Crackle of Death

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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.

Released: Mar 28, 1976

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Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Carol Ann Susi

Monique Marmelstein

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