This is one of the more ironic episodes of "Lights Out"--that's for sure. That's because the main character talks about having a doppelganger (an exact double)--and the same could be said about this episode in many ways. You see, about a decade later, "The Twilight Zone" did another episode called "Perchance to Dream" and there are lots of similarities between the two shows. It's even more ironic because the leading character in the "Lights Out" episode is upset because he feels someone has stolen his story!! Weird--especially since no credit is given to the writer of this earlier show that seems to have strongly inspired the later one. See them both and you'll see what I mean. You can copy the "Lights Out" episode for free at archive.org--and it's worth doing anyways because it's one of the better episodes of this series.
By the way, sadly, the guy who starred in this one, William Eythe, only lived a few years after making this show--dying before his 40th birthday.
By the way, sadly, the guy who starred in this one, William Eythe, only lived a few years after making this show--dying before his 40th birthday.