Most frightening
What for you is the most frightening scene or image in "The Night Stalker"?
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The scene Kolchak entering Skorzeny's house. I mean, how crazy is that! I could hardly breathe throughout the movie I was so spooked by the music, the way the movie was presented in a modern setting, and of course Atwater's awesome portrayal of the vampire. It felt like this vampire could be in any town USA. Hit home scary!
shareYes, you've pinpointed several of the key factors that make this movie such a classic. And McGavin makes such a great unlikely hero that we can't help but worry for him as he ventures inside the vampire's house- at night!
shareFor me, it's when the cops think they've killed Skorzeny by the poolside. They rush over to check his condition, the light goes on behind Skorzeny, and he gets up and gives them that weird look. It's not even hostility...just a sly, questioning expression that says, "Are you fellows sure you know what you're dealing with?" Beautiful! And Robert Cobert's music (just a few gentle strikes on the vibraphone, but that's enough) enhances the eerie atmosphere of the scene.
shareSolid example. Yes, and the way the cops just gaze in astonishment at Skorzeny really adds to the impact of that scene.
shareYes, and the camerawork is great, too. Barry Atwater was something else...he was able to do quite a lot with a nonspeaking role.
shareQuite a range Atwater displayed too playing first the pacifist Vulcan Surek on "Star Trek", then the scariest vampire I've ever seen when he did "The Night Stalker". A superb actor and such a shame he died so young.
shareIt really is. He was in an episode of "The Outer Limits", too, wasn't he?
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Been a long time since I watched that episode, but I was pretty sure that was Barry Atwater. He had a distinctive profile.
shareActually, the title of it was "Corpus Earthling" ! Robert Culp's wife in the episode- Salome Jens- was just incredible when she was taken over by the alien creature. Her just standing there, pointing a revolver at her husband, scared the Hell out of me. The corrupted look on her face was one of the most frightening images I've seen on film.
shareJust FYI--The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street (Twilight Zone) and Corpus Earthling (Outer Limits) are episodes from two different shows.
Time of your life, huh, kid?
Yes- the one with Robert Culp and Salome Jens about the space aliens disguised as rocks.
shareScariest vampire ever? Now thats silly when guys like Bela Lugosi and John Carradine played that part as well
shareI liked the part where Kolchak is hiding in the closet when the vampire enters the room. He was trying to help the girl tied to the bed but the vampire returned home. It was especially found it scary back when I first saw it!
shareyep the vampire standing at the top of the staircase
is very creepyWhen there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...