Reviewed by Melissa McGahee “Who am I talking to? I’m talking to monsters from outer space.”—Steve (Claude Akins) In a quiet neighborhood where everyone knows each other by name and considers one another friends, a strange flash in the sky disrupts the normal peaceful street. First, thought to be a meteor, the theory is soon […]
Posts Tagged ‘1960’
Twilight Zone: Man in the Bottle (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee “I can offer you four wishes with a guaranteed performance.”—Genie (Joseph Ruskin) Arthur Castle (Luther Adler) and his wife Edna (Vivi Janiss) own an antique shop and are not doing very well financially. Arthur’s father owned it before him and his grandfather owned it before his father and now it […]
Twilight Zone: The Big Tall Wish (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee Little Henry has a big one. Should I end the review here and leave it open so that you can draw your own conclusions? Probably not. I’m more responsible than that. Little Henry has a big wish that he has made. He has a friend…a much older friend named “Bolie Jackson.” […]
Twilight Zone: The Hitch-Hiker (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee Nan Adams (Inger Stevens) is on a road trip and has a minor accident where she pops a tire and need some assistance. After fixing up the car, she begins driving and seeing this old man hitchhiking or hitchin’ a ride if you are stuck in the 1970s. Ride, ride, ride, […]
Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee Rocky Valentine (Larry Blyden) is a career criminal, robbing, killing, and calling cops “screws.” I have never been tempted to screw a cop. Unfortunately for Rocky, he gets the bad end of a shoot out and after he is shot about ten or so times, he is helped to his feet […]
Twilight Zone: The Howling Man (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee I had to see this episode for a few reasons. Mostly because my friend Crazy Carl Robinson recommended it, making his top 10, but there is the cool storyline. Monks have a man imprisoned that they claim to be the devil. The title of the episode is “The Howling Man” and […]
Twilight Zone: The Fever (1960)


Reviewed by Geno McGahee “That monster stole my dollar!”—Franklin (Everett Sloane) Everett Sloane owned this tale. When he is on the screen, he steals it and when he erupts at his wife, it’s hilarious, as he calls her a “shrew” and demands that she leaves his side because she is bad luck. When he […]