monster,news reporter,official cover-up

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Poster for Kolchak: The Night Stalker

A hard-bitten reporter with a nose for news and an open mind.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Darren McGavin
    Carl Kolchak Darren McGavin
  • Profile picture of Simon Oakland
    Tony Vincenzo Simon Oakland
  • Profile picture of Jack Grinnage
    Ron Updyke Jack Grinnage
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

1974

20 episodes

Season 1 of Kolchak: The Night Stalker premiered on September 13, 1974

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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Keywords

  • monster
  • news reporter
  • official cover-up