The Fear (The Twilight Zone)

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Fear
Series = The Twilight Zone


Caption= Scene from "The Fear"
Season = 5
Episode = 155
Airdate = May 29, 1964
Production =2633
Writer = Rod Serling
Director = Ted Post
Guests = Peter Mark Richman : Trooper Robert Franklin
Hazel Court : Charlotte Scott
Music = uncredited
Episode list = List of Twilight Zone episodes
Prev = Come Wander With Me
Next = The Bewitchin' Pool

"The Fear" is an episode of the American television series The Twilight Zone.

Opening narration

ynopsis

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.

Closing narration

References

*DeVoe, Bill. (2008). "Trivia from The Twilight Zone". Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1593931360
*Grams, Martin. (2008). "The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic". Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0970331090

Twilight Zone links

*The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
*Episode List
*Season 5

External links

*imdb title|id=0734638|title=The Fear