3x14 "Through a Glass, Markie"

Sheesh, astral projection phantom kids can be SO annoying, am I right?  Join Craig as he sips some hot chocolate and digs into the classic Twilight Zone episode “Nightmare as a Child,” then jumps forward 25 years into the future to give the 80’s TZ effort “Little Boy Lost” the KID gloves treatment (ha! See what we did there?). Look (well, listen) for a guest appearance by Andrew Ramage of twilightzonemuseum.com fame, then revel in the triumphant return of Dr. Reba Wissner, our very own TZ Music Guru.

Theme: “Neither Here Nor There (9/22/2019 Revision)” by Twin Loops

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and “The Hole/TV People” (from the Poltergeist soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith, copyright 1982 by Polygram Records)

“Axel F” performed by Harold Faltermeyer (from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, copyright 1984 by MCA Records)

“Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” performed by Rupert Holmes (from the album Partners in Crime, copyright 1979 by Infinity Records/MCA Records)

“Twinkle Twinkle” (from the album Nature Sounds: Forest Mystique, copyright 2018 by Simply Relaxing Tunes)

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” performed by Fabio Perry (music) and Dead-Rose (vocals) (copyright status unknown)

Terry Burnham Memorial Project 2016: 

http://www.twilightzonemuseum.com/actors/terrymemorial.php

Dr. Reba Wissner’s A DIMENSION OF SOUND: MUSIC IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE:

https://www.amazon.com/Dimension-Sound-Music-Twilight-Media/dp/1576472167/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=reba+wissner&qid=1574613494&sr=8-1

Craig’s Twilight Zone 16mm (Mis)Adventure:

http://mylifeintheshadowofthetwilightzone.blogspot.com/search/label/Hollywood%20Theatre

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TZ Spotlight: 2010 Christmas Card (Andrew Ramage)

I've spotlighted a few Twilight Zone greeting cards in the past, from both Hallmark and American Greetings. This time around, however, I'm pleased to present something much more limited. In fact, it's damned near unobtainable unless you happen to be a friend of fellow TZ fan/collector Andrew Ramage (which, I'm happy to report, I am). The following showed up in mailbox a couple weeks before Christmas last month, and I was floored.

Front:

Back:

Andrew used Vistaprint to create the card, and it's really a first rate job. The publicity still of a rather downcast Art Carney from "The Night of the Meek" is utilized beautifully. I can't deny that I feel strongly compelled to create my own TZ-themed Christmas card next time the holidays come 'round.... stay tuned.

Mr. Ramage, pictured here with H.M. Wynant, star of season two's "The Howling Man," at the 2006 Twilight Zone convention in New Jersey.

Thanks, Andrew! Hope your Christmas was merry, and keep an eye on your mailbox next December...

RIP Anne Francis (9/16/1930 - 1/02/2011)

The Twilight Zone is filled with women. Unfortunately, many of them are drab and forgettable. There are a few shimmering gems that shine through, however... Suzanne Lloyd, extolled in previous entries, and of course Inger Stevens and Julie Newmar (come to think of it, Gail Kobe was pretty tasty too). But for me, one beauty stands above all others as the preeminent Twilight Zone babe. Her name is Anne Francis. And yesterday, tragically, she passed away.

Publicity shot for Forbidden Planet. God, she was gorgeous.

We've already seen her in the unforgettable "The After Hours" from season 1, and we'll see her again in a much richer, nuanced performance in season 4's "Jess-Belle," but she's probably best known as the naive young beauty who distracts Leslie Nielsen's entire crew in Forbidden Planet, a film with many TZ connections. Come to think of it, Nielsen just passed away in November.

Ms. Francis in 2002, at the first Twilight Zone Convention in Hollywood.

I'm sad to say I never got her autograph. I know my friend Andrew Ramage did... in fact, he had the distinct privilege of actually being friends with her. My condolences go out to him, and to her family.