A Review of the Book "Twilight Zone" edited by Carol Serling

Title: Twilight Zone

Author: Carol Serling, editor

Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC

Year: 2009

437 pages

From the Back: It was 50 years ago that CBS announced that The Twilight Zone, an unusual new series of dramas dealing with tales stranger than fiction scripted by Rod Serling, would debut on CBS on Friday, October 2 at 10pm. The first episode, "Where is Everybody?" aired that night and was the beginning of a groundbreaking television series that spanned six years and 156 episodes.

    In conjunction with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast episode of The Twilight Zone, this original collection of stories celebrating the unique vision and power of Rod's landmark series was commissioned, and the range and diversity of the resulting stories surprised even me (Carol Serling).

Personal Thoughts: I remember watching The Twilight Zone as a teenager. The stories were so strange and yet captivating. I'm fairly certain that this show alongside of Star Trek is why I am so intrigued by science fiction.

    While reading this collection of stories written in the Twilight Zone format, I was brought back to those days of being entertained by Rod Serling's stoic mannerisms and speech, and the tales that he brought to the screen. These authors did Serling a great honour by being willing to offer up these tales in his name and his style. They were fun to read and greatly nostalgic in format. I dare say that a couple of the stories even gave me the chills!

    This anthology was an excellent break from all of the heavy reading I've been doing lately. Highly recommend for all, but especially for those who were fans of The Twilight Zone.