Name: Fear
Genre: Drama, Reality
Released: 2000-09-20
Rating: 4.1

Overview

Fear is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2002 on MTV. The program follows a group of five or more contestants being left at an allegedly haunted location and led them on a series of dares over two nights to explore and confirm whether or not the place is haunted. The show was created by Martin Kunert and Eric Manes. The pilot episode was Co-Executive Produced and directed by George Verschoor. The series aired the first two episodes in a pilot run, which received outstanding reviews and a full season was ordered. After eight more episodes, another season was ordered. The second season ended after 6 episodes aired. The series was not cancelled due to a lack of interest, but due to the high cost of producing each episode. A DVD, MTV's Inside Fear, was released on November 6, 2001. Fear was named #6 on Entertainment Weekly's "15 Taboo-Breaking TV Moments." The show brought several innovations to the reality show genre, including having contestants film their own experience as no video crew followed them into the 'haunted' locations, use of night vision cameras, and use of body mounted cameras to have contestants film their own close-ups.

Seasons

Season 1

10 Episodes

2000

E01

West Virginia State Penitentiary

9/20/2000·43m

a small number of young adults spending the night in the penitentiary, attempting to document any paranormal activities. The West Virginia State Penitentiary's design is similar to the facility at Joliet with its castellated Gothic, stone structure, complete with turrets and battlements, except only half the size.[1][2] Unfortunately, the original architectural designs have been lost.

E02

St. Agnes Hospital

10/26/2000·43m

The location and real name of St. Agnes Hospital were closely guarded secrets to keep away curiosity seekers. Once the show aired though, word quickly got out. The fate of the real "St. Agnes" is being decided. Will it be a golf course? An amusement park? An office complex? Time will tell.The Real Location was released after season 1 came out it is Fairfield State Hospital, CT

E03

Duggan Brothers Cement Factory

2/17/2001·43m

The members have to visit and hear about the Curse of the Concrete Company and the Blood Moon, while participating in dares such inthe Boiler Room, Basement, Storage Room, Sunken Crusher/Rat Tunnel, Cricket/Elevator Room, the Scrubber, the Cement Catwalk, the Furnace/Kiln Tunnel, and the Suicide Ramp.

E04

Hopkins Military Academy

2/24/2001·43m

The teams visit the Hopkins Military Academy, built in 1864 and complete dares in The Boiler Room, Science Laboratory, The Pool, The Barracks, The Stockade, The Cabinet, and The Barracks room #333.

E05

Camp Spirit Lake

3/3/2001·43m

The teams visit Camp Panther Lake and compete in dares at the Hopi Cabin, Lakota Ruins, Psychomanthium, Chopping block, Hollow Site, Pawnee Cabin, Lakeside Burial Ground, and the Pet Cemetery.

E06

Buck Hill Inn

3/10/2001·43m

The teams visit the Buck Hill Inn, a place possessed by evil with a long history of violence, murders, suicides and multiple reports of ghost sightings and strange noises. The teams compete in dares at the East Room/The Lamp Room, Main Lobby/Corridor Of Arches, Kitchen, Room 354, Basement Men's Washroom, Washroom Junction, Staff Quarters 3rd Floor, and the Basement Office.

E07

Eastern State Penitentiary

3/17/2001·43m

A new batch of contestants face their worst fears in the abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary, one of the most haunted places in the US. How many of them will make it through the dares and collect their prize money, and how many will run from the prison in terror?

E08

USS Hornet

3/31/2001·43m

The teams visit the USS Hornet, a 41,000-ton aircraft carrier and compete in dares in the Officer's Berth, Catapult Room, The Brig, Central Intelligence Center Deck, and the Engine Room.

E09

Fort Gaines

4/7/2001·43m

Welcome to Fort Gaines on Massacre Island. This week's dares take place in the West Bastion Cistern, Quarter Master's Room, Ammunition Room, Infirmary, The Collapsed Bastian Tunnel, and the POW Cell.

E10

La Guerre Plantation

4/14/2001·43m

Not available.

Season 2

6 Episodes

2002

E01

Mina Dos Estrellas Part One

3/23/2002·43m

Welcome to the Mina Dos Estrellas Mine, built in 1903 by European gold diggers. This mine soon fell prey to the wrath of the legendary creature called Nahual.

E02

Mina Dos Estrellas Part Two

3/30/2002·43m

A new group of contestants return to the Mina Dos Estrellas Mine, built in 1903 by European gold diggers, and said to have fallen prey to the wrath of the Nahual. The Nahual are creatures from Mesomerican legend, either witches or spirits that can change shape, taking on the forms of animals. Will any of the contestants make it through to the end, or will they all be driven away by their fears, as were the last group who attempted to stay there?

E03

Hacienda Tabi

4/6/2002·43m

A new group of people take the challenge to face their worst fears. Their location is the Haceinda Tabi, a former colonial outpost in the Yucatan. Clashes between the Spanish conquistadors and the Mayan people often ended in blood, and in time the once vibrant Mayan culture was lost, its people little better than slaves to their Christian overlords. But perhaps their spirits live on within these crumbling walls. And by the end of the night, each of the people visiting the location will know their answer to this question, "Is the Hacienda Tabi haunted?"

E04

Ki Sugar Mill

4/13/2002·43m

Seven people will face their greatest fears at the haunted Ki Sugar Mill. First built in 1876, this South Pacific sugar mill was plagued by strange deaths and terrible accidents, making it one of the most paranormally active sites in the world. Will the seven contestants make it to the end, or will some fall out, their fear greater than their will to see it through?

E05

Serenity Lake Sanitarium

4/20/2002·43m

Six people agree to confront their worst nightmares and spend the night in a haunted hospital. They're sent to Canada's Serenity Lake Sanatorium, a former TB clinic, where thousands of patients, and even staff members lost their lives to the disease.

E06

Boettger Brewery

4/27/2002·43m

Four complete strangers investigate the haunted former Boettger Brewery and the owner's mansion which is connected to it. Those who complete their dares and remain in the location until released will win a cash prize, while those who succumb to terror leave with nothing except a better understanding of where their breaking point is.