The elevator s01e39 my vote for scariest fuckin episode of. Even decades later, the twilight zone still remains one of the most imaginative and creative tv shows to ever grace our television sets. The twilight zone is an american sciencefictionfantasy anthology television series created by rod serling, which ran from 1959 to. Scariest twilight zone episode mine is the one where everytime that guy looked in a mirror he saw someone behind him about to strangle him, but when he turned around no one was there. With earl holliman, james gregory, paul langton, james mccallion.
Whats your pick for the scariest twilight zone episode. The scariest fuckin episode of anything that ever aired on. The twilight zone is an american sciencefictionfantasy anthology television series created by rod serling, which ran from 1959 to 1964. With a new jordan peelehelmed reboot on the horizon, fans of the twilight zone can look forward to the. Episodes usually involve all things fantastic, from scifi, to fantasy, to horror, to drama, and even to comedy. If you know anything about rod serling, creator of the twilight zone, you know that creepy and weird is just what lives inside his head. Twilight zone, the hitchhiker remake, the editors final cut duration. The twilight zone 10 scariest episodes by ashish thomas. Scariest twilight zone episode democratic underground. Mike ferris finds himself alone in the small oakwood town and without recollection about his name, where he is or who he is. The twilight zone s creepiest episodes of all time. Fittingly, october is the month in which the twilight zone premiered lo those 57 years ago, and seeing as its the month of scares, the fact that cbs has just released a snazzy complete series. When a man recovering from a mental breakdown thinks he sees a gremlin of.
Here, weve collected some of the scariest monsters featured in episodes of the twilight zone that shook us with their nightmarish appearances and have kept our teeth chattering ever since. This is probably why episodes like nightmare at 20,000 feet and the eye of the beholder remain some of the franchises most iconic tales. Basically this guy finds a gremlin on the wing of his plane but nobody believe him because he was just released from a psych ward. Three astronauts touch down on an asteroid, where they discover a world of people that appear to be frozen in time. Top scariest episodes of the twilight zone four color bleed. June foray portrays this seemingly inanimate doll with a voice that is. Its a good life is episode 73 of the american television series the twilight zone. With cecil kellaway, jeff morrow, don dubbins, kevin hagen. The very first episode of the twilight zone set a standard for themes and elements that would crop up regularly over five seasons. Rod serling rod serling 19241975 was one of the most creative and uncompromising writers for television, earning accolades in the 1950s for such teleplays as requiem for a heavyweight, patterns, and a town has turned to dust. Nightmare at 30,000 feet is a classic, and i know what they say about questioning the logic of a twilight zone episode but certain decisions made throughout the episode.
Top scariest episodes of the twilight zone four color. Top 7 terrifying episodes of the twilight zone nerdist. These are the 25 creepiest, most spinetingling episodes. Its one of the few episodes where you see the ending coming a mile away, but you dont care because everything is just so perfectly eerie. Twilight zone has scary episodes and weird episodes, but these are. A mong these fearsome moments are episodes of the twilight zone, twin peaks, the walking dead, and american horror story. With halloween fast approaching, it s time to revisit the scariest films and television to get you in the mood for the macabre. The 50 best episodes of the twilight zone thrillist.
The man paid a servant to put it into the masters ear because the evilguy wanted the mans beautiful wife, so the servant snuck into the wrong room winkwink that night and put it in his ear. I know the twilight zone isnt horror, and it aired in the sixties, but im a huge fan of the show and horror, so i was just curious. Though just about as campy and silly an episode as the twilight zone ever. The writers of the twilight zone must have been civil war reenactors, because it shows up in plenty of episodes. What twilight zone episode freaks you out the most.
It starts with this family and covered wagons in like the time when they were moving out west. Rod serlings classic, which ran from 1959 to 1964, is one of the best tv series ever made and also one of the scariest. As simple a premise as ever but downright terrifying. Loss of identity is a major theme of scifihorror and of the twilight zone specifically. This is one of the greatest halfhours to ever grace a television set, so i wont spoil it for you. Nightmare is one of the best known, most beloved and downright scariest episodes of the twilight zone for many reasons, from the skill of the cast and crew to the relatable fears of airplane. Hocuspocus and frisby season 3, episode 30 the comedy episodes of the twilight zone and there are more of them than you probably remember havent exactly held up like the scary ones. White bear seems to be black mirrors take on what a modern day twilight zone episode might look like. Coincidentally, the girl who befriends talky tina has a mother named annabelle. The twilight zone, while pretty scifi heavy, did have its huge share of monsters.
A deep dive into nackles the creepiest twilight zone. This one is maybe the best example of that, and the scariest by far. And while horror is subjective and every tz admirer has a key episode in the run that scared them half to death, here are eight of my favorites that trade squarely in fright, ones that are some of the smartest, scariest, and eeriest entertainments ever committed to film. Those words kicked off one of the most storied tv shows of all time, the twilight zone. The twilight zone is classic science fiction at its best the rod sterling led series was influential on several future series the simpsons, fringe, black mirror, and other series have paid homage to the influence of the twilight zone. The new exhibit in this episode, martin senescu is so devoted to his job as caretaker at a waxwork museum that, when the. The twilight zone is one of the greatest shows of all time. Only in the twilight zone could glowing skin ever be so damning. Confused, they theorize as to why everyone is motionless, until a. Time takes a look at some of its most memorable episodes more. Its not a creepy episode, but the original series had a great way of being depressing with a capital. Your next stop, as hes always happy to tell you, is. The episode follows a midget as he rides his pony 12 miles to fetch the sineater, who, it turns out, has also just died.
As does any list of twilight zone episodes, ours highlights the third episode of season 5. Another example of just how this series scared people out of their minds with episodes like this. Episodes concept 1958 rod serling wrote a teleplay intending for it to be the pilot episode. Well, the source of horror is right there in the title. Top 10 most underrated twilight zone episodes with so many classic and legendary twilight zone episodes to sift through, a few, fantastic stories are bound to fall through the cracks. Then in the end the guy looked in a mirror to see if it was still happening and he saw the strangler and ignored it. Talky tina, perhaps the most iconic twilight zone threat, is unquestionably sentient. It is based on the 1953 short story its a good life by jerome bixby and is considered by some, such as time and tv guide, to be one of the best episodes of the series. The twilight zone, the original pseudo scififantasy horror television show. The next generation and then this episode of the 80s twilight zone came on. Nightmare is one of the best known, most beloved and downright scariest episodes of the twilight zone for many reasons, from the skill of the cast and crew to. We cant make a list of terrifying twilight zone episodes without mentioning this one, so lets get it out of the way.
A kid is sick and the dad goes to look around, and some how goes through time to the 1970s, and goes into a restaurant. The scariest tv episodes ever episodes of horror in tv history, so weve prepared a list of the scariest episodes of television ever. The 7 scariest monsters that spooked us on the twilight zone. From the moment i heard talk tina for the first time i knew it was going to be creepy. We take you through all 156 episodes of the original twilight zone, ranked from worst to best. This simple fact invests the episode with an eerie nightmare power. The fifth dimension there is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. The 25 creepiest twilight zone episodes list challenges. His wife coerces their son to go instead and eat the sins of the dead man.
A bunch of creepy civil war soldiers walk down a creepy road to a creepy destination. Every episode of the twilight zone, ranked from worst to. The twilight zone at my grandparents house when i was a young kid i was watching tv by myself late at night with all the lights off. Shit audio, horrendous voice dubbing, reused scenes, laughable acting, a creepy pedophile grandma, a ridiculous divorce plot line, and a goddamn hidden world under a swimming pool get the hell out of here. Whether the stories were not appreciated in their own era, or have simply succumb to the passage of time, these are the underrated episodes that deserve a second.
It starts as the story of a woman that seems to suffer from a bout of amnesia that becomes all the more dangerous when she finds herself in the middle of a pack of relentless hunters. The series takes most of their episode formulas from stories by wellknown authors. The scariest show i ever remember watch ing on television was a. The best twilight zone episodes of all time digital trends. A deep dive into nackles the creepiest twilight zone episode youve never seen.
Kennedy, a man no one around him has ever heard of. Stephen king himself praised this episode as one of the scariest ever, and its full of touches. Rod serling the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes. Its as close to a silent movie as the show ever did, with the music, the. The top 50 scariest television episodes of all time, part 1. The twilight zone 19591964, in which tales of suspense, science fiction and the paranormal many written by serling, and all introduced. People love to talk about the twists and shocks of the twilight zone way more than the jokes. Looking for bitesized horror this halloween season. The final episode of the show to ever be filmed though not the final episode to air, come wander with me is the haunting story of a folk singer. The twilight zone is a symbolic and monumental television series that first aired in 1959 and has remained so since then.
Mike wanders through the town trying to find a living soul. The living doll my name is talk tina and i love you so much. The twilight zone10 scariest episodes the geeked gods. Did you ever watch the twilight zone 1959 to 1964 tv series.