{"product_id":"kolchak-the-night-stalker-paperback-1","title":"Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKendall R. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, there was Carl Kolchak, a world-weary Chicago newspaper reporter with a cheap, seersucker suit and a penchant for uncovering monsters lurking in every corner. Kolchak first appeared on American screens in the 1972 ABC television movie \u003ci\u003eThe Night Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e, which was then the most-watched television movie in history. The success of this initial offering led to a sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Strangler\u003c\/i\u003e, and a television series, \u003ci\u003eKolchak: The Night Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e, that ran from 1974 until 1975. By carefully focusing on the historical and artistic contexts in which it emerged, Kendall R. Phillips offers insights into the way the series both reflected contemporary horror narratives and changed them. Ultimately, the series proved influential for later television horror shows based not only on what it did right but on the mistakes future creators would learn to avoid. The enduring impact of the series on current television horror continues to draw more and more individuals into its robust fanbase, and these fans continue to consume and create new narratives of their favorite monster-hunting reporter even fifty years after he first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKendall R. Phillips is professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eProjected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Cinema of Hopelessness: The Rhetoric of Rage in 21\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003est\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Century Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds visiting appointments at Massey University (New Zealand) and Shanghai University and serves as founding co-director for the Lender Center for Social Justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710186844467,"sku":"9780814349045","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZTFqRVQvTzVUUldzTGVPVDFUYWViZz09.webp?v=1763485270","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/kolchak-the-night-stalker-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}