Twilight Zone

by Rod Serling

Book Overview

The Twilight Zone was a television series produced in the 1960s that presented unforgettable tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Rod Serling, an award-winning writer of television dramas,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157500111X
• ISBN13: 9781575001111
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: TV Books
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

My favorite Twilight Zone book

I think there was one story that resonated with me the most. One was called A Stop at Willoughby. 1. A Stop at Willoughby was about a charachter having job burnout. He told his boss "why don't you eat a Crisco sandwich" then stormed out of the office angry and disollusioned. On his way home from the train ride he day dreams of a place called Willoughby. The place is like an 1880's Courrier and Ives postcard of a quaint town in hot summer July. Without giving away too much of the main story, his wife does not support him, although his secretary likes him. On his final train ride home he gets off of a place called Willoughby where the 1880's train conductor says "Willoughby, a place where you can live your life in full measure." The last scene is where some coroner is calling his death a suicide.Also read Night of the Meek, a real sweet Christmas story with a happy ending.

This Book Is Amazing

I first read this book when I was in high school because a teacher of mine let me borrow it. He told me to keep it as long as I wanted, but I only kept it for a week because I couldn't put it down. Simply put, this book is amazing. Author Rod Serling was really ahead of his time, in my opinion. Every story in this book was truly innovative, and really deserves everyone's attention.

Coming from a big TZ fan, this is an EXCELLENT book

It's difficult to write a review on the whole book, so I would like to cut it into pieces. ~The Mighty Casey- I must say that I hate baseball and baseball stories, but the way Rod Serling brought the Mighty Casey together just made it an instant favorite. 3 ***'s~Escape Clause- A great story, and the way Rod brought it together makes it another favorite. 3 ***'s~Walking Distance- A great episode and a great story. It fit all together. 5 *****'s~The Fever- Has got to be one of my favorite stories in the whole book. 5 *****'s~Where is Everybody?- Another great story- 5 *****'s~The Monsters are Due on Maple Street- I love this story so much. The episode is a classic and the story in this book is classic. 5 *****'s~The Lonely- Another classic story- 5 *****'s~Mr. Dingle, the Strong- Great story- 4 ****'s~A Thing about Machines- Creepy story- 5 *****'s~The Big, Tall Wish- Another great example of a twist ending 5 *****'s~A Stop at Willoughby- Wonderful episode and wonderful story- 5 *****'s~The Odyssey of Flight 33- This might be my second least favorite in the book. It's a good story, but it isn't an attention grabber. 2 **'s.~Dust- Good story- 3 ***'s~The Whole Truth- Least favorite in the book to me. It's okay, but it's just not the best one. I give it 2 **'s.~The Shelter- Great and exciting story! 4 ****'s~Showdown with Rance McGrew- 2 **'s~The Night of the Meek- I've heard that this wasn't a great episode, but I loved this story. I give it 3 ***'s~The Midnight Sun- Excellent Story! I loved it! 5 *****'s~The Rip Van Winkle Caper- 3 1/2 starsThere you go. All in all, you have a great book. If you are a Twilight Zone fan, you will probably agree that it is a great book. I'm not sure if you can enjoy this book if you've never seen the tz episodes it was based on. For me, the stories were brought to life in such a way that I could pick out lines of the dialogue actually used in the show.

If you enjoyed The Twilight Zone TV series!...

...and if you'd like to delve further into the mind of Rod Serling, you're in for a real treat with this collection of short stories. Serling's angst and passion shines beautifully in his well-crafted, flowing prose, which bring those classic TV shows to a higher level since Serling writes in 3rd-person omniscient so more of his thoughts come to light. My only regret is that this book is the only published work of Serling's (that I know of). He's one of my favorite authors.

3 books put together to make a better one!

This wonderful book of Rod Sering's TV stories for the Twilight Zone. What he's done here is taken the scripts and made them into stories so it is ______________________________________________________________ Escape Clause, Walking Distance, The Fever, Where Is Everybody?, The Monsters Are Due On Maple StreetBOOK #2 MORE STORIES FROM THE About Machines, The Big, Tall Wish, A Stop At Wiloughby, The Odyssey Of Flight 33, DustBOOK # 3 NEW STORIES FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE The Night Of The Meek, The Midnight Sun, The Rip Van Winkle Caper ______________________________________________________________ All of these stories are featured in this book. A must for all Twilight Zone fans!