Crackle of Death(1976)
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Movie: Crackle of Death
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Carl Kolchak
Tony Vincenzo
Monique Marmelstein
Shaman Jim Elkhorn
Nurse Janice Eisen
Ryder Bond
Sgt. Mayer
Mr. Cardinale
Don Kibbey
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The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
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1976-03-28
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