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Post by ScreenHead One on Sept 22, 2023 11:06:48 GMT -6
Night Stalker Universe
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The series was preceded by the two television movies, The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973).
The main character originated in an unpublished novel, The Kolchak Papers, written by Jeff Rice. In it, a Las Vegas newspaper reporter named Carl Kolchak tracks down and defeats a serial killer who turns out to be a vampire named Janos Skorzeny. The novel reveals that Kolchak's birth name is "Karel", although he uses the anglicized version "Carl". After the success of the TV film and its sequel, the novel was published in 1973 by Pocket Books as a mass-market paperback original, entitled The Night Stalker, with a photo of Darren McGavin on the cover to tie it to the film.
The second television film, The Night Strangler, was also turned into a novel (written by Jeff Rice but based on a script by Richard Matheson), published in 1974 by Pocket Books.
The X-Files producer Frank Spotnitz resurrected the series as Night Stalker, with a new cast and characters, as well as subsequent novels and comic books.
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Post by ScreenHead One on Sept 22, 2023 11:15:31 GMT -6
*Kolchack: The Night Stalker (1974)
8.4 Rating 51 min Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
1 seasons, 20 episodesCountry: United States Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy Release: Sep 13, 1974 Creator: Jeff Rice Production: Universal Television, Francy Productions Networks: ABC
Cast: Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak, Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo, Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke, Ruth McDevitt as Emily Cowles
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Post by ScreenHead One on Sept 22, 2023 11:22:19 GMT -6
*Night Stalker (2005)
6.3 Rating 60 min Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter whose wife was murdered. Kolchak spends his time investigating other strange murders, believing they are linked in some way to his wife's murder. He is helped along the way by a fellow crime reporter Perri Reed, photographer Jain McManus and editor Anthony Vincenzo.
1 seasons, 10 episodesCountry: United States Genre: Drama, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery Release: Sep 29, 2005 Creator: Frank Spotnitz Production: Touchstone Television, Big Light Productions Networks: ABC, iTunes
Cast: Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak, Gabrielle Union as Perri Reed, Eric Jungmann as Jain McManus, Cotter Smith as Tony Vincenzo
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