The Night Stalker

1972 74 min ★ 6.9 Mystery, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

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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Cast

Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Carol Lynley

Gail Foster

Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Ralph Meeker

Bernie Jenks

Claude Akins

Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

Charles McGraw

Police Chief Ed Masterson

Kent Smith

District Attorney Tom Paine

Elisha Cook Jr.

Mickey Crawford

Stanley Adams

Fred Hurley

Larry Linville

Dr. Robert Makurji

Details

Director

John Llewellyn Moxey

Tagline

"A real horror story…"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$450,000

Production

ABC Circle Films

Reviews

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John Chard

July 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 m...

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Wuchak

April 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 Oa...

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whitsbrain

January 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 ...