History Recap / KolchakTheNightStalkerE11HorrorInTheHeights

-> ''"There are sections of Chicago the guidebooks don't refer to. You can't blame them, really. The guidebooks' function is to sell the glamour and excitement of our Windy City. And whichever way you dress it up, old age is neither glamorous nor exciting. Roosevelt Heights used to be a plush neighborhood; but the plush neighbors moved uptown, leaving the old people. And old people don't move easily. They become set in their surroundings, their friends live next door, they've been going to the same store for twenty-five years. And, probably most important of all, they can't afford to relocate even if they wanted to. The battle of fixed income versus galloping inflation never ends. But even inflation took a backseat here in Roosevelt Heights, as a far greater fear overtook the residents.. A terror which effectively dwarfed everything else."''

After a security guard (Benny Rubin) dies and has his corpse seemingly devoured by rats, Kolchak decides to do a piece about the plight of the elderly Jewish residents of the man’s neighborhood. As more deaths happen, with the corpses all “devoured by rats”, Kolchak investigates and discovers that the culprit is a demon called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa Rakshasa]], that can take the form of whoever its victim trusts the most.

--> '''Kolchak:''' ''(as the exterminator sprays around a house, inadvertently spraying his sandwich)'' I think you got your lunch.\\
'''Exterminator:''' Hey, they’re already stuffed with chemicals and preservatives already. ''(starts eating sandwich)''

* GoryDiscretionShot: The Rakshasa’s murders are kept entirely off camera. The description of them is creepy as hell, though; apparently, it tears the victim’s skin to shreds.

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--> ''"I’d have liked to have told Miss Emily that the Rakshasa appeared to me as her. According to the legend it meant that I trusted her. But then I would also have had to tell her that I shot a steel arrow straight into her. I don’t think she would have appreciated that. But in the final analysis what’s the difference? As long as we all trust each other why should anyone’s feelings be bruised. And if you happen to be walking along a lonely country road one night and you see your favorite aunt coming toward you – Good luck to you too."''

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: It's mentioned that the restaurant is serving "beef curry". A restaurant run by a devout Hindu rakshasha hunter.

After a security guard (Benny Rubin) dies and has his corpse seemingly devoured by rats, Kolchak decides to do a piece about the plight of the elderly Jewish residents of the man’s neighborhood. As more deaths happen, with the corpses all “devoured by rats”, Kolchak investigates and discovers that the culprit is a demon called the Rakshasha, that can take the form of whoever its victim trusts the most.

* AchillesHeel: The Rakshasha can only be killed by arrows blessed by Brahma.

* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. Harry tries to help Kolchak in his investigation, but his physical limitations wind up getting him killed by the Rakshasha.
* DentedIron: The Rakshasha hunter has hunted the Rakshashas for most of his life. Unfortunately, now that he’s an old man, his efforts have left him deathly ill, and his body has become so weak he can’t properly aim his crossbow or do much else than try to warn people.
* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: All of the Rakshasha’s victims are given development before being killed off.
* DirtyCoward: The Rakshasha is a spineless coward that ambushes its prey at least partially because it’s too afraid to face them head on, and it waits for the old and dying Rakshasha hunter to weaken further rather than just attack him.

* EvilTwin: The Rakshasha takes the form of Kolchak to kill Harry.
* GoryDiscretionShot: The Rakshasha’s murders are kept entirely off camera. The description of them is creepy as hell, though; apparently, it tears the victim’s skin to shreds.
* HunterOfMonsters: Deconstructed by the Rakshasha hunter, who has spent his life hunting Rakshasha, but since he must keep the duty until he dies, he has continued hunting into old age. Unfortunately, he’s pushing 80 and he can’t actually kill the damn thing, much less aim a crossbow at it.

* RageBreakingPoint: Mr. Lane-Marriot has to deal with Kolchak questioning him about Rakshashas and loudly talking about the gruesome details about the case, scaring off his customers, fiddling with expensive and rare artifacts, and generally making an ass of himself. After having answered all of Kolchak’s questions, Kolchak still sticks around and obnoxiously peruses through the antiques; when he casually asks if Lane-Marriot has seen ''Film/CitizenKane'', he angrily shrieks "'''''NO!'''''"

-> ''"I’d have liked to have told Miss Emily that the Rakshasha appeared to me as her. According to the legend it meant that I trusted her. But then I would also have had to tell her that I shot a steel arrow straight into her. I don’t think she would have appreciated that. But in the final analysis what’s the difference? As long as we all trust each other why should anyone’s feelings be bruised. And if you happen to be walking along a lonely country road one night and you see your favorite aunt coming toward you – Good luck to you too."''

* RealityEnsues: The Rakshasha hunter has hunted the Rakshashas for most of his life. Unfortunately, now that he’s an old man, his efforts have left him deathly ill, and his body has become so weak he can’t properly aim his crossbow or do much else than try to warn people.

* {{Adorkable}}: Harry’s excitability and forgetfulness make him strangely adorable.

After a security guard dies and has his corpse seemingly devoured by rats, Kolchak decides to do a piece about the plight of the elderly Jewish residents of the man’s neighborhood. As more deaths happen, with the corpses all “devoured by rats”, Kolchak investigates and discovers that the culprit is a demon called the Rakshasha, that can take the form of whoever its victim trusts the most.

* CallBack: Joe, one of the witnesses to Buck Fineman's death, had previously appeared as a superintendent in "The Spanish Moss Murders", and he recognizes Kolchak from the episode, still believing he works in the health department (one of Kolchak’s usual lies.) Kolchak responds that that was his brother.

After an old man dies and has his corpse seemingly devoured by rats, Kolchak decides to do a piece about the plight of the elderly Jewish residents of the man’s neighborhood. As more deaths happen, with the corpses all “devoured by rats”, Kolchak investigates and discovers that the culprit is a demon called the Rakshasha, that can take the form of whoever its victim trusts the most.

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