Kolchak Tales: Ghost Stories

“Fifteen Minutes” Of all the low points in Carl Kolchak’s career, sitting in a dark basement in suburban Huntington Beach should not have made the list. Yet here he is. After the Hollywood Dispatch cans its star reporter over a slight disagreement about what constitutes a legitimate story, Carl finds himself out of work. Apparently, chasing the supernatural doesn’t do much for job security. An unemployed “ghost hunter” takes whatever breadcrumbs he can get. In Carl’s case, his next meal hinges on two Los Angeles paranormal investigators and a basement that gives its owners a peculiar “feeling.” Six weeks of uneasiness might not sound like much of a lead, but beggars can’t be choosers. Besides, Kolchak has built a career on stories nobody else wants to touch. But why have Mo and Otto Brerhahrer chosen Carl to help with their haunted house investigation? Does something actually roam beneath this suburban California home, or are they all just sitting in the dark? And what exactly did Kolchak do to get himself fired from the Hollywood Dispatch this time? “Blood!” They say blood is thicker than water when it comes to family. When money becomes involved, however, those ties can thin cons...