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The Night Stalker

A real horror story…

6.9(138)19721h 14m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$450K
Box office
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Language
English
Part of The Kolchak Collection · 2 films
  • vampire

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TV11 Jan 1972
    • PhysicalNRCBS/FOX Video #8017 [VHS] 74 minutes1 Jan 1987

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The Night Stalker was released on 11 January 1972.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    7/25/2015

    7/10

    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…

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    Wuchak

    4/25/2018

    8/10

    A formidable vampire is on the loose in Las Vegas RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1972 and directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, "The Night Stalker" chronicles events in Las Vegas when the bodies of several young women are found drained of blood. Intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) increasingly suspects that something supernatural is at foot, which his bellowing boss finds incredulous (Simon Oakland), as well as c…

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    whitsbrain

    1/30/2024

    9/10

    This is a nicely done TV thriller. It's campy but has a dark mood that I enjoyed. The "Night Stalker" himself got quite a bit of screen time; he wasn't hidden in the shadows too much. There are a couple of short but good action sequences where the Night Stalker evades police cars, motorcycles, even gun fire. Kolchak manages to handle the Night Stalker a bit too easily when compared to the army of police and their …

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