The Twilight Zone, Screen Plays Index

Screen Plays Index

Aldridge, Virginia,
--The Junction, first broadcast February 21, 1987.

Barker, Lynn,
--Little Boy Lost, first broadcast October 18, 1985.
--Dead Woman's Shoes, first broadcast November 22, 1985.
...Based on Dead Man's Shoes, by Charles Beaumont.

Barkin, Haskell,
--Act Break, first broadcast November 11, 1985.
--Tooth and Consequences, first broadcast January 31, 1986.

Barnes, Steven,
--To See the Invisible Man, first broadcast January 31, 1986.
.....Based on: To See the Invisible Man, by Robert Silverberg (Worlds of Tomorrow, April, 1963).
--Teacher's Aide, first broadcast November 11, 1985.

Beaumont, Charles, (1929-1967)
--Perchance to Dream, first broadcast November 27, 1959.
.....Based on: Perchance to Dream, by Charles Beaumont (Playboy, October, 1958).
--Elegy, first broadcast February 19, 1960.
.....Based on: Elegy, by Charles Beaumont (Imagination, February, 1953).
--Long Live Walter Jameson, first broadcast March 18, 1960.
--A Nice Place to Visit, first broadcast April 15, 1960.
--The Howling Man, first broadcast November 4, 1960. *
.....Based on: The Howling Man, by Charles Beaumont (as by C. B. Lovehill in Rogue, November, 1959).
--Static, first broadcast March 10, 1961.
.....Based on: unpublished story by OCee Ritch.
--The Prime Mover, first broadcast March 24, 1961.
.....Based on: unpublished story by George Clayton Johnson.
--Shadow Play, first broadcast May 5, 1961.
--The Jungle, first broadcast December 1, 1961.
.....Based on: The Jungle, by Charles Beaumont (If, December, 1954).
--The Fugitive, first broadcast March 9, 1962.
--Person or Persons Unknown, first broadcast March 23, 1962.
--In His Image, first broadcast January 3, 1963.
.....Based on: The Man Who Made Himself, by Charles Beaumont (Imagination, February, 1957).
--Valley of the Shadow, first broadcast January 17, 1963.
--Miniature, first broadcast February 21, 1963.
--Printer's Devil, first broadcast February 28, 1963.
.....Based on: The Devil, You Say? by Charles Beaumont (Amazing, January, 1951).
--Passage on the Lady Anne, first broadcast May 9, 1963.
.....Based on: Song for a Lady, by Charles Beaumont (Night Ride and Other Journeys, 1960).
--also see Beaumont, Charles, and OCee Ritch
--also see Idelson, William, and Charles Beaumont

Beaumont, Charles, and OCee Ritch,
--Dead Man's Shoes, first broadcast January 19, 1962.

Bradbury, Ray, (1920- )
--I Sing the Body Electric, first broadcast May 18, 1962.
.....Based on: I Sing the Body Electric, by Ray Bradbury (as The Beautiful One Is Here, in McCalls, August, 1969).
--The Elevator, first broadcast January 31, 1986.

Brennert, Alan, (1954- )
--Shatterday, first broadcast September 27, 1985.
.....Based on: Shatterday, by Harlan Ellison (Gallery, September, 1975).
--A Message from Charity, first broadcast November 1, 1985.
.....Based on: A Message from Charity, by William M. Lee (F & SF, November, 1967).
--Wong's Lost and Found Emporium, first broadcast November 22, 1985.
.....Based on: Wong's Lost and Found Emporium, by William F. Wu (Amazing Stories, May, 1983).
--One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty, first broadcast December 6, 1985.
.....One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty, by Harlan Ellison (Orbit 8, 1970).
--I of Newton, first broadcast December 13, 1985.
.....I of Newton, by Joe Haldeman (Fantastic Stories, June, 1970).
--The Star, first broadcast December 20, 1985.
.....The Star, by Arthur C. Clarke (Infinity Science Fiction, November, 1955).
--Dead Run, first broadcast February 21, 1986.
.....Based on: Dead Run, by Greg Bear (Omni, April, 1985).
--Time and Teresa Golowitz, first broadcast July 10, 1987.
.....Based on: Influencing the Hell Out of Time and Teresa Golowitz, by Parke Godwin (Twilight Zone, January, 1982).
--Her Pilgrim Soul, first broadcast December 13, 1985.
--Quarantine, first broadcast February 7, 1986.
.....Based on: Quarantine, by Philip DeGuere and Steven Bochco.
--Voices in the Earth, first broadcast July 10, 1987.
--The Cold Equations, first broadcast January 8, 1989.
.....Based on: The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin (Astounding, August, 1954).
--also see Bryant, Michael
--also see Scholz, Carter, and Alan Brennert

Bryant, Michael, (Alan Brennert, 1954- )
--Healer, first broadcast October 11, 1985.
.....Published subsequently as: Healer, by Alan Brennert (F & SF, February, 1989).

Carren, David Bennett,
--If She Dies, first broadcast October 25, 1985.

Cassutt, Michael,
--Wish Bank, first broadcast October 18, 1985.
--Red Snow, first broadcast March 21, 1986.
--The Card, first broadcast February 21, 1987.

Chitlik, Paul,
--see Finch, Jeremy Bertrand, and Paul Chitlik

Cobb, Ron, and Robin Love,
--Shelter Skelter, first broadcast May 21, 1987.

Collins, Anne,
--Ye Gods, first broadcast October 25, 1985.
--The Library, first broadcast March 28, 1986.

Crais, Robert,
--Monsters! first broadcast January 24, 1986.

Crocker, James,
--A Little Peace and Quiet, first broadcast September 25, 1985.
--Chameleon, first broadcast October 4, 1985.
--Shadow Play, first broadcast April 4, 1986.
.....Based on: Shadow Play, by Charles Beaumont (TV: May 5, 1961).

DeGuerre, Philip,
--Nightcrawlers, first broadcast October 18, 1985.
.....Based on: Nightcrawlers, by Robert R. McCammon (Masques #1, 1984).
--Examination Day, first broadcast November 1, 1985.
.....Based on: Examination Day, by Henry Slesar (Playboy, February, 1958).

DeMatteis, J. M.,
--The Girl I Married, first broadcast July 17, 1987.

deRoy, Richard,
--Ninety Years without Slumbering, first broadcast December 20, 1963.
.....Based on: unpublished story of George Clayton Johnson.

Duncan, Chip,
--see Krzemien, Richard, and Chip Duncan

Ellison, Harlan, (1934- )
--Paladin of the Lost Hour, first broadcast November 8, 1985.
.....Based on: Paladin of the Lost Hour, by Harlan Ellison.
--Gramma
.....Based on: Gramma, by Stephen King (Weirdbook #19, 1984).

Enloe, Les,
--Welcome to Winfield, first broadcast February 7, 1986.

Enrico, Robert,
--An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, first broadcast February 28, 1964. **
.....Based on: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce.

Feigelson, J. D.,
--The Burning Man, first broadcast November 15, 1985.
.....Based on: The Burning Man, by Ray Bradbury (Long After Midnight, 1976).
--The Little People of Killaney Woods, first broadcast January 3, 1986.

Finch, Jeremy Bertrand, and Paul Chitlik,
--Aqua Vita, first broadcast October 4, 1986.

Furia, John, Jr.,
--I Dream of Genie, first broadcast March 21, 1963.

Gannon, Joe,
--Dreams for sale, first broadcast October 4, 1985.

Gerrold, David,
--A Day in Beaumont, first broadcast April 11, 1986.
--A Saucer of Loneliness, first broadcast September 27, 1986.
.....Based on: A Saucer of Loneliness, by Theodore Sturgeon (Galaxy, February, 1953).

Goldsmith, Martin M.,
--What's in the Box, first broadcast March 13, 1964.
--The Encounter, first broadcast May 1, 1964.

Graham, Gerrit,
--see Hubbell, Chris, and Gerrit Graham

Hamner, Earl, Jr.,
--The Hunt, first broadcast January 26, 1962.
--A Piano in the House, first broadcast February 16, 1962.
--Jess-Belle, first broadcast February 14, 1963.
--Ring-a-Ding Girl, first broadcast December 27, 1963.
--You Drive, first broadcast January 3, 1964.
--Black Leather Jackets, first broadcast January 31, 1964.
--Stopover in a Quiet Town, first broadcast April 24, 1964.
--The Bewitchin' Pool, first broadcast June 19, 1964.

Hubbell, Chris, and Gerrit Graham,
--Children's Zoo, first broadcast October 11, 1985.
--Opening Day, first broadcast November 29, 1985.
--Still Life, first broadcast January 3, 1986.

Hunter, Robert,
--Devil's Alphabet, first broadcast January 13, 1961.
.....Based on: The Everlasting Club, by Arthur Gray (The Cambridge Review, October 27, 1910).

Idelson, William,
--see Idelson, William, and Charles Beaumont

Idelson, William, and Charles Beaumont,
--Long Distance Call, first broadcast March 3, 1961.

Johnson, George Clayton,
--A Penny for Your Thoughts, first broadcast February 3, 1961.
--A Game of Pool, first broadcast October 13, 1961.
--Nothing in the Dark, first broadcast January 5, 1962.
--Kick the Can, first broadcast February 9, 1962. * Cinema: Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1983.

Krzemien, Richard, and Chip Duncan,
--Kentucky Rye, first broadcast October 11, 1985.

Lawrence, Anthony, and Nancy Lawrence,
--Song of the Younger World, first broadcast July 17, 1987.

Martin, George R. R.,
--The Last Defender of Camelot, first broadcast Apeil 11, 1986.
.....Based on: The Last Defender of Camelot, by Roger Zelazny (Asimov's SF Adventure, Summer, 1979).
--The Once and Future King, first broadcast September 27, 1986.
.....Based on: The Once and Future King, by Bryce Maritano.
--Lost and Found, first broadcast October 18, 1986.
.....Based on: Lost and Found, by Phyllis Eisenstein (Analog, October, 1978).
--The Toys of Caliban, first broadcast December 4, 1986.
.....Based on: The Toys of Caliban by Terry Matz.
--The Road Less Traveled, first broadcast December 18, 1986.

Matheson, Richard, (1926- )
--The Last Flight, first broadcast February 5, 1960.
--A World of Difference, first broadcast March 11, 1960.
--A World of His Own, first broadcast July 1, 1960.
--Nick of Time, first broadcast November 18, 1960.
--The Invaders, first broadcast January 27, 1961. *
--Once Upon a Time, first broadcast December 15, 1961.
--Little Girl Lost, first broadcast March 16, 1962.
.....Based on: Little Girl Lost, by Richard Matheson (Amazing Stories, October-November, 1953).
--Young Man's Fancy, first broadcast May 11, 1962.
--Mute, first broadcast January 31, 1963.
.....Based on: Mute, by Richard Matheson (The Fiend in You, 1962; Shock II, 1964).
--Death Ship, first broadcast February 7, 1963.
.....Based on: Death Ship, by Richard Matheson (Fantastic Story Magazine, March, 1953).
--Steel, first broadcast October 4, 1963.
.....Based on: Steel, by Richard Matheson (F & SF, May, 1956).
--Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, first broadcast October 11, 1963. * Cinema: Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1983.
.....Based on: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, by Richard Matheson (Alone by Night, 1962; Shock III, 1966).
--Night Call, first broadcast February 7, 1964.
.....Based on: Long Distance Call, by Richard Matheson (as Sorry, Right Number, in Beyond Fantasy Fiction, November, 1953; Shock! 1961).
--Spur of the Moment, first broadcast February 21, 1964.
--also see Swanson, Logan

McNeeley, Jerry,
--The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross, first broadcast January 17, 1964.
.....Based on: The Self-Improvment of Salvadore Ross, by Henry Slesar (F & SF, May, 1961).

Messina, Patrice,
--Grace Note, first broadcast April 4, 1986.
--The Convict's Piano, first broadcast December 11, 1986.
--Based on: The Convict's Piano, by James Crocker.

Mitchell, Gordon,
--Take My Life ... Please! first broadcast March 28, 1986.

Neuman, E. Jack,
--The Trouble with Templeton, first broadcast December 9, 1960.

O'Bannon, Rockne S.,
--Wordplay, first broadcast October 4, 1985.
--The Shadow Man, first broadcast November 29, 1985.
--Night of the Meek, first broadcast December 20, 1985.
.....Based on: Night of the Meek, by Rod Serling (TV: December 23, 1960).
--A Matter of Minutes, first broadcast January 24, 1986.
.....Based on: Yesterday Was Monday, by Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown, June, 1941).
--Personal Demons, first broadcast February 4, 1986.
--The Storyteller, first broadcast October 11, 1986.
--The After Hours, first broadcast October 18, 1986.
.....Based on: The After Hours, by Rod Serling (TV: June 10, 1960).
--also see Rae, Steven

O'Kun, Lan,
--The World Next Door, first broadcast October 18, 1986.

Pasco, Martin, and Rebecca Parr,
--The Beacon, first broadcast December 6, 1985.
--But Can She Type? first broadcast December 20, 1985.
--Cold Reading, first broadcast February 14, 1986.

Pittman, Montgomery,
--Two, first broadcast September 15, 1961.
--The Grave, first broadcast October 27, 1961.
--The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, first broadcast February 23, 1962.

Presnell, Robert, Jr.,
--The Chaser, first broadcast May 13, 1960.
.....Based on: The Chaser, by John Collier.

Rae, Steven, (Rockne S. O'Bannon)
--The Misfortune Cookie, first broadcast January 3, 1986.
.....Based on: The Misfortune Cookie, by Charles E. Fritch (F & SF, November, 1970).
--also see O'Bannon, Rockne S.

Reaves, Michael,
--Nightsong, first broadcast October 11, 1986.

Redlich, Edward,
--Private Channel, first broadcast March 21, 1987.

Ritch, OCee,
--see Beaumont, Charles, and OCee Ritch

Rose, Reginald,
--The Incredible World of Horace Ford, first broadcast April 18, 1963.

Scholz, Carter, and Alan Brennert,
--A Small Talent for War, first broadcast January 24, 1986.

Schulman, J. Neil,
--Profile in Silver, first broadcast March 7, 1986.

Serling, Rod, (1924-1975)
--Where Is Everyboy? first broadcast October 2, 1959.
--One for the Angels, first broadcast October 9, 1959.
--Mr. Denton on Doomsday, first broadcast October 16, 1959.
--The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine, October 23, 1959.
--Walking Distance, first broadcast October 30, 1959.
--Escape Clause, first broadcast November 6, 1959.
--The Lonely, first broadcast November 13, 1959.
--Time Enough at Last, first broadcast November 20, 1959.
.....Based on: Time Enough at Last, by Lynn Venable.
--Judgment Night, first broadcast December 4, 1959.
--And When the Sky Was Opened, first broadcast December 11, 1959.
.....Based on: Disappearing Act, by Richard Matheson.
--What You Need, first broadcast December 25, 1959.
.....Based on: What You Need, by Lewis Padgett.
Serling, Rod, (continued)
--The Four of Us Are Dying, first broadcast January 1, 1960.
.....Based on: unpublished story by George Clayton Johnson.
--Third from the Sun, first broadcast January 8, 1960.
.....Based on: Third from the Sun, by Richard Matheson.
--I Shot an Arrow into the Air, first broadcast January 15, 1960.
.....Based on: story idea by Madelon Champion.
--The Hitch-Hiker, first broadcast January 22, 1960.
.....Based on: The Hitch-Hiker, radio play by Lucille Fletcher.
--The Fever, first broadcast January 29, 1960.
--The Purple Testament, first broadcast February 12, 1960.
--Mirror Image, first broadcast February 26, 1960.
--The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, first broadcast March 4, 1960. *
--People Are Alike All Over, first broadcast March 25, 1960.
.....Based on: Brothers Beyond the Void, by Paul Fairman.
--Execution, first broadcast April 1, 1960.
.....Based on: unpublished story by George Clayton Johnson.
--The Big Tall Wish, first broadcast April 8, 1960.
--Nightmare as a Child, first broadcast April 29, 1960.
--A Stop at Willoughby, first broadcast May 6, 1960.
--A Passage for Trumpet, first broadcast May 20, 1960.
--Mr. Bevis, first broadcast June 3, 1960.
--The After Hours, first broadcast June 10, 1960.
--The Mighty Casey, first broadcast June 17, 1960.
--King Nine Will Not Return, first broadcast September 30, 1960.
--The Man in the Bottle, first broadcast October 7, 1960.
--Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, first broadcast October 14, 1960.
--A Thing About Machines, first broadcast October 28, 1960.
--The Eye of the Beholder, first broadcast November 11, 1960.
--A Most Unusual Camera, first broadcast November 16, 1960. *
--The Lateness of the Hour, first broadcast December 2, 1960.
--Night of the Meek, first broadcast December 23, 1960. *
Serling, Rod, (continued)
--Dust, first broadcast January 6, 1961.
--Back There, first broadcast January 13, 1961.
--The Whole Truth, first broadcast January 20, 1961.
--Twenty-Two, first broadcast February 10, 1961.
.....Based on: anecdote in Famous Ghost Stories, edited by Bennett Cerf.
--The Odyssey of Flight 33, first broadcast February 24, 1961.
--Mr. Dingle, the Strong, first broadcast March 3, 1961.
--A Hundred Yards Over the Rim, first broadcast April 7, 1961.
--The Rip Van Winkle Caper, first broadcast April 21, 1961.
--The Silence, first broadcast April 28, 1961.
--The Mind and the Matter, first broadcast May 12, 1961.
--Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up, first broadcast May 26, 1961.
--The Obsolete Man, first broadcast June 2, 1961.
--The Arrival, first broadcast September 22, 1961.
--The Shelter, first broadcast September 29, 1961.
--The Passersby, first broadcast October 6, 1961.
--The Mirror, first broadcast October 20, 1961.
--It's a Good Life, first broadcast November 3, 1961. * Cinema: Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1983.
.....Based on: It's a Good Life, by Jerome Bixby.
--Deaths-Head Revisited, first broadcast November 10, 1961.
--The Midnight Sun, first broadcast November 17, 1961.
--Still Valley, first broadcast November 24, 1961.
.....Based on: The Valley Was Still, by Manly Wade Wellman.
--Five Characters in Search of an Exit, first broadcast December 22, 1961.
.....Based on: The Depository, by Marvin Petal.
--A Quality Mercy, first broadcast December 29, 1961.
.....Based on: an idea of Sam Rolfe.
Serling, Rod, (continued)
--One More Pallbearer, first broadcast January 12, 1962.
--Showdown with Rance McGrew, first broadcast February 2, 1962.
.....Based on: an idea of Frederic Louis Fox.
--To Serve Man, first broadcast March 2, 1962. **
.....Based on: To Serve Man, by Damon Knight.
--The Little People, first broadcast March 30, 1962.
--Four O'Clock, first broadcast April 6, 1962.
.....Based on: Four O'Clock, by Price Day (Alfred Hitchcock, April, 1958).
--Hocus-Pocus and Frisby, first broadcast April 13, 1962.
.....Based on: an unpublished story by Frederic Louis Fox.
--The Trade-Ins, first broadcast April 20, 1962.
--The Gift, first broadcast April 27, 1962. *
--The Dummy, first broadcast May 4, 1962.
.....Based on: unpublished story by Lee Polk.
--Cavender Is Coming, first broadcast May 25, 1962.
--The Changing of the Guard, first broadcast June 1, 1962.
Serling, Rod, (continued)
--The Thirty-Fathom Grave, first broadcast January 10, 1963.
--He's Alive, first broadcast January 24, 1963.
--No Time Like the Past, first broadcast March 7, 1963.
--The Parallel, first broadcast March 14, 1963.
--Of Late I Think of Cliffordville, first broadcast April 11, 1963.
.....Based on: Blind Alley, by Malcolm Jameson (Unknown, June, 1943).
--On Thursday We Leave for Home, first broadcast May 2, 1963.
--The Bard, first broadcast May 23, 1963.
--In Praise of Pip, first broadcast September 27, 1963.
--A Kind of a Stopwatch, first broadcast October 18, 1963.
.....Based on: unpublished story by Michael D. Rosenthal.
--The Last Night of a Jockey, first broadcast October 25, 1963.
--The Old Man in the Cave, first broadcast November 8, 1963.
.....Based on: The Old Man, by Henry Slesar (The Diners Club Magazine, 1962).
--Uncle Simon, first broadcast November 15, 1963.
--Probe 7 - Over and Out, first broadcast November 29, 1963.
--The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms, first broadcast December 6, 1963.
--A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain, first broadcast December 13, 1963.
.....Based on: story idea by Lou Holtz.
Serling, Rod, (continued)
--The Long Morrow, first broadcast January 10, 1964.
--The Masks, first broadcast March 20, 1964.
--I Am the Night - Color Me Black, first broadcast March 27, 1964.
--Sounds and Silences, first broadcast April 3, 1964.
--The Jeopardy Room, first broadcast April 17, 1964.
--Mr. Garrity and the Graves, first broadcast May 8, 1964.
.....Based on: unpublished story by Mike Korologos.
--The Brain Center at Whipple's, first broadcast May 15, 1964.
--The Fear, first broadcast May 29, 1964.

Sheldon, Mary,
--Need to Know, first broadcast March 21, 1986.
.....Based on: Need to Know, by Sidney Sheldon.

Shoenfeld, Bernard C.,
--From Agnes -- With Love, first broadcast February 14, 1964.

Sohl, Jerry, (1913-2002)
--The New Exhibit, first broadcast April 4, 1963.
.....Based on: plot concept of Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl.
--Living Doll, first broadcast November 1, 1963.
.....Based on: plot concept by Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl.
--Queen of the Nile, first broadcast March 6, 1964.
.....Based on: plot concept of Charles Beaumont and Jerry Sohl.

Straczinski, J. Michael,
--What Aere Friends For? first broadcast October 4, 1986.

Strassfield, A. T.,
--Caesar and Me, first broadcast May 22, 1964.

Swanson, Logan, (Richard Matheson, 1926- )
--Button, Button, first broadcast March 7, 1961.
.....Based on: Button, Button, by Richard Matheson (Playboy, June, 1970).
--also see Matheson, Richard

Todd, Donald,
--Dealer's Choice, first broadcast November 15, 1985.
--The Uncle Devil Show, first broadcast November 29, 1985.

Tomerlin, John,
--Number Twelve Looks Just Like You, first broadcast January 24, 1964. *

Willingham, Cal,
--Joy Ride, first broadcast May 21, 1987.

Wilson, Anthony,
--Come Wander with Me, first broadcast May 22, 1964.

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