Any other Stephen King fans out there? What stories of his do you think seem like Twilight Zone stories?
The one I could most see being from the show is 'The Dead Zone'. It feels like it came straight from The Twilight Zone. Also 'Secret Window' to a lesser degree.
EDIT: I'll also add the short story Secret Window. I think in black and white it would be even creepier.
The Jaunt. Crouch End.
shareYou Drive = Christine.
Obviously the latter is more sinister but I’ve always wondered if King might’ve been inspired by this episode. It’s certainly worth mentioning.
And yes, I’m a big fan of King’s work.
"The Dark Half" reminds me of episodes with doubles like "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room," "In His Image," "Mirror Image," "Spur of the Moment," and "The Last Night of a Jockey."
shareChristine is also derived from the episode where the guy is attacked by all the machines in his house.
shareOne of his short stories....
You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band
I recall that Stephen King even said that one was sort of like a Twilight Zone episode.... the couple who finds themselves in a strange little town.
You can see it in the series, Nightmares and Dreamscapes on YouTube.
"A Thing About Machines" and King's "Maximum Overdrive."
"The Reach"
shareMy memory is fuzzy. What was The Reach about?
shareFrom Wikipedia:
Stella Flanders, the oldest resident of Goat Island, has just celebrated her 95th birthday. She has never crossed the reach, the body of water that separates the Island from the mainland, in her entire life. She tells her great-grandchildren when they ask, "I never saw any reason to go." Stella comes to the realization that the cancer that she's known she has, and kept to herself, is in its final stages when she starts seeing the deceased residents of Goat Island. Her visions start with her dead husband inviting her to "come across to the mainland."
As her impending death draws near, Stella encounters more apparitions of the dead of Goat Island, and she makes peace with the knowledge that it is her time to go. Dressed in her warmest clothes, plus her son's long johns and hat, Stella heads across the frozen reach toward the mainland.
As she starts her trek, it starts to snow - the blowing wind, along with the snow, makes it difficult for her to find her way and she becomes afraid of being lost in the storm. Along her walk, she meets up with the woman who was her best friend, Annabelle, as well as several others. When the wind whips the hat off of her head, her dead husband, Bill, is there and gives her his hat. She is surrounded by her friends and family and they sing to her as she crosses over from this life.
Stella Flanders is found, dead, sitting up right on a rock on the mainland. Her son, Alden, recognizes his father's hat. He comes to believe that the dead sing and that they love those still living.
That sounds really good! You're right. It sounds like it would fit right in as an episode of TZ.
shareI think The Langoliers is like a Twilight Zone episode. People on a plane literally flying into the past and people start disappearing; very Twilight Zone!!!
shareI remember reading an article in TV Guide once asking Stephen King "What Scares You?" His answer was Twilight Zone: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", Thriller: "The Cheaters" and something about women in chains lol.
My fav Stephen King's for the record are "Rose Red", "Pet Cemetery", "Misery" and "The Langoliers" which is probably most like a Zone. When he had his accident a few years back I sent him a get well card. What a horrible experience for such a wonderful man to have to endure and remembered it took a lot out of him he was very thin afterwards. I was glad he eventually shared his experience with us in his book "On Writing".
There aren't too many King stories that wouldn't make good "TZ" episodes.
shareThe Jaunt. Not a typical King story, but in my opinion, the scariest thing he's ever written.
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