Syfy 31 days of Halloween
SYFY’S 2012 FALL PROGRAMMING FEATURES FIRST EVER LIVE Face Off AS CENTERPIECE OF 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
PREMIERE OF HOT SET AND VIRAL VIDEO SHOWDOWN
RETURN OF HIT SERIES Ghost Hunters, HAVEN, SCARE TACTICS AND TOTAL BLACKOUT
ORIGINAL MOVIES INCLUDE LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER STARRING ROBERT ENGLUND
NEW YORK – August 29, 2012 –
Syfy’s 2012 fall programming will feature the first ever live
Face Off episode (anchoring the annual month-long
31 Days of Halloween scare-a-thon); the premieres of unscripted shows
Hot Set and
Viral Video Showdown; a special extended episode of
Paranormal Witness; returns of the hit series
Ghost Hunters, Total Blackout, Scare Tactics and
Haven; and the premiere of the
Syfy Original Saturday Movie
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter starring horror icon Robert Englund.
Syfy will kick off the fall season with its traditional Labor Day weekend movie marathon.
Highlights of Syfy’s 2012 Fall Programming Schedule (All Times ET/PT)
SEPTEMBER
Ghost Hunters (SERIES RETURN)
Returns Wednesday, September 5 at 9PM – A new era begins when
Ghost Hunters,
Syfy’s
longest-running unscripted series, returns with 14 all-new episodes.
Having said goodbye to investigator Grant Wilson in May, The Atlantic
Paranormal Society (TAPS) – led by Jason Hawes – is officially a team in
transition, which means there are plenty of surprises on the way this
fall!
Ghost Hunters
kicks off the return of Season 8 with a block of “Southern
Spirits”-themed episodes. First up, the TAPS team heads to Charleston,
South Carolina, the winning location of
Ghost Hunters’ America’s Hometown Ghost Hunt
contest, in search of paranormal evidence of America’s first female
serial killer, Lavinia Fisher. Other Southern locales getting the TAPS
treatment are Louisiana’s Alexandria Zoo and the French Quarter in New
Orleans. TAPS also continues its mission of helping families in need
with episodes investigating individual claims of paranormal activity in
private homes.
HOT SET (NEW ORIGINAL SERIES)
Premieres Tuesday, September 18 at 10PM – From the producers of
Face Off, Hot Set
is an extreme set design competition for Hollywood production designers
hosted by Ben Mankiewicz. Each week, two designers and their teams will
be challenged to build incredible blockbuster sets inspired by sci-fi,
fantasy, horror, adventure, and more. The contestants will reveal their
completed sets and edited film scenes to a panel of judges who are
leaders in feature film production design.
HAVEN (SEASON 3 PREMIERE)
Premieres Friday, September 21 at 10PM – Season
three picks up immediately following the events of the gripping season
two finale with Audrey (Emily Rose) having been kidnapped; Nathan (Lucas
Bryant) warned against pursuing a romantic relationship with Audrey;
and Duke (Eric Balfour) seemingly engaged in a fight to the death with
Nathan after he discovers his family lineage is to kill “troubled”
citizens of
Haven.
Haven is based on the novella
The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King. In the new season, WWE Superstar Edge® returns as Dwight, Bree Williamson (
Gossip Girl, One Life To Live)
joins the cast as psychiatrist Dr. Claire Callahan, a close friend and
confidant to Audrey, while guest stars include Iain Glen (
Game of Thrones) along with Nolan North and Claudia Black, who co-starred with Emily Rose in the critically-acclaimed
Uncharted video game franchise.
LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER (NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE)
Premieres Saturday, September 29 at 9PM – Following Betty White, Cloris Leachman, and Colin Ferguson – who were all part of the Bickerman clan in previous
Lake Placid movies – horror icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger/
Nightmare on Elm Street) plays Jim Bickerman, a poacher looking to score a big break on hides and eggs from these rare crocs.
OCTOBER
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN (SPECIAL PROGRAMMING STUNT)
Premieres Monday, October 1 running through Wednesday, October 31 – Kicking off with the horror movie-themed “Countdown to 31 Days of Halloween” September 23-30,
Syfy’s
annual month-long spook-a-thon showcases ghoulish programming from
original series, original movies and theatrical films, concluding with a
live Halloween episode of
Face Off.
PARANORMAL WITNESS (SPECIAL EXTENDED EPISODE)
Premieres Wednesday, October 3 at 10PM – For
the first time, all the key people involved in the most famous alien
abduction case in history reveal what they saw and experienced during a
special 90-minute episode of
Paranormal Witness. In “The
Abduction,” unparalleled eyewitness accounts, alongside original film
and audio recordings, tell the story of the legendary 1975 abduction
(and reappearance) of Arizona logger Travis Walton, whose five day UFO
experience inspired the cult film,
Fire in the Sky.
Thirty-seven years later, Walton and the six loggers who lived through
the events and ensuing investigation still stand by every word of their
story. Other witnesses backing up their claims include the investigating
sheriff, their polygraph analyst and the doctor who initially examined
Walton after his reappearance.
AMERICAN HORROR HOUSE (NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE)
Premieres Saturday, October 13 at 9PM – On Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
American Horror stars Morgan Fairchild and Alessandra Torresani (
Caprica).
RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE)
Premieres Saturday, October 27 at 9PM – Survivors of a zombie plague escape their island refuge (
Alcatraz) when it’s overrun and risk the outside world to find a scientist who is rumored to have found a cure for the disease.
Rise of the Zombies stars Mariel Hemingway, LeVar Burton, Danny Trejo and French Stewart.
SCARE TACTICS (SEASON 5 MARATHON)
Premieres Monday, October 29 from 7:00-10:30PM – Host Tracy Morgan returns for this special marathon of all-new episodes of
Scare Tactics,
the hidden camera show with a sci-fi twist that pulls outrageous pranks
on unsuspecting friends and family. In the season premiere,
singer/actress Brooke Hogan makes her
Scare Tactics debut as a ravenous zombie.
Elsewhere, sexy witches convince a handyman to help them in an
off-kilter ritual and a repo man tries to avoid being turned into a
human doll by a deranged shut-in.
TOTAL BLACKOUT (SPECIAL PREVIEW EPISODE)
Premieres Tuesday, October 29 at 10:30PM – Following the
Scare Tactics marathon, tune in for a special preview episode of the hit
Syfy extreme game show hosted by Jaleel White (
Family Matters).
VIRAL VIDEO SHOWDOWN (NEW ORIGINAL SERIES)
Premieres Tuesday, October 30 at 10PM – From 495 Productions, the producers of
Jersey Shore, and hosted by Kevin Pereira
(
Attack of the Show)
Viral Video Showdown features
the
greatest viral video creators on the planet going head-to-head in an
epic battle for bragging rights and a cash prize. Each week two teams
will have to dig deep into their bag of viral tricks to create a video
that best captures that week’s theme and impresses the expert panel of
viral video judges.
Face Off LIVE FINALE (SPECIAL LIVE SEASON 3 FINALE)
Premieres Wednesday, October 31 at 10PM –
Face Off
unveils a crowning event for its third season with plans for its first
live broadcast from Los Angeles on Halloween night. For the first time,
America’s voice will be heard as viewers will make the final choice for
the Season 3 champion via a live voting feature that will be available
immediately following the October 30 episode. McKenzie Westmore will
host the special event and reunite the contestants, including the three
finalists who will find out live if they garnered enough viewer votes to
win the season.
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