Peaksville, Ohio

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Peaksville, Ohio is the isolated, small-town setting of the classic "It's a Good Life" episode of The Twilight Zone, where a child with godlike powers controls the terrified residents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
adaptedBy Rod Serling NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED
appearsInEpisode It's a Good Life NERFINISHED
associatedWith cornfield
mind control
reality warping
telekinesis
canonicalStatus part of The Twilight Zone canon
controlledBy Anthony Fremont NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Jerome Bixby NERFINISHED
feature cut off from modern technology
isolated from the outside world
no contact with the rest of Earth
firstAired 1961-11-03
firstAppearance The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" NERFINISHED
franchise The Twilight Zone franchise NERFINISHED
genre horror
psychological thriller
science fiction
inhabitantCondition must think happy thoughts
inspired subsequent adaptations of "It's a Good Life"
language English
locatedIn Ohio
medium television
narrativeRole primary setting of a Twilight Zone episode
network CBS
notableFor depiction of a child with godlike powers
iconic status in television horror
notableResident Anthony Fremont NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic terrified of Anthony Fremont
punishmentMethod wished into the cornfield
revisitedIn The Twilight Zone (1983 film) segment "It's a Good Life" NERFINISHED
The Twilight Zone (2002 series) episode "It's Still a Good Life" NERFINISHED
settingOf It's a Good Life NERFINISHED
theme abuse of power
fear and control
omnipotence of a child
timePeriod mid-20th century (implied)
tone claustrophobic
oppressive

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It’s a Good Life settingPlace Peaksville, Ohio
subject surface form: It's a Good Life