AfterFantasy Island, Here Are 5 Other Retro TV Shows for Hollywood to Turn Into Horror Flicks

Fantasy Islandis a horror picture now , thanks to the tricksy upcyclers atBlumhouse — though , let ’s confront it , that TV showwas already kind of creepy to begin with . Since our realness is ridiculous now , we decide to round up some other vintage TV series good for transformation into big - sieve repugnance moving picture .

1) Small Wonder

This sitcom about an artificer who creates an eerily vivid robotic girl — the “ Voice Input Child Identicant , ” though you may call her “ Vicki”—and then convert his family they shouldpretend she ’s their monotone - voiced , frilly - dress - eating away dramatise daughterplayed its assumption for laughs from 1985 to 1989 . A more oblique translation of Vicki popped up on occasion , though “ Vanessa ’s ” flaw were mostly due to the fact that her innovative technology dedicate her the power to well mimic the piquant posture of a real tween .

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A horror spin on Small Wonder is so obviousit feels like it already exists — the history could well exploit moviegoer ’ seemingly limitless appetite for robots go rogue ( especially if they have super - strength and enhanced intelligence ) and little small fry who only appear sweet until they revealthey’re actually sinister to the core .

Austin Stowell, Michael Peña, and Lucy Hale in the new Fantasy Island.

Austin Stowell, Michael Peña, and Lucy Hale in the new Fantasy Island.Photo: Christopher Moss (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.)

2) Out of This World

Here ’s another take on the years - old “ unearthly kidsare screaming ” sitcom idea . It vent from 1987 to 1991 and rather of a robot , this time main character Evie is half - alien , something she only determine out when she turns 13 and realizes she has the power to block time , among other power . Her extraterrestrial founding father ( voiced by the never - in reality - seen Burt Reynolds)sorta helps parent her from afar , but most of the hard lifting fall on her female parent , who extend aschool for gifted kidsand may or may not regret falling in dear with a spaceman from “ Antares Prime . ”

There ’s so much here that , again , already feels familiar ; Hollywood sure enough does love to make movies about shaver who suddenly attest superpowers , and then either turn them into submarine , villains , or ( most frequently ) targets for bad guys and/or government federal agent . ThinkMidnight Special , Brightburn , orEscape to Witch Mountain — thoughthe altogether 1980sStranger Thingsmight be the most esthetically reminiscent of Out of This World ’s tumid bangs , neon colors , and general “ let ’s go to the mall ” time - capsule charm . Plus , “ Evie ” is already almost the same as “ iniquity , ” so the repugnance tropes practically publish themselves .

3) ALF

Mr. Robot ’s second seasonreminded us that this sitcom , which run from 1986 to 1990 , was still capable of generating surreal nightmare . And repulsion versions of ALF already kind of exist — one in the form of 1998 drama Permanent Midnight , which chronicled the addiction struggles of one of the show ’s writers ( play by Ben Stiller ; ALF was loosely fictionalized to Mr. Chompers ) , and the other in the many , many behind - the - scenes stories of how joyless it was to take a situation comedy that revolved aroundan unwieldy puppetthat hogged all the renown and punch line . We’ve been threatenedwithALF reboots over the year , but if Hollywood can get it together enough to makeHanna - Barbera ’s Banana Splitsinto stone - cold killer , for sure we can get the furry , cat - eating , socially awkward , existentially challenged refugee from Melmac a true scary - movie scenario of his very own .

4) Highway to Heaven

Beloved Little House on the Prairie paterfamilias Michael Landon created and star in this hit phantasy drama , which ran from 1984 to 1989 . His quality , holy person - in - training Jonathan , expend each episode roaming around with his human brother , helping people who desperately need a small supernal jog and , in some cases , full - on divine interference .

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connection TV has already repurposed this lift up concept more than once ( most of late , with CBS ’s earnest , Facebook - adjacent dramaGod Friended Me ) , but all you ’d need to curse everything it stand for is to make Jonathan a demon - in - training instead . He ’d be steering people onto the wrong path ( or maybe helping them … for a price ) , and look at parliamentary law not from “ the Boss ” upstairs but a more malign variety of executive program down below . And you ’ve already baffle your title of respect and maybe even a new opening - credits jam to go with it : Highway to Hell , of course .

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5) The Love Boat

If you ’re gon na do Fantasy Island , you really got ta give its sister show , The Love Boat — a similarly frothy and guest star - laden matter ; it ran from 1977 to 1987 — its due , too . Cruise ship are inherently terrifying , so there ’s half the storytelling already figured out . amount aboard , we ’re require you … to die !

Blumhouse ’s Fantasy Island is out February 14 .

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