Comcast’s new multiplatform network, Fearnet, will launch on Halloween next Tuesday, backed by a library of 200 horror films from studios such as Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM…the channel is VOD only on TV for COmcast subscribers, and the company will also pitch the Fearnet on-demand service to other cable companies. Online, Fearnet.com will debut Oct. 31, and will offer free streaming movies (about 50 of them), as well as short-form content such as film clips, exclusive features and even a trailer for Lionsgate’s new movie, Saw 3, which premieres Oct. 27. There’ll also be social media service for users to share thoughts, or upload their own horror movies.
Fearnet VOD will have access to more than 200 movies per year, with about 70 hours offered at any one time.