Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The

USA 1972-1973, 164 minutes
Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Rating: [M]
Genres: Television, Horror, Suspense/Crime, Classics / Serial Killers

Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Barry Atwater, George Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Jr. Cook, Richard Anderson, Scott Brady, Wally Cox, John Carradine

Aroview: Two excellent and groundbreaking tele-movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise-cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl Kolchak. This led eventually to a whole season of mysteries for the character to solve. Both scripts were penned by cult writer Richard Matheson.

The Night Stalker (1972) - Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey - Kolchak investigates the vicious murder of a Las Vegas showgirl, which seems to involve a supernatural perpetrator.

The Night Strangler (1973) - Dir. Dan Curtis - Further murders,this time in Seattle, trigger the curiosity of Kolchak in a case of more serial killings.