A LITTLE BOY AND HIS SEEMINGLY ABUSIVE FATHER APPEAR LINKED TO A SERIES OF VIOLENT DEATHS, ON ABC'S "NIGHT STALKER"

"Malum" - Kolchak investigates when a troubled boy (guest star Zachary Winard) and his seemingly abusive dad (guest star Peter Greene) leave a trail of mysterious deaths wherever they go, on "Night Stalker," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 (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.

"Malum" guest stars Eugene Byrd as Alex Nyby, Zachary Winard as Justin, Cayden Boyd as Ryan, Peter Greene as Ezekiel, Frederic Lane as Mr. Carver, Ted Rooney as Jeffries, Drew Osborne as Jake, Paula Newsome as Dr. Lawrence and Mary-Pat Greene as Mrs. Sampson.

"Malum" was written by Adam Armus & Kay Foster and directed by Deran Sarafian.

"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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