

The Norliss Tapes
Overview
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.
- Production
- Dan Curtis Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation
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Cast

Roy Thinnes
David Norliss

Don Porter
Sanford T. Evans

Angie Dickinson
Ellen Sterns Cort

Claude Akins
Sheriff Tom Hartley

Michele Carey
Marsha Sterns

Vonetta McGee
Mme. Jeckiel

Hurd Hatfield
Charles Langdon

Robert Mandan
George Rosen

Stanley Adams
Truck Driver

Bob Schott
Sargoth

George DiCenzo
Man in Langdon Gallery

Patrick Wright
Larry Mather
Crew
- Director
- Dan Curtis
- Writers
- Fred Mustard Stewart
- Producers
- Dan Curtis
- Cinematography
- Ben Colman
- Composer
- Bob Cobert
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Wuchak
May 4, 2022
_**Dan Curtis attempts another “Night Stalker” with Roy Thinnes**_ A writer in the greater San Francisco area (Thinnes) is assigned to investigate supposedly supernatural happenings, which leads him to the case of a widow in Monterey (Angie Dickinson) who claims she was attacked by her deceased artist husband (Nick Dimitri). Don Porter plays his publisher and Claude Akins a skeptical sheriff. A television production, "The Norliss Tapes" (1973) combines Noir fiction with a spooky story and …

Dr_Nostromo
March 22, 2026
61/100 Made-for-TV movie centered around a set of tapes made by a paranormal investigator / debunker / author who details his experiences dealing with a zombie trying to summon a demon. Pretty typical for its time but handled extremely well by veteran supernatural director Dan Curtis with Roy Thinnes and Angie Dickinson taking it all very seriously. Great tense moments with Dickinson's dead husband, now wandering around at night, being frightful and murderous and the demon was cool. Pacing is…
