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Fear

2000–2002 · 2 seasons

A jittery late-night dare that turns ordinary places creepy, making you flinch at every creak and shadow.

Genres
Drama, Reality
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.
How it feels
Eerie, tense and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Mystery, isolation, fate, survival
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, reality
Created by
Eric Manes, Martin Kunert
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes, 43 min each
Network
MTV
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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