Movie With Monster Hidden In Crate Under Stairs?

I can remember an early to mid 1970's made for TV movie about a large wooden crate that was sitting under a stairwell in a school(?) They would show a closeup of the crate and you could see evil looking eyes peering through the cracks in it. Eventually it somehow breaks out and starts killing students. That's all I can remember. Anyone know the name of it. It was probably a low budget film.

Creepshow

I doubt it. Wasn't Creepshow a series and much later than the 70's?

No. And it was released in 1982. And it is exactly as you describe. It's the story called "The Crate"

I agree it defnetly sounds like Creepshow.

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Creepshow, for sure.

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I guess so, but I thought it was from much earlier.

I think there was also a similar Tales from the Darkside episode. But this would be 80's of course.

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