Is The Norliss Tapes scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Norliss Tapes sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Norliss Tapes end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Norliss Tapes easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Norliss Tapes violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Norliss Tapes

Name: The Norliss Tapes
Genre: Horror, TV Movie, Thriller
Released: 1973
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Roy Thinnes, Don Porter, Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins, Michele Carey

Directed by Dan Curtis

Produced by Dan Curtis Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation

197372 min6.2 / 10

A moody 1970s supernatural thriller built around tape-recorded testimony, blending voodoo horror with investigative mystery and the unsettling premise of a reporter's disappearance.

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.

Clusters

Grief Turns Into Fear Media and Communication Devices Journalism and Reporters Television Industry Movies

Genres

Horror TV Movie Thriller

Keywords

Newspaper Reporter Failed Tv Pilot

Questions people ask

Is The Norliss Tapes scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Norliss Tapes sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Norliss Tapes end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Norliss Tapes easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Norliss Tapes violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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