The Night Stalker main backdrop
The Night Stalker main poster

The Night Stalker

Visit website

6.8/10 • 123

1972-01-111h 14m

MysteryHorrorThrillerTV 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.

Directors
John Llewellyn Moxey
Editors
Desmond Marquette

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Darren McGavin

    Darren McGavin

    Carl Kolchak

  2. Carol Lynley

    Carol Lynley

    Gail Foster

  3. Simon Oakland

    Simon Oakland

    Tony Vincenzo

  4. Ralph Meeker

    Ralph Meeker

    Bernie Jenks

  5. Claude Akins

    Claude Akins

    Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

  6. Charles McGraw

    Charles McGraw

    Police Chief Ed Masterson

  7. Kent Smith

    Kent Smith

    District Attorney Tom Paine

  8. Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.

    Mickey Crawford

  9. Stanley Adams

    Stanley Adams

    Fred Hurley

Reviews3

View Reviews
John Chard Avatar

John Chard

Jul 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 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 gone into bringing this to the screen. The great Richard Matheson adapts from a Jeffrey Rice story, while a roll call of excellent character actors of the 40s and 50s give stoic support to the magnetic and witty McGavin. Not as scary these days as it would have been to impressionable viewers back in 72, it's none the less a horror antique to cherish. 7/10

Media

  • The Night Stalker poster
  • The Night Stalker poster
  • The Night Stalker poster
  • The Night Stalker poster
  • The Night Stalker poster
  • The Night Stalker poster

Recommendations

  • The Manchurian Candidate main backdrop

    The Manchurian Candidate

    7.5

  • Death Wish II main backdrop

    Death Wish II

    6.3

  • Crumb main backdrop

    Crumb

    7.6

  • Cub main backdrop

    Cub

    5.5

  • Animal House main backdrop

    Animal House

    7.0

  • Conan the Barbarian main backdrop

    Conan the Barbarian

    6.8

  • Child's Play 2 main backdrop

    Child's Play 2

    6.3

  • Training Day main backdrop

    Training Day

    7.5

  • Independence Day main backdrop

    Independence Day

    6.9

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once main backdrop

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    7.8

  • Joker main backdrop

    Joker

    8.1

  • Halloween main backdrop

    Halloween

    7.6

  • Blade Runner 2049 main backdrop

    Blade Runner 2049

    7.6

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel main backdrop

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    8.0

  • Godzilla Minus One main backdrop

    Godzilla Minus One

    7.6

  • Guardians of the Galaxy main backdrop

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    7.9

  • The Witch main backdrop

    The Witch

    7.0

  • Inception main backdrop

    Inception

    8.4

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • Tenet main backdrop

    Tenet

    7.2

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$450,000.00
Revenue
--
Keywords
vampire