The Night Stalker

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The Night Stalker (1972)

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Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of gruesome murders in Las Vegas. It seems that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of all their blood. Kolchak is sure that it is a vampire. He's hot on the trail, but nobody believes him. His editor thinks he's nuts and the police think he's a hindrance in the investigation, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hand.

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John Llewellyn Moxey

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Jeffrey Grant Rice

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Top Billed Cast

Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak
Carol Lynley

Gail Foster
Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo
Ralph Meeker

Bernie Jenks
Claude Akins

Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

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A review by John Chard

7.0

By John Chard

Judge for yourself its believability and then try to tell yourself, wherever you may be, it couldn't happen here.

Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) is a cynical and brusk Los Angeles newspaper reporter who comes to believe the activities of a serial killer are in fact - those of a modern day vampire!

It spawned a sequel and a TV series, such was the impact of this better than average TV horror movie. It's a film of many delights, full of rich and quirky characters, who come to life as the screenplay enjoys toying with audience expectations. Nicely photographed as well, there's a lot of love g... read the rest.

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