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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 (who also wrote the warmly nostalgic introduction), 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.

Table of Contents:

• Preface - essay by Carol Serling
• Introduction - essay by Richard Matheson
• One for the Angels - (1985) - short fiction by Anne Serling
• Perchance to Dream - (1958) - short story by Charles Beaumont
• Disappearing Act - (1953) - short story by Richard Matheson
• Time Enough at Last - (1953) - short story by Lyn Venable
• What You Need - (1945) - short story by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett]
• Third from the Sun - (1950) - short story by Richard Matheson
• Elegy - (1953) - short story by Charles Beaumont
• Brothers Beyond the Void - (1952) - short story by Paul W. Fairman
• The Howling Man - (1959) - short story by Charles Beaumont
• It's a Good Life - (1953) - short story by Jerome Bixby
• The Valley Was Still - (1939) - short story by Manly Wade Wellman
• The Jungle - (1954) - novelette by Charles Beaumont
• To Serve Man - (1950) - short story by Damon Knight
• Little Girl Lost - (1953) - short story by Richard Matheson
• Four O'Clock - (1958) - short story by Price Day
• I Sing the Body Electric! - (1969) - novelette by Ray Bradbury
• The Changing of the Guard [by Rod Serling] - (1985) - essay by Anne Serling
• In His Image - (1957) - novelette by Charles Beaumont
• Mute - (1962) - novelette by Richard Matheson
• Death Ship - (1953) - short story by Richard Matheson
• The Devil, You Say? - (1951) - novelette by Charles Beaumont
• Blind Alley - (1943) - novelette by Malcolm Jameson
• Song for a Lady - (1960) - short story by Charles Beaumont
• Steel - (1956) - novelette by Richard Matheson
• Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - (1962) - short story by Richard Matheson
• The Old Man - (1962) - short story by Henry Slesar
• The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross - (1961) - short story by Henry Slesar
• The Beautiful People - (1952) - short story by Charles Beaumont
• Long Distance Call - (1953) - short story by Richard Matheson
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - (1890) - short story by Ambrose Bierce