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"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"


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Claude Akins as Steve Brand from the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."
Claude Akins as Steve Brand from "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."
  • Twilight Zone Season 1, Episode 22
  • Original Air Date: March 4, 1960
  • Director: Ronald Winston
  • Teleplay: Rod Serling.
  • Cast:  Claude Akins plays Steve Brand; Jack Weston brings Charlie to life; Barry Atwater plays Les Goodman; Jan Handzlik is our young Tommy; Amzie Strickland plays “woman,” although she’s really important in this episode; and my personal favorite, Ben Erway as the unfortunate man with the hammer, Pete Van Horn.
  • My rating: Top Middle-Tier
  • Question 1: Is Steve a failed Just Man?
  • Question 2: Is there one person who bears more blame for this descent into chaos more than others? If so, who is it?
  • Question 3: Where did you find your moment of awe, something that moved you or inspired you to think beyond the surface?

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