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Documentary "The American Scream" is most likely the various original projects set to premiere this year on NBCUniversal horror internet Chiller. NBCUniversal horror internet Chiller spent a year ago dedicated to beefing up its viewership base and marketing its transfer to original telepics. Now, the cabler is doubling lower on original programming, while using filmmakers behind the 2011 docu "Best Worst Movie" planning a completely new feature titled "The American Scream" to debut this year. In "Scream," documentarians Meyer Shwarzstein and Lindsay Stephenson follow haunted-house fans, in the identical that "Worst Movie" looked into the evolution of 1990 monster movie "Troll 2" in the considerably maligned flop with a cult favorite. Similar to sister internet Syfy suits sci-fi and fantasy aficionados, Chiller aims to take advantage of various veins of horror fandom having its new slate. Author cred can be a large deal online: Michael Laimo's novel "Dead Souls," of a teen who will get his crazy preacher father's mysterious house, will get a telepic adaptation alongside the formerly introduced "John Keene's Ghoul." Meanwhile, horror hyphenate Ray Fessenden is developing a suspense horror pic named "Beneath," occur a seeping, oarless boat floating in the heart of a lake getting a monster within it. No scripted films have airdates. "American Scream" is positioned for October. Chiller may also be booking new special deals -- AEP Media's "Real Fear: The Truth Behind the filmsInch features Katrina Weidmanan, who came out on "Paranormal Condition" around the&E. The show inspections the actual tales that inspired horror movies including "Quiet Hill," "The Amityville Horror," "The Mothman Prophecies" and "Poltergeist." The second series is "Is It Possible To Survive a Horror Movie?," from Savannah Media, which solutions pressing queries about subjects like the actual speed from the zombie invasion and just how extended an individual may survive being hidden alive. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com