Don Presnell is the director of the Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught courses on “The Narrative Art of Comics”; “The Twilight Zone”; “Doctor Who”; “Dr. Seuss and Y(our) World”; “The Simple Complexity of Peanuts”; “The X-Files: Science Fiction Search for Truth”; and “Rabbit Tales: Bugs Bunny & American Culture.” Marty McGee has won over a dozen awards from the N.C. Press Association and lives in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

“well-researched...fascinating...thorough...recommended”—ARBA; “essential...marvelous...offers just about anything the serious fan of The Twilight Zone would want to read...as a source for research, Presnell and McGee could not have done a better job...addictive...highly recommended”—Midnight Marquee; “information on unfilmed and ‘lost’ episodes”—Classic Images; “a treasure of a book...definitive...endlessly usable”—Scarlet Street; “hurrah....These are my kind of writers...valuable info...fun reading”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “a solidly researched, thorough history of the series, from its idea to its demise after five seasons...exceptionally well-documented”—The Villadom Times; “comprehensive reference...covers the celebrated show exhaustively”—Kettering-Oakwood Times; “very thorough, well-written...contains a massive amount of information...every Twilight Zone fan should have it”—John’s Twilight Zone Page; “complete...[a] fine reference”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      Part I: History      Part II: The Episodes      Season One      Season Two      Season Three      Season Four      Season Five      Appendices1. Chronological List of Episodes      2. Writer Biographies      3. Principal Writers and Their Twilight Zone Credits      4. Directors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      5. Principal Actors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      6. Close… But No Zone: Stories Never Filmed      7. Rod Serling’s Lost Episodes      8. Genres, Themes, and Plot Devices      Notes      Bibliography      Index

Don Presnell is the director of the Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught courses on “The Narrative Art of Comics”; “The Twilight Zone”; “Doctor Who”; “Dr. Seuss and Y(our) World”; “The Simple Complexity of Peanuts”; “The X-Files: Science Fiction Search for Truth”; and “Rabbit Tales: Bugs Bunny & American Culture.” Marty McGee has won over a dozen awards from the N.C. Press Association and lives in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

“well-researched...fascinating...thorough...recommended”—ARBA; “essential...marvelous...offers just about anything the serious fan of The Twilight Zone would want to read...as a source for research, Presnell and McGee could not have done a better job...addictive...highly recommended”—Midnight Marquee; “information on unfilmed and ‘lost’ episodes”—Classic Images; “a treasure of a book...definitive...endlessly usable”—Scarlet Street; “hurrah....These are my kind of writers...valuable info...fun reading”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “a solidly researched, thorough history of the series, from its idea to its demise after five seasons...exceptionally well-documented”—The Villadom Times; “comprehensive reference...covers the celebrated show exhaustively”—Kettering-Oakwood Times; “very thorough, well-written...contains a massive amount of information...every Twilight Zone fan should have it”—John’s Twilight Zone Page; “complete...[a] fine reference”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      Part I: History      Part II: The Episodes      Season One      Season Two      Season Three      Season Four      Season Five      Appendices1. Chronological List of Episodes      2. Writer Biographies      3. Principal Writers and Their Twilight Zone Credits      4. Directors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      5. Principal Actors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      6. Close… But No Zone: Stories Never Filmed      7. Rod Serling’s Lost Episodes      8. Genres, Themes, and Plot Devices      Notes      Bibliography      Index

Don Presnell is the director of the Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught courses on “The Narrative Art of Comics”; “The Twilight Zone”; “Doctor Who”; “Dr. Seuss and Y(our) World”; “The Simple Complexity of Peanuts”; “The X-Files: Science Fiction Search for Truth”; and “Rabbit Tales: Bugs Bunny & American Culture.” Marty McGee has won over a dozen awards from the N.C. Press Association and lives in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

“well-researched...fascinating...thorough...recommended”—ARBA; “essential...marvelous...offers just about anything the serious fan of The Twilight Zone would want to read...as a source for research, Presnell and McGee could not have done a better job...addictive...highly recommended”—Midnight Marquee; “information on unfilmed and ‘lost’ episodes”—Classic Images; “a treasure of a book...definitive...endlessly usable”—Scarlet Street; “hurrah....These are my kind of writers...valuable info...fun reading”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “a solidly researched, thorough history of the series, from its idea to its demise after five seasons...exceptionally well-documented”—The Villadom Times; “comprehensive reference...covers the celebrated show exhaustively”—Kettering-Oakwood Times; “very thorough, well-written...contains a massive amount of information...every Twilight Zone fan should have it”—John’s Twilight Zone Page; “complete...[a] fine reference”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      Part I: History      Part II: The Episodes      Season One      Season Two      Season Three      Season Four      Season Five      Appendices1. Chronological List of Episodes      2. Writer Biographies      3. Principal Writers and Their Twilight Zone Credits      4. Directors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      5. Principal Actors and Their Twilight Zone Credits      6. Close… But No Zone: Stories Never Filmed      7. Rod Serling’s Lost Episodes      8. Genres, Themes, and Plot Devices      Notes      Bibliography      Index