The Spanish Moss Murders
Episode 9 · 1974-12-06
- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
A series of apparently unrelated deaths involve each victim being crushed to death, and covered in wet, slimy Spanish Moss. Upon investigation, Kolchak discovers that each victim was related to Paul Langois, a hot-tempered Cajun. However, Langois has an iron-clad alibi: he's been the subject of a sleep experiment and been kept asleep for several weeks. Eventual, Carl realizes that somehow Langois' sleep state has caused him to manifest a subconscious ""boogey-man"" from the Cajun bayou: Peremalfait, a huge creature covered in Spanish Moss that crushes the life right out of you. Peremalfait ""kills"" Langois to prevent him from being woken up, and Kolchak must travel into the sewers of Chicago to kill Peremalfait with the only thing that can destroy it: a spear made out of bayou gum wood.
60 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Ripper1974-09-13
2. The Zombie1974-09-20
3. They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be...1974-09-27
4. The Vampire1974-10-04
5. The Werewolf1974-11-01
6. Firefall1974-11-08
7. The Devil's Platform1974-11-15
8. Bad Medicine1974-11-29
9. The Spanish Moss Murders1974-12-06
10. The Energy Eater1974-12-13
11. Horror in the Heights1974-12-20
12. Mr. R.I.N.G.1975-01-10
13. Primal Scream1975-01-17
14. The Trevi Collection1975-01-24
15. Chopper1975-01-31
16. Demon in Lace1975-02-07
17. Legacy of Terror1975-02-14
18. The Knightly Murders1975-03-07
19. The Youth Killer1975-03-14
20. The Sentry1975-03-28
