The Night Stalker (1972 film)

The Night Stalker
Barry Atwater as Janos Skorzeny
GenreHorror
Mystery
Based onThe Night Stalker
by Jeff Rice
Teleplay byRichard Matheson
Directed byJohn Llewellyn Moxey
StarringDarren McGavin
Carol Lynley
Simon Oakland
Ralph Meeker
Barry Atwater
Claude Akins
Elisha Cook Jr.
Music byBob Cobert
Country of originUnited States
Production
ProducerDan Curtis
CinematographyMichel Hugo
EditorDesmond Marquette
Running time74 minutes
Production companiesABC Circle Films
Dan Curtis Productions
BudgetUS$450,000 (equivalent to $3,577,445 in 2025)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 11, 1972 (1972-01-11)
Related
The Night Strangler
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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.