"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is the 22nd episode of the first season of "The Twilight Zone," written by Rod Serling and originally aired on March 4, 1960, on CBS.
The episode is set on a peaceful suburban street where strange occurrences and mysterious people stoke the residents' paranoia to a disastrous intensity.
In 2009, TIME named it one of the ten best "Twilight Zone" episodes.
In 2003, a remake of the episode was produced for the 2002 revival of "The Twilight Zone," but it was renamed "The Monsters Are on Maple Street." This version is more focused on the fear of terrorism, with the power surge caused by the government experimenting on how small towns react to the fear of terrorism.
The episode's message is clear: prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, as a frightened search for a scapegoat has its own fallout for the children and those yet unborn.
Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
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