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.
Episodes
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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.
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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?
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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?"
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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?
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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.
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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.
