Crackle of Death
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.
- Year: 1976
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- Genre: Horror, TV Movie, Thriller
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- Keyword: chicago, illinois, arsonist, vengeful ghost, demonic possession, doppelgänger, orchestra conductor, haunted hospital, native american folklore
- Director: Alexander Grasshoff, Don Weis
- Cast: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Ann Susi, William Smith, Elaine Giftos, Fred Beir