Fear Clinic
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| first_aired = {{start date|2009|10|26}}{{cite news|title="Fear Clinic" Star (and Original Freddy Krueger) Robert Englund Still Has Game|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/10/30/horror-movie-star-robert-englund-still-has-game/|newspaper=WSJ|accessdate=30 March 2013 |last1=Gaudiosi |first1=John }}
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Fear Clinic is a 2009 web series that was directed by Robert Green Hall and distributed through FEARnet.{{cite web|title=Nightmares and Wack Jobs, All in Webland|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/arts/television/20hale.html|work=New York Times|accessdate=30 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Talking Fear Clinic with Director Robert Hall and Producers Bobbi Sue Luther and Chang Tseng|date=10 April 2012 |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32650/talking-fear-clinic-with-director-robert-hall-and-producers-bobbi-sue-luther-and-chang-ts|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=30 March 2013}} The series comprised five webisodes and starred Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Lisa Wilcox.{{cite web|title=Hodder vs Englund in the Fear Clinic|date=29 March 2012 |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32302/hodder-vs-englund-fear-clinic|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=30 March 2013}} Englund commented that it was initially difficult for him to "wrap [his] head around the idea of the webisode because it’s consolidated storytelling".{{cite web|title=Englund, Robert (Fear Clinic)|date=30 November 1999 |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/englund-robert-fear-clinic|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=30 March 2013}} A feature-length film was released on October 22, 2014.
Synopsis
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.{{cite web|title=Robert Englund Opens Up About Fear Clinic and Nightmare on Elm Street, V Reboots|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Englund-Fear-Nightmare-1011219.aspx|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=30 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Robert Englund Talks About His New Series Fear Clinic|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/42316/robert-englund-talks-about-his-new-series-fear-clinic/|publisher=G4 TV|accessdate=30 March 2013}}
Cast
- Robert Englund as Dr. Andover
- Kane Hodder as Villatoro
- Danielle Harris as Susan
- Lisa Wilcox as Nurse Owens
- Angel Oquendo as Garcia
- Kate Nauta as Jackie
- Tory Kittles as Jonte
- John F. Beach as Ajax
- Lucas Till as Brett
Episodes
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Film
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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.{{cite web|title=Rob Hall's Fear Clinic Goes Feature Length?|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/43715/rob-halls-fear-clinic-goes-feature-length|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=30 March 2013}} Robert Hall returned to direct the film, and raised part of the movie's funding through fan donations on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.{{cite web|last=Wax|first=Alyse|title=Robert Englund to Help Resurrect 'Fear Clinic'|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/robert-englund-help-resurrect-fear-clinic|publisher=FearNet|accessdate=7 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=Fear Clinic Movie Sneak Peek|url=http://www.fearnet.com/videos/fear-clinic-movie-sneak-peek|publisher=FearNet|accessdate=15 November 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title='Fear Clinic' Gains Fiona Dourif And Thomas Dekker|date=18 November 2013 |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3265309/fear-clinic-loses-danielle-harris-gains-fiona-dourif/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=1 February 2014}} Hall began filming in late 2013 in Medina, Ohio.{{cite web|title=Slipknot's Corey Taylor Checks Into The FEAR CLINIC|date=5 December 2013 |url=http://horrornews.net/79702/slipknots-corey-taylor-checks-fear-clinic/|publisher=HN.n|accessdate=1 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Medina welcomes horror movie 'Fear Clinic'|url=http://www.newsnet5.com/news/news-photo-gallery/medina-welcomes-horror-movie-fear-clinic|publisher=News Net 5|access-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235405/http://www.newsnet5.com/news/news-photo-gallery/medina-welcomes-horror-movie-fear-clinic|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|last=Palisano|first=John|title=Robert Englund and Danielle Harris talk crowdfunding FEAR CLINIC feature film|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/robert-englund-and-danielle-harris-talk-crowdfunding-fear-clinic-feature-film/|publisher=Fangoria|accessdate=1 February 2014|archive-date=28 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028214735/http://www.fangoria.com/new/robert-englund-and-danielle-harris-talk-crowdfunding-fear-clinic-feature-film/|url-status=dead}}
Awards
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| 2010 Streamy Awards
| Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series | |||
| 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 |
References
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External links
- {{URL|http://www.fearclinicmovie.com/|Unofficial film website}}
- {{IMDb title|1461982}}
- {{IMDb title|2165765|Fear Clinic: The Movie}}