The Norliss Tapes
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Movie Reviews of The Norliss Tapes
Movie Review: In The House Of Sargoth He Waits
Summary: 4 Stars
I find it odd that this television pilot film has languished in obscurity for so long. 'The Norliss Tapes' first appeared on the T.V. screen in '73 by Dan Curtis who gave us the wildly success cult classic `The Night Stalker' in '72. Maybe it was simply too similar to the earlier film to capture the attention of the audience.
Synopsis: A psychic investigator David Norliss (Roy Thinnes) is asked to look into the mysterious circumstances involving the recent death of a local California artist and his reported appearance to his widowed wife (Angie Dickenson) shortly after the funeral. When the highly spectial Norliss discovers an empty coffin and learns of a series of grisly, ongoing murders in the surrounding community he slowly begins to postulate the impossible.
I must admit I'm pleased to see this buried and all but forgotten gem from the `70's finally available on DVD so it can be rediscovered and enjoyed by a new audience of horror fans. Not quite on par with `The Night Stalker' but it doesn't miss by much. I love the ending, it's extremely disquieting and Lovecraftian in mood and atmosphere. The film offered the perfect opportunity for a sequel, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. Give it a look.
Movie Review: "Tonight On The A.B.C. Tuesday Movie Of The Week!" Part 2
Summary: 4 Stars
This is one that I have been looking for a very long time. It was one of the better forays into horror that T.V. movies of the 70's frequently did at that point(1973 to be exact) and brought to us by Dan (The Night Stalker,Dark Shadows) and it still holds up well, If not as good as those.
Norliss(Roy Thinnes,good as always) is looking to prove psychic things and the supernatural are just a load of junk. As the movie starts Norliss is missing and his Boss finds these tapes he has left behind about what he found while looking into the case of James Court an artist that just died and has been seen by his wife still in his studio.
What follows is a tale of many different types of vampires, demons, and evil. This is very well done and acted. The whole cast is made up of some of the 70's best T.V. actors and the script is very literate and uses vampire lore that we don't hear that much about.
This one is also not one for the younger kids in the house. Even for a 70's T.V. movie it is still very intense. A real Blast From The Past.
Movie Review: The Norliss Tapes and the Supernatural 70's
Summary: 4 Stars
In the wake of Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist, films of supernatural horror were in abundance in the 70's. Made-for-TV-movies were no exception. The Norliss Tapes was one of these films, an often forgotten and overlooked example of the genre. Starring Roy Thinnes (of The Invaders t.v. series), no stranger to television or the occult/supernatural film-"Satan's School for Girls", and "Black Noon" being two such t.v. movies of the 70's. While the plot in The Norliss Tapes may be a little thin, the film is held together by Thinnes' solid, down-to-earth presence as a professional investigator (a debunker, actually) of claims of the paranormal and supernatural. But when he meets Mrs. Cord(Angie Dickinson) and hears her tale of ressurection of the dead and the occult, his disbelief soon gives way to belief. A fun film for fans of 70's supernatural films and Roy Thinnes. Produced by Dan Curtis (The Night Stalker, Burnt Offerings)Movie Review: Finally its out on DVD !
Summary: 4 Stars
I cant believe it , after all these years , the film I recalled just a few nights earlier with a friend is now on DVD how cool is that !? lol
I remember seeing this as a kid and it scared the hell out of me ! Now that I own it Im more in love Angie Dickinson ! Roy Thinnes what a cool actor I think .
I didnt know this was supposed to be a pilot for a series , but none the less Im happy to own this dvd .
Dan Curtis was a very creative , I like that he uses the same music in all his films and TV shows , very cool .
If you are a fan of Angie Dickinson , Dan Curtis , Roy Thinnes then get this and enjoy .
Movie Review: From the past
Summary: 4 Stars
I was glad to see this movie released on DVD as it had been years since it
had terrified me late at night. Alas, as a 30+ year old made for TV movie,
it just didn't pack the same fear as viewers are now used to as this type of movie genre has exploded in the last 15-20 years. Everyone this has been loaned to has enjoyed it though.