Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (Ep. 143)

Adapt or Perish

In this Adapt or Perish Mini, we’re taking to the skies to experience the classic work of short horror Nightmare at 20,000 Feet!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Richard Matheson’s original 1961 short story
• “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” the 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone directed by Richard Donner, written by Matheson, and starring William Shatner
• George Miller’s chapter of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), directed by Miller, written by Matheson, and starring John Lithgow

Footnotes:

• John Lithgow’s eyes (Warning: gross and freaky)
• “Terror at 5 1/2 Feet” (1993) from The Simpsons
• “Frozen Dick” (1996) and “Dick’s Big Giant Headache (Part 1)” (1999) from 3rd Rock From the Sun
• “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet” from the 2019 Twilight Zone reboot

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