Shadow Chasers (1985)
Synopsis
Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Shadow Chasers features strait-laced British anthropologist Jonathan MacKensie, who is blackmailed by his department head, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse of the fictional Georgetown Institute Paranormal Research Unit, into investigating a supposed "haunting" involving a teenage boy in return for a research grant. He paired up with flamboyant tabloid reporter Edgar "Benny" Benedek in an attempt to short-cut the time involved, and over Moorhouse's objections.
Network
ABC
Episodes
Shadow Chasers (1)
Benny and Jonathan team up to investigate a series of strange occurrences in a small town.
The Spirit of St. Louis
A bizarre death leads Benny and Jonathan to a cult worshipping King Tut.
Amazing Grace
After coming close to death, Benny gets an urgent cry for help from a restless spirit.
The Middle of Somewhere
No description available.
Parts Unknown
No description available.
The Many Lives of Jonathan
Benny and Jonathan discover a man who was buried alive and a suspicious health club.
Phantom of the Galleria
Jonathan becomes possessed by spirits and Benny enlists the help of an aerobic exorcist.
Curse of the Full Moon
Benny and Jonathan investigate reports of a 148-year-old ghost roaming a shopping mall.
How Green Was My Murder
A botanist is strangled by his own plants and Benny and Jonathan are called in to investigate.
Let's Make a Deal
Benny and Jonathan try to break a woman's contract that forces her to give up her son to an evil sorceress.
Cora's Stranger
A small town refuses to allow anyone near the last surviving eyewitness to a 1939 meteor shower.
Blood and Magnolias
While investigating reports of a werewolf, Benny and Jonathan discover a girl who has been raised by wolves.
Ahead of Time
Benny and Jonathan discover a vampire living in a small southern town.
Ahead of Time
A student journeys back in time to prevent an assassination.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Shadow Chasers
Status
Canceled
Seasons
1
Episodes
14