Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Season 1 - Eps 8: Bad Medicine

1974-11-2960 min⭐ 7.575/10

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.

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About Kolchak: The Night Stalker

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

Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Jack Grinnage

Jack Grinnage

Ron Updyke

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