In 1972 Kolchak: The Night Stalker transfixed audiences. The movie became the highest-rated TV movie in U.S. history and spawned the cult TV series starring Darren McGavin. The TV movie’s iconic screenplay was written by horror legend and novelist Richard Matheson and was based on an unpublished novel by Jeff Rice, which was released the following year. Now Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone and Monstrous Books have acquired the print rights to Kolchak and will be releasing a limited edition of Jeff Rice’s original, cult novel. The new, deluxe hardcover edition will feature a new foreword by writer and actor David Dastmalchian, an all-new afterword by writer and producer Rodney Barnes, an all-new essay on Jeff Rice by Kolchak expert Mark Dawidziak, and a cover and spot illustrations by Russ Braun. The Monstrous Books deluxe hardcover edition of Kolchak: The Night Stalker will be funded via a Kickstarter campaign, with a limited print run of 1973 copies. 

In the Kolchak: The Night Stalker novel, the corpses of young women – many of whom are working night jobs – are discovered, drained of blood, with unusual puncture marks on their necks.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker boasts a cover and interior illustrations by Russ Braun. The limited-edition hardcover will feature painted edges and a sewn-in bookmark. Each person who supports the limited-edition hardcover tier will receive a Kolchak fan club membership card, which will also have a Kolchak Press Badge on the other side. To support the project, visit Kickstarter.

We have the exclusive reveal of the fan club membership card and the Kolchak Press Badge!