KOLCHAK INVESTIGATES WHETHER PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED BY HELLFIRE, ON ABC�S �NIGHT STALKER�

�Burning Man� � A series of murders mirrors a crime spree by a seemingly dead bio-terrorist who claimed he could kill with �hellfire.� The FBI and the pompous reporter (guest star William Lucking) who covered the original story think it�s the work of a copycat, but Kolchak is convinced the murders have more supernatural points of origin, on �Night Stalker,� THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Night Stalker� stars Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak, Gabrielle Union as Perri Reed, Eric Jungmann as Jain McManus and Cotter Smith as Tony Vincenzo.

�Burning Man� guest stars William Lucking as Gorn, Michael O Keefe as Doug Panero, Clare Carey as Lisa Panero, Madison Mason as Houck, Price Carson as the mystery man, Brandon Fobbs as the delivery boy, Kevin Brief as Fogel, Eugene Collier as the customer, Shane Johnson as Susan Reynolds and Alex Fernandez as Gary Reynolds.

�Burning Man� was written by Noah Baylin and directed by Tony Wharmby.

�Night Stalker� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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