Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary

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listed Armstrong's "A Haunted House of Her Own", Brennert's "Puowaina", and Tad Williams's "Ants" as the best stories. The review also listed Wu's "On the Road", Douglas's "Truth or Consequences", and Robert Serling's "Ghost Writer" as being "less satisfying" stories. The review concluded that the

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episode formats: the social revenge fantasies ("The Art of Miniature", "Family Man", and "The Good Neighbor") use unlikable characters who eventually suffer an ironic twist to their predicament; stories about paranoid characters trying to convince others that something is wrong ("The Street that

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The book begins with an introduction by the editor Carol Serling and ends with brief biographies of all the authors. Each of the 19 self-contained short stories includes an introduction and conclusion with the same tone and style as Rod Serling's narration at the beginning and end of each

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reviewer, David McDonnell, lists the anthology's best stories as Lansdale's "Torn Away", Zahn's "Vampin' Down the Avenue", Resnick and Robyn's "Benchwarmer", and Armstrong's "A Haunted House of Her Own". McDonnell noted that Rod Serling's "El Moe" was least like a typical

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A salesman checks into a hotel to attend a convention. After attending the wrong convention and being dismayed by the staff's ambivalence about not being able to leave the hotel or contact the outside world, the salesman believes he has died and is now in Hell.

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In 1970, two hitchhikers meet by chance and promise each other to pursue their desired career paths. In the present, they unexpectedly meet again in a cafe in Texas, fulfilling a promise to meet again when one of them needs the other's help.

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A manager uses family obligations as a shield against criticism for toeing the corporate line and being disloyal to his staff. His world is turned upside down when he awakens to find no trace of his family ever having existed.

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Forgot Time"); stories with a war theme ("Genesis", "Puowaina", "Ghost Writer", and "The Soldier He Needed to Be"); and stories centered on a hitch-hiker ("On the Road" and "Truth or Consequences").

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as "a piece of hagiography that does little to illuminate Serling's genius or the enduring appeal of his most famous creation", the anthology was called "a far superior homage to Serling". In her

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An actor frustrated by the paparazzi starts taking drugs that make him invisible to cameras at night. When he forgets to take the antidote before dawn, he suffers a day that ruins his career.

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column Hand listed Hagberg's "Genesis" as the best story in the anthology though Lansdale and Stine's are also good. She called Rod Serling and Strieber's stories "the only real misfires".

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is stuck in their own routines. He escapes after discovering that someone is controlling the residents through subliminal messages on their televisions and computers.

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An abusive husband kills his wife with an axe. After he cleans away the body, he uses ants which have infested their house to track down left over pieces he missed.

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wrote a positive review, saying "superior craftsmanship ensures can't-miss entertainment for speculative-fiction fans and anyone nostalgic for the original

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A man separated from his shadow by a witch is detained by police. The man convinces the police chief to help him flee his shadow just before it attacks.

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to tourists. Though she does not initially believe in ghosts, a series of odd events and her husband acting possessed makes her re-examine her beliefs.

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A reporter refuses to accept the explanation of what a new business offers and struggles to uncover a rational explanation he can accept.

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as a hardcover and paperback in September 2009. To help with its promotion a 39-second video trailer was produced. Compared to

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is an anthology of short stories written by various authors and edited by Carol Serling, the widow of series creator

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and his speechwriter discuss the tone and substance of an upcoming speech regarding the future of a divisive war.

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wrote "with this slate of authors and the perennial popularity of the show, all libraries should own a copy".

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An American soldier in Afghanistan attributes his positive change in luck and combat effectiveness to a new

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This anthology of short stories was published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the television debut of

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The adoption of a stray dog breaks a workaholic's routine and leads him to notice that everyone in his

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episodes, including a narrated introduction and conclusion. Authors who contributed stories include

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A school girl in Hawaii foresees events including her father's death and a surprise attack on

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by burning down the house of his new neighbor, but mistakenly kills some of the occupants.

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format, this anthology is primarily of interest to hardcore fans". Carl Hays from

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were advertised as contributors but their stories did not make it into the book.

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A corrupt drifter is mistaken for a legendary Mexican folk hero who battled the

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and must decide whether to become the legend or sell out to the Federales.

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categorized the short stories into the following four basic types of

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becomes paranoid about a hitchhiker who seems to keep ahead of her.

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Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone: The 50th Anniversary Tribute

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Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone: The 50th Anniversary Tribute

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