The very first episode of The Twilight Zone aired on CBS on October 2, 1959. It was titled “Where Is Everybody?.” The TV series was created by Rod Serling and broadcast from 1959 to 1964. Wikipedia observes:
“Each episode presents a stand-alone story in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering ‘The Twilight Zone,’ often with a surprise ending and a moral. Although predominantly science-fiction, the show’s paranormal and Kafkaesque events leaned the show towards fantasy and horror.”
Each episode started with Serling explaining: “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The…
