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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 215: Carl Kolchak – Your Friendly Neighborhood Vampire Hunter
Description: If you like paranormal television programs, then Carl Kolchak is a name you should know. Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a made-for-TV movie in the 70’s that introduced the world to a investigative reporter who would stumble across crimes with a supernatural cause. It was later turned into a series, and while only lasting one season, it inspired several modern classics like The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Supernatural, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and several others. Dr. Kendall Phillips teaches about horror at Syracuse, and discovered this show as a young boy watching television after his parents went to sleep. It captiv...