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World War II Gave Rod Serling Nightmares—He Gave America The Twilight Zone

Long before Rod Serling introduced America to *The Twilight Zone*, he experienced horrors that no television writer could have invented. From deadly combat in the Philippines to the bizarre death of a fellow paratrooper, World War II left Serling with physical wounds, recurring nightmares, and a firsthand appreciation for life’s cruel unpredictability. Discover how those…

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    FDR’s Fears

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged Americans to overcome the challenges of the Great Depression by boldly proclaiming, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He could have saved time by saying, “We all have phobophobia.” That is the technical term for “a fear of fears.” Despite his assertion that fear was the…

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