Jeffrey Grant Rice

Jeffrey Grant Jeff Rice was an American author He wrote the novel The Night Stalker creating the character Carl Kolchak which was made into a television movie of the same name in 1972 starring Darren McGavin This was followed by a sequel The Night Strangler which Jeff also coauthored This led to the creation of a shortlived television series Kolchak The Night Stalker which has had a loyal fan following The Night Stalker was also responsible for providing inspiration for several movies and television series including Werewolf Men in Black Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The XFiles