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Directed by | Robert Green Hall |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 5 |
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Producers | Fear Chamber Productions, Dry County Films |
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Release | October 26, 2009 [1] |
Fear Clinic is a 2009 web series that was directed by Robert Green Hall and distributed through FEARnet. [2] [3] The series comprised five webisodes and starred Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Lisa Wilcox. [4] Englund commented that it was initially difficult for him to "wrap [his] head around the idea of the webisode because it’s consolidated storytelling". [5] A feature-length film was released on October 22, 2014.
The series follows Dr. Andover (Robert Englund) a psychiatrist that desires to cure the fears of the population despite having lost his medical license. Andover has created the "Fear Chamber", a device that will totally immerse the patient in his or her worst fear. His techniques don't seem to work on everyone, as in the case of Susan (Danielle Harris), a woman that Andover is keeping captive until he can cure her. [6] [7]
# | No. | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | 1 | "Hydrophobia" | October 27, 2009 |
2 | 2 | "Scotophobia" | November 3, 2009 |
3 | 3 | "Entomophobia" | November 10, 2009 |
4 | 4 | "Misophobia" | November 24, 2009 |
5 | 5 | "Claustrophobia" | December 8, 2009 |
In 2011 Englund stated that he, Harris, and Till were interested in starring in a feature film adaptation of the series that would expand upon the story line from the web series. [8] Robert Hall returned to direct the film, and raised part of the movie's funding through fan donations on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. [9] [10] Harris later withdrew from the project for unspecified reasons, and it was later announced that actors Fiona Dourif, Thomas Dekker, and Cleopatra Coleman were attached to the project. [11] Hall began filming in late 2013 in Medina, Ohio. [12] [13]
Of the film, Englund commented that the series had initially been envisioned as a feature film entitled Fear Chamber and had gone through several iterations before becoming the web series and eventually in film format. [14]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2010 Streamy Awards | Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series | Robert Englund | Nominated [15] |
2010 Streamy Awards | Best Sound Design | Kunal Rajan | Won |
2010 Streamy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Jason Bergman, Nicholas Onstad, Bethany Onstad, Jason Knetge, Erik Porn, Ikuo Saito, and David Dang | Won [16] |
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