Additional research into the past killings points Kolchak to the identity of the killer, as well as his hiding place in Seattle's underground city. Richard Matheson's screenplay contains sharply drawn characters and even more humor than the first entry. Dan Curtis takes over the directorial duties and does a good job setting up the suspense. Darren McGavin continues his winning ways as Kolchak, plus the chemistry between him and Vincenzo is even better honed in the second outing. The image is crisp and detailed.
Colors are pretty fresh looking and offer reasonable saturation.
Compression artifacts were well concealed on both films. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack is clear and precise. The interactive menus have just a hint of animation and offer scene access. The one negligible flaw I detected on this DVD was the fact that the time elapsed feature did not function on my DVD player. Absolutely recommended to horror fans.