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The Night Stalker (1972)

The Night Stalker poster
Directed by
John Llewellyn Moxey
Genre
horror film, comedy horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 133 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A reporter in Las Vegas investigates a string of murders and becomes convinced that the killer is a vampire. He struggles to prove his theory to skeptical authorities while trying to stop the creature.

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What happens

The Night Stalker is an American made-for-television horror film which aired on ABC on January 11, 1972, as their ABC Movie of the Week. In the film, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin), an investigative reporter, comes to suspect that a serial killer in the Las Vegas area is actually a vampire. The Night Stalker set a record for the most viewed made-for-TV film. It was followed by a sequel, The Night Strangler, and a television series, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, both of which had McGavin reprise his role as Carl Kolchak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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