The Night Strangler

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The Night Strangler (1973)

01/16/1973 (US) TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime 1h 30m

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After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people, drains them of their blood and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?

Jeffrey Grant Rice

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Dan Curtis

Director
Richard Matheson

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Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak
Jo Ann Pflug

Louise Harper
Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo
Scott Brady

Capt. Schubert
Wally Cox

Mr. Berry
Margaret Hamilton

Prof. Crabwell
Richard Anderson

Dr. Richard Malcolm
John Carradine

Llewellyn Crossbinder
Al Lewis

Tramp
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A review by John Chard

75%

Written by John Chard on July 28, 2015

I just saw your "so-called killer" wipe up the street with your so-called police force!

After the success the previous year of The Night Stalker, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) returns for another feature film. The intrepid reporter with a quip on the lips and a disdain for the unbelievers in the suit wearing echelons, is now in Seattle and quickly realises that the current spate of killings are more than just the work of a serial killer. But can he convince the authorities of this?

The formula is exactly the same here, Kolchak simultaneously locks horns with his editor and all the law enf... read the rest.

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