FEARnet Brings "The Further" Home With The Broadcast Premiere Of James Wan's Hit Thriller INSIDIOUS On Sunday, September 8, At 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Along With Many Other Frightful Films

FEARnet Brings "The Further" Home With The Broadcast Premiere Of James Wan's Hit Thriller INSIDIOUS On Sunday, September 8, At 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Along With Many Other Frightful Films

FEARnet Presents Premieres of 'THE UNINVITED', 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALE', 'DORIAN GRAY', and 'SUCK'; a "Slayed By the Bell" Marathon, "Foreign Fridays" Block, and More

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The acclaimed box office smash, INSIDIOUS, will make its FEARnet debut on Sunday, September 8, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Directed by James Wan (SAW, THE CONJURING), and written by SAW scribe Leigh Whannell, INSIDIOUS stars Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as Josh and Renai Lambert, parents whose son has fallen into a coma, following a mysterious incident in the attic. Things get much worse for the family, as their son's illness leads to a terrifying encounter with malevolent ghouls, and a journey into the realm of the dead known as "The Further." This will be a chance for fans to catch up with the Lambert family and their demons, before INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 hits theaters on September 13.

Also in September, FEARnet is giving you a chance to bring Jason Voorhees home with the Friday the 13(th) Sweepstakes! Starting Monday, September 2 at 9 a.m. PT, and running until 5 p.m. PT on Monday, September 16, participants can enter the Friday the 13th Sweepstakes at http://fearnet.com/fridaythe13sweeps, to win a loaded prize pack featuring a 46" television; 16 GB Flash Memory Camcorder; FRIDAY THE 13(th) Ultimate Collection, JASON GOES TO HELL, and FREDDY VS JASON on DVD ; DL & Co. "Rotten Luck" Dice Set; exclusive TALES FROM THE CRYPT merchandise; FEARnet swag, and more! Who says 13 is an unlucky number?

Other September Highlights Include:


-- "Foreign Fridays" - Every Friday (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)"Foreign Fridays"
in September features Spain's complete "6 Films To Keep You Awake"
series, a Guillermo del Toro ghost story, and a J-Horror classic. The "6
Films To Keep You Awake" series kicks off with TO LET (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
PT) on September 6, as a man and his pregnant girlfriend visit a creepy
apartment complex run by a sinister landlady. THE BABY'S ROOM (12 a.m.
ET/9 p.m. PT) follows, with parents who begin hearing unsettling sounds
coming from their newborn's baby monitor. The series continues on
September 13, with A REAL FRIEND (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), as a young girl
retreats into horror films, where her playmates are some of the genre's
greatest villains. Then, it's SPECTRE (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), as an old
man returns to his hometown, and sees the ghostly beauty he fell in love
with many years ago.The "6 Films To Keep You Awake" series comes to a
close on September 20, with BLAME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), as a single
mother moves in with a gynecologist, and uncovers the gruesome truth
lurking beneath the house. Then, preteens hold a bank robber captive
with terrifying consequences, in the fan favorite A CHRISTMAS TALE (12
a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT). On September 27, a young boy is haunted by ghosts of
the past in Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
PT). And a journalist tracks down a cursed videotape in the original
J-Horror chiller RINGU (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).


-- "Slayed By The Bell" Marathon - Thursday, September 12 (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m.
PT)FEARnet sends you back to school with the "Slayed By The Bell"
Marathon, a six-film fright fest full of teenage terror. It all starts
with the original FRIGHT NIGHT, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, as Charlie
Brewster joins with a late-night horror host (Roddy McDowall) to take
down the bloodsucker next door. Next, Josh Hutcherson and Dane Cook star
in the genre-bending DETENTION at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, as small town
teens deal with high school drama, time travel, a deranged serial
killer, and the end of the world. Then, siblings are terrorized by a
murderous teenage gang (led by James Spader) in THE NEW KIDS, at 8 p.m.
ET/5 p.m. PT. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS follows at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, as
slug-like aliens infect a college campus, turning their victims into
zombies. And a young girl uses a different kind of contraceptive in
TEETH, at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT. CHRISTINE ends the evening at 2 a.m.
ET/11 p.m. PT, as a geeky guy forms a dangerous bond with a classic
killer car.


-- 'THE UNINVITED' (Network Premiere) - Saturday, September 14 (8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT)A disturbed teen returns home to dark visions and a new
stepmother (Elizabeth Banks) she believes is responsible for her
mother's mysterious death.


-- "The Call" Marathon - Thursday, September 19 (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)Check
the children, and then settle in for four films that will make you wish
you never picked up the phone. At 6p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, a babysitter finds
herself home alone with a serial killer in WHEN A STRANGER CALLS. Next,
at 8p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, UNDER THE DOME's Rachelle LeFevre receives
threatening phone calls from the past in THE CALLER. At 10 p.m. ET/7
p.m. PT, it's THE NIGHT CALLER, as an obsessed woman goes to extremes to
meet a radio host. And a killer clown stalks phone sex operators in OUT
OF THE DARK, at 12 a.m. ET/0 p.m. PT.


-- 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALE' (Network Premiere) - Sunday, September 22 (8 p.m.
ET/5 p.m. PT)A software designer's (Bridget Fonda) life is turned upside
down when a possessive new roommate (Jennifer Jason Leigh) moves in.


-- 'DORIAN GRAY' (Broadcast Premiere) - Sunday, September 22 (10 p.m. ET/7
p.m. PT)A corrupt man stays forever young, while an old portrait
continues to reflect his villainy, in this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's
iconic novel.

-- 'SUCK' (Broadcast Premiere) - Sunday, September 29 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
PT)Struggling musicians find fame and fortune after turning into
vampires, in this comedic rock opera featuring cameos by music legends
Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and Henry Rollins.
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