Elayne ZalisSep 13, 20211 minThe Twilight Zone: “Nightmare as a Child” and “Walking Distance”Excerpt: As a child in the late fifties and early sixties, I learn to suspend my disbelief when I watch The Twilight Zone. I don’t always...
Elayne ZalisSep 12, 20211 minThe Twilight Zone: “The Gift”Excerpt: Jenny, the girl featured in “The Fugitive,” is not the only child who befriends a space alien compliments of The Twilight Zone....
Elayne ZalisSep 12, 20211 minThe Twilight Zone: “The Fugitive”Excerpt: As a young fan of The Twilight Zone, I relate to the children in the shows who, in the words of Henry David Thoreau, hear “a...
Elayne ZalisSep 12, 20211 minThe Twilight Zone: “The Big Tall Wish”Excerpt: The more I watch The Twilight Zone when I’m a young girl in Miami, the more curious I become about the cosmic mysteries that Rod...
Elayne ZalisSep 12, 20211 minThe Twilight Zone: “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”Excerpt: My surrogate TV families on The Donna Reed Show and Father Knows Best provide comfort when I’m a child, yet The Twilight Zone...
Elayne ZalisSep 6, 20211 min Reimagining The Twilight ZoneMy forthcoming book, Reimagining The Twilight Zone: A Young Fan’s Stories, explores how selected episodes of the original Twilight Zone...