10 Must See Made For TV Horror Movies
8. Hotline
Starring a post-Wonder Woman Lynda Carter, 1982's Hotline focuses on a volunteer hotline operative who finds themselves tormented by a sinister figure known only as the Butcher. While clearly pulling a smidge from the likes of Black Christmas and When a Stranger Calls, this CBS production goes a little further by having Carter's Brianne not just targetted at her hotline gig, but also has the Butcher terrorise her at home and beyond.
Playing out in classic whodunnit fashion, Hotline was presented as quite the big deal when it premiered in October '82, largely due to the star power of its lead. And for Carter, this TV movie gave her a chance to shake the typecast shackles that so often followed her in the aftermath of Wonder Woman ending in 1979.
The end result of Hotline is a tense game of cat and mouse, with Carter on great form as more than your standard damsel in distress so often seen in the horror genre at that time. Given the very nature of TV movies, there's obviously not a huge amount of gore on display here, but the threat of the Butcher is still an extremely sinister one.