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Between Light and Shadow: A Twilight Zone Podcast

Craig Beam (My Life in the Shadow of The Twilight Zone) jumps into the Twilight Zone podcast fray with his own unique and sometimes confusing take on the show. There will be swears, and lots of 'ums' and 'uhs.'
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Dec 24, 2021

The end.

 

Get Dr. Reba Wissner’s essential A Dimension of Sound: Music in The Twilight Zone here: https://amzn.to/3xm19aE

Glenn Tolle’s blog post on Horace Mann: https://glenntolle.com/2017/12/11/horace-mann-vindicated/

Get Night Gallery Season 1 on Blu-ray here: https://amzn.to/30YhtlR

Theme: “Neither Here nor There” performed by Twin Loops

“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” performed by Thurl Ravenscroft (from the album How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Original TV Soundtrack, copyright 1966 by MGM Records)

“Snowfall” performed by the Jackie Gleason & His Orchestra (from the album Merry Christmas, copyright 1956 by Capitol Records)

“Midnight Sun” performed by Duran Duran (from the album Medazzaland, copyright 1997 by EMI/Capital 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 copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.

Nov 28, 2021

One down, one to go. In the penultimate installment of the show, host Craig does one final round of housekeeping and (not surprisingly) pimps his work on the Night Gallery Season 1 Blu-ray set. Worth your time? Only you can make that determination. It’s free, for God’s sake, so just download the damn thing. 

Get Night Gallery season 1 on Blu-ray here: https://amzn.to/30YhtlR 

Theme: “Neither Here nor There” performed by Twin Loops 

“Strange Girl” performed by Hubert Laws (from the album Flute By-Laws, copyright 1966 by Atlantic Records) 

“Sour Times (Cut & Paste Instrumental by Chris Blake)” performed by Portishead (from the album Dummy, copyright 1994 by Go! Beat-London Records) 

“To Kill a Dead Man” performed by Portishead (from the “Sour Times” CD single, copyright 1994 by Go! Beat-London Records) 

“Over” performed by Portishead (from the album Portishead, copyright 1997 by Go! Beat-London Records)

“Omid (Hope)” performed by Thievery Corporation (from the album The Richest Man in Babylon, copyright 2002 by ESL Records) 

“Leave It” performed by Yes (from the album 90125, copyright 1983 by Atco 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 copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.  

 

Nov 14, 2021

Bug-eyed monster lovers rejoice! This week Craig dives deep into the pool of primordial goo that is the Outer Limits episode “Tourist Attraction.” TOL historian David J. Schow joins in to regale us with his bottomless sea of knowledge, plus Dr. Reba Wissner gives us the lowdown on the episode’s original music score. The whole affair is slimy... yet strangely satisfying. 

Get your David J. Schow literary fix right here: https://www.cimarronstreetbooks.com/ 

Get your own Ichthyosaurus Mercurius model kit here: https://www.dimensionaldesigns.com/icme.html 

My 2013 blog entry on “Tourist Attraction”: https://bit.ly/3kwEDGE 

 

The Outer Limits is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. 

Between Awe and Mystery: An Outer Limits Podcast is a nonprofit podcast. Music clips and dialogue excerpts used herein are the property of their respective copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.  

 

Nov 1, 2021

This week, host Craig checks out “Reap What You Sow,” a fan-made Twilight Zone episode in the spirit of the original series, then gazes backward at his own (sadly unrealized) dream of creating... well, something along the same lines. Friend of the show Carson Cohen returns for some much-needed fact checking, then we wrap up with some reportage on an exciting Rod Serling-related crowdfunding campaign. Oh, it’s also Hallowe’en, which we’re apparently not observing at all this year. Boo indeed. 

 

Theme: “Neither Here nor There (Yet Another Revision version)” by Twin Loops (used by permission). 

“Two Semi-Metallic Human Beings” composed by Howard Shore (from album David Cronenberg’s Crash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, copyright 1996 by Milan Records). 

“Babylon” performed by Control X (from the album To Abort Transmission, copyright 1995 by Instinct Ambient Records). 

 

As Timeless as Infinity: A Rod Serling Monument Kickstarter campaign:  https://bit.ly/3w1kcpH 

If you haven’t seen “Reap What You Sow,” go watch it before CBS issues a cease-and-desist notice!  https://youtu.be/f5GOQVgeAzk 

 

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 copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.  

 

Oct 17, 2021

Nathan Van Cleave, The Twilight Zone’s most prolific composer, finally gets a well-deserved spotlighting in this special installment of the podcast, made complete by an appearance by musician and friend of the program Carson Cohen. Enjoy! 

 

Stream William Castle’s Project X (1968) here: https://amzn.to/2SuPUg4 

 

Watch 1959’s Destination: Space here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6Z_o1vupA 

 

Read Dirk Wickenden’s interview with Fred Steiner about Nathan Van Cleave here: https://bit.ly/3neaD35 

 

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 copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.  

 

Oct 3, 2021

Have you ever wondered what the show might sound like with NO editing whatsoever? Like, NONE. And no script, either. No, really. We’re talking a solid hour of off-the-cuff yammering from host Craig with ZERO pre-planning (and zero production value). Listen... if you dare. 

 

Stephanie Griffin’s Siren Song Stitchery, where awesome stuff comes to three-dimensional-hand-sewn life: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SirensSongStitchery 

 

Kilian Melloy’s magnificent short story “The Boundary” (which he dedicated to me, of all people):  https://bit.ly/3f4S273 

Kilian Melloy (Edge Media Network) interviews yours truly about The Outer Limits on Blu-ray (from 2018): https://bit.ly/2NGCD1k 

The TZ Season 1 “Eye Intro” saga:  https://bit.ly/399iZCy 

 

Pick up bare•bones magazine #6 (Spring 2021), which includes my first published article (I Am Controlling Transmission: The Outer Limits on Home Video):  https://amzn.to/3edufRa  This issue also features an article by David J. Schow about Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, so it’s doubly desirable. $9.95 and it’s yours.  Hell, order several copies and give ‘em to your friends as gifts. 

 

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 copyright owners; we claim no ownership of these materials. Their use is strictly for illustrative purposes and should be considered Fair Use as stated in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 107.  

 

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