A scary movie with 85% on Rotten Tomatoes is airing on TV tonight

The film comes from the director of the recent hit Pearl and stars Barbie's Greta Gerwig.

The film stars Jocelin Donahue (The Last Stop at Yuma County) as Samantha, a cash-strapped young college student in the '80s who accepts a mysterious babysitting job.

Showing up at a remote mansion for the gig, Samantha learns from the Ulmans (Mary Woronov and Tom Noonan) - the couple living there - that instead of a child, she will be looking after an elderly relative.

As the college student is left alone in the isolated house, a series of strange events occur.

The breakthrough movie of cult horror director West and also featuring an early onscreen turn by Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Frances Ha) as Samantha's best friend, The House of the Devil starts slow before gradually ratcheting up the tension, eventually escalating to a truly nail-biting finale.

The film also looks incredible, with West shooting it on retro equipment and deploying cinematic flourishes more popular in the ’70s and ’80s in order to better capture the vibe of the era.

Holding an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, The House of the Devil is available to stream on Prime Video, Shudder, Tubi and Plex.

But it is also airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend Xtra at 10.55pm.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Infinite - Film4 - 9pm

This 2021 sci-fi action flick starring Mark Wahlberg has a low 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, which means you may want to avoid it.

The Longest Yard - Comedy Central - 9pm

Adam Sandler stars in this remake of the beloved ’70s sports comedy of the same name.

The Wild Geese - Legend - 9pm

A ’70s action war film in which mercenaries (played by Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris) for a London banker parachute into Africa to put a useful president back in power.

Maurice - Film4 - 11.05pm

Hugh Grant and James Wilby star in this acclaimed '80s drama from Oscar-winner James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name) about two English school chums who fall in love.

In the Loop - BBC2 - 11.45pm

Co-writer and director Armando Iannucci's brilliant, Oscar-nominated political comedy, which is a spin-off of his hit series The Thick of It.