Crackle of Death
Seen it?1976 | 92 min | Horror, TV Movie, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at fans of a good haunting and anyone who likes life-or-death stakes every episode. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps. Same wavelength as Sinners or The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alexander Grasshoff, Don Weis
- Darren McGavinCarl Kolchak
- Simon OaklandTony Vincenzo
- Carol Ann SusiMonique Marmelstein
- William SmithShaman Jim Elkhorn
- Elaine GiftosNurse Janice Eisen
- Fred BeirRyder Bond
- Philip CareySgt. Mayer
- David DoyleMr. Cardinale
- Tom DrakeDon Kibbey
- Michael Strong