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Five improbable entities stuck together into a pit of darkness. No logic, no reason, no explanation; just a prolonged nightmare in which fear, loneliness, and the unexplainable walk hand in hand through the shadows. In a moment, we'll start collecting clues as to the whys, the whats, and the wheres.
Mar 29, 2022 · According to the credits, the episode was based on a short story by Marvin Petal, although it seems the original story was never published and cannot be easily accessed anywhere.
- Witney Seibold
Marvin Petal was born on 15 January 1929 in the USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002). He died on 17 April 2013 in the USA.
- Writer
- January 15, 1929
- Marvin Petal
- April 17, 2013
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Marvin Petal was born on January 15, 1929 in the USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002). He died on April 17, 2013 in the USA.
- January 15, 1929
- April 17, 2013
Mar 2, 2017 · The story titled 'Five characters in search of an exit' was based on a short story called 'The Depository' by Marvin Petal. I was curious if anyone has read Petal's story and knows what book it might be in.
“Five Characters in Search of an Exit” is Serling’s adaptation of Marvin Petal’s (1929 – 2013) unpublished short story “The Depository.” Petal was a successful journalist who wrote for The Los Angeles Herald Examiner and later worked for former news conglomerate McGraw-Hill World News throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s.
