| Fear Itself | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Title: | Fear Itself |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Genres: | Horror Anthology |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | NBC |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 13 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Lions Gate Television |
| Executive producers: | Andrew Deane; Peter Block |
| Producers: | Adam Goldworm; Jonathan Hackett; Ben Browning; Steve Best |
| Principal cast: | Niall Matter; Margherita Donato; Varlie Womack |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | June 5th, 2008 |
| Last aired: | January 31st, 2009 |
Fear Itself was a short-lived horror anthology series created by Mick Garris and patterned in the style of Garris' previous television project, Masters of Horror. The series ran for thirteen episodes on Thursday evenings on NBC between June, 2008 and January, 2009. It was produced by Fear Itself Productions, Industry Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment. Though each episode was a self-contained story, several actors made recurring appearances including Niall Matter, Margherita Donato, Valerie Womack and Marie Zydek. Some notable directors lent their talents to episodes of the series including Garris himself, as well as Stuart Gordon, Brad Anderson, John Landis and Rob Schmidt.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | The Sacrifice | June 5th, 2008 |
| 1x2 | Spooked | June 12th, 2008 |
| 1x3 | Family Man | June 19th, 2008 |
| 1x4 | In Sickness and In Health | June 26th, 2008 |
| 1x5 | Eater | July 3rd, 2008 |
| 1x6 | New Year's Day | July 17th, 2008 |
| 1x7 | Community | July 24th, 2008 |
| 1x8 | Skin and Bones | July 31st, 2008 |
| 1x9 | Something With Bite | January 3rd, 2009 |
| 1x10 | Chance | January 10th, 2009 |
| 1x11 | The Spirit Box | January 17th, 2009 |
| 1x12 | Echoes | January 24th, 2009 |
| 1x13 | The Circle | January 31st, 2009 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The title for the series is derived from Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address in 1933, which contained the linem, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
- Fear Itself: The Complete First Season was released to DVD on September 15th, 2009. Despite its title, it is actually the only collection relating to the series.
- "Fear, Itself" was also the name of the fourth episode of season four of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.