What writer wrote the book that became the movie " Wake in Fright ? "
In early 1979 the films changed switched to more 1970s slasher films and B - movies like:From 1979 until its end in 1987 , many famous horror and science - fiction films debuted on Fright Night , like " Ben " , " Halloween " , " House of Dark Shadows " , " It 's Alive " , " Night of Dark Shadows " , " The Amityville Horror " , " The Deep " , " The Hills Have Eyes " , " The Legend of Hell House " , " The Texas Chain Saw Massacre " , and " Willard " .