Kolchak : the night stalker /

Before Buffy tried out for cheerleading, before Fox Mulder arrived at Quantico and before George Freeman attempted to map Lovecraft Country, there was Kolchak. A curmudgeonly reporter in a perpetually rumpled seersucker suit, he had a wry sense of humor and a nose for finding the supernatural lurkin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Phillips, Kendall R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2022].
Series:	Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.
Subjects:	Kolchak, the night stalker (Television program) Supernatural on television. Horror television programs > United States > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: "now here are the true facts": the dark corners of network television
"Do you believe in vampires?" the creative forces behind Kolchak
"Try to tell yourself, it couldn't happen here": bringing horror into the home
"What do you mean, 'we,' white man?" investigating power and privilege in the gothic world
"Well, goodnight Carl": diminishing returns of the monster of the week
"Kolchak's coming back in style": The night stalker's cult influence.