Legacy of Terror (14 Feb. 1975)

Reporter Carl Kolchak investigates college men dying of heart attacks and Chicago citizens having their hearts cut out by Aztecs.

Director:

Don McDougall

Writers:

Jeffrey Grant Rice (creator), Arthur Rowe

Stars:

Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Ramon Bieri

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Darren McGavin	...	Carl Kolchak
Simon Oakland	...	Tony Vincenzo
Ramon Bieri	...	Captain Webster
Pippa Scott	...	Tillie Jones
Sorrell Booke	...	Mr. Eddy
Victor Campos	...	Professor Jaime Rodriguez
Jack Grinnage	...	Ron Updyke
Erik Estrada	...	Pepe Torres
Carlos Romero	...	George Andrews
Udana Power	...	Capt. Madge Timmins
Sondra Currie	...	Vicky
Cal Bartlett	...	Officer Earl Lyons
Ernest Macias	...	Andrew Gomez (as Ernesto Macias)
Robert Casper	...	Prof. Jones
Mina Vasquez	...	Rita Torres

Storyline

In this compilation of two "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) episodes, "Demon in Lace" and "Legacy of Terror", a reporter must investigate two supernatural occurrences: the mysterious deaths of healthy young men by heart attacks on a college campus, and the sacrifice of physically fit victims with a dull knife to the heart in Chicago.

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Plot Keywords:

ford mustang | reporter | demon | supernatural | sacrifice | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

N Franklin St and W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Francy Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This "movie" is a compilation of two episodes of Kolchak: The Night Stalker: "Demon in Lace" and "Legacy of Terror".

User Reviews

"Demon and the Mummy" (1975), two KOLCHAK episodes fused into one "movie"

Like its companion feature,"Crackle of Death"(copyright 1974),this feature(copyright 1975)is comprised of two episodes of the great teleseries "KOLCHAK:THE NIGHT STALKER," which ran for only one season and twenty episodes in the fall 1974-75 season.Episodes 6("Firefall")and 10("The Energy Eater")were the basis for "Crackle..." while episodes 16("Demon in Lace")and 17("Legacy of Terror")formed the basis for this one.This was the reason that these four entries were,for many years,unavailable in syndication,whether on the "CBS LATE MOVIE" or on cable's SCI-FI channel.Both features ventured back and forth between two different plot lines with often dizzying results,new voice-over work from actors Darren McGavin and Simon Oakland helping to bridge the gaps."Demon in Lace" was about a female succubus who enters the bodies of recently deceased young women to seduce healthy male college students who die from heart attacks,with good roles for Jackie Vernon,Carolyn Jones,and Andrew Prine as an archaeologist who uncovers the secret behind the horror."Legacy of Terror" had numerous victims being found with their hearts cut out,sacrifices to an Aztec mummy on the verge of being restored to life,with its final,willing,sacrifice being played by a young Erik Estrada.Viewing all four individual episodes is the best way to see them intact,now that the entire series is available on DVD,but these two "features" still warrant a look for the curious.