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Chiller is a 24 hour American cable television channel specializing in horror programming. Chiller's tagline is "Dare To Watch". It is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBC Universal.

On January 12, 2007, NBC Universal announced its intent to launch a new channel on March 1st, dedicated to the horror genre, which would feature both films and shows.

NBC Universal also stated that, aside from content in their own vaults, Chiller features content from other studios as well, including Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox. ^[1]

On February 23, 2007 and February 24, 2007, The 101, channel 101 on DIRECTV, aired a preview of Chiller. Programming featured during this preview included the two-hour pilot episode of Twin Peaks; the pilot episode of American Gothic; episodes of Monsters, Tales from the Crypt, Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Friday the 13th: The Series; and various horror movies. [1]

On February 25, 2007, NBC Universal's cable channel dedicated to the crime and mystery genres, Sleuth, aired a fourteen-hour movie marathon entitled "Chiller On Sleuth" to promote the launch of Chiller. The movies that aired during this marathon were Wait Until Dark, Psycho (1998), I Saw What You Did (the 1988 version), and The Island. [2] In the advertisement for the aforementioned marathon, it was revealed that Chiller would be available on channel 257 on DIRECTV.

The channel officially launched at 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time on March 1, as scheduled. A brief introduction video to the channel, with creepy CGI horror imagery, aired first. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents was the first show broadcast on Chiller.

The network's original line-up included the following TV series: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, Friday the 13th: The Series, Tales from the Crypt, Twin Peaks, Good vs Evil, Monsters, American Gothic, and Freddy's Nightmares. As of June 6, 2007, Chiller is airing the 1987 FOX series Werewolf. This is the first time the series has aired on television in twenty years. Chiller premiered the series with a marathon on June 6, 2007. The series airs Wednesdays at 8PM and 8:30PM, replacing the airing of two episodes of Monsters. This was confirmed by a moderator on the message boards on Chiller's website. [3].

Chiller began airing the series Brimstone on Saturday, July 28, 2007. 'New' episodes will then air Saturdays at 7PM Eastern with replays the following Monday at 8PM Eastern. [4]

The network also featured the following films in its first month on the air (in the order that they were first shown): The Shining, Werewolf of London, The Watcher, Nightmares, Stephen King's Cat's Eye, and Dial M for Murder, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, The Legacy, The Andromeda Strain, The Body Snatchers, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, It Came From Outer Space, The People Under the Stairs, Believe, Creepshow 2, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Far From Home, Demon Seed, Monster on the Campus, The Bad Seed, The Funhouse, Tales from the Hood, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Psycho, The Invisible Woman, Body Snatchers, The Swarm, Last Stop, Ghost Story, Tarantula, Children of the Damned, The Phantom of the Opera, Cherry Falls, The Invisible Man's Revenge, Watchers, Blown Away, The Terminal Man, The Haunting, Cat People, Stage Fright, Terror in the Aisles, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Death Valley, Village of the Damned, Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Frankenstein, Tales From the Crypt: Bordello of Blood, Jaws, I Saw What You Did, and The Guardian.

For October, Chiller announced its "Dare 2 Direct Film Festival" which premiered on Halloween night. Viewers uploaded 300 short films and the winners will air on this original special.

The 2005 version of Night Stalker aired on Chiller on Saturday nights in November and December 2007.

Series that will debut on Chiller in early 2008 include The Others, Millennium, Tales from the Darkside, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Profit, Night Visions, and Kindred: The Embraced.

Chiller is currently broadcast on DIRECTV and 4DTV in standard definition. A high definition (HD) feed is expected in 2008.^[2] Via DirecTV, Chiller can be seen in 16 million homes. It will be offered on DirecTV's new tier of HD channels slated to roll out in 2007.^[3] Senior vice president of NBCU’s emerging networks unit, Dan Harrison, who already oversees Sleuth and Universal HD, will oversee operations of Chiller.

Chiller is currently shown on DIRECTV's website Choice Xtra. package.

It is also available in A la carte, as well as in these three packages: KU-DigiPak_2007, KU-Pick-10-Pack, and CK-DigiSupPak07 at programming center..

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• chillertv.com
• A two-minute promo reel for Chiller
• The schedule for the first month of Chiller
• Click here to see Chiller's on-air look and feel (teasers, bumpers, promos)
• Chiller TV Monthly Schedules