ever seen, hardly cinema gold there. you've got some good ones, no doubt, but it's not the best lineup I've ever seen. Everyone has their own tastes, and you can like your lineup all you want, but you sound even more childish when you claim it's the best, when anyone who likes horror can put together a list of their favorite horror movies and say it's great. Again, as I said earlier, the fact that you fail to see that there are great horror movies out there aside form the ones you enjoy, and that if a channel doesn't play them it's stupid and it sucks, looks even worse than whining about a website logo. As for your comment for me to "chill out"? Well, I will when you do. By continuing to say the same things over and over, such as "Stop freaking out" and "You have to listen to my opinion but I don't care about yours", you're just making it worse. I'm ready to end this when you are, you don't have to admit you were wrong when you whined about the logo, but you could at least admit that my comments had some validity, rather than telling me to leave you alone. I'm sorry if I've offended you, and I never meant to say you were stupid for your comments (just that I thought they were unnecessary) but you've hardly handled this well. If you choose to move on, I will too, but trust me, I'm a doctor and a horror movie fanatic with a huge background in the genre, and if you choose to keep this argument up with your kid insults and overblown claims that I'm overreacting and being a baby, I will continue as long as you would like.

Hi Jack-o,
Hey it's me Brundlefly. Are you calm? just wanted to say a few things and then I'll be done. This is my final post on this issue especially since this blog is a week old and almost everyone else has moved on. First off I never said you worked for AMC, I said Court worked for AMC. I apologized for that (who's reading who's comments) since Court was very polite in correcting me and didn't RANT FOR 20 PARAGRAPHS about a lineup on a TV channel. I dont know exactly how many words you used but my guess would be A LOT! Hey, I'll watch Fear Fest, and I'll enjoy it. I just hope for next years line-up to be more accommodating to the true Horror (Monster) fan. That's all. Now go ahead and scold me with another 20 or so entries. I'll be expecting it.
Take Care,
Brundlefly

hey jack o sux, it appears to me that you are the one who is self-involved, and self-indulged. I had stated my opinion, only to have you come into the blog and attempt to make me look, to use your word, look "silly", which by the way, you succeeded in making yourself look. This has gone far enough, wouldn't you agree? I am, and have always been a fan of monsterfest, as are all the people who write on here. However, until YOU, I have never ridiculed anyone, nor has anyone ridiculed me, since as you should be aware, the blog is a forum for everyone to state their opinions. So, I will continue to post my opinion with regard to my idea of a perfect line-up, and also that I believe Monsterfest, not Fearfest is what should be aired.

Oh, and one more thing. Jjack o sux since you feel as though your opinions are never heard and believe that people are picking on you. And since you believe that no one on the blog listens to you, why don't you have someone make you a wooden cross that way when you feel un appreciated for all the sacrifices you made for amc, you can climb on up and nail yourself to it. have a happy halloween! jack o sux! Before you accuse me of plagerism, yes Jack, that comes from a movie called "The Ref" check it out, good flick!

Hey Don't Make em, You're annoying too. You and JackO should swap personal email addresses and stop filling up the blogs with this nonsense. You both have way too much time on your hands.

Hey Brundlefly it really is non of your business to step in but if you want to be annoying to go right ahead. I didn't sign on to this thing to create WW3 everything was going fine until the genius Jack O sux started ripping into people with his crap. I will agree with you on the fighting its gone way too far that your 100% right on but what im saying on this blog is not nonsense at all. All of my comments were made directly to amc and to none of you here! It would be like calling your comments nonsense but whatever just lets forget the whole thing Jack since your a daily blogger I will admit alot what I wrote to you was uncalled for but I would appreciate that you could at least admit the same, we could either talk or just ingore each other like we should have done in the first place.

Hey Brundlefly it really is non of your business to step in but if you want to be annoying to go right ahead. I didn't sign on to this thing to create WW3 everything was going fine until the genius Jack O sux started ripping into people with his crap. I will agree with you on the fighting its gone way too far that your 100% right on but what im saying on this blog is not nonsense at all. All of my comments were made directly to amc and to none of you here! It would be like calling your comments nonsense but whatever just lets forget the whole thing Jack since your a daily blogger I will admit alot what I wrote to you was uncalled for but I would appreciate that you could at least admit the same.

Case In point.

Who knew this would be the most commented on subject since last years blog about "Face It: The 80s Sucked" by Matthew Kiernan. Hahaha. That was a lot of fun. Anyways...

To say that AMC doesn't listen to their fans is ridiculous. For a while now we've been asking when we're going to see the return of a horror host for MonsterFest (now FearFest)? And according to the blog, Rob Zombie will have the honor of those duties for the first ever FearFest.

For me, the name change was the big deal. But I've since gotten over that and welcome FearFest into my home. My question is though... outside of a couple of bad films and a new name, what has AMC done that is so bad that it causes people to throw stones at the network? And what's with all the name calling and crap between fans? Is this what you want AMC to see and cause them to pull the plug on their horror traditions completely?

I'll probably get dragged into this whole thing by saying this, but here goes, I agree with a lot of what Jack-O Sux says. Not so much on the personal attacks stuff, but with everything else. Even Court has had some great points. It just seems like that if you show any love to AMC you're considered an "a**kisser". WTF? I thought everyone was here because they were big fans of MonsterFest and yet all I read are comments like "AMC Sucks" or "FearFest does your mom". Ok, so that last one was me being silly, but hey, you get my point I think.

I'm not going to sit here and say something as lame as "Can't we all just get along?", no, because I know that'll never happen. But there is such a thing as respect. Something horror fans used to have for one another and now all you get is... well, all that you read before you.

No more b*tching about the lack of a certain sub-genre, because FearFest has films that touch on every one of horror's fields and era's... so, now then... What is it that people really think is so bad about FearFest?

Well for king malice that's fine if you agree with him I really don't care, I just want these stupid fights between us to end,its really ridiculous, like I said before we both went overboard with the fighting crap. We were both 100% wrong but now if its all the same to you I would like this to be over and done with. Im not asking people to shake and makeup but at least let this crap die down. And yes as much as I have been cursing out amc for the complete change I am satisfied that we are getting a horror host! Like I said before Im not here to attack you or your comments just like I was never here in the first place to attack jack o sux and his thoughts on amc. I too am a huge monsterfest fan like I said Ive been watching it since it first aired so yeah im not exactly happy that they chucked the name out so fast. Can we just let bygones be bygones.

I am saddened to see this happen to devoted Monsterfest fans like me but take heart all Monsterfest fans for I understand where AMC is coming from and see that their format is changing, so I did the one thing that I felt stood the strongest chance of bringing Monsterfest back.

I e-mailed Sci Fi Channel. That's right. Sci Fi Channel. The one station that gets it when it comes to science fiction and monsters in hopes that maybe they would revive and Rejuvenate Monsterfest.

If you would like to see Monsterfest revived and rejuvenated you can do what I did and send your Monsterfest hopes and dreams to feedback@scifi.com.

Here's Wishing for Monster Fest 2009!

Oh by the way I also let Sci Fi know about all the Black and white movies everyone wants to see. I spoke on behalf of all of us. Maybe you will all join my pursuit to bring back Monsterfest on Sci Fi.

Unfortunately though I don't know if Monsterfest is Licensed but I'm sure SciFi could come up with a very creative name for the festival. Right now their current festival is called the 31 Days of Halloween. Climaxing on Halloween Night with Jason and Grant from the Atlantic Paranormal Society spending 7 hours Live on Sci Fi from a popular haunted location except on West coast... Grrr. I love Sci Fi Channel because they get it!

Also for those who might have forgotten, Monster Fest was also the name of the Halloween event on TNT for a time. Maybe this is a suggestion that the name can have a new home?

Lastly I just want to say that while I am dissapointed with AMC I am not angry. I can see where they are coming from. This is the year 2008 and people nowadays seem to like Blood and Gore More than the old classical monster movies.

Perhaps let Fear Fest Live on AMC for the Blood and Gore fans and let's all work with AMC and all the other stations out there to find a new home for our Festival.

Finally I must close by saying thank you AMC for the many great years that you did air our monster movies. The petition at Sci Fi is meant to give our kind of movies a new home and I at least understand that times change. Only thing I could say I am upset with you about is that you didn't give fans a chance to contact you. You just up and decided to change the name of the festival at the last minute. It would have been nice to have warning so our wishes could have been expressed to other stations before October.

Once again though thanks for many great years of monster movies and here is hoping maybe you will help fans see their wish come true.

AMC hasn't done away with the old black and white monster films, not at all. Actually, there are more playing this season compared to last. True, they're on during the early morning to afternoon, but at least AMC kept them in some capacity.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I still prefer AMC over Sci-Fi any day. Sci-Fi is currently running their annual 31 Days of Halloween, which... 'drum roll'... is filled with mostly blood and gore movies. A lot of them aren't very good. Infact, Sci-Fi's programming has a lot of those terrible After Dark Horror Fest films. The only good one I saw on the schedule was Mulberry Street.

A lot of those old Universal Monster films are probably going to be showing on Universal's new HD channel. I could be wrong, I don't know, because I don't get that channel. So, AMC is still the place for me. Also, since Dish Network and Voom separated ways, I no longer get MonstersHD either.

I'm not knocking anyone, especially the last poster, because I think it's awesome that someone felt so passionate about MonsterFest that they went out and contacted another network about it. Although, if the MonsterFest name went over to another network, it wouldn't be the same. Besides, Fear Fest is MonsterFest... the only thing that changed was the name.

That Sc-Fi deal does bring up a valid point though. Sc-Fi is owned by NBC/Universal, so why doesn't Sci-Fi get to show old Universal Monster films? I'd rather see James Whale's Frankenstein over that lame Horror Fest film Dark Ride any ol' time.

I am not for Monster Fest Leaving AMC either but I just don't think AMC is in touch with the old classics. They've modernized and don't seem to even be trying to make new movies.
Big Mistake they made was modernizing. When they modernized it was only a matter of time before the classic monster movies vanished.
To me the early morning hours when I'm sleeping is not satisfactory hours for true monster movies.
Comcast does not get this Monsters HD Channel and so that is not an option for me.
The closest thing we get is Fearnet which once again drumroll...is blood and gore...and B Rated movies...
If AMC is willing to hear the call to action to rejuvenate Monster Fest I have no problem with it residing on AMC but I don't see it. Maybe not enough people complained. I just don't know.
Anyway the idea to contact Sci Fi came as a fan of Jericho because it is Sci Fi which heard the cry of Jericho fans like me and is considering, has not accepted but is considering adding Jericho to their lineup and bringing it back with all new episodes. With that credit is also due to Universal HD. Owned by the same people as Sci Fi it has also been attempting to give Jericho a new home.
The point here is we should go where our cries our heard.
Pestering a network with no interest does nothing.
Like the old saying says "The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Oil"

As for the Statement that Sci Fi is all blood and gore.
That statement is false. There is no blood and gore in "Baa'l The Storm God" or "Riddles Of The Sphix". Now while these movies might not be monster movies. The creatures created for the movies could certainly be classified as Monsters.

A monster in the clouds of a storm, a monster rises from the Pyramids in Egypt to punish the world.

While Sci Fi does not have a flair for monster movies, they pay the bucks to bring monsters into movies.

And new networks are always starting up. Maybe we could petition Sci Fi channel to start an all Monster network or petition AMC to do the same thing.

I'm not trying to put AMC down but I want Monster Fest. Not Fear Fest, or Chill Fest or Week Fest.

The whole month of October is supposed to be about monster movies.

Tradition should live on and it is us that makes it happen.

Anyway late at night I'm sleepy tired and I'm gonna stop because I think i've ranted in this blog long enough.

Once again Here's wishing for a 2009 Monster Fest Miracle!

Typo Correction "Sphix" should be "Sphinx"

Also probably should have done this before but I looked through some of the other posts and read how AMC may be trying to Make Monster Fest great after all.

Reading about the complaints over the years we probably do have their heads spinnning in circles.

So AMC Please, Please forgive me for my past posts.

I should read all blogs before posting.

One request does remain though.

Please bring the name Monster Fest back next year.

Thanks.

Hey Breck81 Im with yah! I too as you can see have been going on and on complaining that they should bring monsterfest and the old black and white horror films back. I just saw a trailer for the amc fearfest and it looks pretty cool, scratch the constantine crap but the commercial had some old movies mixed in which kind of brought down my hatred for it. So who knows maybe monsterfest will appear again next year!

How many times must we be subjected to this disappointment? It was bad enough when Monsterfest started being filled with one crappy slasher flick after another but now we're not even calling it Monsterfest anymore? Really? Are they serious? Is open revolt out of the question here? Monsterfest (the old Monsterfest) used to be one of the reasons that I looked forward to Halloween. I couldn't wait for Monsterfest to start! Now, it has become one gigantic letdown, dominated by one mediocre, if not horrible, movie after another. How the mighty have fallen.

I know I'm not saying anything new here, but how much do those of us that loved the old-school Monsterfest have to complain before the people in charge at AMC get their heads out of their butts and start listening to us?

Brundlefly, I never scolded you with anything, I just defended my position when you tried to make it seem like I was kissing AMC's a**, and you had already attempted to call another poster a plant for defending FearFest like I did, so you can see why I wanted to illustrate the fact that I had no interest in AMC whatsoever, but since you had the right to rip the channel, why should I be joked about for defending it? Sure, I used a lot of words to defend myself, so what? How is my use of time to defend myself any worse than yours to use veiled insults on an AMC blog? I'll admit I went a bit over the top, but I was being attacked on two fronts. I appreciate that you at least attempted to be civil in your last comment, but I don't appreciate that you used a lot of cynicism in an attempt to take one last jab at the fact that I defended myself from you guys' comments. Hypocritical. I agree, I could have said a little less and got my point across, but I felt compelled to make my case, so what's done is done. Again, I appreciate your attempt at mild civility in the manner, although I still don't understand how your cynicism and backhanded remarks are any less annoying than anyone else's comments. If anything, they serve even less purpose. Clearly not everyone has moved on, since people are still posting here, so again, you don't need to look big by acting like we're just petty, when part of this was your doing. I apologize if anything I said bothered you, and I am sorry if I insulted you, but please don't act as though you're above all this.

Don't make 'em, it's like I said, I'm sorry if what I said felt like personal attacks. I admit I should have been less direct and like you said, we went too far. I'll admit, I picked on you first, but thereafter you refused to admit that you were being just as belligerent and rude as me and were refusing to respect my opinions as much as I was, that is what my true argument was all about, I did admit that I was out of line with calling you "ridiculous" or "silly", and I fully admitted that you were entitled to your opinion, and then you threw it back in my face and refused to try to make any amends instead acting like I was "freaking out" and whatnot, when in fact I was simply trying to defend myself from your continuing attacks (and I'm sure you felt similarly), which is why I continued with my posts. You continued to act like I was the only one picking on you, even though you continually used petty insults and hyperbole to pick on me. No one was right in this situation. I'm willing to let bygones by bygones if you are. Horror is a community, and it's generally a peaceful one. I see no reason we can't get along. I apologize for ridiculing your comments about the logo, but I fully stand by my remarks about the unnecessary complaining, the fact that AMC still provides us with the best opportunities for horror every year and the fact that the ridiculous negative comments are hurting FearFest. I hope we can move past this, and again, I'm sorry if I personally insulted you. I'm big enough to admit I was out of line at times, I hope you are as well.

Hey Jack its cool and I agree the fighting is stupid . Like I said before I was wrong too and wouldn't let it end. So I apologize again for my comments towards you and if it's cool with you I would like this to be water under the bridge.

I started watching Monsterfest 2 years ago. I loved it cause it was all these horror movies from the 80's and 70's I had never heard of or seen before. AMC was the only channel I watched the whole week. Then last year it wasn't as good as the year before. I was hoping it would be different this year, but it looks about the same or worse then last year.

Yeah, Don't, I just want to apologize again. I'm usually never as heated as I was here, not even close. I guess I just felt like I was getting ripped a lot for stating an opinion but I should have watched my words a little more carefully. Thanks for being understanding. I look forward to posting with you as fellow horror fans if you continue to post here!

Yep, huge fan all of my life of the month long Monsterfest and this October just did not feel right. I used to work all day, have a couple cocktails and sit down late at night, turn on AMC and expect to see horror as soon as October came along. Here we are going on halfway through the month now and something did not feel right, I had to come to the website to see if there even was a monsterfest this year. Now that I know what is going on I have to say first, call it what you want. I don't care about the name, but keep it all month long not just one week. I am in my late 20s and monsterfest got me into those decade old horror movies that I would have never watched had it not been on monsterfest and Halloween movies all day on the 31st was great. Bad bad move making it one week IMHO! And bring back some oldies!!!

"AMC hasn't done away with the old black and white monster films, not at all. Actually, there are more playing this season compared to last. True, they're on during the early morning to afternoon"

True, at least they kept them but they really are so much better during the late evening hours...WHEN ITS DARK AND SPOOKY!