| The Fearing Mind | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology series Horror |
| Created by | Billy Brown and Dan Angel |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Duke McVinnie |
| Composer | Terry Frewer |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (6 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Angel/Brown Productions The Jim Henson Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox Family |
| Release | October 21 (2000-10-21) – December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) |
The Fearing Mind is an American horror television series that aired on the Fox Family Channel from October 21 until December 2, 2000.
Premise
Bill Fearing, a famous writer of suspense thrillers, gets his ideas from things that happen in his family. When he gets an idea, the viewers enter his mind and see the gruesome events unfold.
Cast
- Harry Van Gorkum as Bill Fearing
- Susan Gibney as Cynthia Fearing
- Katee Sackhoff as Lenore Fearing
- Rae Allen as Grandma Lucy
- John Fleck as Howard
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sweet Meat" | John Patterson & Neill Fearnley | Dan Angel & Billy Brown | October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21) | |
| Bill worries about the intentions of Lenore's boyfriend and comes up with a story about killer ants. | |||||
| 2 | "Good Harvest" | Jeff Woolnough | David Goldsmith | October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28) | |
| When a rival horror writer comes for a visit, Bill gets the story idea about a drifter who comes into a reclusive community where a blind girl is haunted by visions of her past. | |||||
| 3 | "Upgrade" | Neill Fearnley | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04) | |
| Bill's wife replaces his typewriter with a computer. He doesn't want the computer, but it sparks an idea for a story about an old house that doesn't want to be modernized by its new owners. | |||||
| 4 | "The Cure" | Neill Fearnley | Harry Dunn | November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11) | |
| Bill is paranoid that he is going to die young and he comes up with a story about a sick boy who catches his neighbors doing something sinister, but no one believes him. | |||||
| 5 | "Call of the Wild" | Jeff Woolnough | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) | |
| Cynthia's former boyfriend and his new wife invites The Fearings on a fishing trip, triggering a story in Bill's mind about three salesmen on a hunting trip being stalked by a menacing, unseen force. | |||||
| 6 | "Two Faces" | James Head | Harry Dunn & Rachel Manija Brown | December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) | |
| Bill considers a new agent and writes a story about a man who gets more than he bargained for when he dates a co-worker with a deadly secret. | |||||
| 7 | "Gentleman Caller" | Joseph Patrick Finn | George Melrod | Unaired | |
| Bill writes a story about a woman who rekindles her relationship with an old flame, when his mother-in-law starts dating again. | |||||
| 8 | "Come to Papa" | Jeff Woolnough | Harry Dunn | Unaired | |
| Bill works on a book about Hemingway's ghost. | |||||
| 9 | "Will" | James Head | Harry Dunn, Billy Brown & Dan Angel (story); Harry Dunn (teleplay) | Unaired | |
| Bill watches a dog and gets inspiration for a story about a deadly inheritance. | |||||
| 10 | "Maximum Security" | Tom Westman | Bradley Thompson, David Weddle & Rachel Manija Brown (story) | Unaired | |
| Bill writes a story about a robbery. | |||||
| 11 | "The Fortunate One" | James Head | Ron Darian (story); Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place (teleplay) | Unaired | |
| Cynthia gets interested in feng shui. | |||||
| 12 | "Intruder" | Mark Sobel | Lisa Klink & Ethan Lawrence | Unaired | |
| Lenore gets a new boyfriend, Cynthia finds a new job and Bill finishes his latest novel. | |||||
| 13 | "On the Road" | Brenton Spencer | Billy Brown, Dan Angel, David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | Unaired | |
| As Bill tries to teach Lenore all about his car and how to drive a stick shift, he finds inspiration for a new story in which a woman on a road trip starts receiving threatening calls on her cell phone. | |||||
References
- TV Guide. "The Fearing Mind Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
External links
Categories:- 2000 American television series debuts
- 2000 American television series endings
- 2000s American horror television series
- 2000s American anthology television series
- American English-language television shows
- American television shows featuring puppetry
- Fox Family Channel original programming
- Television series by The Jim Henson Company