THE TWILIGHT ZONE
30/60 Minutes
Science Fiction Anthology
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION
1959 — 1964
1985 — 1989
2002 — 2003
BROADCASTER
CBS (1959 — 1964)
CBS (1985 — 1987)
Syndicated (1988 — 1989)
UPN (2002 — 2003)
SEASONS / EPISODES
1950s: 5 Seasons / 156 Episodes
1980s: 3 Seasons / 65 Episodes
2000s: 1 Season / 22 Episodes
1 Movie (1983)
1 TV Movie (1994 / CBS)
NOTE: The 1985 and 2002 versions routinely consisted of more than one story in each installment.
DVD RELEASES
UK (Region 2 / PAL)
- Season 1 (1950s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 2 (1950s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 3 (1950s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 4 (1950s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 5 (1950s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 1 (1980s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 2 (1980s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Season 3 (1980s): Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
- Twilight Zone — The Movie: Amazon.co.uk
- Rod Serling's Lost Classics: Amazon.co.uk / HMV.com
United States (Region 1 / NTSC)
- Season 1 (1950s): Amazon.com
- Season 2 (1950s): Amazon.com
- Season 3 (1950s): Amazon.com
- Season 4 (1950s): Amazon.com
- Season 5 (1950s): Amazon.com
- Season 1 (1980s): Amazon.com
- Seasons 2 and 3 (1980s): Amazon.com
- Complete Series (2000s): Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com
- Twilight Zone — The Movie: Amazon.com
- Rod Serling's Lost Classics: Amazon.com
Movie Novelisations
Twilight Zone: The Movie
by Robert Bloch
- USA
- Paperback
- Warner Books
- 1983
Novelised Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Other Editions
UK / Paperback / Corgi Books / 1983 (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com)
Japan / Hardback / Kadokawa Shoten / 1983
Japan / Paperback / Kadokawa Bunko / 1983
UK / Paperback / Corgi Books / 1983 (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com) Japan / Hardback / Kadokawa Shoten / 1983 Japan / Paperback / Kadokawa Bunko / 1983
Back Cover Blurb — Corgi Books
You're travelling 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. Next stop
TWILIGHT ZONE
THE MOVIE
You're travelling 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. Next stop
TWILIGHT ZONE
THE MOVIE
- where demonic tyrants of the past live again to terrorize a man who carries the seeds of their hate into the present...
- where evil perches on a plane wing taunting the psychic who dare not believe his eyes — and still hold on to his mind...
- where the power to control the world rests in the fantasy-fraught imagination of a lonely child...
- where the joys of eternal youth are offered to those who remember childhood and are not too young to dream...
Notes
- The Corgi Books edition contained sixteen pages of black-and-white photographs.
- Twilight Zone: The Movie contained re-makes of the original series episodes Kick the Can, It's a Good Life and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. George Clayton Johnson's original short story and subsequent television script to Kick the Can were published in Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories.
In the original television version of It's a Good Life, Anthony Fremont was played by Billy Mumy (Lost in Space / Babylon 5) who makes a cameo appearance in the movie version of the story. A sequel to It's a Good Life was produced for the 2002/3 version of The Twilight Zone, with Bill Mumy and Cloris Leachman reprising their original 1961 roles — almost certainly a record in television terms. Keeping up the family tradition, Mumy's daughter Liliana played Audrey Fremont.
Television Novelisations: The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
See also Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Revisited — two anthologies which also included a number of episode novelisations. The page also has details of The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories, an anthology which contained a number of the original stories that were adapted for the series
Stories from the Twilight Zone
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam
- 1960
Novelised Episodes
The Mighty Casey / Escape Clause / Walking Distance / The Fever / Where is Everybody? / The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
The Mighty Casey / Escape Clause / Walking Distance / The Fever / Where is Everybody? / The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam (1960)
ROD SERLING EXPLORES THE TWILIGHT ZONE
It lies somewhere between the day and the darkness, between sleeping and waking, reality and illusion. It's a place inhabited by outlandish people where strange things happen —
Meet Casey, the mighty lefthander, who pitched like nothing human, because he wasn't; Walter Bedeker, who wanted to live forever, till he tasted eternity; Franklin Gibbs, who was robbed and murdered by a slot machine; Martin Sloan, who got lost between then and now — and many, many others, in
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam (Date Unknown)
A STRANGE AND UNUSUAL TALENT
is Rod Serling, the bright young star on the literary horizon who is already famous for his hit television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE. He can take a hard reality, add a dash of nonsense or a twist of nightmare, and come up with a short story or TV play guaranteed to thrill or amuse you, shock you or shake you up.
ROD SERLING EXPLORES THE TWILIGHT ZONE
It lies somewhere between the day and the darkness, between sleeping and waking, reality and illusion. It's a place inhabited by outlandish people where strange things happen —
Meet Casey, the mighty lefthander, who pitched like nothing human, because he wasn't; Walter Bedeker, who wanted to live forever, till he tasted eternity; Franklin Gibbs, who was robbed and murdered by a slot machine; Martin Sloan, who got lost between then and now — and many, many others, in
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam (Date Unknown)
A STRANGE AND UNUSUAL TALENT
is Rod Serling, the bright young star on the literary horizon who is already famous for his hit television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE. He can take a hard reality, add a dash of nonsense or a twist of nightmare, and come up with a short story or TV play guaranteed to thrill or amuse you, shock you or shake you up.
Notes
- Stories from the Twilight Zone was also included in the Complete Stories and Stories from the Twilight Zone omnibus editions.
More Stories from the Twilight Zone
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam
- 1961
Novelised Episodes
The Lonely / Mr Dingle, the Strong / A Thing About Machines / The Big, Tall Wish / A Stop at Willoughby / The Odyssey of Flight 33 / Dust
The Lonely / Mr Dingle, the Strong / A Thing About Machines / The Big, Tall Wish / A Stop at Willoughby / The Odyssey of Flight 33 / Dust
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam Books (1961)
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
means many things to the hugely imaginative and talented Rod Serling. It can mean a time-space "warp", a state of mind, a day someone wishes never, never happened. But whatever twist Mr. Serling's fancy takes, his story is colored with a weird, dreamy quality that will change your pulsebeat — and perhaps your feeling about life.
Rod Serling's overwhelmingly popular TV series THE TWILIGHT ZONE appears every week on the CBS Television Network.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
means many things to the hugely imaginative and talented Rod Serling. It can mean a time-space "warp", a state of mind, a day someone wishes never, never happened. But whatever twist Mr. Serling's fancy takes, his story is colored with a weird, dreamy quality that will change your pulsebeat — and perhaps your feeling about life.
Rod Serling's overwhelmingly popular TV series THE TWILIGHT ZONE appears every week on the CBS Television Network.
Notes
- More Stories from the Twilight Zone was also included in the Complete Stories and Stories from the Twilight Zone omnibus editions.
- Rod Serling's script to A Stop at Willoughby was used as the basis for the TV movie For All Time, produced in 2000.
New Stories from the Twilight Zone
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam
- 1962
Novelised Episodes
The Whole Truth / The Shelter / Showdown with Rance McGrew / The Night of the Meek / The Midnight Sun / The Rip Van Winkle Caper
The Whole Truth / The Shelter / Showdown with Rance McGrew / The Night of the Meek / The Midnight Sun / The Rip Van Winkle Caper
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam Books (1962)
THINGS HAPPEN
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
— MARVELOUS THINGS
A crummy Santa Claus in a rented suit finds that his bag of gifts is inexhaustible...
The clever thief who dreamed up the Rip Van Winkle Caper finds that gold doesn't matter in A.D. 2062...
TV's topnotch gun fighter, riding his red Jaguar and wearing his elevator cowboy boots, meets the real Jesse James...
ALL THESE IMPOSSIBLE
THINGS HAPPEN IN JUST ONE PLACE —
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
THINGS HAPPEN
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
— MARVELOUS THINGS
A crummy Santa Claus in a rented suit finds that his bag of gifts is inexhaustible...
The clever thief who dreamed up the Rip Van Winkle Caper finds that gold doesn't matter in A.D. 2062...
TV's topnotch gun fighter, riding his red Jaguar and wearing his elevator cowboy boots, meets the real Jesse James...
ALL THESE IMPOSSIBLE
THINGS HAPPEN IN JUST ONE PLACE —
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Notes
- New Stories from the Twilight Zone was also included in the Complete Stories and Stories from the Twilight Zone omnibus editions.
Television Novelisations: The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
See also The New Twilight Zone, an anthology which contained a number of the original stories that were adapted for the series.
Tales from the New Twilight Zone
by J Michael Straczynski
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam
- 1989
Novelised Episodes
The Mind of Simon Foster / The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon / Dream Me a Life / The Call / Acts of Terror / Special Service / The Wall / The Trance / Rendezvous in a Dark Place / Something in the Walls / Our Sylena is Dying
The Mind of Simon Foster / The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon / Dream Me a Life / The Call / Acts of Terror / Special Service / The Wall / The Trance / Rendezvous in a Dark Place / Something in the Walls / Our Sylena is Dying
Television Novelisations: The Twilight Zone (2002-2003)
The Twilight Zone: Memphis / The Pool Guy
by Jay Russell
- USA
- Paperback
- Black Flame
- 2004
- Book Number: #1
Novelised Episodes
Memphis / Pool Guy
Memphis / Pool Guy
The Twilight Zone: Upgrade / Sensuous Cindy
by Pat Cadigan
- USA
- Paperback
- Black Flame
- 2004
- Book Number: #2
Novelised Episodes
Upgrade / Sensuous Cindy
Upgrade / Sensuous Cindy
The Twilight Zone: Sunrise / Into the Light
by Jay Slater
- USA
- Paperback
- Black Flame
- 2004
- Book Number: #3
Novelised Episodes
Sunrise / Into the Light
Sunrise / Into the Light
The Twilight Zone: Chosen / The Placebo Effect
by KC Winters
- USA
- Paperback
- Black Flame
- 2005
- Book Number: #4
Novelised Episodes
Chosen / The Placebo Effect
Chosen / The Placebo Effect
The Twilight Zone: Burned / One Night at Mercy
by Christa Faust
- USA
- Paperback
- Black Flame
- 2005
- Book Number: #5
Novelised Episodes
Burned / One Night at Mercy
Burned / One Night at Mercy
Omnibus Editions / Compilations
From the Twilight Zone
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Hardback
- Doubleday
- 1963
Novelised Episodes
The Mighty Casey / Escape Clause / Where is Everybody? / The Monsters are Due on Maple Street / Walking Distance / The Whole Truth / The Lonely / Dust / The Midnight Sun / Mr Dingle, the Strong / The Odyssey of Flight 33 / The Big, Tall Wish / The Rip Van Winkle Caper / The Shelter
The Mighty Casey / Escape Clause / Where is Everybody? / The Monsters are Due on Maple Street / Walking Distance / The Whole Truth / The Lonely / Dust / The Midnight Sun / Mr Dingle, the Strong / The Odyssey of Flight 33 / The Big, Tall Wish / The Rip Van Winkle Caper / The Shelter
Notes
- Contains stories taken from Stories from the Twilight Zone, More Stories from the Twilight Zone and New Stories from the Twilight Zone.
Stories from the Twilight Zone
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam
- 1986
The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories
by Rod Serling
- USA
- Hardback
- TV Books
- 1990
