WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Satan’s School for Girl’s (1973)
The early 70s were a time when Satan seemed to reign. I first learned about Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan as a child by reading the TV Guide Book of Lists. They asked him what the most Satanic TV shows were, and he replied with a list that included so many of my […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Gargoyles (1972)
When I was a kid, I remember asking my dad what movies he thought were scary. He answered Night of the Living Dead and Gargoyles, so I was always nervous to watch this movie. It just looked strange, and in the late 1970s, it wasn’t like I could find it on demand. But the unique storytelling of […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson pretty much ruled 1970s made for TV horror. But when you throw in Karen Black and a memorable miniature villain, you’re left with pure nightmare fuel for 70s kids. Sure, we can endure all sorts of gore and doom now, but on March 4, 1974, the ABC Movie of the Week […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Bad Ronald (1974)
The beauty of made for TV movies is that they can be way, way weirder than anything you’ll ever see on the big screen. For a blast of pure insanity — as long as you can get your brain to agree with the major reality bending events you’ll witness — you can’t go wrong with […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: The Night Stalker (1972)
At one point, network TV was the only home entertainment option. And for so many genre fans, they were rewarded with some truly amazing offerings. Sure, there are plenty of fangless horror telepics, but there are also so many more incredibly frightening and well made ones, too. We say all the time — they don’t […]
Next week — MADE FOR TV MOVIES WEEK!
We’re turning back the clock next week to the thrilling days of TV movies — not those insipid SyFy ones — and bringing you some slabs of CBS and ABC goodness. This is but the first of many TV movie weeks — depending on your feedback — and we’re excited to share them with you! […]
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