The Spanish Moss Murders
- Episode aired Dec 6, 1974
- 52m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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A research experiment in dream deprivation produces a corporeal Cajun boogeyman covered in Spanish moss.A research experiment in dream deprivation produces a corporeal Cajun boogeyman covered in Spanish moss.A research experiment in dream deprivation produces a corporeal Cajun boogeyman covered in Spanish moss.
Don Mantooth
- Paul Langlois - Sleep Subject
- (as Donald Mantooth)
Benjie Bancroft
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Roberta Dean
- Michelle Louise Kelly
- (uncredited)
Bill Deiz
- First Reporter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Père Malfait was played by Richard Kiel, who also played the Diablero the previous week in "Bad Medicine." Producers liked him so much in both roles, they asked him to be available for a second season of the show. When ABC flip-flopped on whether to renew the show, Kiel opted for a role on the short-lived Barbary Coast (1975) instead.
- GoofsWhen the monster attacks Kolchak in the sewer, the zipper of Richard Kiel's monster costume is clearly visible on his back.
- Quotes
Carl Kolchak: What ever happened to "I'm OK, you're OK"?
Capt. Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska: Well, to tell you the truth, you're not OK! The people in group therapy didn't tell me I was ever gonna meet anybody as un-OK as you are.
- ConnectionsReferences Truck Turner (1974)
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Kolchak: "The Spanish Moss Murders"
PLOT: Kolchak encounters a series of murders linked by Spanish moss found at the scene. He traces the slayings to a Cajun man undergoing dream deprivation in a research experiment, which somehow releases a legendary swamp boogeyman, Père Malfait.
COMMENTARY: The monster recalls Marvel's Man-Thing and DC's Swamp Thing, both of which were popular in comics at the time. Richard Kiel returns from the previous episode to play the hulking id-driven creature. The monster-costume is pretty effective for early 70's TV, except for its obviously-human hands. Too bad no one could obtain some boggy-ish gloves. The climax in the Chicago sewers is notable.
The sharp dark-haired lab assistant was played by Elisabeth Brooks, best remembered for her role as the villainess Marsha Quist in "The Howling" (1981). She prematurely died of brain cancer at the age of 46 in 1997.
COMMENTARY: The monster recalls Marvel's Man-Thing and DC's Swamp Thing, both of which were popular in comics at the time. Richard Kiel returns from the previous episode to play the hulking id-driven creature. The monster-costume is pretty effective for early 70's TV, except for its obviously-human hands. Too bad no one could obtain some boggy-ish gloves. The climax in the Chicago sewers is notable.
The sharp dark-haired lab assistant was played by Elisabeth Brooks, best remembered for her role as the villainess Marsha Quist in "The Howling" (1981). She prematurely died of brain cancer at the age of 46 in 1997.
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- Filming locations
- 407 S. Dearborn St Chicago IL 60605, USA(INS office exterior in Chicago where elevated train passes by)
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- Runtime52 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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