Well, it looks like Disney and Depp's prodcution company Infinitum Nihil are bringing the Dan Curtis' 1972 telehorror classic, The Night Stalker, back for a brand new shine. Anything has to be better than the abortion of a television update, that brought a sexier, younger version of Kolchak to viewers, a few years back.
Here is hoping this version, now in development, adheres to what made the Darren McGavin portrayal so enjoyable. A rumpled threadbare reporter, standing as one man against a battery of beastly creatures, while the world around him stood around unknowingly, and disbelievingly.
Will the redux be based on the seminal pilot film, starring Barry Atwater as Janos Skorzeny, one of the scariest vampires to ever grace the screen, small or large? The final reel of that original The Night Stalker tv film is still one of the scariest in the vampire genre. Director Dan Curtis was the telehorror King, with titles like Dark Shadows, Dan Curtis' Dracula, Burnt Offerings, and the criminally under-seen The Norliss Tapes in his filmography. Toying with his seminal classic is tricky terrain in these eyes, but I am keeping the dream alive, because in the immortal words of fellow vampire Jerry Dandridge, "for that to work, you have to have faith!" and my oh my how I want this remake to "work!"
To get a bloody taste of what is being tampered with, watch the link below. If you've not seen the original Th Night Stalker, walk don't run.
Here is hoping this version, now in development, adheres to what made the Darren McGavin portrayal so enjoyable. A rumpled threadbare reporter, standing as one man against a battery of beastly creatures, while the world around him stood around unknowingly, and disbelievingly.
Will the redux be based on the seminal pilot film, starring Barry Atwater as Janos Skorzeny, one of the scariest vampires to ever grace the screen, small or large? The final reel of that original The Night Stalker tv film is still one of the scariest in the vampire genre. Director Dan Curtis was the telehorror King, with titles like Dark Shadows, Dan Curtis' Dracula, Burnt Offerings, and the criminally under-seen The Norliss Tapes in his filmography. Toying with his seminal classic is tricky terrain in these eyes, but I am keeping the dream alive, because in the immortal words of fellow vampire Jerry Dandridge, "for that to work, you have to have faith!" and my oh my how I want this remake to "work!"
To get a bloody taste of what is being tampered with, watch the link below. If you've not seen the original Th Night Stalker, walk don't run.