Horror Channel was available as a free-to-air service on Astra 2F and, since Friday the 13th of March 2015, on Freeview channel 70.
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12 Facts About Horror Channel
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Horror Channel was created by Tony Hazell, who had worked for the God Channel.
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In June 2006, the Horror Channel was renamed "Zone Horror" after Zone Vision Networks was renamed AMC Networks International UK.
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Zone Horror Channel +1 was launched on Sky on 1 July 2008, replacing Zone Reality Extra.
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On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror was renamed "Horror Channel", following the renaming of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009.
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On 21 August 2012, a pre-watershed simulcast of Horror Channel began broadcasting in Sky's Entertainment genre on channel 198, followed by three hours of Psychic Today after 9.
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On 9 March 2015, Horror Channel appeared on Freeview channel 70 as a placeholder channel, and on 13 March 2015 Horror Channel started broadcasting fully and is the third of the CBS family to move to Freeview in under a year.
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On 25 May 2022, Horror Channel moved to a higher position on the Freeview guide, by way of switching positions with sibling CBS Justice.
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On 30 June 2022 the Horror Channel revised, with the core of the schedule, including series, running on the new channel Legend, which replaced CBS Justice as an entertainment channel.
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Horror's feature film content was transmitted on a part-time channel, Horror Xtra, broadcasting from 5pm nightly, and set to take Horror's current slot in the Film section of the Sky guide.
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Originally, as The Horror Channel, it premiered a number of classic films including Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead, The City of the Dead, Vampyr, The Ghoul, The Killer Shrews, and Lady of Burlesque, while it became known for its showing of B movie classics such as Bloody Birthday, Troll 2, Brain Damage, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Frogs, and Slugs.
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On 30 June 2022, Horror Channel was rebranded as Legend to reflect its schedule of sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, action and cult series.
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