Horror Channel

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Horror Channel
Horror Channel logo.png
Launched 3 May 2004
Owned by CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership
Picture format 576i (SDTV 4:3)
576i (SDTV 16:9)
Audience share 0.1%
0.0% (+1)
(June 2011, BARB)
Formerly called The Horror Channel (until June 2006)
Zone Horror (until 5 April 2010)
Sister channel(s) CBS Action
CBS Drama
CBS Reality
Timeshift service Horror Channel +1
Website www.horrorchannel.co.uk
Availability
Satellite
Freesat Channel 138
Channel 139 (+1)
Sky Channel 319
Channel 320 (+1)
Eurobird 1 11261H 27500 2/3
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 149

Horror Channel (formerly The Horror Channel and Zone Horror) is a television film channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel shows horror movies.

Specialised programming includes cult, Hollywood, comedy, B-Movie classics, modern thrillers, series, home-produced specials, biographies and documentaries. Since takeover they’ve revamped the daytime schedule to include more series and introduced some slightly better known films and directors to prime whilst retaining the cult look and feel of the channel.

Horror Channel is available as a free-to-air service on Eurobird 1.

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[edit] History

The Horror Channel was created by Tony Hazell, who had previously worked for The God Channel. The Horror Channel went into administration on 21 September 2004.[1][2] The original management team formed a second company (Amore TV Ltd.) and were able to purchase the channel on 22 September 2004, writing off a £200,000 investment previously made in the channel by venture capital firm, Northern Enterprise.

Zone Vision Networks Ltd. agreed to acquire The Horror Channel for an undisclosed sum on 17 June 2005.[3] In June 2006, The Horror Channel was rebranded as Zone Horror following Zone Vision Networks corporate rebrand as Zonemedia to better fit alongside Chellomedia, the Liberty Global content division which it became a part of in 2005.[4]

Zone Horror +1 launched on Sky on 1 July 2008 replaced Zone Reality Extra.

On 30 October 2006, Zonemedia launched Zone Horror in The Netherlands.[5] As of 1 July 2009, the channel is no longer available on cable in the Netherlands.[6]

On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international arm of CBS, CBS Studios International, struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK during 2009. The new channels would replace Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller, Zone Horror and Zone Reality, plus timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1.[7][8]

On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror was rebranded as Horror Channel, following the rebrand of the portfolio’s other three channels in November 2009.[9] On-air the channel name appears as Horror. The rebrand was produced by Chello Zone’s in-house creative services team.

[edit] Films

Horror Channel airs a wide range of films, mainly horror, although it does air many which contain horror themes, such as action, comedy and thriller films, many of which are premiered as part of a specific season of films. Originally, the channel began airing many classic films of mixed genres including The Killer Shrews, Lady of Burlesque, Carnival of Souls and The City of the Dead. It is known for its showing of B movie classics, Troll 2, Brian Damage, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Frogs, and Slugs. It also premiered many Jean Rollin movies, which were originally shown as part of a Jean Rollin season and European cinema classics such as The Devil's Nightmare, Nude for Satan and Black Magic Rites. Troma films Mother's Day and The Toxic Avenger movies where shown during the early years of Horror Channel. Many of these films were unknown to UK and Irish viewers at the time, but well known classics, such as the first three Hellraiser films where part of the channel. When the channel was rebranded Zone Horror in 2006, many of the older films where shown only at randon times and very were rarely premiered, as many new low-budget and independent films began showning, more usually than before the rebrand. In 2010 it was rebranded again as simply Horror Channel, where it returned to its roots, with many new horror classic airing, including, The Evil Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Happy Birthday to Me and The Incredible Melting Man. In 2011, the channel was seen to be premiering films from directors Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento in individual movies seasons. Many films are also airing that have been recently released by Home Entertainment company Arrow Films. 2011's highlights also include the "Horror Horreur" season for September, and the "Hammer Horror" season for October, and a "Season of the Banned" for November .

[edit] Programmes

List of past and current TV series, mini-series & television films that have aired on Horror Channel

Television
Title Seasons Airing Start date End date
The 4400 Season 1 & 2 No 20 February 2011
Angel Season 1 Yes 6 December 2010
BeastMaster All seasons No
Blood Ties Seasons 1 & 2 No
Brimstone Season 1 (all seasons) No
The Chronicle Season 1 (all seasons) No
The Collector All seasons No
The Dead Zone Seasons 1-6 Yes
Firefly Season 1 (all seasons) No
Firestarter: Rekindled Mini-series No
Freddy's Nightmares All seasons Yes
Friday the 13th: The Series All seasons Yes
Ghost Stories Season 1 (all seasons) Cancelled 2004
Hammer House of Horror Season 1 Yes 1 October 2011
Haunted Season 1 (all seasons) No
Highlander: The Series Season 1 No
Intruders Mini-series No
Jericho Season 1 Yes
The Lost World Seasons 1-3 Yes
Millennium All seasons No
Mortal Kombat: Conquest Season 1 (all seasons) No
Mutant X All seasons Yes
The New Twilight Zone Seasons 1 & 2 Yes
The Ray Bradbury Theatre All seasons Cancelled
Sheena Season 1 No 17 January 2011
Special Unit 2 Yes
Stephen King's Golden Years Mini-series/television film No
Stephen King's It Mini-series/television film No
Stephen King's The Langoliers Mini-series/television film No
Stephen King's Salem's Lot Mini-series/television film No
Stephen King's The Shining Mini-series/television film No
Stephen King's The Tommyknockers Mini-series/television film No 1 January 2011
Tales from the Crypt (TV series) All seasons Cancelled
Tales of Mystery and Imagination All seasons Cancelled
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures 1 season (all seasons) No
Twin Peaks No
Urban Gothic All seasons No
Valemont Mini-series Yes
Vampire High All seasons Cancelled
The Visitor Season 1 (all seasons) No
The War of the Worlds Season 1 Yes
Witchblade Season 1 No
Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 No April 25 2011

[edit] Logos

Logos of Horror Channel
Original logo from 2004-2006  
Rebranded Zone Horror from 2006-2010  

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