| Director: | Robert Green Hall |
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| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Producer: | Fear Chamber Productions, Dry County Films |
| First Aired: | [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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See main article: Fear Clinic (film). 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 | [15] |
| 2010 Streamy Awards | Best Sound Design | Kunal Rajan | |
| 2010 Streamy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Jason Bergman, Nicholas Onstad, Bethany Onstad, Jason Knetge, Erik Porn, Ikuo Saito, and David Dang | [16] |