The Bloody Pit #11- Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Hard on the heels of the last episode of The Bloody Pit comes a second October show! In this one I once again team up with John Hudson to talk about one of our favorite television shows of all time- Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Never given much respect in its original run in 1974-75 it now stands as one of the most influential and entertaining horror series it set the template for many things that came after it. Having a stellar cast and a smart group of creators the show should have been one of the great successes of its time but its 'monster of the week format' was seen as silly and the disdain came even from the talent involved. Nevertheless, for those that caught this one season wonder at the time or in its countless reruns, Kolchak became one of the great icons of the genre.

 

We hope to spread the love for this amazing, creepy and highly entertaining 70's TV classic so its great to note that the entire twenty episode run is available for streaming through NetFlix as well has in a pretty inexpensive DVD set. We also talk a little about the books, comics and short story collections that have been published over the last several years so expect some extra geeky about those subjects. If you have any comments or thoughts on this show or any previous ones please drop us a note at thebloodypit@gmail.com and we'll discuss it on a future episode. The show can be downloaded at the link below or from iTunes. Thanks!