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The Fearing Mind

The Fearing Mind

★ 6.0/10•2000•1h 0m•14+•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 21, 2000

Episodes

E160m

Sweet Meat

Bill is concerned about a boy his daughter Lenore is hanging out with, Cynthia is all over Bill to do something about their problems with ants in the house, and Grandma Lucy is giving Bill a hard time as usual. Bill's newest story is instigated by the ant problem in the Fearing household. It seems that ants are attacking and killing people and Detective Sarno is put in charge of the case, only to discover that these ants have a host.

Oct 21, 2000

E260m

Good Harvest

Without asking Bill first, Cynthia invites one of his writing rivals, P.F. O'Horgan, over for dinner. Cynthia and Grandma Lucy are immediately warm to the man, while Bill is still suspicious for the larger part of the evening. However, he and O'Horgan eventually warm up to each other- at least for the evening. Meanwhile, Bill starts writing a new story for a literary magazine that's reminiscent of the old tale 'The Lottery.' A blind girl in a country town starts to have horrible visions left over from when she was able see.

Oct 28, 2000

E360m

Upgrade

Much to his horror, Cynthia replaces Bill's typewriter with a computer. The new technology in his life leads Bill to write a story about a nineteenth century home that is renovated to bring it up to the twenty-first century. Trouble is, the house doesn't want to be changed.

Nov 4, 2000

E460m

The Cure

Bill fears that he's dying and starts to try and live his life fully before he expires. His meeting with a doctor spawns a new story about a boy that's confined to his room from sickness and starts to see horrible things taking place in the house next door.

Nov 11, 2000

E560m

Call Of The Wild

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.

Nov 18, 2000

E660m

Two Faces

After Lenore tells two of her friends two different things, Bill is inspired to write a story about a man that thinks he's dating identical twins. However, one twin claims that her sister is dead and the other claims that her sister is crazy. Meanwhile, an agent from Regency Artists tries to get Bill to leave his current representative, Ann, and sign with them.

Dec 2, 2000

Actors

Harry Van Gorkum

Harry Van Gorkum

Bill Fearing

Susan Gibney

Susan Gibney

Cynthia Fearing

Katee Sackhoff

Katee Sackhoff

Lenore Fearing

Rae Allen

Grandma Lucy

John Fleck

John Fleck

Howard

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Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
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Monsterland
Solos
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Tales from the Loop
American Horror Story
The Outer Limits
Mr. Mercedes

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