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Aug 4, 2015 · Jeff Rice, who wrote the horror novel that became the hit 1972 TV movie "The Night Stalker," died on July 1 at 71. His story and character had an enormous impact on the...
Jeff Rice is a Hollywood producer who has worked on over 100 films, including Lone Survivor, 2 Guns, and Escape Plan. He has collaborated with A-list actors and directors, and won an Emmy for his TV movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.
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Jul 11, 2015 · Jeff Rice, who wrote the novel that inspired the 1970s TV series about a vampire serial killer in Las Vegas, passed away on July 1, 2015. He was 71 and had a history of depression and legal troubles.
The main character originated in an unpublished novel, The Kolchak Papers, written by Jeff Rice. In it, a Las Vegas newspaper reporter named Carl Kolchak tracks down and defeats a serial killer who turns out to be a vampire named Janos Skorzeny.
Jeff Rice is best known as the author of The Kolchak Papers, a novel he finished on October 31, 1970. Rice’s novel was still unpublished when it was optioned for television and adapted for a TV audience as The Night Stalker .
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A collection of novels and stories featuring Carl Kolchak, a fictional journalist who investigates paranormal phenomena. Jeff Rice is the author of the original Kolchak novels, The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler, based on the TV series.
Learn about Jeff Rice, the author of The Night Stalker, a vampire story that became a TV movie and a series in 1972. Discover how he was cheated, blacklisted and forgotten by Hollywood, despite creating a classic character and a modern horror genre.
