Distributor:
MRA Entertainment Certificate: M15+ | 164
minutes | Region 4 | 1972-73 Writer: Richard Matheson
Available to Buy Extras: No
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Lynley, Richard
Anderson, Jo Ann Pflug
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak is convinced that the
killer behind a whole series of
murders may be down to a killer
of a vampiric nature but the
closer he gets to the truth the
more bizarre the case becomes,
in the sond story Kolchak finds
himself in Old Seattle
investigating murder in a ghost
town beneath the city streets.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Kolchak, a self confessed forerunner to Chris
Carter’s X-Files, is a very well remembered TV series from the mid
1970’s, this new double pack from MRA brings us the two feature length
TV Movies that led up to the series. The show itself is like a mix
between a straight detective show and a fantasy/supernatural style show
something akin to an episode of Night Gallery.
Made to a high standard,
thanks in no small part to the involvement of writer Richard Matheson
(who was responsible for the superb Omega Man)and Dan “Dark Shadows” Curtis as well as a fantastic
performance by Darren McGavin as the world weary Kolchak.
A gem then from the last great era of classic TV,
hopefully the series will follow too.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
No
extras in this nicely packaged double pack but there is an indepth and
glossy 24 page book by aficionado David Gee that also includes an
episode guide to the series.
