Story Line
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
“The horror continues…”
Top Cast

Darren McGavin
Carl Kolchak

Jo Ann Pflug
Louise Harper

Simon Oakland
Tony Vincenzo

Scott Brady
Capt. Schubert

Wally Cox
Mr. Berry

Margaret Hamilton
Prof. Crabwell
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
1973-01-16
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
TV MovieHorrorMysteryCrime

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The Kolchak Collection
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User Reviews (2)

John Chard
7.5/10
•7/28/2015I just saw your "so-called killer" wipe up the street with your so-called police force!
After the success the previous year of The Night Stalker, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) returns for another feature film. The intrepid reporter with a quip on ...

Wuchak
7/10
•4/25/2018Every 21 years a formidable strangler is on the loose in Seattle
RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1973 and directed by Dan Curtis, "The Night Strangler" chronicles events in Seattle when the strangled bodies of several young women are found. Intrepid repor...






