10 Must See Made For TV Horror Movies
Those small-screen horror movies you need to track down.
While there's nothing better than taking a trip to your local cinema to eagerly consume the latest in big-screen horror film - especially with the genre having served up so many great offerings in more recent years - there have been times when the small screen has played host to some truly terrifying horror pictures.
The term made-for-TV is one that may instantly scream low budget, low effort, and low quality to some, but that doesn't always have to be the case. For horror fans, the decades have seen the world of TV serve up plenty of fantastic movies - and that's what the focus is on here.
And for those wondering, Tommy Lee Wallace's 1990 take on It isn't included here. While that is a fantastic adaptation of Stephen King's source material, led by a magnetic, majestic, maniacal Tim Curry, Wallace's It is technically a two-part miniseries rather than an outright TV movie, per se.
So, with all of that in mind then, here are ten TV horror movies absolutely worth going out of your way to track down.
10. Body Bags
Premiering in 1993, Body Bags is dripping with horror royalty. After all, this three-story anthology offering was directed by the legendary duo of John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, not to mention has fun cameos from Wes Craven and Sam Raimi in addition to Carpenter and Hooper having minor roles themselves; Carpenter's Coroner being a particular delight.
As for those three stories, a young college student starts a new job at a gas station on the night when a serial killer is on the loose, a vain businessman gets more than he bargained for when he splashes the cash to combat his thinning hair, and a baseball star's world is turned upside down when he loses an eye. And in terms of cast, there's a great ensemble on display, including Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, David Warner, Robert Carradine, David Naughton, and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
Simply put, Body Bags is a blast, managing to bring some great gore to the table while also not taking itself too seriously. Forget your chin-stroking elevated horror, for sometimes there's nothing better than seeing a gloriously campy, mustachioed Mark Hamill screaming in agony after having a cassette tape mishap.