My favorite episode of “The Twilight Zone” is “The Howling Man.” Self-adapted from a short story by Charles Beaumont, the episode’s star is David Ellington (H.M.
Wynant), an American hiker in post-war Europe.
Caught in a storm, he stumbles upon a monastery and meets the secretive Order of Truth, led by Brother Jerome (John Carradine).
The Order has the titular man (Robin Hughes) imprisoned in a cell, claiming him to be Satan in human form.
After some persuasion from both parties, Ellington ultimately frees the prisoner and all of mankind pays for his mistake.I discovered the episode when I was a Catholic schoolboy and a burgeoning horror fan, so the premise stirred primal fear within my soul.
Even now, with my faith lapsed, “The Howling Man” is still an excellent half-hour of TV, with some of the best atmosphere and mystery in “The Twilight Zone.”Many “Twilight Zone” episodes…
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