John got to see it on it’s premiere and has some holdover nostalgia for the movie while I caught up to it much later. John Hudson and I tackle the film from several angles starting with our own histories with it. But there is much more of interest to horror fans seeking obscure telefilms than just Dan Curtis productions and, in this episode, we dive into a discussion of the fun CBS creature feature GARGOYLES (1972). The biggest of the decade’s TV films are well represented, especially the fantastic and groundbreaking one-two punch of THE NIGHT STALKER (1972) and THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1973) or even the excellent failed pilot THE NORLISS TAPES (1973). In the past few years more and more of them have made the jump to Blu-Ray with lavish care taken to bring these sometimes difficult to find tales to a new audience. In some cases, these movies have lived on in the larger public consciousness with reruns adding to their fanbase as it can take more than just excited playground conversations to grow their legends. Growing up they were often the big event of the week and the major topic of discussion for kids at school for a long time after their premiere. American genre TV movies of the 1970’s hold a fascination for me.
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