******SPECTRAL SPOILERS!****** And now for something completely different… As a kid, options for ‘family-safe’ Halloween entertainment in our primitive, pre-streaming era were a bit limited, with some exceptions, such as CBS’ annual broadcast of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” (1966), Halloween variety specials, and Halloween-themed episodes of TV shows. “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”…
Tag: ghost story
Retro-Musings for Halloween: Twilight Zone’s “The Grave” (1961) is an eerie and effective ghost story…
******SPECTRAL SPOILERS!****** As I’ve written in this column previously, the late-great Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone was my first true TV addiction; yes, even before “Star Trek.” Twilight Zone also whetted my then 7-year old appetite for horror TV shows such as “The Night Gallery” (another Rod Serling series) and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.” Watching…