The Twilight Zone Haiku

by Chad Ellis Boykin, Tom Elliot (Foreword by)

Overview

The Twilight Zone Haiku explores the essence of Rod Serling's iconic, uncanny 1960s television show through haiku, giving us dazzling, spot-on snapshots of each episode. In seventeen syllables, Boykin captures the show's main objective: to deliver a keen jolt of existential awareness. As you read, you find yourself marooned on an alien planet, lost in time, trapped inside a mannequin, surrounded by the debris of a nuclear attack, and always, always powerless to forces beyond your control. The Twilight Zone Haiku conjures the trappings of each haunting plot of the series, but more astutely, its scalpel-edged soul.  

Spellbinding, incisive, and trenchant - The Twilight Zone Haiku unlocks the forbidden door both for devoted Twilight Zone fans and those stepping through the portal to parts unknown for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798988609216
Publisher:	Jobber House Press, LLC
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	818 KB

About the Author

Attorney, author, and former boxer Chadwick Ellis Boykin is the owner and creator of Jobber House Press, LLC. He holds a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government with a Minor in Film Studies, from North Carolina State University. He is the author of Muay Thai Kickboxing: The Ultimate Guide to Conditioning, Training, and Fighting (Paladin Press, 2002), The Twilight Zone Haiku (Jobber House Press, 2023), and the forthcoming Kaiju and Kayfabe, essays on the uniquely interconnected history of giant Japanese monster cinema and the art of professional wrestling. He has contributed to the forthcoming Outside In Can Live With It: 174 Deep Space 9 Stories, 174 Writers, 174 New Perspectives (ATB Publishing). Magazine article credits include Kaiju Ramen, G-Fan (Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd.), Women Love Wrestling, Inside Kung Fu, Martial Arts Legends Presents: Muay Thai, Diabetes Forecast, and Diabetes Fitness.
Tom Elliot is the host of The Twilight Zone Podcast, the definitive and longest running podcast about the landmark show on the web. In addition to episode reviews, the podcast includes short story readings, book reviews, event coverage and interviews. The show has been graced by guests such as Anne Serling (daughter of The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling and acclaimed author of As I knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling), Earl Holliman (the first actor to ever appear in The Twilight Zone) and Win Rosenfeld, Executive Producer of the 2019 The Twilight Zone reboot. Tom featured as one of the speakers in the BBC documentary You're Entering Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, along with Anne Serling and Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker. The Twilight Zone Podcast is an unofficial production, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of The Twilight Zone and the work of Rod Serling.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Tom Elliot

Introduction

Technical Notes: Haiku and Senryu

Before The Twilight Zone:

The Twilight Zone:

Rod Serling

Season One

Season Two

Season Three

Season Four

Season Five

Rod Serling

The Twilight Zone Unseen:

After The Twilight Zone:

Twilight Zone The Movie (1983)

The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)

The Twilight Zone (2002-2003)

The Twilight Zone: 2019-2020

Jordan Peele

Season One

Season Two

Tsundoku: The Twilight Zone Haiku Bookshelf

Last Words

About the Author