The Howling Man - Twilight-Tober Zone

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[@trinaq]

I personally adored it, and the twist of the prisoner being the devil in disguise. It gave me "Serpent tempting Eve" vibes all round.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

It’s a top ten favorite for me!

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

A very fun episode. Basically the show doing a Universal monster movie, complete with old dark house atmosphere, thunder and lightning and John Carradine overacting to our delight.

[@jeremycrockett2692]

I think that it's really cool to see that this review of the episode happened on my dad's birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

One great visual aspect that I caught even in my younger years was this particular set in THE HOWLING MAN. Fans of the original TZ series will note that for budgetary reasons, certain interior sets were reused for different episode. The main room of the monestary was also the college hallway in LONG LIVE WALTER JAMESON. And the waiting area of the hospital in THE PURPLE TESTAMENT. AND the home of the silent film actress for THE SIXTEEN MILLIMETER SHRINE!

[@MforMovesets]

The story of him looking for the devil and imprisoning him again would be a great movie plot.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

Easily. So much story potential just on that plot hook.

[@inucune]

In that vein, try Chasseur kzbin.info/www/bejne/baLEg3iNrt-qiq8

[@teresasevy1563]

Would make a decent series, maybe

[@HououMinamino]

Oh, definitely. Sort of like Van Helsing hunting down Dracula.

[@IHJello]

You mean Jeepers Creepers?

[@philipportelli7700]

One aspect was that imprisoning the Devil ends wars and when he's free, wars start. Thus he was captured at the end of WWI and got sprung to start WWII.

[@joevenespineli6389]

Historically speaking wars never ended after ww1, with the Spanish and Russian civil wars to note happening in between the two world wars. Oh and the second Sino-Japanese war and the Chinese civil war.

[@lucretiamacevil362]

It's implied in the short story that the Devil became Hitler before the Brotherhood captured him again.

[@philipportelli7700]

@@joevenespineli6389 Well that's what the story said, not me! ;-)

[@philipportelli7700]

@@lucretiamacevil362 The short story was really pushing it!

[@k9px]

Ye and now the devil is captured... and we humans need to recognize evil so as to not set it free upon the world aka World War III.

[@jbcatz5]

The idea of man being tempted into releasing something best contained also evokes Pandora and the box Zeus gave her. A powerful force in the guardianship of one not fit to safeguard it.

[@ClockworkMan13]

Accept everybody leaves out the part where Zeus specifically created Pandora to open the box. This was an intended outcome by Zeus as revenge for Prometheus giving fire to humans.

[@ianplocki120]

It more closely resembles Prince Ivan finding koschei the deathless and being tricked into releasing him from his chains when his wife the queen specifically told him not to. You should check out that story if you haven’t already

[@jbcatz5]

@@ClockworkMan13 If that’s the case here, that mankind was always going to succumb to temptation because of its inherent flaws, that fits perfectly.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

This is why,if l found myself at a monastery where the monks claimed that the howling man contained in a cell was the Devil himself,l would probably believe them and leave well enough alone.

This episode absolutely terrified me as a child over 50 years ago and still sends chills up my spine when I see it. R.I.P. Charles Beaumont. 8:32

[@dragoncamping655]

I actually found this short story years ago in a horror demon short story collection. The original was much more ambiguous about if the prisoner was the devil or not still creepy as hell. Love both versions. Have to give it another read.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

Yes, at the end of Charles Beaumont's original short story, the protagonist gets a message from hermitage saying, "Rest easy, my son. He is with us again." This implies the titular character is captured again, but whether he actually was the Devil or not is still left to your interpretation.

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

@@geoffreyfyfe2248 The way the message is worded seems odd to me. I wonder if it's meant to be up for interpretation what actually happened. Maybe he wasn't actually the devil, but a person he possessed and "He is with us again" means they gave the victim an exorcism.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

I love the look and feel of this episode. It comes off like a Universal horror film of the 30s/40s. Having John Carradine in it only adds to that atmosphere.

[@stardusth2o]

Absolutely!!!

[@En_theo]

Agreed, it's so classic that it feels like they took the quintessence of that genre and made one episode of it.

[@JamesASharp]

This is my favorite episode of The Twilight Zone. Way, way, way ahead of its time.

[@sirorliktheironclad]

I love that Brother Jerome looks like Moses.

[@juegofuego6715]

I think the fact that he turns into the actual literal devil the way people picture him was the best part. If he hadn't I don't think the episode would have been as memorable

[@ljohnson3324]

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[@Z2Wolf]

The devil being so stereotypical here really works, though. Think about it: he STARTS in the usual 'perfectly innocuous' appearance to do all the actual trickery. By the time he goes cliche horned man... he's only doing it to rub it in that the guy who freed him screwed up. It's a mockery. "Look! Look how silly and obvious I am! This is what you fell for!"

[@Arclath]

Absolutely my all time favourite of the series, this episode.

[@troperhghar9898]

With the name "the howling man" I was expecting a werewolf

[@MovieFan1912]

I thought I was the only one.

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

Wtf was with the clown on the book cover?

[@HououMinamino]

So was I! I'm glad I wasn't alone in this.

[@KittyOfChess]

Same here

[@danielkotulski4785]

That and the thumbnail of the bearded guy gives sort of a wolfman vibe. I thought that is what it would be about too.

[@Renee5322]

This is a brilliant episode. The next two coming up are Eye of the Beholder and Nick of Time - three excellent episodes in a row!

[@anthonycerulli5524]

Especially nick of time!

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

Eye of the Beholder is one of my favorites

[@RazalasTrebla]

There were some real bangers this season

[@toniroberts8117]

I adore Nick of time ❤️

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Eye of the Beholder is much better than Howling Man

[@strangebrew1231]

“You can catch the devil, but you can’t keep him long” was a great line in the closing narration

[@musicaldooder20]

This is one of my all time favorites from the series!

[@chasehedges6775]

Mine is definitely Time Enough at Last.

[@ThatOneDude219]

@@chasehedges6775 "there was time now" heartbreaking end to that fantastic episode

[@musicaldooder20]

@@chasehedges6775 that is one of mine too.

[@spoonbendingspacemonkey]

I LOVE the transition scene where the devil changes to his true form. Amazing camera and make-up work!

[@ljohnson3324]

AGREED...DEFINITELY FOR THAT TIME...I WAS SLIGHTLY FEARFUL OF THE DEVIL DURING THAT TRANSITION 😳😲

[@davevannatta985]

This is one of my favourite episodes.

[@brianfuller757]

This was a brilliant episode.

[@thekeyofimagination]

My favorite episode of the series. Whenever I can get my wife to say, "with what?" I always respond, "with the STAFF OF TRUTH!" It's corny, but it's ours. Absolutely fantastic episode.

[@andrewkind2820]

I've seen this episode multiple times it's one of my favorites and definitely as good as Walter has said

[@floridayankee812]

My favorite episode. John Carridine performance was off the charts.

[@SuperBaseballdude12]

This is such an underrated epsiode!!! It's definitely in my top 10!

[@DasKame]

Na sorry, really not underrated imo

[@afridgetoofar1818]

It doesn’t even make my top 20.

[@sydhamelin1265]

One of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. Incredibly thick with atmosphere, it's great to watch before going to bed.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Aww man, I remember watching this episode and being all like, "Whaaaa...?" by the end. Twilight Zone lived for the twists, and this one I think ranks among the most effective.

[@christianali5431]

That being said, how could we not have known that it was the real devil in that prison cell? This show is all about science fantasy ideas. Of course the devil is real.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

"After all. Wanting to do what you're told NOT to do, is HUMAN nature." -Mr. Resetti

[@julieporter7805]

This is a creepy episode but one part that makes me laugh is right before the Howling Man transforms, he runs his hand along his beard. I can't resist saying "Just let me check that my fake beard is on, okay got it. And Transformation go!" It's a great episode and is one of the scariest.

[@ljohnson3324]

LOL....I THINK ITS WHAT ALL DIABOLICAL VILLAINS DO BEFORE THEIR HEINOUS CRIME 4😔😖🤨🙄😳🤭😊

[@charlesstauffer9831]

One of the best episodes of the series.

[@fatherpeace6486]

My all-time favorite episode; it's still as chilling as it was when I first watched it in the 1970’s.

[@heathhutcheson9917]

This episode slapped

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Lol, this episode is a classic honestly.

[@Yumeka86]

This episode scared me when I first watched it as a kid. Though I have to question, if I had the devil locked in my closet, I would not allow anyone in my house under any circumstances, especially not a housekeeper (keeping my house clean is not a priority at this point!)

[@kenhollis6197]

I thought the same thing. At the very least, send the housekeeper away for a while. Give her a paid vacation, even!

[@Ivan-qk9up]

But the howling would attract people sooner or later

[@csedan510]

Thank you for KZbin, I saw this as a child of 7 in 1972 and it scares the heck out of me. I never knew the title or was able to find it. I'll show it to my kids tonight!

[@shoresean1237]

Note to self: Hire maids/attendants who will at least temporarily humor me before placing them in charge of confining the Prince Of Darkness. Seriously, there are an astonishing amount of TZ's classic and modern - that proceed on an attendant insistingly unleashing the evil right at the end.

[@LA_HA]

Rob Morris: Or BYOM/A. Saves on explanations and the work of trying to find Little Lucy yet again. Still, I'd probably be one of the people letting him go. What's kidnapping, false imprisonment, and all those adjacent charges worth -- 20 to life? No way. I'm not doing time for nobody. haha

[@wwrk25]

This was always one of my favorite episode of the Twilight Zone. Thanks for covering it.

[@TetsuShima]

David: "Do not remove the staff under any circumstances" Housekeeper: *Removes the staff anyway, causing the Vietnam War, the Chernobyl Disaster, the 11-S, the Irak War, the COVID pandemic and the worst creation the Devil has ever made...TMZ* David: "You had one job, honey. ONE F*CKING JOB"

[@trinaq]

Haha, so THAT'S what caused all of those problems to arise!

[@Raximus3000]

@@trinaq What else could it have been man's idiocy, Chaos the god of discord, Cuthlu, Dagon or the flying spaggeti monster?

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

"You're not getting a tip either."

[@Alejandroigarabide]

I agree with most of those, but the devil didn't cause the COVID pandemic. He was too busy producing and co-directing Cats.

[@wjzav1971]

This episode beeing set after World War 1, I fully expected the devil to turn into Hitler.

[@Merit2397]

Charles Beaumont and Douglas Heyes are just two of several creators that deserve credit for such amazing work that they did for this show and the Howling Man is no different. While it's not one of my personal favorites, I did enjoy the filmmaking with the duch angles. Really puts everything into vertigo. Also, John Carradine nails it as Brother Jerome. Preach!!!

[@johnhaladay5541]

This episode reminds me of a line from the Usual Suspects - "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist." If only Serling had thought of that line. Its meaning is even more true today that it was when this aired.

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

True

[@ThreadBomb]

The phrase actually comes from short story "The generous gambler" (1864) by Charles Baudelaire, who may have been quoting an actual preacher. Either way, it's worse than useless as a moral sentiment, barely a step up from "The Devil made me do it".

[@kenhollis6197]

I don't believe that the Devil does exist, except perhaps as an archetype of the human consciousness. Everyone, short of the truly insane, has a choice in their actions. Some people choose greed and a lust for power. I don't call it evil, I call it misfortune and fear. What if that's just part of the human condition? I consider "the Devil" to be a scapegoat, an excuse. "The Devil made me do it" is the greatest lie, I say.

[@ForbiddenFruit73]

@@kenhollis6197 Even people who believe in the Devil don't generally think he can "make" you do anything.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Satan only exists where people are..the Devil is called The Deceiver for a reason. Making you believe lies is his job...

[@yadayada9581]

I’ve always found the Howling Man to be among the most underrated of the Twilight Zone episodes. One of Zone’s few forays into classic gothic horror, with the great John Carradine as the head monk. It’s been a favorite of mine ever since it scared the hell out of me as a little kid. Great video.

[@SB-ki3jw]

I liked the part where he asked the howling man why he simply doesn’t reach down and remove the staff himself. That should have been a big clue

[@conflictbrooks]

I love that moment, such a neat little detail. If it really was all nonsense, no devil, no magic, the Howling Man could've reached through the bars and so easily moved the staff of truth, allowing the door to open. And yet he stands there, his arms all the way through the bars in order to wrap around Ellington's shoulders, pleading with him that he remove the staff, which we've just learned is capable of keeping the devil's power at bay.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Indeed.

[@jbar19]

One of the greatest episodes!!

[@wjzav1971]

Knowing that a foreigner is in their monastery, you'd think this brotherhood would put more people on guard duty outside the devil's door.

[@midnightrun5622]

It's plausible that the others in the order might be susceptible to the Devil's influence the closer they got to him.

[@trinaq]

David: "Do not, under any circumstances, release the devil from his cage." Housekeeper Releases the Devil Face-palm moment! 😈🤦🏽‍♀️

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

"I should have put the fucking DO NOT DISTURB sign on the knob!"

[@julieporter7805]

Housekeeper: So uh will you write me a recommendation letter or...? We'll talk about it later.

[@DracoMagnius]

What if she was a servant of the devil that whole time merely fulfilling her duty to her dark lord?

[@spacedinosaur8733]

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.” ― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

[@jigawatt1.215]

@@DracoMagnius Or, you know, the housekeeper could've just thought the homeowner was crazy.

[@melissadahl7561]

Part of me had an inkling of the twist, but the way everyone plays their roles, even if you suspect the twist, you can still believe that the monks are the ones who are wrong. Props to the writing for that. John Carradine is brilliant too.

[@jcollins1305]

One of my all time favorites. I feel so lucky that as a kid I was introduced to the twilight zone. The visuals, the music. For me, it really was the passport to another world. Today, I enjoy them as much as I did back then, a testament to their enduring legacy!

[@polterghost_]

There was a quest with similiar story to this in Skyrim with a werewolf.

[@mikebonilla2534]

Probably my favorite episode

[@brianbyczek-m6p]

i've watched this 15 times since it came out and it still literally gives me goose bumps when i see the transformation. One of my top 5 twilight zones.....

[@ryancoulter4797]

My favourite TZ episode and I didn’t discover it for decades until the era of Lost when I read someone’s theory about the show and Jacob.

[@johndolan5076]

one of my favorite episodes, i saw this very late at night like 43 years ago it was so scary i loved the howling. it looked like an old school horror movie. the best part was that i met this crazy guy like 20 years later, and we played music together for several years, and one night after a show sitting by the east river he just stood up and howled. sat back down and smiled at me. everyone else with us grew uncomfortable and silent, he was a tough spooky guy. and i said to him as weird guess, dude i have that episode of the twilight zone on video at home, he hugged me and we just both started talking about seeing this episode as kids.we went and got some beer and watched it. it was a crazy thing to bond over i loved how he could and i guess i could too, scare the crap out of people. and it was a big joke to us.

[@RockySamson]

Yes!! A classic episode that few know of! One of my favorite aspects of this episode was the explanation of why the Devil being locked up mattered. Without him, man suffers what he was meant to suffer, but when released, He conspires to create suffering and tragedy unbeknownst to man! Love this episode! Looking forward to what’s coming up next!

[@alicegraham1571]

As someone who grew up on the Twilight zone, this episode terrified me and is one of my personal favorites. Something I never understood is how he referred it to as the "outer edges of the Twilight zone"? It's about coming face to face with the devil, Serling. That should be smack dead in the middle! XD

[@user-ed3yv4er5o]

My interpretation on it as the “outer edges” means a more darker or sinister are of the twilight zone. Like some episodes have pay offs for the main character or it’s a bitter sweet/light hearted episode like one home for the angels

[@tiriqmoss434]

The Howling Man is one of the greatest, I love that episode!

[@NitPickz]

5:52 A seriously standout effect. Also used in 1931's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Just a clever way to do a transformation in black and white.

[@edgarhernandez536]

This is my absolute favorite twilight episode

[@richardwilliams473]

This episode scared the HELL out of me!!!!!

[@Aluhcav]

One of my favorite episodes!

[@ryanhartmanisgreat]

This is always my favorite. It's not the most famous episode but visually it's amazing.

[@glowworm2]

A season 4 episode of the Twilight zone, Of Late, I think of Cliffordville features a fairly straightforward and traditional portrayal of the devil as a travel agent, complete with two very prominent horns. However, there is a twist in it in the fact that the devil in question is played by Julie Newmar.

[@Aridzonia1]

Fantastic movie. I can see this actually being real too.

[@overcomerbtboj]

This episode is one of my favorites as a christian at the end when Ellington in a daze remarks about the devil “ i saw him but I didn’t recognize him” perfectly sums up how the devil tricks and fools humanity

[@jellybelly230]

I just watched this episode and I'll be honest every Twilight zone episode is amazing and perfect

[@lucretiamacevil362]

Charles Beaumont is such a great writer, and I cannot recommend his shirt story collection, The Howling Man, enough. He writes such dark atmospheres, and leaves you with questions.

[@MzGumby02]

One of my favorite episodes.

[@Thecoolguy463]

One of my favorite episodes

[@susanhillwig5784]

This is of those episodes that my husband and I MUST watch if we find out it's on. We even met H.M. Wynant at a con many years ago and had him sign our well-loved copy of The Twilight Zone Companion.

[@LostPatrol14]

This is my favorite Twilight Zone episode

[@jabbarmuhammad7529]

One of my favorite episodes of the series

[@Daviticus042]

"The theme of man being fooled into releasing the ultimate evil doesn't have to be taken literally..." Or perhaps it does.

[@ChrisOnStage2]

One of my all-time favorite episodes!~ I creeped me out as a kid when I saw it!

[@antiestablisher]

Finally! One I've actually seen!

[@strange_0ne535]

Last time I was this early I was younger

[@reberuth2335]

One of my favorite

[@theproplady]

7:19 In the transformation scene, it really looks like they reversed the film when the Devil twirls his cape to make it flow unnaturally. That gives it an even more uncanny feeling.

[@kirk1701]

A creepy story even to this day. One of my favorites.

[@trinaq]

The make up effects were actually pretty effective, especially for 1960.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

The effect where the Devil's eyes go from normal to demonic in appearance is simple but very creepy.

[@shaungreen4756]

I would agree with you ,this is my one of my favorite episodes + "Shadow play" on series two.👍

[@Thephinxst]

I love this episode so much

[@musicbrush9231]

I've seen this one a few times, and I do enjoy it a lot.

[@cdorman11]

John Carradine, The Voice 4:42 The reason this episode was made, for this one shot 6:07 The reason this episode was made, for this other shot These two shots stayed with me for decades.

[@k.b.tidwell]

I just watched this episode with my wife a few days ago. It never fails to give me that good ol' creepy feeling while I know I'm sitting safe and secure at home. But yeah, the traditional devil appearance here is almost comical when I think about those "other" versions the Twilight Zone used. Julie Newmar in season 4, episode 14 for example (Of Late I Think of Cliffordville)? Pretty cool.

[@ronnellsykes5648]

Classic episode and my favorite from the series. Thanks 😊

[@tajali8001]

My favorite episode

[@LemonTree9280]

Probably my fave go to episode for Halloween

[@toniroberts8117]

I loved that episode “self improvement of Salvatore”. ❤️.

[@raywalton1291]

While not a favorite, it is still a very good episode. It is the framing that makes the episode work, and the Devil's transformation along with the music is a really cool scene.

[@vincentparker2815]

One of the best episodes ever made

[@daniellavaladez7820]

And Eye of the Beholder is next!!!!!

[@gregorykeithmorris3970]

Robin Hughes was actually in one of my favourite movies, Auntie Mame. He played a mooching, petulant, romantic Irish bloke. Robin had good range. Some more Twilight Zone alumni were in the film, too.

[@shadowjudge921]

*Yes!* This is one of my favorites! 😁

[@claytonrios1]

This Jerome guy could try out for The Ten Commandments from the look of him.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

He’s got the beard and everything

[@trinaq]

He could give Charlton Heston a run for his money!

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

Fun fact; John Carradine WAS in "The Ten Commandments", playing Moses's brother Aaron.

[@claytonrios1]

@@geoffreyfyfe2248 Very cool

[@daniellavaladez7820]

@@geoffreyfyfe2248 Well I’ll be!

[@piplup2009]

I actually watched the episode before watching the twist and I'm glad I did

[@CJ-ln5dk]

These breakdowns are sooooo good!

[@1000bip]

I love this episode! Otis in my top 3 episodes along with One for the angels and the Invaders

[@shawnmalone9711]

This episode was on MeTV, today, 7-1-24.

[@gailwatson4927]

This one scared me to death when it first came on! I had nightmares.

[@jaewok5G]

I love Love LOVE this episode!

[@CrossJeniel]

The episode is bop

[@TheCreepypro]

the episode is genius really

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

This reminds me of a lot of the quest "I'll met by Moonlight" from Skyrim