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The Night Stalker
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV 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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy atmospheric supernatural mysteries with a skeptical investigator, dry humor, and mounting conflict against dismissive authorities.
- Tone
- eerie, tense, darkly comic
- Payoff
- scares, vindication
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- skepticism, investigative obsession, institutional disbelief, supernatural threat
- Setting
- contemporary 1970s, neon desert city and newsrooms