Lionsgate instills 'Fear' into NBC

September 25, 2007 Lionsgate, one of the biggest feature players in the horror genre, is co-producing "Fear" along with Industry Entertainment, the company behind "Masters of Horror" and the anthology series "Masters of Science Fiction," which aired this summer on ABC. Like "Masters of Horror," which featured such well-known filmmakers in the genre as John Carpenter, Joe Dante, John Landis, Dario Argento, Takashi Miike and series creator Mick Garris, "Fear" will consist of 60-minute films by big-name horror writers and directors. In scheduling the series during the summer, when broadcast networks launch mostly unscripted fare, NBC will try to capitalize on the strong popularity of horror movies during the summer blockbuster season.

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