Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Zombie
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 1974-09-20
Synopsis
Carl investigates a series of brutal murders--someone is breaking mobsters' backs like twigs. All the signs point to Francois Edmonds, a young up-and-comer in the black numbers racket. The trouble is, Francois died a week before the first murder. Soon Carl realizes that someone has brought the young man back from the dead and he is murdering those who murdered him. No one likes a snoop, so soon enough Carl finds himself a target of this killer. The only way he can save his own life is to figure out how to kill a zombie for good.
In the series
This episode is part of Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975) on ABC.
Wire-service reporter vs. monsters — seersucker suit against the supernatural.
Key cast
- Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak
- Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo
- Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke