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An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Carl Kolchak is a newspaper reporter with an abrasive personality that has gotten him fired ten times from various big-city papers. Now he's reduced to reporting for a relatively small-time paper in Las Vegas. It's here he gets the story of his life.
Impressed by the success of the first television movie, ABC commissioned Richard Matheson to write a second movie, The Night Strangler (1973), which featured another serial killer in Seattle who strangled his victims and used their blood to keep himself alive for over a century.
Play Trailer. Overview. Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands. John Llewellyn Moxey. Director. Jeffrey Grant Rice. Novel. Richard Matheson. Teleplay.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. A flip, down-on-his-luck newspaper reporter stumbles across a modern-day vampire who is murdering Las Vegas showgirls, but he cannot convince his own editor, let alone the police, of the identity of the crazed maniac.
Synopsis. Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands. Cast. Darren McGavin. Carl Kolchak. Carol Lynley. Gail Foster. Simon Oakland. Tony Vincenzo. Ralph Meeker.
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he’s crazy and the police think he’s a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Jan 11, 1972 · Adapted by Richard Matheson from a novel by Jeff Rice, The Night Stalker debuted January 11, 1972 - -and on that fateful evening, this thriller became the highest-rated TV movie up to its time, as well as an instant cult classic. The film spawned a popular sequel, The Night Strangler (1972), and a 1974 TV series. Characteristics. Moods. Nail-biters
