The Night Strangler

1973 90 min ★ 6.7 TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime

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’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders 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?

Cast

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

Nina Wayne

Charisma Beauty

Details

Director

Dan Curtis

Tagline

"The horror continues…"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

ABC Circle Films

Reviews

J

John Chard

July 28, 2015

★ 7.5/10

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...

W

Wuchak

April 25, 2018

★ 7/10

Every 21 years a formidable strangler is on the loose in Seattle RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1973 and directed by Dan Curtis, "The Night Strangler" chronicles events in Seattle when the strangled bodies of several young women are found. Intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) discovers that the same kinds of murders occur every 21 years dating back to the late 1800s. Simon Oakland plays Ko...