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The Twilight Zone Episode That Gave Planet Of The Apes Its Famous Twist Ending

By Valerie Ettenhofer September 9th, 2023

The original Planet of the Apes' legendary twist ending bears more than a passing resemblance to that of the Twilight Zone episode I Shot An Arrow Into the Air.

The Entire Halloween Timeline Explained

By Bee Delores September 9th, 2023

Whether you prefer the original Laurie Strode, the Thorn trilogy, or the Rob Zombie remakes, let's dive in and get the entire Halloween timeline explained.

Rod Serling's Big Twilight Zone Pet Peeve Is Still As Frustrating As Ever

By Bill Bria September 9th, 2023

Rod Serling hated one thing about The Twilight Zone on cable ... the mandatory commercials. Celebrities, they're just like us!

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge The Twilight Zone

This Classic Episode Of The Twilight Zone Didn't Win An Emmy – It Won An Oscar

By William Bibbiani September 5th, 2023

'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is an incredible episode of television, but this Twilight Zone chapter didn't begin as TV.

Earl Holliman Twilight Zone Where is Everybody

How The Twilight Zone (Kind Of) Predicted Neil Armstrong's Landing On The Moon

By Jeremy Smith September 5th, 2023

A classic episode of The Twilight Zone looked to the future. Specifically, it foresaw a universe where a human being walked on the moon.

Robert Redford The Twilight Zone Nothing in the Dark

The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford's Scariest Role ... Or Was It?

By William Bibbiani September 4th, 2023

Depending on who you ask, young Robert Redford's boyish good looks made him one of the scariest figures in Twilight Zone history.

Arthur Hunnicutt The Twilight Zone The Hunt

How One Of The Twilight Zone's Worst Episodes Eventually Became The Waltons

By William Bibbiani September 4th, 2023

The Twilight Zone episode The Hunt is responsible for the creation of The Waltons. Here's how one TV juggernaut birthed another.

The Twilight Zone Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Gremlin William Shatner

The Twilight Zone Story So Scary, They Made It Three Times

By William Bibbiani August 28th, 2023

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet taps the primal fear of being seen as crazy, which is probably why The Twilight Zone has remade it so many times.

William Shatner Pulled A Cruel Prank On Set Of The Twilight Zone

By Witney Seibold August 27th, 2023

William Shatner pulled a prank on the set of The Twilight Zone that sent director Richard Donner into a panic.

The Twilight Zone, Nan Adams and the Hitch-hiker

The Twilight Zone Made An Unauthorized Change To The Hitch-Hiker Its Author Hated

By Michael Boyle August 26th, 2023

The Hitch-Hiker is one of the best episodes of The Twilight Zone, but the original author wasn't keen on some of the creative liberties taken.

Rod Serling Committed Plagiarism In The Twilight Zone – By Accident

By Witney Seibold August 20th, 2023

It took a while for Rod Serling to realize he had accidentally plagiarized Ray Bradbury with the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone.

Why The Set Of The Twilight Zone's First Episode Looks So Familiar

By Mike Shutt August 20th, 2023

The set of The Twilight Zone pilot was Universal's backlot town square, which may look familiar, because it was most famously used for Back to the Future.

Robin Hughes and H.M. Wynant in The Twilight Zone (1959)

How The Twilight Zone's Howling Man Pushed The Limits Of '60s Special Effects

By Devin Meenan August 20th, 2023

Necessity was the mother of invention on the iconic Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man, producing results better than what CGI could have replicated.