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Actors: Darren McGavin, Stanley Adams, Edward Faulkner, Barry Atwater, Virginia Gregg
Format: Box set, PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 3
Classification: 12
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 21 Aug 2006

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000GKHM32
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,715 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The acknowledged inspiration for The X-Files, and the basis for an updated 2005 network version, Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a short-lived 1974 series spun off from a pair of extremely popular made-for-TV movies about the supernatural adventures of dogged newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin). Though plagued by low ratings and critical brickbats, the show has cultivated a huge cult following over the past three decades, which has given rise to this three-disc set, which compiles all 20 episodes of the show. Though none of the episodic stories matches the suspense and writing strength of the Night Stalker or Night Strangler movies, TV horror fans will appreciate the parade of interesting and inventive monsters encountered by Kolchak (including a witches' coven in "The Trevi Collection"; an Aztec cult in "Legacy of Terror"; a Hindu Demon in "Horror in the Heights," which was penned by Hammer Films scribe Jimmy Sangster; and a headless biker in "Chopper," an episode deemed in extreme poor taste by Stephen King and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, and Sopranos creator David Chase). McGavin is of course topnotch as Kolchak, and he's well-matched by Simon Oakland as his hot-tempered boss; guest stars include Scatman Crothers, James Gregory, Phil Silvers, Eric Braeden, Tom Skerritt, and Richard Kiel as the monster in two back-to-back episodes. Sadly, no extras accompany this fun collection of Kolchak's creepiest cases. --Paul Gaita

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The cult television series that inspired The X-Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker was not nearly as successful as that later show yet still maintains an influence. The show, which ran in 1972, follows the creepy adventures of Carl Kolchak, a scruffy, cynical reporter played by Darren McGavin. When Kolchak finds that the murderer responsible for a series of bloody murders plaguing his home city of Las Vegas is a member of the undead, a vampire out for food, he undertakes a quest to defeat the bloodsucking fiend. Gritty, dark, and dramatic, Kolchak was described by many critics as too scary for television!

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5.0 out of 5 stars At Last!!!, 9 Jul 2006

By	P. Bessant (Portsmouth UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally the UK is to get this fantastic series on DVD.
I'm not talking about the recent rehash but the original 1970's classic starring Darren Mcgavin.
For those who don't know this is the show spawned from two of the most successful tv movies ever made- 'The Night Stalker' and 'The Night Strangler' and is noted as the inspiration behind 'The X-Files'.
Only one season was made of this creepy series due to US networks reluctance (at the time) of providing a geniunely scary weekly tv show, favouring the bog standard cop shows of the time.
Each week Carl Kolchak, a reporter of a newspaper investigated supernatural cases involving vampires, werewolves, monsters and the like much to the bewilderment and frustration of his editor and the relationship between these two characters provided some comic relief in a show that once seen is never forgotten.
British tv at the time didn't know how to take it and only a few regions actually screened it. It wasn't until years later that the majority of the UK got to see it and even then it was treated unfairly. Shown by the BBC on 'Mystery Train' - a late night combination of this and horror films in general, presented by Richard O'Brian, the show hacked off half of the opening credits and dropped the closing ones completely for the first 6 or 7 episodes before it finally got the respect it deserved and even now not many people have seen the entire series and probably half the population still don't even know of its existance.
Having recorded 16 of the 20 episodes made and having seen each one countless of times I'm so glad that at last I'll be able to see the missing 4 from my collection and to have them all on DVD.
For those of you in the know I'm sure you are all looking forward to finally getting one of the most influential TV programmes ever made.
Reserve my copy now!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars kolchak: The Night Stalker, 22 Jan 2007

By	Mark Forster "fozzy" (Liverpool, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remember watchng this as a teenager in the mid eighties. I used to watch Prisoner Cell Block H at th same time. It reminds me of a more innocent time when my grandparents were still alive. This is an entertaining show with good acting and poor creature effects. Best watching late at night when sitting alone with the lights off. Classic American 70's show along with Columbo and the Rockford Files.

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4.0 out of 5 stars KOLCHAK IS BACK TO FIGHT THE MONSTERS !!, 12 Jul 2006

By	NEO "Daren" (orpington kent) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Where monsters tread , only Karl Kolchak dares to follow, the down at heal reporter with a gift for snappy patter and a nose for the supernatural. Barely tolerated by his grumpy Editor Tony Vincenzo & despised by the cops. Kolchak only armed with a tape recorder , into which he narrates his mission for truth. He follows the monsters , Ghosts , Vampires in this 20 part series. He never gets taken seriously by his peers so he never gets his story on the front pages. Kolchak is brilliantly played by Darren Mcgavin which really lifts this otherwise dated series from the rest. The special effects are now quite comical and not very scary but the stories themselves sre well written and have stood the test of time since 1974.
So here finally we have this series on Dvd from Universal Pictures. All 20 , 50 minute episodes which I hope are un-cut in this issue. This is a must for all x-files fans and Kolchak alike and is a real treat to see at long last.

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