Vampire Part 1

[MrSchultzstaffel]

What a waste this show was.After Kolchak destroyed Janos Skorzeny and Katherine Rawlins,then this series could have taken the logical step that the 1979 Salems Lot film took;where the hero's were on the run from vengeful vampires that were out to even the score.Kolchak could have become a real paranoid basket of nerves as he moved from town to town and job to job protecting himself while occasionally taking the fight to the un-dead themselves as the opportunity presented itself.Opportunity lost.

[sonicwarrior]

Nice old Lake Shore Drive at 2:47.

[TheVagolfer]

I love these old T V shows, like this and Banacek. They may not have been all that great, at times, but they take me back.......

[hoibsh]

Another touch is the lighting. When Catherine Rawlins is picked up by her ex boyfriend, as she's leaning into the car, the light shows her normal face. When a shadow falls across it for a second, her face looks demonic. A lot of subtle touches here.

[naysgrace]

@hoibshIts Its subtly that's lacking in new horror. It shows you how creative the entire show was.

[WC3POchannel10A]

Just the opening scene with McGavin and Storch shows how brilliant the show was. The character, the writing and Darren McGavin were all outstanding. I do not like horror shows. I did not then or now, but I didn't care, Carl Kolchak was cool.

[deckard43]

The best series

[tapeduk]

Vampire Bitch can sure hiss

[WC3POchannel10A]

@tapeduk Sounded like a cough drop stuck in her throat.

[cosmicdingo]

The old TR 4. Brings back memories.

[peabody66]

If this series was made today Kolchak would be typing on a computer instead of a typewriter.

[lburdeos464]

All of the shows, the episodes never employed CGI,just plain old stuntwork, make up and acting.

Contemporary shows lacked that!

[maysermay]

oh the memorys this show brings back to me.... I got to stay up late on Friday

nite....wow .....

[paraconti]

Man's that a scary table fan at the end of the theme song.

[kalzone2112]

What do you think I am? The Job Corps? lol

[PhflyDan1]

Carl Kolchak is both sneaky & manipulative.. And TOTALLY cool

[axecalibore]

I love hearing the theme again! Takes me back to fall of '74. (sigh)

[screwaccounts]

cgi is crap

[thebaby2436]

I like Kolchak's voice, and I love the series. Thanks for uploading.

[Rajalord27]

Ah childhood memories and theres a life lesson in there to' if her ex boyfriend hadnt of cheated or had the intention of doing so he and his wife would of been fine ,instead of being a chomp one get one free vampire happyy meal

[TheArcheoman]

It was good to see they connected the original movie to this episode since Carl faced the vampires creator in the Night Stalker

[Ravisante5000]

I loved this series growing up,and this episode scared the crap out of me.The scene where the vampire attacks her ex boyfriend and then kills his girlfirend when she comes through the door gave me nightmares,but that was pretty cool in itself...just goes to show that sometimes less (no CGI or complicated affects) is more.

[naysgrace]

@Ravisante5000

Im glad you liked the ep! And it shows people that CGI isnt always necessary to push the scray button.

[bandibreath]

@naysgrace Miss the 70s TV made for TV movies.

[RPenta]

@naysgrace CGI is the lazy person's way out to cater to geeks in the audience that don't like books since you can't plug them in. Old school-atmosphere, wardrobe, makeup, photography, you know, talent.

[RPenta]

@Ravisante5000 that was the creepiest scene ever; saw it once; never could watch it again-shows vampire needs his/her heart to live but that heart is totally black. Creepiest female vampire ever? Lara Parker on Dark Shadows-scary scary lady.

[Ravisante5000]

@RPenta Lara Parker "Angeligue" rules as one of tv's all time badass vampire babes,but this episode of "Nightstalker" has a pretty good runner up.And the funny thing is,she's a byproduct of the "Nightstalker" movie...remember that?

[enterprise160]

@Ravisante5000

Yes, one of the best, if not the best, vampire movies ever. Janos Skorzeny was truly frightening. So is his female victim, Katherine Rawlins, in this episode!

[slmacph]

This show was totally scary (well, at least the scary parts were) when I was a kid. Now as a hardened adult, who's seen it all, it seems pretty tame.

Nevertheless, I can now follow the stories better. And the humour does not go over my head like it did back in the day.

Conclusion: a show with something for everyone. :)

[naysgrace]

@slmacph

I watched the show as an adult, and its definitely from a different perspective than a kid. I grew up on Tales from the Darkside and Friday the 13th the series and I think back of being so freaked out but still i was hooked!

[x170063]

thanks so very much, great quality

[naysgrace]

@x170063

I am glad you enjoyed it!

[MrBolas33]

I had to sneak into the TV room to watch this episode when I was 8. Big mistake! It scared the living crap out of me!

[frmerrin2]

@MrBolas33 Me too!

[DISCOVEGASGUY]

OMG. When that vampire hissed , the hair flew up on my arms and legs ! That scared the living daylights out of me. Especially when you saw her eyes and fangs ! OMG. I swear I'm going to have some wild nightmares:::::::::locking all the doors , securing windows, checking under bed, in closet,in shower,on patio,shutting curtains and blinds,got flashlight by my bed,cell phone,wearing cross around my neck. Get me through this night , please !

[hensonrb]

I love this TV program. You're the bestest for posting!!!!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING BACK THE GOOD MEMORIES AND THE UNFORGETTABLES!

[asbigasyourmother]

I loved this series when I was a kid. Kuddos to Naysgrace !

[naysgrace]

@asbigasyourmother

Its fantastic to see so many Kolchak fans out there!

[monsta64]

@naysgrace Absolutely! Kolchak rules! I was about ten or so when the original series was. Totally love Darren McGavin as Kolchak!

[crocetti46]

@naysgrace  Im 47 and knew then that it was of special qauliity.did I spell that properly?watching it now friday night,which is when it originally aired.

[crocetti46]

this rocks

[crocetti46]

this rocks.might be the best episode from the series.

[robertquentincobb]

They'll probably try to remake a Kolchak  Movie one of theses days. Thanks for the upload.

[naysgrace]

@robertquentincobb

I don't want them to unless it has a some really great writers and good actors. the remakes of today are horrible.

[jam5bryce]

Thanks to Producer Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows) and Darrin McGavin, we have a great series. The X-Files took some ideas from this series!

[smithdsmit]

please post the chopper

ty for all the cool kolchak stuff

[lazyel]

Sorry i forgot. That's Larry Storch of F-Troop.

[lazyel]

Kolchack fix is so right on ,64. I needed it every friday night back then. An angry mother couldn't drag me away from this show back then.

[64chrisnickey]

more night stalker please!!!! need my kolchack fix!!!!

[sterry02]

I cant  find the energy eater, or horror in the heights.

[kolchack55]

I love this show. Thanks so much for the upload!

[CorporalPitts]

David Chase's teleplay always has an Emmy Award on this Kolchak Classic. Kudos always to Carl & Tony's spark of comedy here with ol' Larry Storch as " Swede " ( Still alive and well at age 86 ) Ciao, Carl ~ LOL

[Strikesis]

Thank you so very much.

[74powers]

Thank you for you uploads look forward to more

Powers johnson

[naysgrace]

Hi everyone its been forever but im back to uploading I love the comments and the enthusiasm!

[gyreenedoc]

@naysgrace hello..... i appreciate you taking the time to upload kolchak very

much. shows like kolchak, streets of SF, ironside were my favorites on the telly.

iust wanted to say thank you.

doc

[naysgrace]

@gyreenedoc

Thank you for your nice comment!

[sheilatx]

thanks so very much for uploading my fav installment of this series! Happy Thanksgiving sweetie!!!!

[TROUSERFLAP]

Excellente supremo.