The Twilight Zone – All Things Ick

Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 to Celebrate “The Twilight Zone”, Rod Serling Centennial, and More

February 20, 2024 Meagan Navarro Chattanooga Film Festival 2024, Clown in a Cornfield, Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, TV

The Chattanooga Film Festival returns for its eleventh year, unleashing another summer camp for cinephiles from June 21-28, 2024. For this outing, the acclaimed fest is venturing into “The Twilight Zone.” As it did in its 10th edition, the festival will be presented in a hybrid format, with in-person and virtual programming available. The festival’s in-person […]

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11 Holiday Horror TV Episodes to Deck the Halls This Season [12 Days of Creepmas]

December 15, 2023 Meagan Navarro 12 Days of Creepmas, Black Mirror, Doctor Who, featured, Inside No. 9, Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, topnews, TV

Almost every television series gets in on the holiday spirit and sometimes that Christmas celebration arrives in the form of horror. Luckily, there’s no shortage of stellar horror TV episodes that deliver killer Santas, folkloric monsters of Yule, holiday ghosts, and more. The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 11 […]

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Revisiting William Friedkin’s Horror TV Contributions from “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” to “Tales from the Crypt”

August 11, 2023 Meagan Navarro Alfred Hitchcock, Editorials, Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, William Friedkin

Filmmaker William Friedkin forever changed horror with 1974’s The Exorcist, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He returned to the genre again in 1980 with the Giallo-like thriller Cruising and fearlessly got weird with gory folk horror The Guardian in 1990. Fearless perfectly encapsulates Friedkin’s style and his approach to life; he was never afraid to speak his […]

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Toy Terror: 5 Creepy Doll Tales from TV Horror Anthologies You Should Watch

November 30, 2022 Paul Lê Editorials, Goosebumps, Historias Para No Dormir, Night Gallery, Series of Frights, Tales to Keep You Awake, The Twilight Zone, TV

There are times when something that’s almost human is more terrifying than an actual monster. After all, uneasiness often stems from things that come eerily close to resembling humanity. Roboticist Masahiro Mori explained why people feel this way with his 1970 essay about the “uncanny valley” effect, and ever since, society has better understood why […]

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How Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” Revives An Essential Anthology Trope

October 28, 2022 Daniel Kurland anthology, anthology horror, Black Mirror, cabinet of curiosities, Creeped Out, Editorials, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, TV

Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” brings back the underrated anthology series host trope that helps celebrate the nature of storytelling. When it comes to the versatile nature of anthology shows, one of the biggest selling points of the genre is that every episode tells a completely original story. It’s easy to get lost in […]

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Childcare Scares: 5 Tales of Babysitter Horror from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

September 26, 2022 Paul Lê Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Editorials, Melonie Diaz, Orson Welles, Room 104, Scene of the Crime, Series of Frights, Tales From the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, TV

Parents undoubtedly love their children, but every now and then, they want some time off. That’s where a babysitter or nanny comes in. If everything goes to plan, these domestic godsends can be in and out in a few hours with some extra money in hand, as well as the satisfaction of knowing they helped […]

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Shared Scares: 5 Horror Stories With Multiple TV Anthology Adaptations [Series of Frights]

July 26, 2022 Paul Lê Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Editorials, Journey to the Unknown, Night Gallery, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Series of Frights, Tales of the Unexpected, The Ray Bradbury Theater, The Twilight Zone, TV

The average anthology series draws from multiple wells of inspiration. Apart from original ideas, these shows look to preexisting fiction writing for their source material, seeking the best of the best. Not only does this method encourage variety and bring recognition to less prevailing works, it also puts the spotlight on underappreciated authors. Be that […]

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5 Creepy Tales of Childhood Horrors from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

May 23, 2022 Paul Lê Are You Afraid Of The Dark, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Editorials, Joe Dante, Just Beyond, Series of Frights, Tales From the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, TV

A big part of growing up for kids is overcoming their greatest fears. In time they stop being scared of thunderstorms and visits to the doctor. Being afraid of the dark is also common, but for a lot of children, what terrifies them the most is what might be in the darkness. The following stories […]

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Horror in Segments: 5 Multi-Storied Episodes from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

April 22, 2022 Paul Lê Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Black Mirror, Editorials, Letitia Wright, Melissa George, Night Visions, Series of Frights, Stephen King, The Twilight Zone, Thora Birch, Timothy Olyphant, Tobe Hooper, TV, Two Twisted

Horror anthology films have the good fortune of hosting several stories. Audiences can find something to like even if the entire collection is not up to par. As for anthologies on the small screen, usually these series are limited to one story per episode. Focusing on only one plot at a time has its advantages; […]

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The 10 Best Bars in Horror Movies [Halloweenies Podcast]

March 14, 2022 Michael Roffman A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, From Dusk Till Dawn, Near Dark, Phantasm, Podcasts, St. Patrick's Day, The Twilight Zone

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the Halloweenies are wearing their Silver Shamrock best. Before they head into the woods to fight the Kandarian demons of The Evil Dead franchise, they’re hitting the streets for the bar crawl from hell, to borrow from Richard Lewis. Together, co-hosts Michael Roffman, Mike Vanderbilt, and Justin Gerber are hitting […]

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Loved to Death: 5 Twisted Tales of Deadly Attractions from Horror TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

February 11, 2022 Paul Lê Darkroom, Editorials, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, Night Gallery, Series of Frights, Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, TV

Love can drive people to do the most foolish things. This is especially true when that love is unhealthy, ensuring the relationship was doomed from the start. Of course there is no stopping someone who is so determined to possess the object of their affection; they cross moral lines and break more than hearts. As […]

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5 Tales of Family Horror from TV Anthologies [Series of Frights]

November 25, 2021 Paul Lê Dead of Night, Editorials, Monsterland, Night Gallery, Series of Frights, Tales of the Unexpected, The Twilight Zone, TV

Series of Frights is a recurring column that mainly focuses on horror in television. Specifically, it takes a closer look at five episodes or stories — each one adhering to an overall theme — from different anthology series or the occasional movie made for TV. With anthologies becoming popular again, especially on television, now is […]

Original “The Twilight Zone” Series Getting a Brand New Blu-ray Release for Halloween

October 12, 2021 John Squires Home Video, Movies, Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone

Travel to another dimension of sight and sound… All 156 episodes of Rod Serling‘s “The Twilight Zone” are headed back to Blu-ray here in the United States, with Paramount releasing the entire collection on October 26, 2021. This looks to be something of a “budget” release for the complete original series, currently up for pre-order […]