Kochak returns to investigate the Seattle Strangler!
The Night Strangler was the second ABC made for TV movie to feature Carl Kolchak played by Darren McGavin as an investigative reporter looking into murders connected to the occult.<br /><br />The first one was called The Night Stalker and was released in 1972 featuring Kolchak investigating a vampire killing women in Las Vegas. That was so successful it led to a second TV movie The Night Strangler released in 1973 and eventually a TV series in 1974.<br /><br />This one starts in Seattle where Kolchak ended up after being expelled from Las Vegas for his investigation into the vampire. It turns out the city is suffering from a wave of women being strangled. That’s not all however as there are two strange twists. First, residue found on the victims show that they were killed by a man with dead flesh. Second, there were a similar round of stranglings back in 1952, 1931, 1910 and 1889 or every 21 years. These facts and others are relayed by a voice over done by Kolchak like an old detective movie or a film noir.<br /><br />Just like the first release The Night Strangler does a great job building up the tension in the story. First there are the grisly murders. Then Kolchak begins learning more and more details about the killer until he is seen for the first time, which leads to the first action scene as he throws around a bevy of policemen. The added bonus is that Kolchak acts like a jerk and frustrates everyone around him.<br /><br />This really is a great short movie and an original take on the horror genre.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION! Supernatural phenomena, baffling murders and offbeat humor mark this second Night Stalker offering with a great cast and suspense so palpable, it'll feel like a presence right there in the room with you. Surfacing in Seattle, Kolchak (Darren McGavin, The Night Stalker) uncovers another maddening mystery: Every 21 years—for the past century—a serial killer commits a spree of murders, drains his victims' blood and then quietly disappears. But Kolchak is onto this monster and is about to discover a shocking underground lair... an army of rotting corpses... and the ageless madman behind it all. The great Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings) produced and directed this highly-rated TV movie written by legendary sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson (I Am Legend). The stellar cast includes Jo Ann Pflug (Scream of the Wolf), Simon Oakland (Bullitt), Scott Brady (He Walked by Night), Wally Cox (TV’s Mister Peepers), Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of Oz), John Carradine (House of the Long Shadows) and Al Lewis (TV’s The Munsters).Special Features:-Brand New 4K Restoration -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas -NEW Interview with Composer Bob Cobert -"Directing 'The Night Strangler'" Featurette -Newly Commissioned Art by Sean Phillips.