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What is the Best -Scariest-- Made for TV movie??

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	bbbbb
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Registered: March 14, 2007

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Quoting Jstrking:

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I think the movie you are referring to is Ghost Story (1981) from Universal

Not available in my region. And the title seems so simple that I really could have figured it out myself.

But you might be right!

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	Jstrking

Registered: April 2, 2007

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Anytime...that last scene with the body in the car scared the crap out of me as a child!

	huskersports

Registered: September 29, 2008

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Posts: 2,550

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Dark Night of the Scarecrow from 1981. I was 7 when I saw that. Whatever baseball game I was watching was postponed by rain, so this was on. Scared the bejesus out of me. Some parts of it still creep me out.

My one wish for the DVD Profiler online database: Ban or remove the disc-level profiles of TV season sets. It completely screws up/inflates the CLT.
FACT: Imdb is WRONG 70% of the time! Misspelled cast, incomplete cast, wrong cast/crew roles. So for those who want DVD Profiler to be "as perfect as Imdb", good luck with that.
Stop adding UNIT crew! They're invalid credits. Stop it!

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

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I really hate to say any of these are "scary" as I never (even as a kid) found horror to be scary... so I am not a good judge of that. But here is some opinions on what I have in my collection

TV Movies:

Summer of Fear

Region 1

Released: 2/18/2003

Full Frame 1.33

I enjoyed this one... made in 1978 and stars Linda Blair. About a witch that moves in with a family believing she is a relative.

Invitation to Hell

Region 1

Released: 8/19/2003

Full Frame 1.33

This one is pretty good though not quite as good as the one above it. A couple move into a gated community,

Someone's Watching Me!

Regions 1, 2, 3, 4

Released: 9/25/2007

Anamorphic 1.85

This one is from 1978...
L.A. newcomer Leigh Michaels moves into a chic high-rise apartment building. She loves the view. So does the Peeping Tom who lives somewhere in the adjacent tower.

I enjoyed it.

Nick Knight

All Regions

Released: 3/4/2003

Full Frame 1.33

This one is a TV movie that started the series Forever Knight (Vampire Cop). But with different actors. I enjoyed it... but I pretty much love anything with Vampires.

Quicksilver Highway

Region 1

Released: 5/17/2005

Full Frame 1.33

This one is pretty good... but I have seen better. it is an Anthology Horror.

Slayer

Region 1

Released: 11/21/2006

Anamorphic 1.78

Another vampire movie I enjoyed. Though they do play with the legend some (vampires out during the day). It originally aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2006. And for the superhero fans... Lynda Carter... who played Wonder Woman in the '70s... has a small part in this one.

Full Eclipse

Region 1

Released: 8/21/2001

Anamorphic 1.85

A different take on werewolves. I liked it. But be warned... this one was made for premium cable TV... so it has more violence/gore and sex then any of the others on this list.

Trilogy of Terror

All Regions

Released: 8/29/2006

Full Frame 1.33

Been recommended already... but I must add mine to the list! Excellent!

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

All Regions

Released: 10/14/2003

Full Frame 1.33

A very good TV Movie prequel to the excellent miniseries Rose Red

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

All Regions

Released: 8/8/2006

Full Frame 1.33

This one is great for the younger crowd! It is kind of a beginners vampire movie. Think of it as maybe a little worse then goosebumps episodes.

Bay Cove

Region 1

Released: 5/4/2004

Full Frame 1.33

I really enjoyed this one... a movie about a coven of Satan worshipers. Has many familiar faces in it!

TV Miniseries

Stephen King's The Stand

Region 1

Released: 10/26/1999

Full Frame 1.33

Excellent... but not sure if it will keep a kid's attention for so long. (6hrs)

Carrie

Region 1

Released: 8/12/2003

Full Frame 1.33

This miniseries version of the movie is pretty good... but not as good as the original movie.

Stephen King's Storm of the Century

Region 1

Released: 6/22/1999

Full Frame 1.33

This one I really enjoyed. And with the theme of the movie having a bit to do with kids it may keep their attention for the 4 plus hours.

Stephen King's Rose Red

All Regions

Released: 5/14/2002

Full Frame 1.33

This one is excellent... haunted house miniseries. just over 4hrs... but something is always happening.

Salem's Lot.

Region 1

Released: 10/12/2004

Anamorphic 1.78

This is the remake of the '70s miniseries. It is good... but I think the original may be the way to go.

Stephen King's It

Regions 1, 2, 3, 4

Released: 10/1/2002

Anamorphic 1.78

This one I liked a lot. May bore kids in some slow parts. And if anything like my daughter they will never watch it (has a fear of clowns).

Salem's Lot

Region 1

Released: 10/26/1999

Full Frame 1.33

A great miniseries from 1979. One of the first things involving vampires that I remember seeing.

Stephen King's The Shining

Regions 1, 2, 3, 4

Released: 1/7/2003

Anamorphic 1.85

I really liked this version of The Shining... I think I liked it even more then the movie version!

Dead Set

All Regions

Released: 11/3/2008

Anamorphic 1.78

A UK miniseries about zombies. Pretty gory... and little nudity if any of that is a problem (don't know what age we are talking here).

Any questions about any of the above... just let me know. It has been a while on some of these... but I have seen them all.

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	xradman
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Registered: March 14, 2007

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One of the scariest movies I remember seeing on TV growing up was Horror Express (1972) starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas. Apparently it's in public domain now and hope for Blu-ray worthy restoration seem extremely unlikely.

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Quoting Jstrking:

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Anytime...

Received the DVD today, very exciting time.

Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect]

	bigdaddyhorse

Registered: June 21, 2007

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Quoting xradman:

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One of the scariest movies I remember seeing on TV growing up was Horror Express (1972) starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas. Apparently it's in public domain now and hope for Blu-ray worthy restoration seem extremely unlikely.

I caught this on cable in HD the other week. It was beautiful, in it's 2.35 ratio and everything, looking like it had been filmed a couple weeks ago, not a few decades! So, a great HD print exists right now, if anyone bothers to gamble on releasing it remains to be seen.

EDIT: forget what I just said, I was mixed up with Comedy of ATerrors. So everything I just said applies to Comedy of Terrors, not ness. Horror Express.

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