You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind,

a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.

Your next stop, The Twilight Zone.

Tonight's episode. Tonight's episode of the Twilight Zone podcast is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction.

The title, as you may recognize, refers to a most respected Twilight Zone episode

that takes place in a little town called Peaksville.

And on a given day, when it was first broadcast on

November 3rd 1961 this episode was pushed out into the world all alone onto the

television screens of America people who hadn't read the story that it was

based on

weren't entirely sure where it came from

But as time went on they became sure of one thing

That this episode of the Twilight Zone became a monster

Not just because of its popularity with fans of the show

but because it had a life beyond its place

as the eighth episode of season three

now I'd like to introduce you to some of the people who made this episode happen

first of all Jerome Bixby the man who wrote the original story.

And then Rod Sailing, who adapted it for the screen.

And then there's James Sheldon who probably had more control over the direction of the episode

than almost anyone.

Oh yes, I did forget something, didn't I?

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