The Howling Man
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"The Howling Man" is a memorable episode of the classic anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie moral tale about a traveler who unwittingly releases the Devil from captivity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Howling Man canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "The Howling Man" ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| centralAntagonist |
the Devil
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surface form:
The Devil
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | often cited as one of the more memorable and eerie episodes of The Twilight Zone ⓘ |
| director | Douglas Heyes ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brother Jerome
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David Ellington ⓘ The Howling Man self-link ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
narrative frame with older protagonist recounting past events
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supernatural imprisonment of the Devil ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| franchise |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone
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| genre |
anthology television
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fantasy television ⓘ horror television ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Disbelief in the existence of evil can enable its release.
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Evil can be contained only through constant vigilance and belief. ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric monastery setting
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twist ending revealing the prisoner as the Devil ⓘ use of moral fable structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone
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| plotSummary |
A weary traveler seeks refuge in a remote European monastery during a storm and discovers a prisoner known as the Howling Man, whom the monks claim is the Devil.
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The traveler, doubting the monks, releases the prisoner, who is revealed to be Satan, unleashing evil back into the world. ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| series |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (original series)
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| setting | a remote European monastery ⓘ |
| teleplayBy | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
| theme |
moral responsibility
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temptation and doubt ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | post-World War I era (framing story later in time) ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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morally cautionary ⓘ |
| writer | Charles Beaumont ⓘ |
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