Curt-Rowlett

I'm a latecomer to this series, but regardless, I am so glad that I discovered it. What starts out as a somewhat unusual, secret high school romance turns into something that neither person involved can seem to shake from their lives. And after watching this, I felt the same way, as this story stayed with me long after I had finished watching it. That is due, in part, to the compelling story that is told and the rather ambiguous ending (which I hope stays that way forever and is not repeated by any sequel. In my opinion, that would spoil things; it is perfect the way it is). I admit that there were times when I wanted to reach through the screen and slap them both and shout to them that the person who really, truly loves you is standing right in front of you. Yeah, for me, it was that good. More love stories like this one, please.

This series is easily one of the best crime documentaries that I've seen in recent years.

Not only does this documentary feature many serial killer cases that you likely know about, but there are several cases that I had never heard of before and I've been following true crime since the 70s.

Best of all, whenever possible the actual detectives who worked on the various cases appear on camera to discuss what they were up against trying to solve these horrific murders. And this was during a time prior to DNA and other modern police tools that we take for granted these days, such as cell phones, Internet, and combined police databases.

Some of these serial killer cases were even more horrific than I had initially read about and the few victims who survived told stories that just chilled me to the bone.

I really hope that shows like this will become the standard in the future. Very well done and thank you to the cops who never gave up.

Before The X Files were even a dim notion, there was Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Intrepid newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak slowly begins to realize that the story he is chasing in Las Vegas might involve an actual vampire. A made-for-television movie that is one of the creepiest vampire movies I have ever seen.

Twilight, eat your heart out. There are no sparkly vampires or romantic, Byronic, lonely misunderstood vampires in this one. The Night Stalker puts the fear and loathing back into the vampire film and the plot is as tight as it gets.

If you are a fan of the vampire horror movie genre and you haven't seen this one, do yourself a favor and watch it immediately.