Horror in the Heights

The elderly residents of Roosevelt Heights are dying, stripped to the bone by rats. Investigating, Carl discovers are far more sinister possibility, and realizes that unless someone finds and stops this menace, a lot more people are going to die. And when he realizes he can't even be sure who to trust, things get even more dangerous...

Writer: Jimmy Sangster
Director: Michael Caffey
Guest star: Jack Grinnage (Ron Updyke), Ruth McDevitt (Emily Cowles) , Phil Silvers (Harry Starman), Ned Glass (Joe), Benny Rubin (Julius "Buck" Fineman), Murray Matheson (Lane Merriott), Barry Gordon (Barry the Waiter), Abraham Sofaer (Elderly Rakshasa Hunter), John Bleifer (Charlie), Jim Goodwin (Frank Rivas), Robert Karnes (Officer Thomas), Shelly Novack (York), Eric Server (Officer Boxman), Paul Sorenson (Officer Prodman), Naomi Stevens (Mrs. Miriam Goldstein), Herb Vigran (Sal Goldstein)

This is w/o doubt one of the best NS stories, with a great veteran cast.

Much to Carl's surprise, the Rakshasa does find someone he trusts!

This Kolchak is a great story about how a monster called a rakshacha takes the form of your most faithfull and trusted friend

This ep iced my spine due to the fact that the Rakshasha was assuming the forms of various people that the victims knew in order to gain their trust before it murdered them and mutilated their corpses, said murders having Kolchak double-checking each person that he knew and trusted to make certain that the Rakshasha wasn't assuming their forms in order to lull him into a false sense of security, and when the Rakshasha finally did come after him, disguised as Kolchak's secretary, Kolchak killed the shaggy monstrosity with a bolt from a crossbow. A most horrifying ep indeed. It's just a thought. Thanks for your indulgence. MartinKandell July 22, 2008

Let me just say this episode taught me never to trust anyone!