Sometimes the self is the biggest hurdle, and usually we’re too close to see it. This week Craig gets a much-needed smack upside the head and gets his priorities straightened out (finally, right?). Theme: “Neither Here nor There (Series 3 Revision)” by Twin Loops “Ambient #1” performed by Control X (from the album To Abort Transmission , copyright 1995 by Instinct Records) “Coming Back to Life” performed by Pink Floyd (from the album The Division Bell , copyright 1994 by Capitol Music/EMI) Jorda...
Mar 31, 2019•23 min
No clever intro here. Just listen to the damn thing. Here’s how to vote: http://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/ Theme: “Neither Here nor There (3.6)” by Twin Loops “Come Back (Slow Version)” performed by the Depeche Mode (from the album Sounds of the Universe copyright 2009 by Mute Records) The Twilight Zone is a trademark of CBS, Inc. Between Light and Shadow: A Twilight Zone Podcast is a nonprofit podcast. Music clips and dialogue excerpts used herein are the property of their respective c...
Mar 02, 2019•22 min
Baseball and robots: two examples of classic Americana. This week Craig oils up his glove and manhandles some (base)balls when he takes the mound against “The Mighty Casey” from The Twilight Zone ’s legendary first season, then keeps the mandroid vibe rollin’ with a loving examination of the nuts, bolts and artificial hide of the season four classic “In His Image.” Put on your cleats and tune in… and yeah, you’d best wear a cup. David K. Frasier’s write-up on Robert Sorrells: http://davidkfrasie...
Feb 10, 2018•1 hr 27 min
You say last week’s chat with The Twilight Pwn 's Fred left you wanting? Too short? Not enough delicious Fredness to sate your Fred-centric appetite? Say no more---- herein you’ll find the entire unedited conversation, tongue-clicks and ‘ums’ horrifically intact. It’s raw, sloppy and unpolished, the perfect aural accompaniment for a raw, sloppy and unpolished New Years Eve. Cheers! OPENING MUSIC: ‘Neither Here Nor There (3.6)” by Twin Loops “Captain Picard sings ‘Let It Snow’” created by James C...
Dec 31, 2017•52 min
It’s Christmastime again, so of course we’ve cooked up a special treat for y’all---- two, count ‘em, TWO special guests grace our RSS feed this week: Dr. Reba Wissner talks shop about the music score for the Twilight Zone classic “What You Need” (which we’re covering this week… I probably should’ve mentioned that first), then the irrepressible Fred from The Twilight Pwn returns to lend us some much-needed TZ ‘cast credibility. It’s a heart-warming holiday special for the whole family (assuming t...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Christmas comes a bit early this year as Craig turns the mic over to listener Dylan Vance , who presents his audio drama adaptation of Rod Serling’s “Escape Clause.” It’s his gift to the podcast, which we're thrilled and delighted to share with all of you. Enjoy! Opening theme: “Neither Here Nor There (3.3)” by Twin Loops The Twilight Zone is a trademark of CBS, Inc. Between Light and Shadow: A Twilight Zone Podcast is a nonprofit podcast. Music clips and dialogue excerpts used herein are the pr...
Dec 17, 2017•32 min
This week author Steven Jay Rubin drops by to discuss his marvelous new book The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia . Along the way, Craig practically falls over himself gushing over the book, repeatedly trips over his own tongue, and commits the ultimate interview sin… but you’ll have to listen to find out what it is (actually, there are two pretty egregious faux pas committed herein… oh, the shame!). Steven's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Encyclopedia-Steven-Rubin/dp/1613738889/...
Dec 10, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Heaven. Hell. What’s the difference? The lines are blurred this week as Craig spins the roulette wheel on the Twilight Zone classic “A Nice Place to Visit” and can’t decide between a halo or a brimstone necklace. He then descends to the cheap and cheesy bowels of 70’s hell for the Night Gallery quickie “Hell’s Bells.” It’s groovy, man. Theme music: “Neither Here nor There (3.5)” by Twin Loops “Strange Girl” performed by Hubert Laws (from the album Flute By-Laws , copyright 1966 by Atlantic Recor...
Dec 03, 2017•1 hr 15 min
This time around we deviate (almost) completely from The Twilight Zone to examine Richard Matheson’s short story “Prey,” which MAY have been inspired by Matheson’s earlier “The Invaders.” Voice actor Karen Cenon lends us her talents for a dramatic reading of Matheson’s story, after which Craig faces yet another series of lashings for errors committed in past episodes. Check out Karen Cenon as E.R.I.S. in The Haven Chronicles : https://thehavenchronicles.com/ Opening music: “Neither Here nor Ther...
Nov 05, 2017•56 min
This year’s Hallowe’en episode isn’t about monsters, or ghosts, or demonic dolls. It’s about doppelgängers, which should clue you in to the fact that we’re covering the Twilight Zone classic “Mirror Image” this week, plus the related 80’s TZ episode “Shatterday.” Along the way host Craig challenges Jimmy Stewart to a fight, invites listeners to a Vera Miles-related self-pity party, and goes a bit (or a lot) overboard with the Bruce Willis jokes. So… it’s a different kind of horror, basically. ww...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Two stone-cold Twilight Zone classics get the full body cavity search this week: “Third from the Sun” and “The Invaders” are compared and contrasted to determine definitively which is more classic than the other. Or will we see a historic first-ever tie…? Along the way Craig regales with a dramatic reading (okay, maybe “regales” is the wrong word. “Attempts to regale,” maybe?) and places a last-minute call to fan favorite Dr. Reba Wissner … but doesn’t talk about music. Intrigued? Commence downl...
Oct 20, 2017•2 hr 3 min
This week, Craig watches helplessly as two different spaceship crews make emergency landings and get themselves into all sorts of crazy unpredictable jams. Strap yourselves in, kids, ‘cuz it’s gonna be one helluva bumpy ride when we launch the Twilight Zone episodes “Elegy” and “People are Alike All Over” into orbit simultaneously and see which one comes back unscathed... and which one burns up on reentry. Along the way, Craig marvels at the fashion choices of future astronauts and struggles wit...
Sep 24, 2017•1 hr 20 min
This week Craig lets the music do the talking as we explore composer Jerry Goldsmith ’s musical contributions to The Twilight Zone’s musical landscape, specifically his jazz compositions. You’ll want a drink or two for this one… three fingers of your best bourbon, or maybe a dirty martini with three olives. Cheers, mates. The Twilight Zone is a trademark of CBS, Inc. Between Light and a Shadow: A Twilight Zone Podcast is a nonprofit podcast. Music clips and dialogue excerpts used herein are the ...
Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Duck and cover! This week we peel back the radiation-blistered skin of the Twilight Zone classic “Time Enough at Last” to see if Craig still hates it much as he did back in his blogging days. Fan favorite Dr. Reba Wissner stops by with a fascinating report on All Things Atomic TV, and along the way Craig is forced to do his mea culpa routine not once, but twice (it’s not fair… it’s not fair at all!). Make sure you’re wearing your radiation-proof hazmat suit before you hit Play…! Tom Elliot reads...
Aug 20, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Neighbors, am I right? Buncha a-holes. This week the classic Twilight Zone episode “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” faces off against the not-quite-as-classic “The Shelter” in a suburban grudge match for the ages. Along the way Craig unwraps a mint copy of Twilight Zone Magazine (for research purposes) and discovers that every good idea he has for the podcast… well, Tom Elliot had it first. Tom Elliot’s coverage of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”: http://thetwilightzonepodcast.com/t...
Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 37 min
The engaging Mark Dawidziak , author of the wonderful Everything I Need to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone: A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life , stops by for a fascinating and enlightening chat. Highly recommended. Buy Mark's book from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-Know-Learned-Twilight/dp/1250082374/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500927619&sr=8-1&keywords=mark+dawidziak Buy Mark's book from Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/everything-i-need-to-know-i-lea...
Aug 06, 2017•1 hr 29 min
So much awesomeness on deck! The wonderful Tom Elliott ( The Twilight Zone Podcast ) gives a dramatic reading of Richard Matheson’s “Disappearing Act,” the genesis for the classic Twilight Zone episode we’re focusing on this week, “And When the Sky was Opened.” We’ve also got Dr. Reba Wissner on speed dial to school us on the musical stylings of Leonard Rosenman. Somehow this week’s episode ended up almost two hours long, so… sorry in advance. Opening theme: “Neither Here Nor There (rare 3rd Var...
Jul 30, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Witness a boy, a girl, a department store at night… and a whole lotta creepiness. Craig celebrates vintage radio with a special look at “Evening Primrose,” a 1947 episode of Escape based on the classic John Collier short story…. Which kinda maybe sorta inspired Rod Serling’s “The After Hours.” Opening theme: “Neither Here Nor There (3rd Revision)” by Twin Loops “Take Me to the World” (from Stephen Sondheim’s Evening Primrose; performed by Neil Patrick Harris and Theresa McCarthy; copyright 2001 ...
Jul 23, 2017•42 min
Two words: MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE. ‘Nuff said. The notorious “eye intro” saga: http://mylifeintheshadowofthetwilightzone.blogspot.com/2010/06/tz-spotlight-alternate-season-one.html William Tuttle’s “The King of the Duplicators” short (MGM, 1960): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH0JgLTDeR0 Opening theme: “Neither Here nor There (3.3)” by Twin Loops (from the forthcoming album Between Light and Shadow: The Official Soundtrack , copyright 2017 by Butterscotch Eclipse Productions) “Short Skirt/Long Ja...
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Our pal Dr. Reba Wissner returns to further educate us on All Things Twilight Zone Music. The focus here is Bernard Herrmann’s chilling score for the classic radio drama “The Moat Farm Murder,” which would go on to appear in several Twilight Zone episodes. After the chat, stick around for the radio drama itself, an unsettling account of a murder that takes place, if the title is to be believed, on a farm of the moat variety. Opening theme: “Neither Here Nor There (3.3)” by Twin Loops. The Twilig...
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 19 min
This week Craig (finally) kicks off a new batch of episodes with “I Shot an Arrow into the Air” and “The Rip Van Winkle Caper,” two classic Twilight Zone s in which Rod Serling doles out cosmic justice like a true karmic badass. And make no mistake, there will be blood: casualties include a few bottles of water and a small watermelon (don’t worry, it’ll make sense when you listen). Roger Alford’s Twilight Zone/Planet of the Apes fan edit: http://theforbidden-zone.com/media/tzone.shtml Sal Capirc...
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Jesus, does every single episode need show notes? I say no. Morrissey also says no. Theme music: “Neither Here nor There (3.1)” by Twin Loops “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby” by The Smiths (from the album The World Won’t Listen , copyright 1987 by Rough Trade Records) The Twilight Zone is a trademark of CBS, Inc. Between Light and a Shadow: A Twilight Zone Podcast is a nonprofit podcast. Music clips and dialogue excerpts used herein are the property of their respective copyright owners; we...
Jul 01, 2017•12 min
We’ve been nominated for a major award! Craig pauses his sabbatical to provide all the gory details, then breaks his silence about the future of the podcast (spoiler alert: it’s good news. I mean, it’s good if you like the show. If you don’t, well… what the hell are you doing here? Haters back off! GO HERE TO VOTE: http://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?p=674 OPENING THEME: “Neither Here Nor There (2nd variation)” by Twin Loops “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths (fro...
Apr 06, 2017•23 min
We’re back! Well, kinda sorta: this week frequent guest Dr. Reba Wissner seizes control of the podcast to bring us Music in The Twilight Zone: Hearing Rod Serling’s Vision , a multimedia presentation she gave at New York’s Ithaca College on February 17, 2017. Turns out it translates almost perfectly to the audio-only realm, and we’re immensely grateful that she’s granted us exclusive permission to present it here. Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/events/1754057821587712/ Opening theme: "Neither H...
Mar 02, 2017•50 min
Joey Crown’s the name, swilling cheap whiskey and bugle-blowing’s the game. This week we immerse ourselves in the Twilight Zone classic “A Passage for Trumpet,” then revisit past episodes of the podcast to write a few wrongs Quantum Leap -style. Elsewhere, martial tensions run high at Casa de Craig, leading to a shocking (yet probably inevitable) conclusion. American Masters Presents Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ALNnImsmU Opening music: “Neither Her...
Jan 16, 2017•53 min
Shalom aleykham! Christmas may be over, but those eight crazy nights of Chanukah are still in full swing! Join us for a delightful conversation with our good friend Dr. Reba Wissner , author of A Dimension of Sound: Music in The Twilight Zone . This is strictly a BYOL affair (Bring Your Own Latkes). L’Chiam! Opening music: “Neither Here nor There” (2nd Revision) by Twin Loops “Chanukah, Oh Chanukah” performed by Theodore Bikel (from the album A Taste of Chanukah , copyright 1999 by Rounder) “Mao...
Dec 31, 2016•51 min
Season’s greetings! This week Craig peers beneath the tinsel on “The Night of the Meek,” not just a Twilight Zone classic but a perennial holiday must-see, then flashes forward 25 years to see if the 80’s remake can hold a candle to it (spoiler alert: it can’t). He then wraps (har har) things up with a reading of a classic Rod Serling piece on his most memorable Christmas. Grab some egg nog or spark up a doobie (whatever gets you all warm ‘n fuzzy), curl up by the fire… and bask in the glow. Hap...
Dec 25, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Shape-shifters of the world unite! This week Craig takes on the Twilight Zone classic “The Four of Us Are Dying” (and the George Clayton Johnson short story that inspired it) as well as the not-quite-so classic “The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross” in a jazz-fueled free fall into the neon-splashed netherworld of film noir. Along the way he enjoys an enlightening chat with Mr. Stephen Pickard , the man largely responsible for the HD-sourced transfers (and the bumper crop of isolated music trac...
Dec 21, 2016•1 hr 38 min
Yeeeeeeehaw! This week Craig travels to the Old West this week for a tense showdown with the Twilight Zone classic “Mr. Denton on Doomsday” and discovers a whole mess o’ similarities between it and “An Echo of Bugles,” the pilot episode of Rod Serling’s post-TZ series The Loner . Saddle up, dudes and lasses… and let’s ride! Opening music: “Neither Here nor There” (Revision 1) by Twin Loops Closing music: “The Lone Wanderer” by Antti Martikainen (from the album Creation of the World , copyright 2...
Dec 11, 2016•1 hr 4 min
This week, Craig celebrates his birthday by spotlighting two of his all-time favorite Twilight Zone episodes: “Perchance to Dream” and “Shadow Play,” two masterpieces from the mind of Charles Beaumont. Tangents include Craig’s unresolved crush on Maya the Cat Girl and his lamentable inability to dream in the third person. Fan favorite Dr. Reba Wissner pops in to set him straight about the curious lack of the Theremin in The Twilight Zone, and of course he gets the usual familial abuse from Teres...
Nov 28, 2016•1 hr 5 min
