The Fear (The Twilight Zone)

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“The Fear”
The Twilight Zone episode

Scene from "The Fear"
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 155
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Ted Post
Guest stars Peter Mark Richman : Trooper Robert Franklin
Hazel Court : Charlotte Scott
Featured music uncredited
Production no. 2633
Original airdate May 29, 1964
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"The Fear" is an episode of the American television series The Twilight Zone.

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[edit] Opening narration

“ The major ingredient of any recipe for fear is the unknown. And here are two characters about to partake of the meal: Miss Charlotte Scott, a fashion editor, and Mr. Robert Franklin, a state trooper. And the third member of the party: the unknown, that has just landed a few hundred yards away. This person or thing is soon to be met. This is a mountain cabin, but it is also a clearing in the shadows known as the Twilight Zone. ”


[edit] Synopsis

A sheriff and a brooding New York socialite find themselves trapped in a remote cabin as unexplained occurrences indicate the presence of a mysterious force. Bright flashes of light are seen, strange craters appear, and the sheriff's car moves-on its own. Back inside, the socialite hears strange noises on the roof; when the sheriff goes outside to investigate, he finds nothing, but notices that his car is back in place-covered in gigantic fingerprints. The two sleep nervously, and go out into the woods the next morning, seeking the giant monster. They find an enormous footprint, leading the socialite to run away. She soon stumbles and falls-directly into the path of a 500-foot-tall Martian with one eye. Realizing that no one will believe their story, the pair is left to stand against the beast. The sheriff shoots it...and it deflates, revealing itself to be an enormous balloon. The true source of the problem is a small alien spacecraft, containing two aliens no bigger than a man's thumb. They reveal that all of their trickery has been foiled by "man's inability to be afraid", and flee. The sheriff grins and wishes them luck-"maybe in the next world they visit, they'll be giants." The young woman asks what will happen if they are invaded by giants; the sheriff informs her that "I think you'd spit in their eyes." The two join hands and walk into the morning, free of their fear.

[edit] Closing narration

“ Fear, of course, is extremely relative. It depends on who can look down and who must look up. It depends on other vagaries, like the time, the mood, the darkness. But it's been said before, with great validity, that the worst thing there is to fear is fear itself. Tonight's tale of terror and tiny people on the Twilight Zone. ”

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