TV has been worse than ever so Erica and I have been watching a few DVDs. Over the Weekend we watched Kolchak – The Night Stalker and Kolchak – The Night Strangler. These two made-for-tv movies are from 1972 and 1973 respectively and have a nostalgic lack of slickness and a tendency towards psychedelic color schemes. They were shot on a shoestring and there is a total lack of special effects. About as fancy as they get is fog from dry ice on the ground, and some second rate makeup.

I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed these two DVDs. They are available from Amazon for about $11 for the pair, and are probably cheaper on eBay.

The screenplays for both of these were written by Richard Matheson, master of Horror and Science Fiction, and the original author of such movie classics as “I Am Legend”, “The Incredible Shrinking Man”, “Comedy of Terrors”, and “The Legend of Hell House”.

Richard Matheson is from Allendale, NJ, which is not far from my house and one of our favorite Garage Sale destinations. He’s in his 70s now, and if he still lives in his home town, I hope he holds a garage sale this summer. I’d like his autograph.

Suffering from really bad TV and there’s nothing in the house to read? Pop in “The Night Stalker” and enjoy some really good light hearted horror.