No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "The Ripper"
Allen Baron Rudolph Borchert September 13, 1974
Kolchak argues that a serial killer is actually
Jack the Ripper.
Included with "The Vampire" in
The Night Stalker: Two Tales of Terror video compilation.
2 "The Zombie"
Alex Grasshoff Story by : Zekial Marko
Teleplay by : Zekial Marko and
David Chase September 20, 1974
A grandmother seeks revenge for her grandson's death by turning him into a
zombie to do her bidding. Originally listed in
TV Guide as the show's debut episode.
3 "They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be..." Allen Baron
Story by : Dennis Clark
Teleplay by : Rudolph Borchert September 27, 1974
Also known as "U.F.O."
[9] An invisible
alien sucks down the bone marrow of its victims while it makes repairs and looks for directions home. This is the only story where Kolchak fails to stop the "monster."
Sportscaster
Dick Enberg can be heard on Kolchak's car radio calling game 1 of a fictional
World Series between the
Chicago Cubs and
Boston Red Sox.
4 "The Vampire"
Don Weis Story by : Bill Stratton
Teleplay by : David Chase October 4, 1974
A sequel to the first movie
The Night Stalker. An overlooked victim of the Las Vegas
vampire makes her way to Los Angeles and begins killing anew.
Typically shown as the first episode of the 16 originally available for syndication and included with "The Ripper" in
The Night Stalker: Two Tales of Terror video compilation.
5 "The Werewolf" Allen Baron David Chase and Paul Playdon November 1, 1974
In snowy Chicago the INS Christmas party is to send off Tony Vincenzo, but he gets audited instead, and it is Carl who gets to go on the singles cruise, where a
werewolf goes on a killing spree.
6 "Firefall" Don Weis Bill S. Ballinger November 8, 1974
The
ghost of an arsonist tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his
doppelganger.
This episode was combined with "The Energy Eater" and new narration by
Darren McGavin to compose the
television film Crackle of Death, effectively removing it from original syndication. One of the locations used, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Los Angeles, burned down in 1983.
7 "The Devil's Platform" Allen Baron
Story by : Tim Maschler
Teleplay by : Donn Mullally November 15, 1974
A politician on a meteoric rise murders his opposition through a pact with
Satan which gives him the ability to turn into an invulnerable dog.
8 "Bad Medicine" Alex Grasshoff L. Ford Neale & John Huff November 29, 1974
The first based on a
Native American legend, a Diablero
shaman spirit murders for jewels to pay back his debt and be released from his Earthly bonds.
9 "The Spanish Moss Murders" Gordon Hessler
Story by : Al Friedman
Teleplay by : Al Friedman and David Chase December 6, 1974
A dreaming host conjures up the
Creole legend of
Père Malfait (
French:
"father [of] evil-doing," originally an old French term for the
Devil), a
moss-
monster (
Richard Kiel) willing to kill anyone who threatens its survival.
10 "The Energy Eater" Alex Grasshoff
Story by : Arthur Rowe
Teleplay by : Arthur Rowe and Rudolph Bochert December 13, 1974
A hospital is built on reclaimed land inhabited by the Native American bear-
spirit legend
Matchi Manitou which threatens to destroy anyone who inhabits it.
This episode was combined with "Firefall" and new narration by
Darren McGavin to compose the
television film Crackle of Death, effectively removing it from original syndication.
