Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Season 1 - Eps 8: Bad Medicine
A series of suicides among high-society matrons coincides with a bizarre jewel theft by a towering Indian who mysteriously disappears when cornered. Kolchak investigates and finds that the Indian is a ""diablero,"" a cursed cliff-dwelling Indian medicine man condemned to walk the earth gathering an eternal horde of jewels. The diablero can change shape into the form of a coyote or crow, and hypnotize anyone with its eyes. Carl must seek the diablero in the highest place he can find, and turn the power of its eyes against it.
About Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Title: Kolchak: The Night Stalker
First Air Date: 1974-09-13
Last Air Date: 1975-03-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.575/10 (from 80 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 20
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Francy Productions, Universal Television, Dan Curtis Productions, ABC Circle Films
Synopsis
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
Darren McGavin
Carl Kolchak
Simon Oakland
Tony Vincenzo
Jack Grinnage
Ron Updyke
