tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post4585254596009713369..comments2024-03-20T15:28:13.030-05:00Comments on The Twilight Zone Vortex: "Person or Persons Unknown"JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-64578542833229516972017-06-26T18:25:48.281-05:002017-06-26T18:25:48.281-05:00When I first became a fan of the show in college I...When I first became a fan of the show in college I was almost totally unfamiliar with Beaumont. As I discovered his catalog of work over the next few years I became equally as interested in his stories and essays as with Beaumont himself. His life was endlessly fascinating and incredibly tragic. Much of Beaumont's work is a reflection of his personality and in some cases an eerie foreshadowing of his life. If you are interested in his work his career retrospective THE HOWLING MAN, edited by Roger Anker (Tor, 1992) with essays from those closest to him, is probably the definitive collection of his work. Unfortunately, it is a bit pricey these days, like most of his books, but you can still get a decent copy for around $30. His first short story collection THE HUNGER is also really good and was recently re-issued by Valancourt Books for an affordable price. Thanks for the comment!Brian Duranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724290376009803159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-21619468350412057842017-06-25T06:16:54.447-05:002017-06-25T06:16:54.447-05:00"Had his life not been cut tragically short&q..."Had his life not been cut tragically short" - this comment made me Google Mr. Beaumont. The fact that he may have passed from Alzheimer's (and/or Pick's Disease) makes it all the more interesting (and sad) that he wrote this story in which a person ends up not recognizing the face of a loved one.Blakeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778630656258229069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-2612368276864552592017-06-16T23:36:09.656-05:002017-06-16T23:36:09.656-05:00The plots and general tone of both episodes are ve...The plots and general tone of both episodes are very similar. Brahm was usually a pretty dependable director. His work in the first two seasons of the show is spectacular. His episodes after that do seem a bit uninspired with the exception of "The New Exhibit." He was very skilled at a certain type of story and unfortunately he was sometimes hired to direct episodes that didn't adhere to his usual dark, dream-like style. I'll have to brush up on his work for AHP/AHH. I still need to see his version of The Lodger as well.Brian Duranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724290376009803159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-63822908481742883632017-06-16T13:12:22.102-05:002017-06-16T13:12:22.102-05:00I always mix this one up with "A World of Dif...I always mix this one up with "A World of Difference" for some reason. My work on the Hitchcock series has lessened my appreciation for John Brahm, who seems to have been going through the motions some of the time.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com