Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak was originally two made-for-TV movies that aired in the early 70's, and featured the adventures of Carl Kolchak, a down-on-the heels reporter who ran afoul of a vampire in Las Vegas and an alchemist in Seattle. These movies proved popular enough that they were spun off into a series, which placed Kolchak in Chicago with the Independent News Service. Each week for 20 weeks he investigated various supernatural and supranatural creatures, ranging from aliens to vampires to Aztec sacrificial cults. Although it only lasted one season on ABC, Kolchak has remained a cult favorite and been kept alive through the efforts of creator Jeffrey Grant Rice, Mark Dawidziak, and the folks at Moonstone Comics, who have two Kolchak comics going (see Links). There's an anthology of Kolchak stories coming out this year and discussion of a new Night Stalker (2005) series produced by The X-Files's Frank Spotnitz for ABC.
Darren McGavin | Carl Kolchak | |
Simon Oakland | Tony Vincenzo | |
Jack Grinnage | Ron Updyke | |
Ruth McDevitt | Emily Cowles | |
Martha Manor | Reporter | |
Bob Harks | Hotel Guest | |
Paul Baxley | Cop on Stairs | |
Craig R. Baxley | Staff Sgt. Rolf Anderson | |
Al Beaudine | Hotel Guest | |
Chuck Waters | Warrior #3 | |
Norman Stevans | Reporter | |
Walter Smith | Arcade Patron | |
Daniel Elam | Reporter | |
John Fiedler | Gordy | |
Carol Ann Susi | Monique Marmelstein | |
Murray Pollack | Auction Attendee | |
Leoda Richards | Police Officer's Mother | |
Tom Anfinsen | Exhibit Guest | |
Ramon Bieri | Captain Webster | |
Keith Walker | 1st Reporter | |
Eddie Smith | Hotel Guest | |
Robert Hitchcock | Exhibit Guest | |
Eddie Garrett | Hotel Guest | |
Edwin Rochelle | Waiter | |
Mickey Gilbert | Nanautzin / the Mummy |
Carl may be up against the original Jack the Ripper, a black-caped, bullet-resistant, super-human killer of women.
An old Haitian woman uses voodoo to resurrect her dead grandson to kill the mobsters who murdered him, as well as those like Kolchak who would interfere with her revenge.
Kolchak connects a string of bizarre thefts committed by a powerful invisible entity that targets metal deposits to a string of suspicious animal and human deaths connected by the fact that the victims' bone marrow is missing.
Sent to L.A. to interview a controversial guru, Kolchak's more interested in tracking down and stopping an extremely vicious female vampire.
Kolchak's assigned to interview singles aboard a cruise ship, but finds there's some kind of wolf creature killing passengers during the full moon.
The evil spirit of a murdered arsonist who loved classical music is somehow incinerating his former enemies, while simultaneously trying to take to life again.
A promising young politician has made a deal with the Devil to gain the ability to kill those running against him in ways made to look like accidents.
A creature which takes animal forms and uses its hypnotic eyes to incapacitate and kill wealthy matrons is stalking Chicago.
A research experiment in dream deprivation produces a corporeal Cajun boogeyman covered in Spanish moss.
Carl discovers that a restless spirit known as Matchemonedo, is killing the patients of a new hospital which is being built over its resting place.
Residents of the Roosevelt Heights neighborhood are being caught off guard, and killed, by a demon with the ability to appear as a person they know and trust.
Kolchak investigates a US military developed weapon called R.I.N.G; a robot which uses deadly force to defend itself against those who would harm it.
Ancient cells discovered in the arctic give rise to a carnivorous lifeform, and a cover-up.
Kolchak finds a witch in the fashion industry, who's maiming and killing her competitors.
Land development disturbs the final resting place of a headless, sword-wielding cyclist who hunts down and beheads the rival gang bikers who killed him.
A succubus takes over the bodies of recently deceased young women so it can seduce and kill young college students.
Reporter Carl Kolchak investigates Chicago citizens having their hearts cut out by Aztecs.
Plans to turn a failing medieval museum into a party center animates the bewitched black armor of an infamously misanthropic knight.
Kolchak (Darren McGavin) discovers a very attractive woman (Cathy Lee Crosby), who maintains her youth and beauty by sacrificing young men and women to ancient Greek gods.
Kolchak tries to find some kind of reptilian monster that has been killing construction workers after they open a new tunnel, nearly 2 miles underground.
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Dec 26, 2020 15:31:45 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:35:09 |
Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
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Audio Tracks | Stereo [English] |
Distributor | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Oct 11, 2016 |
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