Rod Serling's Twilight Zone: 26 unforgettable explorations into the realm of the supernatural

by Walter B. Gibson (Adaptor), Rod Serling

The Twilight Zone by Rod Serling in Hardcover.

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Short Stories, Anthologies, Mystery

364 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897-December 6, 1985) was an American author and professional magician best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s.

Reviews

[talia ♡]

i literally found this copy that i remember buying secondhand at NINE years old in my garage and i’m stoked!!!

some were weird dinosaur kids, others were weird bug kids, i was a weird twilight zone kid.

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book Rod Serling's Twilight Zone it goes through twenty six different stories about the supernatural. The thing that I kind of hated and like about this book is how short and how many stories there were. The good thing about having twenty six different stories is it gives the readers something new every time they finish each little story. The bad thing that I did not like about have this many stories is that you never get hooked on any of the characters or any story in particular because they are so short.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

....it was ok?
Majority of stories here are ghost stories. Less SciFi more straight up campfire ghost stories. With exception of a few episodes that somehow read far drier than their filmed version

[Sugarrr · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really really really wanted to love this book :(( the stories were boring to read with mostly boring endings, There are better twilight zone books out there. This one was just not good at all imo.

[John Albers · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book for serious Twilight Zone fanatics only. Otherwise, it's average at best.

[Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read:

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street - 4/5

[Zack · Rating 2 out of 5]

Serling's stories shine while the new stories stink. I found comfort in the episode chapters, but that left way too many new crappy stories to push through

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: the Twilight Zone was a 1960s TV series - horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Twenty six episodes have been adapted into short stories.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a terrific collection of stories written by Rod Serling, which were originally teleplays for the TV series "The Twilight Zone", later converted into short stories collected here. Good reading even though you know how the stories will turn out if you've seen the TV episodes as many times as I have!
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[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection of short, creepy stories. Not so scary to preclude bedtime reading.

[Sue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can't read this: archaic.

[Matt Garville · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some gems

[Cindy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic

[Cameron Klimkewicz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rod Serling's Twilight Zone kept me on the edge of my seat as I read each gruesome tale. The suspense brought on by each story induced goose bumps and chills along my spine, making this a must-read. Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, much like the TV show, is a collection of supernatural events and recollections, no two stories or characters involved being the same--giving the reader an array of heart-stopping narratives. With such a variety of tales, it's hard to choose a favorite, but one of the most peculiar and interesting stories was titled, The Ghost of Ticonderoga, an account of a man who is protecting a wanted killer, only to find that the man he is protecting is the killer of a close family member; the ghost of his loved one ultimately get's his revenge by killing the man, because he had protected his murderer. There is such a lack of character development in the man, it's almost the leading cause of his demise. When coming to the realization of who the killer's victim was, the man still remained the same and continued to protect the murderer. His opinions and thoughts of the criminal did not change, even though the spirit of his loved one had visited him and told him what would happen if he continued on with what he was doing. He did not take the advice of his lost family member and apply it to his situation; he instead continued, thinking he was doing the right thing. When visited by the spirit, he said something along the lines of: "Then what must I do? I cannot leave the criminal out for the law to devour, I wouldn't be doing what is right." This dialogue shows that he truly believes he is providing justice.
Rod Serling's Twlight Zone, a collection of heart-stopping tales, provides an array of well-developed and not-so-developed characters, each adding to how the story is told and how events take place. The development or lack of development helps give each story a situation for a villain or supernatural being to play off of.