The Twilight Zone
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Fan of the Twilight Zone? Join me, Rod Serling Memorial Foundation board member Paul Gallagher, for daily quotes and facts from TZ, Night Gallery, and Serling's other works.
On X as @TheNightGallery and at thenightgallery.org.
On X as @TheNightGallery and at thenightgallery.org.
"It's that same feeling. But I'm awake. This isn't a dream. This couldn't be a dream."
#S2E17
Twilight Zone's "Twenty Two" by Rod Serling stars Barbara Nichols.
#S2E17
Twilight Zone's "Twenty Two" by Rod Serling stars Barbara Nichols.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"It's that same feeling. But I'm awake. This isn't a dream. This couldn't be a dream."
#S2E17
Twilight Zone's "Twenty Two" by Rod Serling stars Barbara Nichols.
#S2E17
Twilight Zone's "Twenty Two" by Rod Serling stars Barbara Nichols.
November 20, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Time Enough at Last" debuts. Burgess Meredith, a pair of thick glasses, a nuclear bomb ... and piles upon piles of books. Need I say more?
"It's the one that haunts people," Meredith later said: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/t... I'll say!
"It's the one that haunts people," Meredith later said: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/t... I'll say!
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
November 20, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Time Enough at Last" debuts. Burgess Meredith, a pair of thick glasses, a nuclear bomb ... and piles upon piles of books. Need I say more?
"It's the one that haunts people," Meredith later said: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/t... I'll say!
"It's the one that haunts people," Meredith later said: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/t... I'll say!
November 18, 1960: Twilight Zone's "Nick of Time" airs. A couple in a diner finds a fortune-telling machine whose answers seem eerily accurate. One penny per question!
The 1st of @WilliamShatner's two iconic TZ roles—both written by Richard Matheson. Also stars Patricia Breslin.
The 1st of @WilliamShatner's two iconic TZ roles—both written by Richard Matheson. Also stars Patricia Breslin.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
November 18, 1960: Twilight Zone's "Nick of Time" airs. A couple in a diner finds a fortune-telling machine whose answers seem eerily accurate. One penny per question!
The 1st of @WilliamShatner's two iconic TZ roles—both written by Richard Matheson. Also stars Patricia Breslin.
The 1st of @WilliamShatner's two iconic TZ roles—both written by Richard Matheson. Also stars Patricia Breslin.
November 17, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Midnight Sun" airs. Earth slips its orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun — and subjecting everyone to unbearable heat.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
November 17, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Midnight Sun" airs. Earth slips its orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun — and subjecting everyone to unbearable heat.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
"Month of November, hot chocolate, and a small cameo of a child's face, imperfect only in its solemnity. And these are the improbable ingredients to a human emotion. An emotion, say, like — fear."
#S1E29
Twilight Zone's "Nightmare as a Child" stars Janice Rule & Terry Burnham.
#S1E29
Twilight Zone's "Nightmare as a Child" stars Janice Rule & Terry Burnham.
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Month of November, hot chocolate, and a small cameo of a child's face, imperfect only in its solemnity. And these are the improbable ingredients to a human emotion. An emotion, say, like — fear."
#S1E29
Twilight Zone's "Nightmare as a Child" stars Janice Rule & Terry Burnham.
#S1E29
Twilight Zone's "Nightmare as a Child" stars Janice Rule & Terry Burnham.
"They can't think of everything. A man's life is made up of a million details."
#S3E23
Twilight Zone’s "Person or Persons Unknown" by Charles Beaumont stars Richard Long (later to star in TZ's "Number 12 Looks Just Like You") and Frank Silvera.
#S3E23
Twilight Zone’s "Person or Persons Unknown" by Charles Beaumont stars Richard Long (later to star in TZ's "Number 12 Looks Just Like You") and Frank Silvera.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"They can't think of everything. A man's life is made up of a million details."
#S3E23
Twilight Zone’s "Person or Persons Unknown" by Charles Beaumont stars Richard Long (later to star in TZ's "Number 12 Looks Just Like You") and Frank Silvera.
#S3E23
Twilight Zone’s "Person or Persons Unknown" by Charles Beaumont stars Richard Long (later to star in TZ's "Number 12 Looks Just Like You") and Frank Silvera.
November 11, 1960: 65 years ago, Twilight Zone's "Eye of the Beholder" debuts.
Serling's iconic take on the dangers of being "ugly" in a totalitarian society is my No. 1 TZ: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/c...
Two actresses played Janet: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/e...
Serling's iconic take on the dangers of being "ugly" in a totalitarian society is my No. 1 TZ: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/c...
Two actresses played Janet: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/e...
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
November 11, 1960: 65 years ago, Twilight Zone's "Eye of the Beholder" debuts.
Serling's iconic take on the dangers of being "ugly" in a totalitarian society is my No. 1 TZ: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/c...
Two actresses played Janet: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/e...
Serling's iconic take on the dangers of being "ugly" in a totalitarian society is my No. 1 TZ: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/c...
Two actresses played Janet: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/e...
November 10, 1961: Twilight Zone's "Deaths-Head Revisited" airs. A former Nazi officer returns to Dachau to reminisce — and finds that his victims are ready to put him on trial.
Written by Rod Serling. Stars Oscar Beregi and Joseph Schildkraut.
Written by Rod Serling. Stars Oscar Beregi and Joseph Schildkraut.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
November 10, 1961: Twilight Zone's "Deaths-Head Revisited" airs. A former Nazi officer returns to Dachau to reminisce — and finds that his victims are ready to put him on trial.
Written by Rod Serling. Stars Oscar Beregi and Joseph Schildkraut.
Written by Rod Serling. Stars Oscar Beregi and Joseph Schildkraut.
"We submit for your approval this and other frozen moments of nightmare placed on canvas."
November 8, 1969: the Night Gallery pilot movie debuts. Includes Steven Spielberg's directorial debut, "Eyes." The series followed a year later.
Happy 56th birthday, NG!
November 8, 1969: the Night Gallery pilot movie debuts. Includes Steven Spielberg's directorial debut, "Eyes." The series followed a year later.
Happy 56th birthday, NG!
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"We submit for your approval this and other frozen moments of nightmare placed on canvas."
November 8, 1969: the Night Gallery pilot movie debuts. Includes Steven Spielberg's directorial debut, "Eyes." The series followed a year later.
Happy 56th birthday, NG!
November 8, 1969: the Night Gallery pilot movie debuts. Includes Steven Spielberg's directorial debut, "Eyes." The series followed a year later.
Happy 56th birthday, NG!
November 8, 1963: Twilight Zone's "The Old Man in the Cave" airs. A town living in the aftermath of a nuclear war relies on an unseen "old man" to survive—until some outsiders question their loyalty.
Stars John Anderson & James Coburn. Serling adapted: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/s...
Stars John Anderson & James Coburn. Serling adapted: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/s...
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
November 8, 1963: Twilight Zone's "The Old Man in the Cave" airs. A town living in the aftermath of a nuclear war relies on an unseen "old man" to survive—until some outsiders question their loyalty.
Stars John Anderson & James Coburn. Serling adapted: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/s...
Stars John Anderson & James Coburn. Serling adapted: thenightgallery.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/s...
"All your life, you will remember this night. And you’ll know whom you have turned loose upon the world."
#S2E5
Twilight Zone’s "The Howling Man" (November 4, 1960) by Charles Beaumont stars John Carradine, Robin Hughes, and H.M. Wynant -- who's still with us at age 98!
#S2E5
Twilight Zone’s "The Howling Man" (November 4, 1960) by Charles Beaumont stars John Carradine, Robin Hughes, and H.M. Wynant -- who's still with us at age 98!
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"All your life, you will remember this night. And you’ll know whom you have turned loose upon the world."
#S2E5
Twilight Zone’s "The Howling Man" (November 4, 1960) by Charles Beaumont stars John Carradine, Robin Hughes, and H.M. Wynant -- who's still with us at age 98!
#S2E5
Twilight Zone’s "The Howling Man" (November 4, 1960) by Charles Beaumont stars John Carradine, Robin Hughes, and H.M. Wynant -- who's still with us at age 98!
November 3, 1961: Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life" airs. Anthony Fremont may be a little boy, but to the residents of Peaksville, Ohio, he's a big problem — a tiny tyrant with god-like powers.
Perhaps you've seen this little-known episode. 😜 (Yes, that's a joke.)
Perhaps you've seen this little-known episode. 😜 (Yes, that's a joke.)
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
November 3, 1961: Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life" airs. Anthony Fremont may be a little boy, but to the residents of Peaksville, Ohio, he's a big problem — a tiny tyrant with god-like powers.
Perhaps you've seen this little-known episode. 😜 (Yes, that's a joke.)
Perhaps you've seen this little-known episode. 😜 (Yes, that's a joke.)
October 30, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Walking Distance," airs. A harried executive visits his hometown years later and finds it unchanged — and ends up meeting himself as a boy, along with his late parents.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
October 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
October 30, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Walking Distance," airs. A harried executive visits his hometown years later and finds it unchanged — and ends up meeting himself as a boy, along with his late parents.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
October 29, 1972: Night Gallery's "Spectre in Tap-Shoes" airs. A woman's twin sister is dead and buried ... so why does she keep popping up? Stars Sandra Dee.
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
October 29, 1972: Night Gallery's "Spectre in Tap-Shoes" airs. A woman's twin sister is dead and buried ... so why does she keep popping up? Stars Sandra Dee.
"This one I got trying to shave with a razor when three appliances in my house gave out. It occurred to me how how absolutely vulnerable we are to gadgets and electronic jim-crackery."
— Serling on what led him to write Twilight Zone's "A Thing About Machines" (October 28, 1960)
— Serling on what led him to write Twilight Zone's "A Thing About Machines" (October 28, 1960)
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"This one I got trying to shave with a razor when three appliances in my house gave out. It occurred to me how how absolutely vulnerable we are to gadgets and electronic jim-crackery."
— Serling on what led him to write Twilight Zone's "A Thing About Machines" (October 28, 1960)
— Serling on what led him to write Twilight Zone's "A Thing About Machines" (October 28, 1960)
The October 27, 1971 episode of Night Gallery features:
— "A Question of Fear" (a man accepts a $15,000 bet that he won't spend a night in a haunted house)
— "The Devil is Not Mocked" (a short "vampires vs. Nazis" story)
On disc: amzn.to/3pNaHtg
— "A Question of Fear" (a man accepts a $15,000 bet that he won't spend a night in a haunted house)
— "The Devil is Not Mocked" (a short "vampires vs. Nazis" story)
On disc: amzn.to/3pNaHtg
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The October 27, 1971 episode of Night Gallery features:
— "A Question of Fear" (a man accepts a $15,000 bet that he won't spend a night in a haunted house)
— "The Devil is Not Mocked" (a short "vampires vs. Nazis" story)
On disc: amzn.to/3pNaHtg
— "A Question of Fear" (a man accepts a $15,000 bet that he won't spend a night in a haunted house)
— "The Devil is Not Mocked" (a short "vampires vs. Nazis" story)
On disc: amzn.to/3pNaHtg
October 27, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Grave" airs. A gunslinger is challenged to plant a knife in the grave of a dead rival to prove he's not scared. Easy, right? 😵💫😱
What a cast! Lee Marvin, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Stafford Repp, and Elen Willard.
What a cast! Lee Marvin, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Stafford Repp, and Elen Willard.
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
October 27, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Grave" airs. A gunslinger is challenged to plant a knife in the grave of a dead rival to prove he's not scared. Easy, right? 😵💫😱
What a cast! Lee Marvin, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Stafford Repp, and Elen Willard.
What a cast! Lee Marvin, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Stafford Repp, and Elen Willard.
"Why are you scared? You've got to wake up sometime, even if you're electrocuted. So why don't you just sit back and enjoy it?"
#S2E26
Twilight Zone's "Shadow Play" by Charles Beaumont stars Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes.
#S2E26
Twilight Zone's "Shadow Play" by Charles Beaumont stars Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes.
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Why are you scared? You've got to wake up sometime, even if you're electrocuted. So why don't you just sit back and enjoy it?"
#S2E26
Twilight Zone's "Shadow Play" by Charles Beaumont stars Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes.
#S2E26
Twilight Zone's "Shadow Play" by Charles Beaumont stars Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes.
Serling wrote his first draft of the story that would become Twilight Zone's pilot episode, "Where is Everybody?", in 1952, seven years before the series began.
#S1E1
#S1E1
October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Serling wrote his first draft of the story that would become Twilight Zone's pilot episode, "Where is Everybody?", in 1952, seven years before the series began.
#S1E1
#S1E1
Ida Lupino was only 41 when she starred in Twilight Zone's "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine."
I think Rod Serling, in this homage to "Sunset Boulevard," was (again) ahead of his time in showing how Hollywood has long marginalized and discarded many "old" female stars.
#S1E4
I think Rod Serling, in this homage to "Sunset Boulevard," was (again) ahead of his time in showing how Hollywood has long marginalized and discarded many "old" female stars.
#S1E4
October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ida Lupino was only 41 when she starred in Twilight Zone's "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine."
I think Rod Serling, in this homage to "Sunset Boulevard," was (again) ahead of his time in showing how Hollywood has long marginalized and discarded many "old" female stars.
#S1E4
I think Rod Serling, in this homage to "Sunset Boulevard," was (again) ahead of his time in showing how Hollywood has long marginalized and discarded many "old" female stars.
#S1E4
October 25, 1963: Twilight Zone's "The Last Night of a Jockey" airs. Mickey Rooney plays a crooked horse jockey desperate to clear his name -- and in true Zone fashion, winds up getting exactly what he wished for.
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
October 25, 1963: Twilight Zone's "The Last Night of a Jockey" airs. Mickey Rooney plays a crooked horse jockey desperate to clear his name -- and in true Zone fashion, winds up getting exactly what he wished for.
Do I dare? 🫢 And thanks! ☺️
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Do I dare? 🫢 And thanks! ☺️
October 20, 1971: Night Gallery includes "The Phantom Farmhouse," a tale of werewolves with David McCallum and David Carradine, and "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," a story about an autistic boy (narrated by Orson Welles).
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
October 20, 1971: Night Gallery includes "The Phantom Farmhouse," a tale of werewolves with David McCallum and David Carradine, and "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," a story about an autistic boy (narrated by Orson Welles).
October 20, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Mirror" airs. Peter Falk plays a Castro-like leader who believes a unique mirror is exposing his assassins.
Some critics dismiss it—and sure, it's not top-tier TZ—but I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the seductive nature of power.
Some critics dismiss it—and sure, it's not top-tier TZ—but I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the seductive nature of power.
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
October 20, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Mirror" airs. Peter Falk plays a Castro-like leader who believes a unique mirror is exposing his assassins.
Some critics dismiss it—and sure, it's not top-tier TZ—but I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the seductive nature of power.
Some critics dismiss it—and sure, it's not top-tier TZ—but I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the seductive nature of power.