10 TERRIFYING Made-For-TV Horror Movies

10. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (1973)

Not to be mistaken for the admirable but dull 2010 remake, the 1973 original was put together in under three weeks due to a looming writer's strike.

Does it show? Sure, but don't underestimate the impact of this film on a generation of filmmakers, many of whom, including Guillermo del Toro, have cited this movie as the one that gave them many sleepless nights. Despite the obvious budget constraints and continuity errors, this tale of a married couple who renovate an old family home, attempts some feminist subtext and even some Argento style lighting flourishes.

When bored housewife Sally begins to hear strange noises coming from inside the walls of her new home, she has the difficult job of convincing her douchebag husband to quit brown-nosing his boss and pay attention to the gremlins making her life a misery.

The creatures themselves have not aged well and look like the product of a sexual union between an Ewok and a walnut, but don't let that put your off - the whisperings and murderous intentions of the masticated cone-heads are genuinely creepy, especially when wielding razor blades and dragging a drugged Sally into the basement to become "one of us... "

The remake decided to throw a kid into the mix (because adults can't see anything supernatural?) which immediately dilutes the isolation of the adult Sally in the original. How many more times will beleaguered spouses have to convince their 'better' halves that I'M NOT MAD AND WE ARE GOING TO DIE. Cracking stuff.