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Friday Night Creature Features with Kolchak:The Night Strangler 1973 👻🎃🧛💀🦇

📺🧛‍♂️ The Night Strangler (1973) Type: Made-for-TV horror film Premiere: January 16, 1973 Network: ABC Runtime: ~90 minutes 🎬 Production Credits Producer: Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker) Writer: Richard Matheson (adapted from an idea by Jeff Rice) Director: Dan Curtis Music: Bob Cobert 🧥 Main Cast Darren McGavin – Carl Kolchak Simon Oakland – Tony Vincenzo, Kolchak’s long-suffering editor Jo Ann Pflug – Louise Harper, a researcher who helps Kolchak investigate Wally Cox – Mr. Berry, an eccentric researcher John Carradine – Llewellyn Crossbinder, a publisher Margaret Hamilton – Professor Crabwell, an expert consulted by Kolchak Al Lewis – Old Man in the Underground 📖 Plot Summary After being run out of Las Vegas at the end of The Night Stalker, reporter Carl Kolchak and his editor Tony Vincenzo resurface in Seattle, working for another newspaper. Soon, a series of grisly murders occurs: women are being strangled, and their bodies show signs of blood drained from the neck. Kolchak’s investigation leads him deep beneath the city, into the abandoned Seattle Underground, where he uncovers the shocking truth — the killer is Dr. Richard Malcolm, a Civil War–era physician who discovered a serum of immortality. To sustain his unending life, he must kill and extract blood from victims every 21 years. In a tense climax, Kolchak confronts Malcolm in his subterranean lair, where the immortal doctor attempts to complete his final regeneration before being stopped — though, as always, Kolchak’s story is buried by authorities. ⭐ Reception & Legacy Like its predecessor, The Night Strangler was a ratings hit, cementing the character’s popularity. The success of the two films led ABC to commission a weekly series, Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975). The film was praised for its moody atmosphere, underground setting, and clever blend of horror and noir humor. Filming took place on real locations in Seattle, including the historic underground city. 🔮 Trivia A third Kolchak movie, The Night Killers, was written by Richard Matheson but never produced; it would have involved android duplicates of government officials in Hawaii. The success of these TV movies is widely seen as the birth of modern horror television, paving the way for shows like The X-Files. Darren McGavin later said that Kolchak was his favorite role. ✨ NOW FOR YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION ✨