70s, 80s, 90s Made-For-TV Horror/Thrillers on Blu-ray!

[The Screaming Feces]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Sadly it is indeed with Disney, like many other ABC-owned 70s TV movies. I have a suspicion that this is one of the TV movies Kino initially acquired as part of their Disney deal but had to drop, either due to poor elements or, more likely, clearance issues.

Yes, there are many TV movies in the ABC Films library I would love to see on Blu-ray (including Dan Curtis' The Norliss Tapes). Perhaps some day Disney will return to licensing their films/TV shows to boutique labels.

[BlueRagtop]

Originally Posted by WesReviews

Really surprised that a TV movie with genuine slasher (or proto-slasher, may be more accurate) movie elements like Home For the Holidays still hasn't been released on Blu-ray by someone.

Several years ago, I bought one of those super-cheap DVD collections from Echo Bridge for the sole purpose of having a somewhat watchable copy of Home for the Holidays. I watch it every couple years at Xmas time and I think I'm due again this year.



https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/20-Horro...es-DVD/164679/

I haven't watched anything else from this collection, though it includes a few other horror/thriller TV movies like Bay Coven (1987) with Pamela Sue Martin, and Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988) with Lindsay Wagner, Tom Skerritt and Joanna Cassidy. Maybe someday I'll check them out.

[Alan T]

My most wanted is easily Don't Go to Sleep (1982). Such a creepy and forgotten gem.

[GooniesGirl]

I'd really like to have Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979).

[mar3o]

One I'd love to see get a release is "The Intruder Within":

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082565/

[Mystic]

Another Made-for-TV movie that I haven't seen anyone mention is the Death of Oceanview Park (1979).

[fred25_Ca]

Originally Posted by mar3o

One I'd love to see get a release is "The Intruder Within":

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082565/

This so much! Been waiting for ages for that one, such a great little monster movie. I've been hoping for Vinegar syndrome or scream factory to release it. I still have the old vhs somewhere, the one in a clamshell. It's still to this day the only way to watch this tv movie.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

This so much! Been waiting for ages for that one, such a great little monster movie. I've been hoping for Vinegar syndrome or scream factory to release it. I still have the old vhs somewhere, the one in a clamshell. It's still to this day the only way to watch this tv movie.

Yup, I transferred my clamshell VHS to DVD long ago and it's still the only way to watch this. How has this never gotten even a DVD release? This would be perfect for Vinegar Syndrome or Shout.

Not a TV movie, but Wavelength is another one that hasn't seen a release since VHS.

[Jobla]

Although it's not actually horror, I'd like LITTLE LADIES OF THE NIGHT with Linda Purl, Kathleen Quinlan, David Soul, and Louis Gossett.

[CMG]

Here are a couple of snapshots of the Region 2 French DVD release of SATAN'S TRIANGLE for your perusal.

I'm not any kind of DVD expert but this release looks legal and you get an "Anglais" option for the audio track.

[CMG]

I have an aging large-case hardbox of THE INTRUDER WITHIN (1981-Tvm) as well. Except the artwork that's pictured here is faded quite a bit. The "Intruder Within" lettering should be green instead of light blue.

I found THE NORLISS TAPES on an Anchor Bay DVD years ago but I guess it's never been reissued on Blu-Ray from what I've read on this thread.

[CMG]

How about a 'Twin-Pak' double-bill of ♠TELEVISION FARM HORROR♠?

Crowhaven Farm (1970-Tvm) + Something Evil (1972-Tvm) = Total Terror (With Bales Of Hay)!

Then another 'Twin-Pak' of ♣WESTERN TV TERROR♣!

Black Noon (1971-Tvm) + Devil and Miss Sarah, The (1971-Tvm) = A Trail Of Dust And Horror in The Old West!

Next up is 'An Education In Terror'!

Satan's School For Girls (1973-Tvm) + The Possessed (1977-Tvm)

Don't send your daughters to these institutions of higher learning!

[CMG]

Another decent Twin-Pak of 'Schoolgirls Of Fright' could be:

Initiation of Sarah, The (1978-Tvm) + Midnight Offerings (1981-Tvm).

Here is the 'Home Is Where The (Black) Heart Is' Double-Bill:

Summer of Fear (1978-Tvm) + Don't Go To Sleep (1982-Tvm).

Just what is going on here . . . ? You may not want to find out! Yikes.

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Here is the 'Kathleen Beller Menaced Pak' (say it ain't so!):

Are You in the House Alone? (1978-Tvm) + Nowhere to Hide ( Soon Amy Soon) (1981-Tvm)

SAGE WISDOM: It is very impolite to menace Kathleen Beller. 'nuff said.

[Röckzilla]

You know which horror film sub-genre remains mostly "untapped" and desperately needs more attention from the boutique labels?

Titles featuring the traditional, dare I say "allegedly realistic", Grey Aliens.

There are quite a few of them that were originally "Made For T.V." back in the 1990s.

I'm still hoping that one of the more reputable boutique labels will properly restore and release the following on Blu-ray or 4K UHD sometime soon:

1. Intruders (1992)
2. Official Denial (1993)
3. Roswell The U.F.O. Cover-Up (1994)
4. Visitors Of The Night (1995)
5. Dark Skies (1996)
6. Alien Abduction Incident In Lake County (1998)
7. Silent Warnings (2003)

Despite all of my years watching extreme horror/exploitation films, the entire "alien abduction" premise still creeps me right the f*ck out...

[Show spoiler]

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

OP, don’t forget Hotline (1982)! I’ve been yelling about that one needing a Blu-ray release for years now. Not sure who owns it.

Originally Posted by Alan T

My most wanted is easily Don't Go to Sleep (1982). Such a creepy and forgotten gem.

A shame about it being currently, very unlikely we'll see a Blu-ray release of Home for the Holidays. The two slasher horror TV films above have also been high on my slasher titles wish list.

Originally Posted by Mystic

Another Made-for-TV movie that I haven't seen anyone mention is the Death of Oceanview Park (1979).

A while back, I remember making a note of this TV film, a reminder to check it out. Another TV film from the seventies that I want/wanted to see get a Blu-ray release also starred Mike Connors (the year it's credited with was just after Mannix ended), The Killer Who Wouldn't Die.

But at or towards the top of my seventies TV films on Blu-ray wish list is The Secret Night Caller (the cast including Robert Reed and Hope Lange).

[sa5150]

Anyone ... This has been driving me crazy . Trying to figure out which movie . I thought it might be Al Adamson's Dracula Castle but the woman are in dresses .

There was possibly a made for tv movie , not sure but it aired a lot of Chicago tv , maybe late 70's , Aired on cable often . People go into a castle I think and are being held in a basement, dungeon or cellar hanging tied , Think with rope , Pretty nice looking girls with tight jeans , kind of reminds me of maybe Charlies Angles era . Maybe couples went into the place , some beatings etc... no gore . Good scary movie , there eventually saved . Not sure if its a old guy , monster or what keeping them prisoner . Possibly a Thriller more so then horror . It was pretty suspenseful and one of those movies where your on the edge of your seat hoping they get a away . I was maybe 10 , so I'm thinking late 70's . I thought for sure it was Dracula's castle but there dressed more 70's early 80's from what I can remember . Anyone have any idea ? ... I know it can be anything , Not a slasher flick .