The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

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Although Rod Serling, who created the classic television series that ran from 1959 to 1965, is the writer most associated with The Twilight Zone, he was not, of course, the only one. Serling was a serious admirer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, and he scoured every magazine and collection available to find stories suitable for his series. This anthology showcases almost every original story that had been adapted into an episode. The result is a masterful collection of 30 classic tales by Richard Matheson , Charles Beaumont, Ray Bradbury, Damon Knight, Lewis Padgett, Jerome Bixby, and Manly Wade Wellman, among others. Fans of The Twilight Zone will enjoy revisiting their favorite episodes in literary form, but even if you've never seen the show, you'll enjoy this fine anthology. --Stanley Wiater

CONTENTS
Preface · Carol Serling · pr
Introduction · Richard Matheson · in
One for the Angels · Anne Serling-Sutton·
Perchance to Dream Charles Beaumont
Disappearing Act · Richard Matheson
Time Enough at Last · Lynn A. Venable ·
What You Need · Lewis Padgett ·
Third from the Sun · Richard Matheson ·
Elegy · Charles Beaumont ·
Brothers Beyond the Void · Paul W. Fairman ·
The Howling Man [as by C. B. Lovehill] · Charles Beaumont ·
It’s a Good Life · Jerome Bixby ·
The Valley Was Still · Manly Wade Wellman ·
The Jungle · Charles Beaumont ·
To Serve Man · Damon Knight ·
Little Girl Lost · Richard Matheson ·
Four O’Clock · Price Day ·
I Sing the Body Electric! [“The Beautiful One Is Here”] · Ray Bradbury ·
The Changing of the Guard · Anne Serling-Sutton ·
In His Image [“The Man Who Made Himself”] · Charles Beaumont
Mute · Richard Matheson ·
Death Ship · Richard Matheson ·
The Devil, You Say? · Charles Beaumont ·
Blind Alley · Malcolm Jameson ·
Song for a Lady · Charles Beaumont ·
Steel · Richard Matheson ·
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet · Richard Matheson ·
The Old Man · Henry Slesar ·
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross · Henry Slesar ·
The Beautiful People · Charles Beaumont ·
Long Distance Call [“Sorry, Right Number”] · Richard Matheson ·
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce