TV Horror Movies from the 80s & 90s
Beginning in the 1960s through its heyday in the 1970s and into the 80's made-for-TV horror movies were a genre unto themselves. Made specifically for the small screen what these humble movies lacked in budget, they made up for in other ways. They served as a lucrative genre for Stars of yesterday as well young as up and coming Stars, Producers and Directors. Many of these treasures are still highly watchable, memorable, and have even enjoyed big budget remakes. There's something about made for TV movies of the 70s and 80s that I just love. They bring back fond memories of evenings or rainy Saturday afternoons being immersed in a tale of terror. Here is a list of some of my favourites in no particular order
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- DirectorPeter MedakStarsPatty DukeWilliam ShatnerQuinn CummingsSpoiled 12-year-old Tara's new best friend from next door gets hired as a live-in babysitter, but things soon go horribly wrong when Tara's mom starts hitting the bottle and fighting with her dad.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsMariette HartleyKathleen BellerArlen Dean SnyderAmy is the Mannings only daughter. After the death of her rich father, she lives together with her stepmother. Recently she sees a man in black following her, waiting for her in her car, wanting to kill her. The police can't help her. But who is this man in black? Is it the strange young man whom she recently dated? Or the psychologist her mother told her to visit? Or is she really insane...?
- DirectorFrank De FelittaStarsCharles DurningRobert F. LyonsClaude Earl JonesIn a small Southern town, four vigilantes wrongfully execute a mentally-challenged man, but after the court sets them free mysterious "accidents" begin to kill them off one by one.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsMelissa Sue AndersonMary Beth McDonoughPatrick CassidyVivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a new girl in school, Robin. Robin discovers that she also has magic powers, and it comes to a mental showdown between the two women over David.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsPatrick DuffyCindy PickettLawrence PressmanA psychiatrist and his wife move into a quaint coastal town only to discover that a sinister presence is lurking there.
- DirectorRichard LangStarsDennis WeaverValerie HarperRobin IgnicoA young girl begins seeing the ghost of her sister who died in an accident a year earlier.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsLynda CarterSteve ForrestGranville Van DusenA beautiful telephone operator is stalked by a murderous madman.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsLauren HuttonBen MurphyJames FarentinoA doctor at a hospital tries to develop a "fountain of youth" serum to give to his female patients.
- DirectorWilliam WiardStarsDonna ReedLarry WilcoxDavid AckroydA psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
- DirectorRichard LangStarsVincent GardeniaJane SeymourStephen CollinsAfter attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church (Vincent Gardenia) suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen (Jane Seymour) is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is left puzzled and with no specific suspect to pinpoint. Therefore, Church asks Psychiatrist Dr. Jim Eiseley (Stephen Collins), an acquaintance of Leigh's, to evaluate the sisters and run tests on them in hopes of filtering out the murderer. However, Eiseley's increasing involvement with Leigh complicates things with Tracy in the picture.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsRobert UrichJoanna CassidySusan LucciA family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsKathleen BellerMichael BrandonDennis FranzLaura Daniels, single and bored, finds new interest in life when she discovers an old ouija board. It appears, however, that the object's previous owner was murdered - and messages from beyond warn Laura that she may be next.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsJoan FontaineMichael YorkPaul ShenarA woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She discovers that she strongly resembles a long-dead ancestor in the family, and finds things happening to her that happened to--and led to the death of--that woman.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsLynda CarterAngie DickinsonDon MurrayTelevision journalist, Patricia Traymore, moves to Washington to do an in-depth interview with vice presidential hopeful, Senator Abigail Winslow. She moves into a house where she lived as a child and where her father murdered her mother and attempted to kill her. She wants to face the past and, with the help of a psychic neighbor, Lila Thatcher, find some answers about this tragic event. In the meantime, Senator Winslow has some secrets she is hiding.
- DirectorCarl SchenkelStarsTim MathesonPamela Sue MartinBarbara BillingsleyA young newlywed couple move into a remote seacoast village only to find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsSusan LucciMarcia StrassmanRobin ThomasThe evil spirit of one of her ancestors possesses a young woman who inadvertently comes into possession of a haunted mirror.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsSela WardMichael WoodsRoscoe BornA woman's husband and his lover try to drive her mad at their seaside mansion.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMädchen AmickCorey ParkerDaisy HallWhen Amy turns an ancient Aztec priest's cloak into a dress, she discovers it's cursed and whoever wears it comes under its evil influence.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsMelissa GilbertBruce BoxleitnerKate VernonMarion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns out to be more than she planned on as she begins to believe that her husband has come back from the dead to get her.
- DirectorWalter KlenhardStarsAlly SheedyWilliam R. MosesLucinda WeistA couple starts to live in strange and scary situations when they move to an old house in a seaside town.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsValerie BertinelliFlorence HoathAled RobertsTelevision adaptation of the Henry James' classic novel "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names. A live-in nanny discovers two children haunted by the spirits and deeds of their former caregivers.
- DirectorPeter Roger HuntStarsBarbara EdenWilliam ShatnerRoddy McDowallA woman is asked to help an old lover discover his would-be murderer.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsLysette AnthonyGeraint Wyn DaviesMatt ClarkThree horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to life again and goes on another murderous rampage.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsShannen DohertyJulie BenzDaniel CosgroveA young woman enrolls at an all-girls college in New England to investigate her sister's suicide and is slowly lured into a witchcraft cult by a quartet of students who want her to become the fifth member of their evil circle.
- DirectorJames HeadStarsNicollette SheridanJudd NelsonAlex McArthurDuring a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.