The Night Stalker

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CodyZamboni TV movie is fast paced with lots of horror action, with a formidable vampire foe. I enjoyed seeing the travelogue location photography of early 70s Vegas hotels, casinos, and fashion. Kolchak is alot more serious, and alot more pissed off than in the TV show. Overall tone is also less campier than the series. Bonus casting of Carol Lynley, as Kolchak's hot girlfriend. Also noteworthy, the movie ends on a sadder, more bittersweet, more sobering note. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/23 Full Review George A The movie that spun off one of the most influential horror series of all time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/21 Full Review linc h One of the best vampire movies I have seen so far. A classic made for TV movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review william k Above-average, unusual TV crime mystery stuns with its supernatural topic. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredibly tedious and silly TV movie that inexplicably led to a successful TV franchise. A vampire is stalking L.A. and Darren McGavin is the maverick journo who smells a story. As boring as that. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review johnathon w TV classic that not only ranks as one of the best TV movies but also one of the best vampire films ever made. The main appeal is Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak, the skeptical reporter who slowly begins to believe that a vampire is actually terrorizing the streets of Las Vegas, given the character the right mix of intelligence and humor that you ability latch onto to him, even if he is a bit shady at times (he always finds a way to break the rules). Behind the camera, director John Llewellyn Moxey crafts Richard Matheson's superb script to perfection, especially in depicting Kolchak as a skeptic to the very end (at first, he just thinks the killer believes he's a vampire) along with peppering enough clues to keep you guessing (the fact the killer never leaves footprints, even in sand, is intriguing). All in all, one of the most unique and fun entires in the vampire genre, and a true classic in its own right. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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