The Norliss Tapes (1973) on Netflix
A writer debunking the supernatural vanishes, leaving tapes behind. On the first, David Norliss describes how the widow Ellen Cort sought his help after seeing her dead husband in his studio.
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David Norliss has been writing a book that debunks spiritualists and fakers, and then he vanishes from his home in San Francisco, leaving a pile of audio tapes behind. His publisher, Sanford T. Evans, plays the first tape and hears Norliss recount a case he had taken on. Ellen Sterns Cort, a widow whose estate lies near Monterey, told Norliss that her husband, the artist James Cort, attacked her one night after his death. James had suffered from a crippling disease; he turned to the occult after meeting Mademoiselle Jeckiel at one of his exhibitions. A scarab ring she gave him was buried with him at his request. Norliss drives to Carmel to discuss Ellen's account with Sheriff Tom Hartley.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Norliss Tapes (1973)
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- Writer William F. Nolan said he took only Fred Mustard Stewart's basic premise of a "walking dead man" and turned it into a teleplay that was mostly made up of his own ideas.
- In the 2000s The Norliss Tapes had a brief revival on the cult movie circuit, with theatrical screenings in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles.
