| Chiller | |
|---|---|
| Chiller's new logo since 2010 | |
| Launched | March 1, 2007 |
| Owned by | NBCUniversal (subsidiary of Comcast and General Electric) |
| Slogan | Scary Good |
| Website | http://www.chillertv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 257 |
| Dish Network | Channel 199 |
| C-Band | AMC 18-Channel 327 (H2H 4DTV) |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 193 |
| Available on some cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-Verse | Channel 153 |
Chiller is a 24-hour American cable and satellite television channel specializing in horror and suspense programming.
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On January 12, 2007, NBCUniversal announced its intent to launch Chiller on March 1, dedicated to films and television shows related to the horror genre. The company also stated that, aside from their own content, Chiller would feature content from competing film studios, including Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox.[1]
In February 2007, The 101, channel 101 on DirecTV, aired a "preview" of Chiller, featuring the pilot episodes of Twin Peaks and American Gothic, as well as various horror movies and programs. Sleuth, NBC/Universal's mystery-themed network, aired a fourteen-hour movie marathon entitled "Chiller On Sleuth" to promote the launch of Chiller.
The channel officially launched at 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time on March 1. As a brief introduction to the channel, Chiller aired an episode of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
See also: List of shows on Chiller
On Friday, December 17, 2010, Chiller aired "Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments." Chiller TV's first original series featured a diverse group of pop culture mavens and horror movie experts looking back on the top 13 scary movie moments of the past 10 years. Show participants include renowned special makeup effects supervisor Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), comedians Dan Gurewitch & David Young (collegehumor), actress Betsy Russell (the Saw anthology), Christopher and Kyle Massey, writer Steve Niles, Tony Todd and horror film director Lucky McKee among others.
In October 2007, Chiller announced its "Dare 2 Direct Film Festival" which premiered on Halloween night. Viewers uploaded 300 short films and the winners aired on this original special.
Chiller renewed its Dare 2 Direct Film Festival in 2008, which aired on Halloween night. The channel premiered webisodes of an original film, "The Hills Are Alive" from Tim Burton protege Caroline Thompson (co-screenwriter of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and screenwriter of Edward Scissorhands) in July on chillertv.com, and aired the complete film in October.