In this madefortv movie, roy thinnes stars as dan norliss, an investigative reporter specializing the supernatural. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. The production values were first rate, with impressive on location shooting in san franciso and. The norliss tapes 1973 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. Roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins, michele carey, vonetta mcgee, hurd hatfield. The ocean below bellowed and roared, smashing into the coastline spilling white foam along the sand. Trailing a slew of superlatives and a reputation as the scariest tv movie ever, its no great surprise that dan curtis busted 1973 tv pilot the norliss tapes is. A mother and daughter compete over the same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
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Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. A reporter working on a book debunking supernatural phenomena,meets a widow who is convinced she is being terrorized by her dead husband who has become a zombie. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time. The norliss tapes teases the terrifying horror anthology. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. The norliss tapes must have been a very expensive tv movie. 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. But on this afternoon, my mind really wasnt on the scenery. As i headed for the cort estate along the seventeen mile drive, acres of lush cyprus and tall pine loomed over me. Musicals are a truly special art form enjoyed by many worldwide. Norliss films is a new production company aiming to bring fresh and exciting films to the world. The night stalker the movie and the shortlived tv show they inspired.
When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. 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. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. Watched this movie around the late 70s and, considering im not impressed at all by horror movies, this really gave me the creeps. 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. The norliss tapes 1973, usa tv the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. Rent the norliss tapes 1973 starring claude akins and angie dickinson on dvd and bluray.
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