NBC Universal is launching a brand new 24-hour channel featuring horror and thriller programming. “Chiller”, which premieres on March 1 on DIRECT TV, will feature classic TV series including "Friday the 13th," "Twin Peaks," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Tales From the Crypt," and will feature films such as "The Shining," "Psycho" and "Blade Runner."

Chiller will be available as a standard-definition channel, high-definition simulcast channel and a video-on-demand channel, and will feature broadband-on-demand offerings.