The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling

Background Knowledge The Twilight Zone was a television series created by Rod Serling The series was eerie and suspenseful The TZ was one of the most popular shows in television history during its run The TZ stories often involved ordinary people in suburban settings typical of the late 1950s The events were far from ordinary

The Twilight Zone was a window into an imaginary world beyond ours The characters faced the unknown and they reacted in both typical and unexpected ways. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street originally aired on March 4, 1960

Rod Serling, creator and chief writer of The Twilight Zone.

A scene from the 1964 episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." When her bandages are removed…………..A scene from the 1964 episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." When her bandages are removed…………..

In a 1959 episode, "Time Enough at Last," Burgess Meredith plays Henry Bemis, a book-loving bank teller who becomes the last man on Earth after surviving a nuclear attack. But his glasses drop, smashing the lenses…………..

“"There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space… and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition… and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call… the twilight zone." – Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone introduction.