Twilight Zone Books

Episodes of the Twilight Zone and the unexplainable in various volumes.

Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Vol. 1 (10 CD Set)

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The Twilight Zone Companion

The Twilight Zone Companion is one of the finest examinations of a television series. Author Marc Scott Zicree spent five years researching and writing what is without a doubt the definitive look at this classic horror-fantasy-science fiction show. (The series originally ran from 1959 to 1965, but is still seen in syndication around the world.) Not only is the book an exhaustive episode-by-episode guide, but the author apparently interviewed every living soul who was ever associated with the show. It's quite likely that creator Rod Serling, who died before the book saw publication in 1982, would have been suitably impressed by the respect and dedication that clearly went into this labor of love. Zicree later revised and expanded The Twilight Zone Companion for a second edition in 1989, and discusses both the briefly revived series and the feature film based on the show. --Stanley Wiater

Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Vol. 2 (10 CD Set)

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Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone was a television series produced in the 1960s that presented unforgettable tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Rod Serling, an award-winning writer of television dramas, was the creator and host--and wrote more than 90 of the 156 episodes. The series has since been shown around the world and the title is now a part of pop culture lore. Serling adapted 19 of his favorite teleplays into short stories, first published as a trio of paperback originals. The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories is a hardcover omnibus collection that includes all 19 stories and a historical introduction. These stories have passed the test of time and are uniformly entertaining and well crafted. However, any reader who is a fan of the TV show may have difficulty allowing the stories to stand on their own without the filmed episodes intruding. Even so, Serling was undeniably a true master of the fantastic, and fans should cherish this volume beside their videocassettes of the series. --Stanley Wiater

New Twilight Zone

Here's one anthology that lives up to its subtitle: 21 Tales by the Greatest Sci-Fi and Dark Fantasy Writers of Our Time. This is also an important theme anthology, collecting all the original stories later adapted into episodes of the 1980s revival television series The Twilight Zone. (Greenberg also coedited the equally fine anthology The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories, which collects all the stories adapted for the series' original run in the early 1960s.) Besides great stories by such masters as Richard Matheson, Harlan Ellison, Robert R. McCammon, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Roger Zelazny, pop culture historians will appreciate the introduction by Alan Brennert, which details the rise--and rapid fall--of the revived series. --Stanley Wiater