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Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

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A while back, iHorror brought you a list of scary TV movies that the whole family can enjoy.  Because there are so many more than were covered there, we’ve got another list of television broadcast terrors for you.  These ones are all from the seventies, when network television was still able to be terrifying…

 

 

 

 

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973), courtesy American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

 

Before there was the 2010 Katie Holmes/Guy Pearce spookfest, there was this little 1973 TV movie.  The story is essentially the same; a couple buys an old house and discovers a horde of little monsters live within the walls.  It’s one of the most legendarily horrifying TV movies ever made.  Stars Kim Darby and Jim Hutton as the couple.

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Bad Ronald

 

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Bad Ronald (1974), courtesy American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

 

Speaking of living within walls – Bad Ronald is about a teenage boy who continues to live inside the walls of his house after his mother dies and the house is sold to new owners.  Of course, he starts stalking the daughter of the family that has moved into his home.  This creepy 1974 movie is ripe for a modern remake.  Stars Scott Jacoby in the title role.

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Moon of the Wolf

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

Moon of the Wolf (1972), courtesy American Boradcasting Company (ABC).

 

Moon of the Wolf is a fairly standard werewolf movie about a small town sheriff who discovers that the string of murders plaguing his little burg are the doings of a lycanthrope.  The werewolf himself is more I Was a Teenage Werewolf than An American Werewolf in London, but what do you expect?  It was 1972.  Stars David Janssen and Barbara Rush.

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Someone’s Watching Me

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

Someone’s Watching Me (1978), courtesy National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

 

Often considered a “lost” John Carpenter film from 1978 (the same year Halloween was released), Someone’s Watching Me is about an woman who, as the title suggests, is being stalked by a mysterious stranger who peeps on her in her apartment and calls her to tell her about it.  Stars Lauren Hutton, Adrienne Barbeau, and David Birney.

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Night Terror

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

Night Terror (1977), courtesy National Broadcasting Company.

 

Night Terror is a 1977 TV movie about a young woman who is relentlessly pursued by a psychopath on the road after she witnesses said psychopath kill a policeman.  Valerie Harper plays the road rage victim.

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The Spell

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

The Spell (1977), courtesy National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

 

Also in 1977, one year after Carrie hit theaters, TV viewers got The Spell.  It’s about a high school girl who uses her psychic powers to take revenge on the classmates who bully her.  Sound familiar?  Yeah, it’s Carrie.  Keep an eye out for a young Helen Hunt in this one.

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Killer Bees

 

Seven More TV Movies To Keep The Family Awake All Night

Killer Bees (1974), courtesy American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

 

In the seventies, there was an overblown fear of Africanized honey bees making their way to America, partially because of movies like Killer Bees.  This 1974 movie isn’t a typical killer bee movie, as it focuses on a single woman who controls the bees on her farm.  Stars a pre-Charlie’s Angels Kate Jackson.

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Want more?  Check Out Made For TV Horror: Seven Spooky Films For The Whole Family!

 

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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