Even with an openended finale and no real background on norliss or his beliefs, the norliss tapes is overall wellshot and engaging, and most importantly, scary. For those who can locate the norliss tapes, i definitely suggest watching it as it is most certainly one of the great vampire flicks. Mar 26, 2017 on the third episode of the kolchak tapes, chris and mike are joined by guest cohost amanda reyes to talk about the norliss tapes 1973. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the norliss tapes, he was david norliss, an author investigating the world of the supernatural. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio.
The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology series. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. The cort estatehouse is also the location of the where the vampire catherine hides at the end of episode 4 of the tv series kolchak. A pilot that never went to series, this supernatural thriller produced and directed by dark shadows creator dan curtis and based on a story by fred. Find out when and where you can watch the norliss tapes on tv with the full listings schedule at. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. The norliss tapes was the pilot for a series which failed to secure a network slot perhaps no one wanted a program with a nonexistent hero. The norliss tapes movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
I did not know until just last year that it was never released into theatres. A reporter working on a book debunking supernatural phenomena,meets a widow who is convinced she is being terrorized by her dead husband who has become a zombie. The horror at 37,000 feet 1973 tvrip xvid wpf duration. Exclusive in your city investigating the unknown roy thinnes stars as david norliss, an author whose investigations into the world of the supernatural produce horrifying results, in the norliss tapes, a metromedia producers corporati.
With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. The norliss tapes 1973 cast and crew david norliss roy thinnes is a reporter hard at work on a book that he hopes will debunk many supposedly supernatural and occult phenomena as hoaxes. Home video extra clip from anchor bay entertainment. Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time.
Dan curtis with roy thinnes, angie dickinson, claude akins, michele carey, hurd hatfield, vonetta mcgee, robert mandan. That movie was 1973 s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring don porter and vonetta mcgee on dvd and bluray. At least it was in the 70s, when an intriguing pilot titled the norliss tapes 1973 tried yet failed to ride the night stalker 72 vibe into viewers living rooms something the kolchak. Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that stands up to all the other dan curtis stories. Of these old 70s tvmovies, i always love reading the usercomments, because so many people write that the film in question scared or even traumatized them as a child. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. Even brilliant anthologies like the monster club 1981 and the vault of horror 1973 were able to utilize tales about vampire cults in a unique and creepy manner. It stars roy thinnes the invaders as david norliss a reporter writing a book exposing supernatural hoaxes and paranormal phenomena. While the plot in the norliss tapes may be a little.
I watched it about three days ago and am having trouble getting all that worked up about it one way or the otheri think i like the norliss tapes more as an idea than the actual product. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology. An earlier failed attempt by curtis to build a series around a paranormal investigator resulted in the 1969 pilot in the dead of night. Move over kolchak for the norliss tapes classic film and. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. The long hot summer no hiding place complete episode as broadcast on 28 october 1965. Once the demon is awakened he will be granted immortality. In the invaders, roy thinnes was the alienhunting david vincent.
Hopefully roys series the invaders will come out soon. I would love it if some relative of norliss, in 2017, found davids tapes in an attic, long forgotten, and. The night stalker series was able to do the following year. The norliss tapes pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the norliss tapes pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The norliss tapes introduces a man who sets out to debunk the. An occult investigator roy thinnes picks up the trail of a california vampire. For the best experience please update your browser.
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. Angie dickinson in the norliss tapes 1973 the norliss tapes 1973 nick. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human blood and clay. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. The late dan curtis was best known for dark shadows and the original night stalker telefilms, but actually made a career of ambitious and different horror adaptations and new programs throughout his career.
The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 the norliss tapes tv. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal. Aug 02, 2017 the norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 television on starz anchor. The norliss tapes 1973 changes the movie database tmdb. The night stalker, was originally supposed to be the pilot for a weekly tv series. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to watch at home right now. Dan curtis has executive producer credit on this film.
Dec 06, 2015 dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. The norliss tapes a pilot for a show that never took off is, in many ways, very much like the invaders and the night stalker, too. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. Curtis was producer andor director of a number of television adaptations of classic horror texts including the strange case of dr. Looking back at the norliss tapes mysterious universe. The norliss tapes was one of these films, an often forgotten and overlooked example of the genre. The dan curtis macabre collection dracula 1973 the turn of the screw. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a different turn. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. The norliss tapes is perhaps not as legendary as, say, trilogy of terror or the night strangler, but its another worthwhile gem with a good story and memorable frights. Movies like the norliss tapes if you like the norliss tapes you are looking for scary, tense and mind bending movies about with zombie, vampire, investigation, reporter, crimes, ghost and supernatural themes of horror genre shot in usa.
Jul 26, 2007 the norliss tapes was one of these films, an often forgotten and overlooked example of the genre. A more serious version of the night stalker 1972, the norliss tapes 1973 featured roy thinnes as an author who becomes an investigator of supernatural phenomena. The scares are legitimately exciting too, and thats something i. For those who can locate the norliss tapes, i definitely suggest watching it as it is most certainly one of. The norlis tapes is another horror by dan curtis starring roy thinnes, angie dickenson, claude akins, a great little horror to go along that.
Comments originally aired february 21, 1973 on nbc, the norliss tapes were producerdirector dan curtis apparent attempt to double his chances at another tv series, after the hugely successful occult soap opera dark shadows enjoyed a gradual cult following after its 1966 debut, spawned two big screen hybrids in 1970 and 1971, and fizzled out on the small screen soon after. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. The norliss tapes 1973, usa tv the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. The long hot summer no hiding place complete episode as broadcast on 28 october 1965 duration. The norliss tapes is a made for televsion tvmoviea pilot for a proposed seriesproduced and directed by dan curtis dark shadows. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal what have you, but lacks the snark and the bite. Prime time tv listings from wednesday february 21, 1973. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis. Dan curtis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Hyde 1968, dracula 1973, frankenstein 1973, the picture of dorian gray 1973, and the turn of the screw 1974.
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