Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Spanish Moss Murders

'Horror in the Heights" is the ninth episode of the supernatural mystery series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. It was directed by Gordon Hessler with a teleplay written by Al Friedman and David Chase based on a story treatment by Friedman. It first aired on ABC on Friday, December 6th, 1974 at 8:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Kolchak: The Night Stalker was created by Jeff Rice.


 * "The Spanish Moss Murders" and "Kolchak: The Spanish Moss Murders" both redirect to this page.


 * This episode is included on disc three of the Classic Television: Kolchak: The Night Stalker DVD collection.


 * Teleplay writer Alvin R. Friedman is credited as Al Friedman in this episode.


 * Actor Don Mantooth is credited as Donald Mantooth in this episode.


 * There are a total of fifteen credited cast members in this episode. Thirteen are male cast members two are female cast members.


 * According to the full cast page for this episode at IMDB, actors Benjie Bancroft, Roberta Dean, Bill Deiz, Rudy Diaz, Michael Jefferes, James LaSane, Walter Smith, and Norman Stevans all make appearances in this episode in uncredited roles.


 * Actress Elisabeth Brooks, who plays a lab assistant, is best known for playing the role of werewolf vixen Marsha Quist in the 1981 film The Howling.


 * Actor Richard Kiel, who stands at a whopping 7'2" tall, is also known for playing the villain known as Jaws in the James Bond film series.