This episode is told in a flashback. A traveler happens upon a very weird group of old monks who live in the middle of nowhere. In this quiet existence is something that makes no sense--there's a man locked inside a cell who is begging to be let out even though the prisoner himself SHOULD be able to unbolt the door. Yet again and again, he begs the traveler to aid him in escaping--saying that the monks are crazy and have been holding him prisoner against his will!! This is one of the episodes of Twilight Zone that is very high on the "cool factor" but is also kind of dumb if you allow yourself to think too much about the silliness of the plot. It's not just because the theological aspects of the show are very dubious, but because if you think too much your head might just explode!! So my advice is watch it--and see it as more of an allegory and don't worry that it makes no sense. It is still cool and exciting.
Review of The Howling Man
