This was an adaptation of the first Carl Kolchak story, which was a 1972 movie: it was based on a then-unpublished novel by Rice, and adapted by horror legend Richard Matheson. Abrasive reporter Kolchak doggedly pursues the story of the "Night Stalker" murders, which appear to be the work of a vampire, or someone that thinks they're a vampire. No, they're definitely a vampire. The cops are useless except for getting thrown around by the vampire, then planting evidence after Kolchak takes care of things himself. It's a frustrating end, as Kolchak gets his Vegas privileges removed; but only slightly more annoying that his usual cases. On the brighter side, I'm always glad to see Gordon Purcell art! He did a ton of DC's Star Trek.
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It certainly feels like this election year is the year things you shout out become the titles to things…at least clickbait headlines anyways.
Having gone back & re-read your post, you definitely raised a good point, in that the two hour movie specials did better than the actual shows themselves. Very weird viewing habits from folks back then I guess.
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