A newspaper reporter investigates strange supernatural occurrences in Chicago.
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| Darren McGavin | ... | Carl Kolchak 20 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
| Simon Oakland | ... | Tony Vincenzo 20 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
| Jack Grinnage | ... | Ron Updyke 18 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
| Ruth McDevitt | ... | Emily Cowles / ... 12 episodes, 1974-1975 | |
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Carl Kolchak was a reporter for Chicago's Independent News Service, and a trouble magnet for situations involving the supernatural. Kolchak turned his investigative skills to vampires, werewolves, zombies and all manner of legendary creatures, but in the end he always failed to convince his skeptical editor, Tony Vincenzo, that the stories weren't products of Kolchak's own overworked imagination. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
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13 September 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The series was the inspiration for The X - Files. See more »Goofs
Many of the stories take place in the winter months, but there is never any snow, and even if there was no snow, it is highly unlikely one would be driving a convertible with the top down during the winter months in Chicago. See more »Quotes
Carl Kolchak: Captain Leo Winwood and I had a relationship that was long and bloody, like the Crusades, only without the chivalry.See more »
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In a decade which gave us Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and...well, not much else, Night Stalker stands out as an oasis of quality horror/fantasy/science fiction in the 70's. Darren McGavin is at the top of his form in a series that splits its time about evenly between humor and horror. The only real problem with the series is the scripting, which varies from week to week in no perceivable pattern. An incredibly wretched episode like "The Energy Eater" will be followed by the series' best, "Horror in the Heights," the following week. Still, McGavin and the supporting cast are fun to watch, and you get the chance to laugh along with the writers as they both pay homage to and parody all those old horror movies.