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The character originated in The Kolchak Papers, an unpublished novel written by Jeff Rice. Here, a Las Vegas newspaper reporter named Carl Kolchak tracks down and defeats a serial killer who turns out to be the vampire Janos Skorzeny. The novel gave Kolchak's birth name is "Karel", although he uses the anglicized version "Carl".
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 horror genre.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Series. 19 primary works • 19 total works. Moonstone Press titles. The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels. by Jeff Rice. 3.87 · 360 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions. A legend is born ... In 1972, Jeff Rice's novel Th…. Want to Read.
Dec 22, 2019 · Re-reading Jeff Rice’s The Night Stalker After 45 Years. January, 1972. A made-for-TV movie titled The Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin as journalist-turned-vampire-hunter Carl Kolchak, hit the airwaves. I’m not sure if I saw its original airing or a rerun of it, but I did see it when I was about 14 or 15.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Created by Jeffrey Grant Rice. With Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt. Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces.
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Oct 31, 2023 · Before Chris Carter created The X-Files and FBI paranormal investigators Mulder and Scully, there was novelist Jeff Rice's Carl Kolchak. A Las Vegas newspaper reporter who investigated many a crime with supernatural or paranormal origins, Kolchak expended a lot of shoe leather to get to the truth of a story, no matter how weird it got. The ...
Nov 20, 2007 · In 1972, Jeff Rice's novel The Night Stalker introduced Carl Kolchak to the world. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror became an instant bestseller and served as the basis for the film of the same name, starring Darren McGavin and adapted by legendary Twilight Zone screenwriter Richard Matheson.
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