The Vampire
- Episode aired Oct 4, 1974
- 52m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Sent to L.A. to interview a controversial guru, Kolchak's more interested in tracking down and stopping an extremely vicious female vampire.Sent to L.A. to interview a controversial guru, Kolchak's more interested in tracking down and stopping an extremely vicious female vampire.Sent to L.A. to interview a controversial guru, Kolchak's more interested in tracking down and stopping an extremely vicious female vampire.
Noel De Souza
- Chandra
- (as Noel de Souza)
Alice Backes
- Elena Munoz
- (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri
- Football Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was actually a reworking of a preexisting script. The original plan had been to set the story in New York, where both Kolchak and Vincenzo had wound up after being kicked out of Seattle. Also, the vampire was going to be Skorzeny, last seen in the original movie, mysteriously back from the dead. Then, word arrived that Kolchak had been green-lit for a series, so the story was reworked into its present form.
- GoofsWhen Kolchak comes into his hotel room for the first time, there's the sound of someone casually whistling. It's clear from the shots of Kolchak's face that he's not whistling. He subsequently turns on the TV to the news, so the whistling isn't coming from the TV. Kolchak is the only one in the room, so who is whistling?
- Quotes
Tony Vincenzo: I'm tired of it, Kolchak. I am fed up. I've got a brother-in-law who's got a 14 year old he's always bailing out of juvenile hall, but I've got you, and you are worse!
- ConnectionsReferences Horror of Dracula (1958)
Featured review
A vampire hooker!
Episode 4, "The Vampire" is a bit of a reworking from the first pilot movie for the yet unsold series "The Night Stalker". Like this pilot movie, much of the show is set in the Las Vegas area.
Kolchak picks up a lead on some murders that seem almost like what you'd expect from a vampire! However, he knows Vincenzo won't send him off to Vegas to investigate so he manipulates his boss into sending him to Los Angeles to cover the the upcoming wedding of some guru! Now where the film goes next sure sounds like the plot to a porno film, as Kolchak's investigation leads him to believe that there is a vampire-hooker who drains her clients! As I said, this sure sounds like porno, and I am pretty sure there are some films with similar themes! Regardless, as usual, cops not only don't believe him but actively get in the way of Kolchak's investigations. And so, as usual, he's forced to deal with the monster himself.
If you are looking for original, this episode has very little that varies from the usual "Kolchak" formula. Still, it's mildly interesting and his way to rid the world of this vampire is unique!
Kolchak picks up a lead on some murders that seem almost like what you'd expect from a vampire! However, he knows Vincenzo won't send him off to Vegas to investigate so he manipulates his boss into sending him to Los Angeles to cover the the upcoming wedding of some guru! Now where the film goes next sure sounds like the plot to a porno film, as Kolchak's investigation leads him to believe that there is a vampire-hooker who drains her clients! As I said, this sure sounds like porno, and I am pretty sure there are some films with similar themes! Regardless, as usual, cops not only don't believe him but actively get in the way of Kolchak's investigations. And so, as usual, he's forced to deal with the monster himself.
If you are looking for original, this episode has very little that varies from the usual "Kolchak" formula. Still, it's mildly interesting and his way to rid the world of this vampire is unique!
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- planktonrules
- Oct 26, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Filming locations
- 1486 North Sweetzer Ave. Los Angeles, California, USA(The abandoned mansion lair of Catherine Rawlins - the vampire - is actually the historic Mt. Kalmia estate)
- Production companies
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- Runtime52 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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