ONE OF THE BEST TV MOVIES EVER MADE! WHERE IS THE DVD?

This movie....a TV movie at that! Is one of the creepiest little films from that time period. It is certainly one of the best TV movie ever made and the little humanoid demons are unforgettable. Sally......Sally we're coming for you Sally! I do own this movie and I have seen it recently,so I deduct 1 star because the acting is below average by some of the actors. I would love to have it on an official DVD release. This and Bad Ronald should be released on DVD!

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When people discuss scary made for TV movies, four are always mentioned: Night Stalker (1972), Duel (1971), Trilogy of Terror (1975), and Don't be Afraid of the Dark. ABC's Movie of the Week was working hard to draw viewers from NBC and CBS in the early 70's, and it worked. Many of the ABC TV flicks were high quality. Of course, the budgets were very low. But imaginations ran high, and talented filmmakers like Dan Curtis, Steven Speilberg and John Newland (One Step Beyond) decided to make a name for themselves using TV as their platform.
Newland helmed Don't be Afraid..., and the plot is very simple. A young woman, who's had mental difficulties in the past, starts seeing tiny monsters in her brand new home. Of course, her husband thinks she's having another breakdown. Why are these monsters after her? Who knows? Hitchcock would call the reason a MacGuffin (a plot device that keeps the story moving, but is not important in itself).
Newland keeps the house VERY dark, to create atmosphere and also to hide certain shortcomings. But the movie works on a psychological level. A child's fear of the dark (the vast majority of the viewing audience had to be under 18). Simple, and very effective.
As far as the DVD, this is the only TV movie of that era and genre yet to be released. I'd say it's just a matter of time. Remember Sally's last words: "We have all the time in the world.." Brrrrrrrrrrr!

1973 TV-MOVIE NEEDS TO BE ON DVD ALREADY!!

I recall this horror/suspense gem from a long time ago and have awaited it's release to DVD-

A neurotic housewife named Sally (Kim Darby)and her business exec husband (Jim Hutton) move into Sally's family house, a spooky two story Victorian mansion. When Sally starts the redecorating along with her pompous decorator she comes across a locked room in the house. After arguing with the handyman (William Demarest "Uncle Charlie" on "My Three Sons)who insists she should leave the room locked, she finally gets the key. But once she opens her father's old study and has the bricks from the fireplace removed, strange things begin to happen. Sally begins to see small creatures everywhere, but no one will believe her. Her husband dismisses her as neurotic and her friend thinks Sally may be loosing her mind. But things take a deadly serious turn when the decorator trips at the top of the stairs and falls to his death. Sally sees a rope lying across the place where he tripped, but when she picks it up to take it, a horrifying little creature pulls it from her grasp. Is she crazy? Or has Sally released demons in the house, demons her father summoned?

This is one of the best '70's suspense movies that was made for TV (or even the theater!) and still has yet to be released to DVD. Let us all hope (and contact!) some of the studios such as Dark Sky Films, Shriek Show, and Anchor Bay will see the potential of "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" and will give it's long overdue DVD release!