Carl Kolchak (Reimagined)

There are things in the dark, things adults deny but children are right to fear…

Name: Carl Kolchak Occupation: Newspaper reporter Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record Place Of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada Marital Status: Widower Known Relatives: Michael Kolchak (father, deceased), Carol Kolchak (mother, deceased), Irene Kolchak (wife, deceased) Group Affiliations: Los Angeles Beacon, Independent News Service, United States Marine Corps Current Residence: Los Angeles, California

History: Carl Kolchak is the "Night Stalker," a newspaper reporter who investigates strange deaths and unexplained phenomena. He asks the questions that no one else will about the cases the police can't — or won't — solve.

Carl Darren Kolchak was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. After Kolchak graduated from high school, he went on to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After graduating from UNLV with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

Upon completing recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Kolchak attended Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and then the Basic Public Affairs Specialist-Writer Course at the Defense Information School. Afterwards, he was assigned as combat correspondent to the 3rd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan. Kolchak was later deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

He left the Marine Corps after four years of service and returned to Las Vegas. Soon after, Kolchak was hired as an investigative reporter by the Las Vegas branch of the Independent News Service, a small wire service agency. A little while later, he married Irene, his girlfriend of five years. The defining moment of his life was when he and his wife were driving in the desert and pulled over after a near-collision. Something shattered the windshield, knocked out Kolchak, and pulled Irene into the desert to kill her and pull their unborn child from her womb.

Kolchak spent six months in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in the psych ward, dealing with the trauma. He also had to deal with the suspicions of Bernard Fein, a FBI agent and friend in Las Vegas who came to believe that Kolchak killed Irene and made up the story as a cover.

With his sanity in question, Kolchak had difficulty getting a job and spent much of his time obsessing over a mysterious red mark that appeared on his wife's wrist after her death. He soon discovered any number of unexplained, violent deaths across the country. Some of the victims had the mark, some didn't.

Vincenzo moved to Los Angeles and offered Kolchak a job as crime reporter for the  Los Angeles Beacon. Kolchak gratefully accepted the job and moved into a house bought with the inheritance from his wife, who was wealthy. He immediately ran up against the Beacon's current crime reporter, Perri Reed, but Vincenzo assigned them to work together and the two have slowly become friends. Reed is skeptical of Kolchak's wild theories, but impressed by his uncanny ability to ferret out information that no one else dares to.

Kolchak's determination to find the truth behind his wife's mysterious murder has led him to investigate other crimes that seem to have some kind of supernatural component. But he's trying to piece together a puzzle that keeps changing shape. Who or what is committing these crimes? How are they all related? And why do some victims end up with a strange red mark on their hands in the shape of a snake? With sidekick Perri Reed, a sexy if skeptical fellow reporter in tow, Carl Kolchak will go to any lengths to answer these questions. But when he does discover the truth – will anyone believe him?

Something terrible is happening – and the supernatural is far from being fiction…

Height: 5'11" Weight: 170 lbs. Eyes: Hazel Hair: Brown

Strength Level: Carl Kolchak possesses the normal strength level of a man of his size, height and build who engages in moderate regular exercise.

Personality: Kolchak is sarcastic and doesn't make friends easily. He's suspicious of authority but is always willing to protect the "common man." Kolchak is a thorough researcher and is capable of tying together disparate strings from across the country. He's a determined reporter and good at getting information from people, as well as dealing with a wide net of contacts. Kolchak's an extremely talented investigator, but can sometimes come across as selfish and egotistical, often ignoring the demands of a story in pursuit of his own ends. He has difficulty relating to his co-workers and considers himself a lone wolf. Part of this is Kolchak's desire to prove himself and get the story at any cost, and part of it is the fact he trusts no one after his wife's death.