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The Twilight Zone1985

Name: The Twilight Zone
Genre: Psychological, Sci-Fi Horror, Comedy Horror
Released: 1985-09-27
Rating: 7.7

Created by Rod Serling

7.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.7TMDB 7.7

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Year

1985

Seasons

Network

CBS

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 2 wins & 9 nominations total

The premise

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

Horror Vault's take

Reviving the spirit of one of television's most iconic anthologies, this 1980s incarnation delivers self-contained tales of the strange, the unsettling, and the darkly ironic. Each episode plunges ordinary people into extraordinary — and often terrifying — circumstances, blending science fiction, horror, and dry wit in equal measure. The signature sting-in-the-tail storytelling keeps viewers guessing right up to the final moments, while the episodic format means no two installments feel quite alike.

Content: Mild Horror Imagery, Psychological Tension, Occasional Dark Or Disturbing Themes

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S2.E6 · The Convict's Piano

8.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E6 · Examination Day / A Message From Charity

7.2

★ 5.8 avg· 19h 35m total· Sep 1985 → Apr 1986

S1.E1 · Shatterday / A Little Peace and QuietPremiere
6.2
Sep 27, 1985 · 48 min · Dir: Wes Craven
A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins. A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to freeze time.
S1.E2 · Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon
6.3
Oct 4, 1985 · 49 min · Dir: Wes Craven
Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating their talk into gibberish that he cannot understand. His ability to communicate is needed more than ever when his son bec
S1.E3 · Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye
6.9
Oct 11, 1985 · 49 min · Dir: John D. Hancock
Cat burglar Jackie Thompson breaks into a museum to steal ancient artifacts and takes a rare gem that has strange healing powers - he is shot but the gem heals him. Taking on the name of Brother John, Jackie becomes a faith healer but soon
S1.E4 · Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers
5.3
Oct 18, 1985 · 49 min · Dir: Rick Friedberg
A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy. Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes. A deputy
S1.E5 · If She Dies / Ye Gods
4.8
Oct 25, 1985 · 49 min · Dir: Peter Medak
A year after his wife died a man is involved in a car accident that leaves his young daughter in a coma. On his way home the man has a vision. Cupid arrives in the modern world. A love spell for his target does not work as well as he hopes