Horror Channel has lined up some genre favourites for August, giving fear fans a chance to revisit some classic films and series.

The schedule includes:

Sunday, August 1st: Rollerball (2002) – John McTiernan’s remake of the 1975 film, which ups the violence on the wheeled sport.

Tuesday, August 3rd: Hellraiser (1987) – Clive Barker directs his own story, which introduced us to the Lament Configuration puzzle box and the sinister Cenobites.

Friday, August 6th: Night of the Living Dead (1990) – SFX makeup artist Tom Savini directs this cracking remake of George A. Romero’s seminal film.

Tuesday, August 10th: Hellraiser II: Hellbound (1989) – the Cenobites return to claim another soul in the first sequel to Barker’s classic.

Tuesday, August 17th: Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1993) – Pinhead and the gang are back to tear more souls apart.

Wednesday, August 18th: The 4400 – the hit series returns to the Sci-Fi Zone every weekday.

Tuesday, August 24th: Re-Animator (1985) – Stuart Gordon’s superb adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft story stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton and has a wickedly twisted sense of humour.

Thursday, August 27th: Tremors (1990) – Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward find it hard to leave Perfection, Nevada as some carnivorous underground creatures make their presence known.

For more information, head over to http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/ Tune in on Sky 317, Virgin 149, Freeview 68, Freesat 138.