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147:Fredd Wayne
80:Rod Serling
76:Teleplay by
70:Jack Smight
66:Directed by
1702:Categories
1567:Night Call
1344:Jess-Belle
1337:Death Ship
1323:He's Alive
1107:The Jungle
1065:The Mirror
926:Twenty Two
898:Back There
756:The Chaser
588:The Lonely
361:References
325:Production
239:Twenty Two
168:Wesley Lau
159:Mary Adams
153:Arline Sax
117:1961-02-10
61:Episode 17
24:Twenty Two
1609:The Masks
1532:You Drive
1351:Miniature
1254:The Dummy
1072:The Grave
812:King Nine
770:Mr. Bevis
721:Execution
658:The Fever
1679:The Fear
1432:Season 5
1421:The Bard
1293:Season 4
1247:The Gift
1156:The Hunt
1021:Season 3
802:Season 2
537:Season 1
529:episodes
191:Previous
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947:Static
526:(1959)
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679:Elegy
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1330:Mute
891:Dust
467:IMDb
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