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An aging man desperate to keep his much younger wife from leaving him tries a highly experimental youth serum... but does it work too well?

Peter Vollmer, a small-time neo-Nazi leader, yearns for more power. Advised by a shadowy benefactor, Vollmer's followers grow, as does his ego.

In a future state where religion and books have been banned, a librarian is judged obsolete by the Chancellor and sentenced to the execution of his choice.

An alien, who crash-lands in a remote mountain village stirs up the inhabitant's fears and animosity, befriends a boy, and gives him a mysterious present.

Dr. Loren and his wife live in a beautiful home with their daughter, and are waited upon hand and foot by robots. But daughter Jana is beginning to think her parent's need for robotic assistance is turning their brains to silt, and bodies to mud. She demands of her father to get rid of the robots, or else she will leave the family forever. Unhappy, but caring for his daughter's concerns, Dr. Loren does as asked. But Jana is in for a shock....

Astronauts William Fletcher and Peter Craig – each of whom happens to be the chief thorn in the other's side – set down in a canyon on another planet to repair their ship. While scouting around, Craig finds a city populated by people no bigger than ants. He begins terrorizing the population by crushing three of their buildings (Fletcher interferes with his destruction), proclaiming himself a god.

Experience one of television’s greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone.... In this episode, a washed-up jockey gets his wish while waiting for the results of his race-fixing hearing.

In this episode, three 1960s Army National Guard soldiers on maneuvers near the Little Big Horn battle site find themselves unwittingly involved in Custer's last stand.

Jagger is a man who is to be hanged after being wrongfully convicted of killing a bigot in self defense. On the day of his execution, the sun does not rise in the morning. There is also still some dispute as to whether or not Jagger is guilty. However, Jagger is hanged anyway, much to the delight of the town. The town Reverend steps in and says that the sky is black because of all the hatred in the world, namely the hatred surrounding Jagger's execution.

The Earth's orbit has suddenly changed, drawing ever closer to the Sun, promising eminent destruction ... or has it?

Four master thieves put themselves into suspended animation for 100 years after hiding a fortune in gold bars. But even in the future, wealth is still beyond their reach.

In this episode, a wisecracking New Yorker finds himself in Honolulu on December 6th, 1941 - the day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He knows of the invasion but can't get anyone to believe him.

A kindly fellow's life is turned upside down when he receives "help" from his guardian angel.

The first human to visit Mars is relieved to find that the Martians treat him kindly and have even built him a house like his home on Earth - but with one big difference.

Experience one of television’s greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone - fully dramatized for audio! In this episode, order breaks down between three surviving crewmen whose rocket ship crashes on an unknown world with limited water and supplies.

Lt. Fitzgerald has found his own special wartime nightmare - looking into the faces of his men prior to battle, he has the disquieting ability to see who is about to die.

A book on the power of thought enables an irritable worker to re-create the world exactly as he wants it. But what he wants and what he gets are two entirely different things.

A broken-down baseball team soars when a new player, a human-looking robot, pitches shutout after shutout. After it is discovered that he's a robot, the only way he will be allowed to continue to play is if he is altered to become more human.

"Rest your eyes, and listen here....I'm Rod Serling, and this is The Zero Hour." From 1972 to 1974, The Zero Hour brought potent thrillers to the radio waves, edge-of-your-seat original radio dramas from best-selling mystery novels, featuring stars from radio's Golden Age and popular television personalities. Rest your eyes and experience a provocative episode from this legendary radio program.

An alcoholic bookie regrets that he wasn't a better father to his son, Pip, who was critically wounded in Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.