It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal what have you, but lacks the snark and the bite. 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. Season 3, episode 10 with ken berry, the new seekers. Prime time tv listings from wednesday february 21, 1973. Move over kolchak for the norliss tapes classic film and. Some sources list the film as having aired on march 8 1974, some claim it was released in 1973. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray.
When the worrisome word scribe goes missing, and friend and publisher sanford evans don porter finds a pile of cassette tapes dictating the tome norliss hasnt yet finished. 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. 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. Dec 06, 2015 dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. In the featured production, ken, sonny and cher spoof broadway in its heyday. Hes become despondent, and his book debunking paranormal charlatans is long overdue. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 the norliss tapes tv. The fact that this movie easily predates any of the standard paranormal investigation plotlines the xfiles, millenium, in search of, and their like by a good twenty years or more is nothing short of astonishingthe norliss tapes comes to us from the depths of 1973. As it happens, the tapes seem to be all that is left of norliss, who has completely disappeared. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show. A woman who was seen running from a santa barbara park where her friend, an airline pilot, was found dead, is charged with murder. Season 2, episode 21 with brooke bundy amy, collin wilcox mrs. 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.
I remember watching this movie when it came out, but i also distinctly remember watching the series it spawned. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. The tara king years were also okaylike the three stooges with shemp instead of curly. 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 by dan curtis dan curtis, roy thinnes. 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. 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. Find out when and where you can watch the norliss tapes on tv with the full listings schedule at. The norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible nightmare fuel. 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. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. This movie which was a pilot for a supposed series tells the tale of the first tape that was found by norliss s publisher that goes on to show that sometimes, the supernatural can be more real than you could ever imagine. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the norliss tapes with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
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. With roy thinnes, angie dickinson, claude akins, don porter, michele carey, vonetta mcgee, hurd hatfield, nick dimitri. Roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. Move over kolchak for the norliss tapes classic film and tv cafe. The norliss tapes movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Visit dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural.
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Upon visiting david norliss s house he finds tapes that detail each experience he has been involved with over the last year. Norlisss investigation leads him all around the bay as he uncovers increasingly dark information regarding ellens late artist husband. The norliss tapes is a made for televsion tv moviea pilot for a proposed seriesproduced and directed by dan curtis dark. The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 television on starz anchor. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. 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. When the worrisome word scribe goes missing, and friend and publisher sanford evans don porter finds a pile of cassette tapes dictating the. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a walking dead man. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. The norliss tapes is a made for televsion tvmoviea pilot for a proposed seriesproduced and directed by dan curtis dark. The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a different turn. 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.
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. Aired on nbc on february 21, 1973, the film stars roy thinnes as david norliss, a writer trying to solve a supernatural mystery. 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 was the pilot for a series which failed. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. Aug 02, 2017 the norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f.
The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. Norliss s investigation leads him all around the bay as he uncovers increasingly dark information regarding ellens late artist husband. Watch the latest norliss tapes trailer on video detective. Hyde 1968, dracula 1973, frankenstein 1973, the picture of dorian gray 1973, and the turn of the screw 1974. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to. The norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible. It shares with kolchak the themes of a writer investigating paranormal. The avengers im specifically talking about the emma peel years diana rigg in a catsuit. It stars roy thinnes the invaders as david norliss a reporter writing a book exposing supernatural hoaxes and paranormal phenomena.
That effort mixed humor and horror expertly, with one tone feeding off the other, building the feel of the movie to such a point that you were laughing and screaming at the same time. For those who can locate the norliss tapes, i definitely suggest watching it as it is most certainly one of the great vampire flicks. 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. The norliss tapes introduces a man who sets out to debunk the supernatural only to. In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. The norliss tapes is a made for televsion tvmoviea pilot for a proposed seriesproduced and directed by dan curtis dark shadows. Prime time tv listings from wednesday july 18, 1973. For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. My 50 favorite tv shows 110 classic television, tv shows. May 21, 2018 the norliss tapes is a tight little horror thriller teasing more ethereal supernatural aspects immortality, ancient gods, sorcery before delivering with some visceral scares and tangible. Madovan, roger davis vince engen, pat harrington jr.
Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Its not quite as good as id hoped, but if this had been made into a tv show id be devouring every episode. Dan curtis has executive producer credit on this film.
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. Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. Man at the top 1973 come back to the 5 and dime, jimmy dean, jimmy dean 1982 a delicate balance 1973 b. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a.
Curtis was producer andor director of a number of television adaptations of classic horror texts including the strange case of dr. Classy, far out, steed and emma drinking champagne upon the completion of a case. A failed pilotturnedtelevision film, the norliss tapes was directed by cult tv horror icon dan curtis, and it has his stamp all over it. With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins.
As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show helmed by dan curtis in 1973 onward, but it was not picked up to series. An occult investigator roy thinnes picks up the trail of a california vampire. Author david norliss roy thinnes mysteriously warns his publisher that he cant finish his. I wonder if it would have been as good as my imagination told me it was. It stars roy thinnes the invaders as david norlissa reporter writing a book exposing supernatural hoaxes and paranormal phenomena.