The television show 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' premiered on ABC, introducing the character Carl Kolchak, a reporter investigating supernatural occurrences.
The TV movie 'The Night Stalker' aired on ABC, serving as the pilot for the series and a significant cultural moment that influenced later horror and supernatural television shows.
The sequel TV movie 'The Night Strangler' aired, continuing the story of Carl Kolchak.
'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' is recognized for influencing popular series such as 'The X-Files' and other supernatural investigation shows through its tone and storytelling.
Reporter Carl Kolchak is assigned to cover a series of strange and supernatural murders in Chicago, beginning his investigations into the paranormal.
Kolchak confronts a vampire preying on elderly residents in a nursing home, exposing the supernatural threat to the community.
Kolchak investigates a series of brutal killings that eventually reveal a werewolf as the culprit terrorizing Chicago at night.
A young woman becomes possessed by a malevolent demon, leading Kolchak to seek both scientific and occult methods to save her.
Following his multiple encounters with the supernatural, Kolchak starts writing a series of articles exposing the mysterious Night Stalker events.
Kolchak uncovers a cult raising the dead in a local crematory and manages to stop their gruesome rituals.
Kolchak tracks down a series of attacks by an unseen creature, eventually revealing it as an invisible alien being causing havoc.
Kolchak is abducted by unknown evil forces but narrowly escapes using wit and courage, deepening his resolve to expose the Night Stalker phenomena.
