Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #547008 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Customer Reviews

great book, great show
i have both versions of this book -- both are great, but the revised version is better. author did a wonderful job researching the best tv series ever made. now somebody please put the episodes out on DVD -- and how about getting DEMON AND THE MUMMY and CRACKLE OF DEATH on DVD as well? buy this book!

Best Companion Book for the Best Series ever....
I own both made for TV movies and all 20 episodes. Darrin McGavin was perfect for the role of Kolchak. I waited every week for a new episode, and was scared every minute as I watched them. The shows/movies not only keep you in suspense, but make you wonder; did it really happen? (if you do not understand that last statement, you never watched the show/movie.) Mr Dawidziak did a fantastic job of writting this book. Every angle is covered from the movies and shows. The stories behind the shows are very interesting. I have the 25th Anniversary tribuite issue. There are interviews with the surviving cast plus photos, biographies, and an episode guide are only part of this compendium. Carl Kolchak is a character that will live forever, read this book and you will want to watch the series. And for thos eX-filers out there, you need this book: becasue it is the inspiration for the X-Files.

It is funny, I have always loved the Night Stalker series and did not know this book existed. I flew to Seattle, Washington to tour the underground city I saw on the 2nd Movie, "The Night Strangler" and at the end of the tour in the gift shop was this book, hidden in the corner. They told me they use to make reference to the show during the tour, but for the last decade or so, no one knew What they were talking about. This came up because when they asked why we were on the tour, my frined told them I made him come on the tour becasue of the Series. (It is true) :-)

Long live Kolchak!
The Night Stalker was almost the forerunner of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, both in subject matter and humorous handling. It ran out of steam after a mere twenty episodes (and its forerunner pair of top-rated T.V. movies), and has ever since been nothing more than a cult favorite, unknown to everyone but its small circle of ardent fans.

Mark Dawidziak has done us all an immeasurable favor by keeping the legacy alive, introducing Carl Kolchak to new generations of viewers who might otherwise never hear his name. His wonderful book contains interviews with the principals responsible for bringing Kolchak to T.V., both before and behind the cameras, and the best available pictures from the series.

For those who are already Kolchak fans, an invaluable resource and a welcome walk down memory lane. For those who are not (yet), a proper introduction to the original supernatural super-sleuth.