[2][3][4][5] On January 12, 2007, NBCUniversal announced its intent to launch Chiller on March 1, dedicated to films and television shows related to the horror genre.

[6] In February 2007, The 101, channel 101 on DirecTV, aired a "preview" of Chiller, featuring the pilot episodes of Twin Peaks and American Gothic, as well as various horror movies and programs.

On July 30, 2014, its carriage was merged with that of its former competitor Fearnet, a network launched by Comcast in 2006 as a video on demand service 6 years before their purchase of NBCUniversal.

Show participants include renowned special makeup effects supervisor Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), comedians Dan Gurewitch & David Young (CollegeHumor), actress Betsy Russell (the Saw films), writer Steve Niles, Tony Todd and horror film director Lucky McKee among others.

[15][16][17] Chiller's acquired slate included genre films, international series (Afterlife, Apparitions), non-scripted programs (Fear Factor), and anthology shows (Masters of Horror).

The weekly block aired from midnight to 2:00 am on Wednesdays, but was summarily cancelled due to poor ratings.

Aside from the aforementioned Tokyo Majin, Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, Is This A Zombie?, and Black Blood Brothers also found their home on the block.

It was launched in 2011 to give select Chiller movies limited theatrical runs and nationwide VOD distribution, using a simultaneous, or "day-and date" film release strategy.