Legend, formerly Zone Horror and Horror Channel, is a British

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television channel specialising in sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, action and cult series. It is broadcast in the UK and

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. The channel is known for its horror movies during the evenings and early hours with its schedule featuring in the ''Films'' section of the ''Radio Times'' rather than with the General Entertainment channels.

History

Horror Channel was available as a

service on

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and, since

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of March 2015, on

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channel 70. The launch on the Freeview platform increased its viewership by some 300%.

Horror Channel

The Horror Channel was created by Tony Hazell, who had worked for the God Channel. The Horror Channel went into administration on 21 September 2004. The original management team formed a second company (Amore TV Ltd.) and purchased the channel on 22 September 2004, writing off the £200,000 investment made in the channel by venture capital firm, Northern Enterprise. Zone Vision Networks Ltd. agreed to acquire the Horror Channel for an undisclosed sum on 17 June 2005. In June 2006, the Horror Channel was renamed "Zone Horror" after Zone Vision Networks was renamed

AMC Networks International UK AMC Networks International UK (EMEA), formerly Zone Vision, Zone Media, Chello Zone and AMC Networks International Zone (EMEA), is a British television media company founded in 1991 by Chris Wronski and owned by AMC Networks International as it ...

. It became a part of the

content division of

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in 2005. Zone Horror +1 was launched on Sky on 1 July 2008, replacing Zone Reality Extra. On 30 October 2006, Zonemedia launched Zone Horror in the Netherlands. On 1 July 2009, the channel was dropped from cable in the Netherlands. On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international arm of

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, struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK during 2009. The new channels would replace

Zone Romantica Zone Romantica (formerly ''Romantica'') was a European TV channel that launched in 1998. The channel broadcast a mixture of telenovelas, music and entertainment from all over the world, but mainly from Latin America. The channel was available 24 ...

Zone Thriller Zone Thriller was a television channel in Europe that launched on 3 July 2006. The channel aired a number of varying movie styles including psychological dramas and murder mysteries. On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international ar ...

, Zone Horror and

CBS Reality CBS Reality is a European pay television channel specializing in reality-based programming, including true crime documentaries and factual entertainment. It is operated by AMC Networks International in partnership with Paramount Networks EME ...

, and timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1. On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror was renamed "Horror Channel", following the renaming of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009. On-air the channel name appears as Horror. The rebrand was produced by Chello Zone's in-house creative services team. As of May 2014 the channel's pre-show idents incorporated a prominent

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even though CBS does not appear in the channel's name.

Zone Fantasy Zone Fantasy was a television film channel in Italy that featured diverse programming. Zone Fantasy was targeted towards a mixed 16- to 45-year-old demographic, and focused on adventure, fantasy, horror and science fiction genres. The channel tr ...

got rebranded as Horror Channel in Italy on 6 September 2011. Horror Channel closed in Italy on 1 July 2015. On 21 August 2012, a pre-

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simulcast of Horror Channel began broadcasting in Sky's Entertainment genre on channel 198, followed by three hours of

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after 9.00 pm. This version of the channel was replaced by Reality TV, a simulcast of CBS Reality with a Psychic Today block, on 20 May 2013. On 9 March 2015, Horror Channel appeared on Freeview channel 70 as a placeholder channel, and on 13 March 2015 Horror Channel started broadcasting fully and is the third of the CBS family to move to Freeview in under a year. On 25 May 2022, Horror moved to a higher position on the Freeview guide, by way of switching positions with sibling

CBS Justice CBS Justice, formerly CBS Action, is a television channel specializing in factual programming ranging from action films to drama and murder-mysteries. Currently available only in Africa since 21 November 2019 via DStv and Ireland, it was previo ...

. On 30 June 2022 the Horror Channel revised, with the core of the schedule, including series, running on the new channel Legend, which replaced CBS Justice as an entertainment channel. Horror's feature film content was transmitted on a part-time channel, Horror Xtra, broadcasting from 5pm nightly, and set to take Horror's current slot in the Film section of the Sky guide. The change forms part of a larger reshuffle of AMCNI's UK channels taking place on that day.

Horror Channel Films

Since its inception in 2004, The Horror Channel had screened a wide array of, not only horror classics, but horror-themed,

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, slasher,

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, and

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, mixed with genres of sci-fi, fantasy, adventure, thriller and drama. Early acquired films for the network included ''

Carnival of Souls ''Carnival of Souls'' is a 1962 American psychological horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young woman ...

'' (1962), ''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American Independent film, independent zombie horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by Romero and John A. Russo, John Russo, produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Har ...

'' (1968), '' The City of the Dead'' (1960), ''

Vampyr ''Vampyr'' () is a 1932 Gothic horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. It was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 collection of supernatural stories '' In a Glass Darkly''. The ...

'' (1932), '' The Ghoul'' (1933), ''

The Killer Shrews ''The Killer Shrews'' is a 1959 American independent science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound o ...

'' (1959), ''

Lady of Burlesque ''Lady of Burlesque'' (also known as ''The G-String Murders'' and in the UK, ''Striptease Lady'') is a 1943 American musical comedy mystery film directed by William A. Wellman, produced by Hunt Stromberg, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Mi ...

'' (1943), '' Pumpkinhead'' (1988), ''

Bloody Birthday ''Bloody Birthday'' is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ed Hunt, produced by Gerald T. Olson, and starring Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, and Lori Lethin. Its plot follows a group of three children born on the same day during a solar ec ...

'' (1981), ''

Creepshow 2 ''Creepshow 2'' is a 1987 American comedy horror anthology film directed by Michael Gornick, and the sequel to '' Creepshow''. Gornick was previously the cinematographer of the first film, and the screenplay was written by George A. Romero who w ...

'' (1987), ''

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'' (1988), '' Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1988), ''

Flowers in the Attic ''Flowers in the Attic'' is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger series, and was followed by '' Petals on the Wind'', '' If There Be Thorns'', '' Seeds of Yesterday'', '' Garden of Shadows'', '' Christo ...

'' (1987), ''

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'' (1982), '' Demon Wind'' (1990), and ''

Troll 2 ''Troll 2'' (or ''Goblins'') is a 1990 independent dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Drake Floyd. It stars Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Connie McFarland, and Jason Wright. The plot ...

'' (1990). The channel was also notable for its showing of

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in its early years; this included ''

The Devil's Nightmare ''The Devil's Nightmare'' (, ) is a 1971 supernatural horror film directed by Jean Brismée and starring Erika Blanc, Jean Servais, Daniel Emilfork, and Lucien Raimbourg. Its plot follows a group of tourists who spend the night in a historic castl ...

'' (1971), '' Nude for Satan'' (1974), '' Black Magic Rites'' (1973), '' The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine'' (1974), ''

The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance ''The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' () is a 1975 Italian film directed by Alfredo Rizzo. Plot In Ireland in 1902, Count Marnak invites a troupe of actors to perform at his island castle. He is stunned by how much Evelyn, the lead actress, rese ...

'' (1975), and '' Cold Eyes of Fear'' (1971), as well as a collection of films from French director

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; theses consisted of '' The Rape of the Vampire'' (1968), '' The Nude Vampire'' (1970), '' Requiem for a Vampire'' (1971), '' The Iron Rose'' (1973), '' The Demoniacs'' (1974), '' The Grapes of Death'' (1978), '' Fascination'' (1979), and '' The Living Dead Girl'' (1982), which were initially shown as part of "The Jean Rollin Season", while two more of his films, '' Killing Car'' (1993) and '' The Two Orphan Vampires'' (1997), screened at a later time. A number of

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films broadcast on the channel, such as, ''

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'' (1980), ''

Terror Firmer ''Terror Firmer'' is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Douglas Buck, Patrick Cassidy, and Kaufman, and starring Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, and Kaufman. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainmen ...

'' (1999), plus films from their '' The Toxic Avenger'' and ''

Class of Nuke 'Em High ''Class of Nuke 'Em High'' (also known as ''Atomic High School'') is a 1986 American science-fiction horror comedy film produced and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman (the latter under the pseu ...

'' franchises. Other broadcasts from film franchises included '' Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers'' (1988) and '' Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland'' (1989), the ''

Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart'', the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the ...

'' trilogy, and the ''

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'' franchise. When the channel was renamed in 2006 as Zone Horror, most of the older films eventually became phased out and were replaced with more recent, low-budget and independent films which are less known, such as, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Berserker: Hell's Warrior'' and '' Blood Ranch'', while classic films were shown only on a sporadic basis. Rebranded as simply Horror Channel in 2010, a number of classic horror films began to premiere on the channel, some of which included ''

The Evil Dead ''The Evil Dead'' is a 1981 American independent film, independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker ...

'', ''

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, ...

'', '' Happy Birthday to Me'' and ''

The Incredible Melting Man ''The Incredible Melting Man'' is a 1977 American Science fiction film, science fiction body horror film directed and written by William Sachs. The plot concerns an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to radiation during a sp ...

''. Many films were screened as part of horror seasons, with 2011's highlights including "Horror Horreur" for September, "

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" for October and "Season of the Banned" for November. Notable inclusions consisted of the films of European directors

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and

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, and, screenings of recently released films by home entertainment company

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, which includes '' Savage Streets'' and '' Street Trash''. Following this, Horror Channel has premiered many popular films; ''

Pan's Labyrinth ''Pan's Labyrinth'' () is a 2006 dark fantasy film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil. The story takes place in Spain in the summe ...

'', '' Halloween II'', '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'', ''

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'', ''

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things ''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things'' (also known as ''Revenge of the Living Dead'', ''Things from the Dead'', and ''Zreaks'') is a 1972 comedy horror film directed by Bob Clark. It later became a cult classic. This low-budget zombie fi ...

'', ''

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'', '' Blue Steel'', '' Wolf Creek'' and ''

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'',

Legend

On 30 June 2022, Horror was rebranded as Legend to reflect its schedule of sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, action and cult series. On Freeview, the channel simply rebranded on channel 41, whilst on other platforms it took over the slot vacated by CBS Justice, which AMC/CBS closed.

Horror Channel Programming

The following is a list of television and miniseries which were previously broadcast on Horror. Note: See

List of films broadcast by Horror Channel Horror Channel, formerly known as The Horror Channel (2004–2006) and Zone Horror (2006–2010), is a British television channel, featuring an array of films, particularly horror, but also those of different genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, thri ...

for all films, including television films.

Former and Current

* ''

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'' * '' Andromeda'' * '' Earth: Final Conflict'' * ''

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'' * '' Highlander: The Series'' * '' Space: 1999'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Under the Dome'' * ''

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'' (first broadcast 20 February 2011) * ''

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'' (first broadcast 6 December 2010) * '' BeastMaster'' * '' Blood Ties'' * '' Brimstone'' * '' The Chronicle'' * ''

The Collector ''The Collector'' is a 1963 thriller novel by English author John Fowles, in his literary debut. Its plot follows a lonely young man who kidnaps a female art student in London and holds her captive in the cellar of his rural farmhouse. Divided ...

'' * '' Dark Angel'' * '' The Dead Zone'' * ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' (1963–1989) * ''

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

'' * ''

Freddy's Nightmares ''Freddy's Nightmares'' (also known as ''A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series'') is an American horror anthology television series that aired in syndication from October 8, 1988 until March 12, 1990. A spin-off from the ''A Nightmare on Elm ...

'' * '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' * ''

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'' (first broadcast 2004) * ''

Hammer House of Horror ''Hammer House of Horror'' is a British horror anthology television series produced in Britain in 1980. Created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, origin ...

'' (first broadcast 1 October 2011) * '' Haunted'' * ''

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'' (first broadcast 1 September 2014) * ''

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'' * '' The Lost World'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' * '' Mutant X'' * ''

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'' (1985–1989) * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Vampire High'' (first broadcast 2004) * '' The Visitor'' * ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and '' Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel wa ...

'' * ''

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'' (first broadcast 17 October 2022) * ''

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'' * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (first broadcast 25 April 2011)

Miniseries

* ''

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'' * '' Creature'' * '' Firestarter: Rekindled'' * ''

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'' * '' Intruders'' * '' Stephen King's Golden Years'' * '' Stephen King's It'' * '' Stephen King's The Langoliers'' * '' Stephen King's Salem's Lot'' * '' Stephen King's The Shining'' * '' Stephen King's The Stand'' * '' Stephen King's The Tommyknockers'' * ''

Valemont ''Valemont'' is an American supernatural television miniseries on MTV that premiered on September 21, 2009. Two episodes premiered on Tuesdays during ''The Hills (TV series), The Hills'' and ''The City (2008 TV series), The City''. For six conse ...

Documentaries

* '' Grindhouse Trailer Classics: Volume One'' (2007) * '' Grindhouse Trailer Classics: Volume Two'' (2008) * '' Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape'' (2010)

Logos

Legend Xtra

Legend Xtra (styled as LEGEND XTRA, formerly known as HorrorXtra) is a British free-to-air

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channel which shows

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, cult television programmes and

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. HorrorXtra launched as a spin-off channel to Legend on 1 July 2022, but kept the original Horror nomenclature used before Legend's rebrand. It was broadcast from 5pm onwards and was available in the Movies section on the Sky EPG, where it could be found on channels 317 and 318 (with the later being the +1 timeshifted service), on channel 192 on Virgin Media and Freesat 138, though at launch the channel was not being broadcast on Freeview, with the parent company having a placeholder channel broadcasting RealityXtra 2 for a couple of hours each night instead. On 26 April 2023, RealityXtra 2 was replaced by HorrorXtra on Freeview, with the channel starting a daytime schedule which included programmes such as ''

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'' and '' Mutant X'', alongside late night genre films such as ''

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'' and Nicolas Cage's '' The Humanity Bureau''.

On 22 November 2023, HorrorXtra rebranded as Legend Xtra to be more in-line with the Legend brand, with the broadcast hours extended in 2024 to include a full days schedule. As of June 2024, Legend Xtra is broadcasting series such as ''

'', ''

'' and

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with mini-series such as ''

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'' also turning up in the schedule. The channel has also extended its range of films from focusing mainly on horror films to broadcasting movies from a number of different genres. These include action films such as '' Sniper: Special Ops'', thrillers like ''Paradise Cove'', classic films such as the 1959 Hammer film ''

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'' with Christopher Lee, 1966's ''

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'' with Peter Cushing and the 1959 Vincent Price film ''

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'', erotic films like '' The Loft'', westerns like '' Forsaken'' and the

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starring ''

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'', in addition to horror and sci-fi disaster movies like Ti West's satanic haunted house slasher ''

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'', '' The Last Sharknado: It's About Time'' and other similar films which made up the bulk of The Horror Channel's and HorrorXtra's output.

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External links

* http://www.legend-tv.co.uk * https://www.horrorxtra.co.uk {{Television in the Netherlands AMC Networks International Paramount International Networks Horror fiction English-language television stations in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 2004 Defunct television channels in the Netherlands 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Joint ventures