About this series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1974
Seasons
1
Episodes
20
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.6/10
Votes
88
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
The Ripper
A serial killer who preys on women haunts Chicago, and Kolchak comes to believe that the killer is in fact the original Jack the Ripper, a seemingly immortal killer who has killed …
S01E02
The Zombie
A voodoo priestess animates her dead son to take revenge on the gangsters that killed him.
S01E03
They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be...
A bizarre alien presence invisibly sweeps through Chicago, killing a petty thief and a UFO nut. The alien or aliens have the strength of a hurricane, generate a massive electromagn…
S01E04
The Vampire
Catherine Rawlins, a female victim of Janos Skorzeny (the vampire from the original Night Stalker TV movie) is accidentally resurrected outside Las Vegas, and makes her way to Los …
S01E05
The Werewolf
Bernhardt Stieglitz, a NATO soldier bitten by a wolf, leaves a string of murder victims behind him. When Vincenzo is forced to abort his long-awaited vacation and report on the las…
S01E06
Firefall
A series of mysterious deaths plague the life of conductor Ryder Bond. In each case, the victim is incinerated by supernaturally hot flames. As Kolchak investigates, he finds out t…
S01E07
The Devil's Platform
Kolchak discovers a young rising politician, has made a deal with the Devil to murder off his competition through incidents made to look like accidents.
S01E08
Bad Medicine
A series of suicides among high-society matrons coincides with a bizarre jewel theft by a towering Indian who mysteriously disappears when cornered. Kolchak investigates and finds …
S01E09
The Spanish Moss Murders
A series of apparently unrelated deaths involve each victim being crushed to death, and covered in wet, slimy Spanish Moss. Upon investigation, Kolchak discovers that each victim w…
S01E10
The Energy Eater
Several Indian construction workers are killed during high-rise work on a new hospital. They leave the job, and the hospital is completed. However, a series of strange electrocutio…
S01E11
Horror in the Heights
Kolchak’s investigation of a series of grisly deaths in a once-plush neighborhood, leads him to a creature who lures its victims by making itself appear to them as someone they kno…
S01E12
Mr. R.I.N.G.
Kolchak 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. Meanwh…
S01E13
Primal Scream
In a oil company's laboratory, the air conditioning fails, and a primate creature attacks a scientist. The creature, and others like it, begin going on a rampage throughout Chicago…
S01E14
The Trevi Collection
A fashion industry spy is thrown to his death from a room filled with nothing but mannequins as Carl looks on from the street below. This is but the first in a series of strange mu…
S01E15
Chopper
The strange disappearance of an antique motorcycle is the first indication of trouble. What follows are a rash of murders where each victim is decapitated with superhuman force by …
S01E16
Demon in Lace
On a college campus, young men are dying of heart attacks. According to witnesses, they are last seen with young women who apparently died shortly before meeting the men. When Kolc…
S01E17
Legacy of Terror
Physically fit specimens (an Air Force pilot, a football player, a cop) are all being targeted for a grisly death: their hearts are being cut from their chests while they're still …
S01E18
The Knightly Murders
Various Chicago citizenry are being killed with medieval weaponry. Upon investigating, Kolchak finds that they were all tied to the conversion of a small museum into a disco. It tu…
S01E19
The Youth Killer
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 investigates and discovers th…
S01E20
The Sentry
The government is keen to hush up a series of mysterious deaths at the Merrymount Institute, an underground archival facility. When Carl investigates, he determines that the victim…
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🎭 Drama
🎭 Mystery
🎭 Sci-Fi & Fantasy
🎬 Jeffrey Grant Rice
👤 Darren McGavin
👤 Simon Oakland
👤 Jack Grinnage
monster
news reporter
official cover-up
Questions about Kolchak: The Night Stalker
How many seasons does Kolchak: The Night Stalker have?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker has 1 season and 20 episodes total.
Who created Kolchak: The Night Stalker?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker was created by Jeffrey Grant Rice and first aired in 1974.
What genre is Kolchak: The Night Stalker?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is a Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy series.
Who stars in Kolchak: The Night Stalker?
The cast of Kolchak: The Night Stalker includes Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage.
What is the TMDB rating for Kolchak: The Night Stalker?
Kolchak: The Night Stalker has a TMDB rating of 7.6/10 based on 88 votes.
