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Kolchak - Haunted and Hunted
Aug 8, 2024
35m 11s
Kendall R. Phillips on Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Sep 8, 2022
32m 31s
The Final Episode
Dec 22, 2019
1h 06m 05s
The Sentry (1975)
Nov 25, 2019
23m 39s
Ascendant + The M Word
Nov 4, 2019
47m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 8/8/24 |  Kolchak - Haunted and Hunted | On this special bonus episode of The Kolchak Tapes, Mike talked with Paul Terry, author of the new Kolchak short story collection "Kolchak - The Night Stalker: Haunted & Hunted." It's includes five riveting stories that expound on the career of intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak and his quest for journalistic truth in a world where things go bump in the night.Find out more at https://www.paulterryprojects.com/ | 35m 11s | ||||||
| 9/8/22 |  Kendall R. Phillips on Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Professor Kendall R. Phillips discusses his work, focusing on his latest book, Kolchak: The Night Stalker from Wayne State University's TV Milestones series. The book discusses the origins and impact of the short-lived TV series and its landmark TV movies. Get your copy today at https://amzn.to/3cToURw | 32m 31s | ||||||
| 12/22/19 |  The Final Episode | Chris and Mike wrap up The Kolchak Tapes with their special guest Richard Hatem. The three discuss the unmade Night Stalker episodes, "Eve of Terror," "Get of Belial," and "The Executioners" as well as a Marvel Comic parody of Kolchak from "ARRGH!" Thanks again to everyone for listening and coming with us on this three year journey. | 1h 06m 05s | ||||||
| 11/25/19 | The Sentry (1975) | We discuss the last filmed episode of Kolchak The Night Stalker, The Sentry. It's a tale of a lizard man who lives deep in the recesses of the earth that causes havoc (and death) at a massive data warehouse. | 23m 39s | ||||||
| 11/4/19 |  Ascendant + The M Word | We wrap up talking about The Night Stalker (2005) with a discussion of two scripts for the show that were scrapped -- Ascendant and The M Word. However, The M Word would gain new life when it was re-adapted for the X-Files reboot as Mulder & Scully Meet the Weremonster. Mike and Chris talk about the changes between the original draft and the X-Files version. | 47m 25s | ||||||
| 9/29/19 | The Youth Killer (1975) | On the penultimate episode of The Night Stalker, Carl takes on Helen of Troy (Cathy Lee Crosby) who has stayed alive all this time by stealing the vivacity of young hot single people. Carl is helped by his old friend Gordy the Ghoul (John Fiedler) and cabbie Kaz (George Savalas). | 34m 27s | ||||||
| 8/26/19 |  The Knightly Murders (1975) | Richard Hatem joins us again to discuss The Knightly Murders (1975) in which an animated suit of armor menaces those who want to form a "historical discotheque". Could it be that Hans Conried is behind it? And how did Kolchak end up in the loony bin? (Or did he?) | 47m 15s | ||||||
| 7/20/19 |  What's the Frequency, Kolchak? (2006) | Richard Hatem returns to The Kolchak Tapes to talk about the last episode of the Kolchak reboot that "aired". Written by Vince Gilligan, this is Mike's favorite episode of the Kolchak reboot as it includes some effective scares and even has Stuart Townsend showing some emotions in one scene. | 1h 00m 39s | ||||||
| 6/22/19 |  Legacy of Terror (1975) | Nanautzin, an Aztec god, needs to be sated every 52 years with five human sacrifices. In 1975 it was up to Carl Kolchak to end the cycle of violence by stopping the final sacrifice of Pepe (Erik Estrada).Chris Stachiw and Mike White also discuss the bizarre mash-up of "Legacy of Terror" and "Demon in Lace" called "The Demon and the Mummy" which unsuccessfully marries the two episodes. | 37m 02s | ||||||
| 5/19/19 |  Demon in Lace (1975) | When a series of mysterious deaths take place at a college campus, Carl uncovers the true nature of the crimes -- a Mesopotamian succubus is seeking revenge for the translation of an ancient stone tablet. | 27m 01s | ||||||
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| 3/31/19 |  Timeless (2006) | The penultimate episode of "Night Stalker" was one of a handful dumped onto iTunes in 2006. In this episode we get the return of Titus Berry (played by Stephen Tobolowsky here and Wally Cox in The Night Strangler) as Carl and the Scooby gang chase down a "vampire" who eats three pituitary glands every 35 years in order to extend her life. | 27m 18s | ||||||
| 3/25/19 | Chopper (1975) | In an updating of The Headless Horseman tale, Carl uncovers the past of a motorcycle gang who had a member decapitated and the consequences of his head being separated from his body. The episode includes a bevy of supporting actors including Larry Linville, Jim Backus, Jesse White, and more. | 36m 37s | ||||||
| 1/4/19 |  The Trevi Collection (1975) | On this episode of The Kolchak Tapes, Chris and Mike discuss The Trevi Collection. Carl Kolchak gets entangled in the worlds of haute couture and hocus pocus when he discovers witchcraft behind the scenes of Madame Trevi's latest fashion line. | 31m 13s | ||||||
| 12/2/18 |  Into Night (2006) | We return to Frank Spotnitz's Night Stalker with a "monster of the week" episode in which office workers are killed by a man (Michael Shamus Wiles) with the power to desiccate their bodies. | 30m 42s | ||||||
| 11/7/18 |  Primal Scream (1975) | Reporter Carl Kolchak gets the runaround from an oil company when samples from an ice core defrost, besetting Chicago with primal beasties. Directed by Robert Scheerer and co-written by David Chase and Bill S. Ballinger, the episode is stolen by Jamie Farr as a disgruntled high school teacher. | 37m 02s | ||||||
| 10/2/18 |  Mr. R.I.N.G. (1975) | Hailed as one of the best "Night Stalker" episodes, Mr. R.I.N.G. has Carl Kolchak writing an obituary for a scientist who happened to be working on a cutting-edge robotics experiment for the Tyrell Corporation. Under the guise of defending America's taxpayers, Carl tracks down Mr. R.I.N.G. (Craig R. Baxley), the titular Frankenstein monster. | 40m 41s | ||||||
| 9/2/18 |  The Source (2005) + The Sea (2006) | Mike & Chris discuss the two-part story The Source and The Sea that brought the Kolchak mythology roaring back on the back of the Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse. It's the story of a DEA agent whose wife is on the run from the same forces of evil that plagued Carl and his dead wife. | 39m 23s | ||||||
| 8/4/18 |  Horror in the Heights (1974) | A Jewish neighborhood in Chicago is the new hunting ground for an Indian Rakshasa, a creature that masquerades as the person its victim trusts most. But that's the Rakshasa's problem when Carl is on the case... he doesn't trust anyone. Screenwriter Richard Hatem (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Mothman Prophecies, Supernatural) join Chris and Mike to discuss this solid episode of The Night Stalker. | 1h 34m 51s | ||||||
| 7/1/18 |  Malum (2004) + The Energy Eater (1974) | On this episode we discuss Malum (2004) which exemplifies everything Mike & Chris felt was wrong with the re-boot series as well as The Energy Eater (1974) in which Carl battles another invisible monster, this time with the help of William Smith as Jim Elkhorn. | 36m 38s | ||||||
| 6/3/18 | The Spanish Moss Murders (1974) | Richard Kiel returns as the monster-of-the-week in "The Spanish Moss Murders". This time he's a Peremalfait, a creature springing from the dreams of a man deprived of sleep in a study by Dr. Aaron Pollack (Severn Darden). Carl has to get around police-captain-of-the-week Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska (Keenan Wynn) to investigate the the Cajun busker underbelly of Chicago. | 32m 36s | ||||||
| 5/29/18 |  Bad Medicine (1974) | Carl pursues the malevolent Native American spirit of The Diablero (Richard Kiel), a shape-shifter who's stealing the riches of Chicago's dowagers.We're joined by guest co-host Mike Wallace. This episode features an interview with Night Stalker writer John Huff. | 1h 39m 19s | ||||||
| 3/24/18 |  The Burning Man (2005) | Carl tracks down the improbably-named "Terror Man" who seems to be back from the dead and setting fire to those who wronged him. Hear more from The Kolchak Tapes at www.kolchaktapes.com and please give us a review on iTunes. | 37m 02s | ||||||
| 2/25/18 | The Devil's Platform (1974) | Tom Skerritt (and his mustache) star as Robert W. Palmer, a politician who has made a devil's bargain to gain power... He has the ability to turn into a Satanic rottweiler in order to defeat those who stand in his way but he can't stop Carl Kolchak from getting to the bottom of The Devil's Platform. The last "Night Stalker" to be directed by Allen Barron, this episode was written by Donn Mullally. On this episode, Chris and Mike talk to Ron "Uptight" Updyke himself, Jack Grinnage, about his role in "The Night Stalker" as well as his early days in "Rebel without a Cause". | 1h 18m 48s | ||||||
| 1/25/18 |  Firefall (1974) | Fred Beir stars as Ryder Bond, a man who is seemingly two places at once... It's up to intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak to find out how and why people are dying."Firefall" is the sixth episode of "The Night Stalker." Written by Bill S. Ballinger, the episode was directed by Don Weis. This episode marks the last time we'll see Carol Ann Susi as Monique Marmelstein. | 27m 33s | ||||||
| 12/30/17 |  Three (2005) | Written by Adam Sussman and directed by Daniel Sackheim , "Three" is the third episode of the 2005 Night Stalker reboot. The episode introduces series semi-regular Alex Nyby who's played by Eugene Byrd. This episode of The Kolchak Tapes features an interview with Mr. Byrd about his role in Night Stalker as well as Bones and more. | 1h 09m 27s | ||||||
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