I love made-for-tv horror movies. They are sort of a relic of a bygone era and I find that comforting. I have covered numerous televised features during my tenure at Dread Central. I previously penned a listicle spotlighting TV films that are better than they ought to be. I have additionally championed several via my column, The Overlooked Motel. On that note, a TV horror movie I have nothing but love for is now free to stream and that’s all the more encouragement I need to proclaim my appreciation and sing its praises loudly. I’m talking about Frank De Felitta’s Dark Night of the Scarecrow.

I once spoke about the many merits of this moving made-for-tv horror picture via a roundup of standout made-for-television terror flicks. Below is an excerpt from my past coverage.

“This tense and suspenseful tale of a malevolent scarecrow frightened audiences upon its...