Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 cast, spoilers, episodes and reviews

Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 release date, synopsis and reviews

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 Release Date and Synopsis

The legendary TV series is about Kolchak (Emmy Award nominee Darren McGavin), an intrepid reporter specializing in occult cases. In this dazzling series, Kolchak encounters a host of monsters and villains — ranging from werewolves to Satan worshipers to Helen of Troy! A great time with a great character, this must-see for fans of science fiction and horror remains a seminal cult hit and a landmark in television history that blazed a trail for such series as The X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Created by Jeffrey Grant Rice.

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The Night StalkerThis is one of the best horror TV shows, period. If you weren't born when it ran and ended after just one season (network TV suits were and are unusually dense), do yourself a favor and buy the season. Night Stalker introduced American audiences to a few monsters not in the standard American horror pantheon. The Rakshasa story still haunts me. Note, this is not the attempted "remake" of last year. No teenage angst and stupid conspiracy theories here. Hey Apple, when will the Night Stalker TV MOVIES - the ones that preceded the TV series, be available?!.Score: 5/5

I like the originalityI think Darrin McGavin is great. The show is dated so the effects aren't very good, but the stories are well written. This does seem to be an inspiration to the X-Files. What works with shows like Kolchak and the X-Files is the likeable main character/s. I.Score: 5/5

Kolchak the Night StalkerWhere is the TV movie this is based on! That's what got the series started , put the movie on ITunes!! Come on ITunes do it right..Score: 4/5

Love this, but where are origional episodes?This was an incredible series. It was far ahead of its time. I was very glad to see it in iTunes. I am however distressed that there are several early episodes missing that were really the best of the series. #1 was the original pilot episode (The Vampire in Las Vegas), and #2 (Jack the Ripper in Seattleā€™s underground city). The Seattle one was the best episode they ever made. I think it may have been considered a Pilot as well. There was one other episode made before it became a series based in Chicago, but alas I canā€™t remember what it was about. Hopefully there are plans to bring these gems to iTunes soon..Score: 5/5

Great fun to watchDaren Mc Gavin as Kolchak, is the original intrepid, bungling, wise cracking monster hunter. The show is great fun to watch even though it shows its age a little with less than stellar special effects and a few sizable plot holes. In spite of these minor shortcomings it is a true classic with plenty of genuinely scary moments. Highly recommended..Score: 5/5

I can't believe thisI'm so excited that you guys put this in the iTunes store - look forward to more cult films & tv shows!.Score: 5/5

ChopperThis particular episode, about a headless motorcyclist, made me who I am today. Pure campy genius..Score: 5/5

The WerewolfIf you like, the overworked, non-creative style of the old networks grasping at straws to keep the TV viewers interested than this is for you. The werewolf was so corny the producers themselves decided to show the monster from far away or up close for a brief second. To think I use to watch these episodes and think how cool they were. But then again a lot was not happening in the seventies if you catch my drift. Sorry, I really liked them when I was younger..Score: 1/5

This series is a must!This series has inspire many shows of the past decade as we know like the X-files, Millennium, and now in production The Dresden Files which aires on Scifi late 2007. This was the prime late night series worth staying up for. Darren McGavin & Simon Oakland great chemistry, and Richard Matheson flair on terror..Score: 5/5

The best of the best must watchI watched this series in the 70s and now I have found them again. I canā€™t get enough. If only they would create shows like this again....Score: 5/5

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Darko ThoughtWTF! So 40 bucks is too much? Really? I would pay 40 for one of the best shows from my youth and have paid more for others..Score: 5/5

CorrectionJust to be clear, the second Kolchak movie was called "The Night Strangler" and yes, both movies were excellent and were the reason this series was later produced. They should be added to the iTunes library..Score: 5/5

Kolchack The Night StalkerWould it be possible to add the two movies? Kolchack: The Night Stalker / Kolchack The Night Stalker..Score: 5/5

Classic 70s seriesClassic series that was a precursor to such series as 'The X-Files.' Darren McGavin is excellent in the title role, as are the supporting cast --especially Simon Oakland as Kolchak's editor Tony Vincenzo. Well worth checking out for fans of the SF/horror/suspense genres, especially from the 1970s..Score: 5/5

Too Pricey!I remember this show quite fondly. It was a shame that it lasted only one season. I would purchase the season but not for $40. Itā€™s too much..Score: 5/5

Kolchak: the night stalkerWould be nice to own the series but itā€™s too pricey..Score: 4/5

Amazing!!!!Worth the price!.Score: 5/5

Totally unmissable.This 1974 ABC Series is monumental. It's origins lie in an unpublished novel The Kolchak Papers by Jeff Rice, becoming two TV Movies The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973). Richard Matheson, of I Am Legend fame wrote both TV movies. In the history of SciFi/Fantasy genre TV, there have been few true Classic series. In pure SciFi it has to be Quatermass for starting the whole thing off, Star Trek for all of its formulaic weaknesses, Dr Who for all its inconsistencies (and a few brave words for Blakes 7) and the Twilight Zone for capturing the effect of Pulp SciFi in the televisual format. In Fantasy there are the UK giants of The Avengers, a TV show that plundered multiple genres with irreverance but which lived in the fantasy world after Series 3, and The Prisoner (such a colossus that nothing else has tried to copy or emulate it - until now, an good luck with that) and from the USA Kolchak, the titanic forefather of the X Files, of Threshold and now of Fringe. Involving excellent acting form an under-rated master of TV, plots that would not look out of place in both Science Fiction novellas and EC or Amazing Comics but filmed with a real feel for the darkness rarely seen on prime time US television. OK so it was heavily monster of the week, but this was (is!!) Netwotk TV. Not to be missed..Score: 5/5

Great memoriesJust love this series brings back childhood memories of sneaking down to the basement to watch at 11pm many thanks.Score: 5/5

Paved the way for xfiles etcLoved the series and the films. Funny and spooky. Brilliant!.Score: 5/5

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 (1974) Series Cast & Crew

Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 (1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The characters of season 1. Darren McGavin (Carl Kolchak), Simon Oakland (Tony Vincenzo), Jack Grinnage (Ron Updyke), all returned for kolchak: the night stalker, season 1.

Simon Oakland (Tony Vincenzo)
Simon OaklandTony VincenzoScore: 3.8
Jack Grinnage (Ron Updyke)
Jack GrinnageRon UpdykeScore: 2.5
Darren McGavin (Carl Kolchak)
Darren McGavinCarl KolchakScore: 3.8

Cy Chermak (Producer), Ronald W. Browne (Cinematography), Raymond Beal (Art Direction), Ralph Sariego (Production Manager), Darren McGavin (Producer), all returned for kolchak: the night stalker.

Darren McGavin (Producer)
Darren McGavinProducerScore: 3.8
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Season 1) Full Episodes

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.

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1The Ripper (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Ripper

13 September 1974$19.8

A serial killer who preys on women haunts Chicago, and Kolchak (Darren McGavin) comes to believe that the killer is the original Jack the Ripper, a seemingly immortal killer who has slain women in many cities over the last century.

2The Zombie (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Zombie

20 September 1974$19.8

Kolchak (Darren McGavin) witnesses a murder committed by a man whom he swears he's seen before-- lying dead in the morgue. With Simon Oakland.

3They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be...

27 September 1974$19.8

A bizarre force sweeps through Chicago, killing randomly. It has the strength of a hurricane, generates a massive electromagnetic field, steals lead and electronic equipment, and sucks the bone marrow out of humans and animals. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) realizes he's onto a huge story - if he can find out exactly what this force is.

4The Vampire (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Vampire

04 October 1974$19.8

Devil worshipers are suspected of several murders, but Kolchak (Darren McGavin) believes that a vampire is to blame. With Simon Oakland.

5The Werewolf (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Werewolf

01 November 1974$19.8

Kolchak (Darren McGavin) takes Tony's place on the final cruise of the Hanover to write a feature story. But when passengers and crew alike are found mauled under the light of the full moon, Kolchak suspects he's found a much bigger story - a soldier who survived a wolf attack, only to become a creature of legend - a werewolf. ship. With Eric Braeden and Dick Gautier.

6Firefall (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Firefall

08 November 1974$19.8

A series of mysterious deaths plague the life of conductor Ryder Bond (Fred Beir). In each case, the victim is incinerated by supernaturally hot flames. As Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates, he finds out that an arsonist, Frankie Markoff, was a fan of Bond's, and was killed in a penny arcade. His funeral procession crossed Bond's car, allowing the spirit to become a "doppelganger" and try to take over Bond's life.

7Devil's Platform (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Devil's Platform

15 November 1974$19.8

A series of mysterious deaths plague the election trail of Sen. Robert Palmer (Guest star Tom Skerritt), as does a mysterious black dog with a pentagram for a dog tag. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates and finds that the Senator has made a pact with Satan in return for the ability to assume the form of an indestructible black mastiff, and destroy his enemies both within his own party and opposing him.

8Bad Medicine (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Bad Medicine

29 November 1974$19.8

The apparent suicides of wealthy women are linked to a creature who has been killing them for their jewelry. Starring Darren McGavin. Guest stars: Alice Ghostley and Richard Kiel.

9Spanish Moss Murders (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Spanish Moss Murders

06 December 1974$19.8

A series of deaths have nothing in common, except that each victim's chest was crushed, and Spanish moss was found on or near each. Probing the murders, Kolchak (Darren McGavin) eventually discovers a link: each victim was somehow related to Paul Langois (Donald Mantooth), a hot-tempered Cajun. However, Langois has an iron-clad alibi: he's been asleep for several weeks! With Keenan Wynn and Severn Darden.

10Energy Eater (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Energy Eater

13 December 1974$19.8

Lakefront Hospital and Research Center is a shining example of modernity. Built on reclaimed land, it was completed with only a few tragedies - Indian construction workers killed while doing high-rise work. Then the hospital begins to shake and crack. Strange accidents occur, killing patients and staff. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) thinks he's onto a construction scandal. But when he talks to construction foreman and Indian medicine man Jim Elkhorn, he discovers the truth is much worse.

11Horror In the Heights (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Horror In the Heights

11 December 2006$19.8

The elderly residents of Roosevelt Heights are dying. As Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates, he discovers a very sinister possibility for the culprit, and realizes that unless someone finds and stops this menace, a lot more people are going to die. And when he realizes he can't even be sure who to trust, things get even more dangerous...

12Mr. R.I.N.G. (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Mr. R.I.N.G.

10 January 1975$19.8

Kolchak (Darren McGavin )writes an obituary for a deceased scientist, but soon becomes involved in further investigation when no one can give him a straight answer on how the scientist died. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure goes on a rampage throughout Chicago, stealing morticians' wax and Halloween masks. Kolchak eventually finds out that the scientist was working on Project R.I.N.G.: the development of an artificially intelligent robot.

13Primal Scream (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Primal Scream

17 January 1975$19.8

In a oil company's laboratory, the air conditioning fails, and a primate creature attacks a scientist. Soon other murders occur. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) must fight the oil company's powerful friends to find out where these creatures came from and figure out how to stop them.

14The Trevi Collection (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Trevi Collection

24 January 1975$19.8

A fashion industry spy falls to his death as Kolchak (Darren McGavin) watches. This is the first in a series of strange deaths that seem to have a supernatural origin. Kolchak begins to suspect that Madame Trevi, a fashion designer, may be using witchcraft to stop those who oppose her.

15Chopper (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Chopper

31 January 1975$19.8

A motorcycle driven by a headless rider attempts to run Kolchak (Darren McGavin) down. With Jim Backus, Larry Linville and Art Metrano.

16Demon In Lace (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Demon In Lace

07 February 1975$19.8

On a college campus, young men are dying of heart attacks. When Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates, he finds that the men were associated with Professor C. Evan Spate, who is researching an ancient Middle East tablet, and that a series of similar deaths plagued the expedition that recovered the tablet.

17Legacy of Terror (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

Legacy of Terror

14 February 1975$19.8

Physically fit specimens (an Air Force pilot, a football player, a Green Beret) are all being targeted for a grisly death: their hearts are being cut from their chests with a dull blade while they're still alive. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) believes that ancient Aztec sacrificial rites are being re-enacted.

18The Knightly Murders (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Knightly Murders

07 March 1975$19.8

Various Chicago citizens are being killed with medieval weaponry. Upon investigating, Kolchak (Darren McGavin) finds that they were all tied to the conversion of a small museum into a disco. It turns out that the museum houses the armor of Guy de Mettancoeur, a misanthrope who swore upon his death that his final resting place would never know gaiety and laughter. Now, his ghostly armor animates and kills those who would disrupt his resting place.

19The Youth Killer (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Youth Killer

14 March 1975$19.8

Young swinging patrons of an exclusive dating service are turning up, dead of old age. The police don't believe they are the same persons, but Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates and discovers that the head of the dating service is actually a woman who is not what she appears. Guest starring Cathy Lee Crosby.

20The Sentry (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) recap, spoilers

The Sentry

28 March 1975$19.8

The government is keen to hush up a series of mysterious deaths at the Merrymount Institute, an underground archival facility. When Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates, he determines that the victims were ripped apart as if attacked by a crocodile or other large lizard.

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The countdown to Kolchak: The Night Stalker [1974] Season 1 Episode 1 begins. An all-new episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker is soon going to be released.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 start date: When does kolchak: the night stalker, season 1 come back?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Season 1 will air on Friday 13th of September 1974.

How many episodes will be in kolchak: the night stalker, season 1?
With the season now airing in September 1974. There will be 20 episodes in season 1.

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Carl Korchak (Darren McGavin) Ć© um jornalista que trabalha para o Chicago's Independent News Service, investigando diferentes casos para suas matĆ©rias, ele sempre acabava envolvido com fenĆ“menos sobrenaturais. PorĆ©m, nĆ£o importava quantos vampiros, lobisomens, demĆ“nios ou seja lĆ” que outras criaturas misteriosas crusassem seu caminho, ele nunca conseguia convencer seu editor da realidade daqueles acontecimentos.

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