Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2023

Unlock This Door  with the key of your imagination. Somewhere between light and shadow, Between science and superstition, We invite you to submit [...]

Serlingfest 2023 Schedule

NEWSLETTER SPRING 2023

Analyzing "A Storm in Summer," Welcome Center fetes Rod Serling, remaking TZ in original format, TZ-inspired music, Marius Constant, chatbot describes TZ, New "Watch" cartoon, [...]

Newsletter Winter 2022

New Binghamton statue Kickstarter, Rod's most non-political speech, requiem for The Loner, Walking Distance on stage, Looney Tunes in the TZ, and more!

Newsletter Fall 2022

Serlingfest 2022 news, Serling Center for Media & Arts in Binghamton, “Growing Up Serling” by nephew Jeff Serling, The Simpsons TZ, original cartoon and fiction.  

2022 Scholarship Winner

Jennifer Zhang, 2022 Binghamton High School graduate and winner of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation scholarship, shares Rod’s faith in the goodness of people and [...]

Newsletter Summer 2022

SerlingFest/Cocktail from the Zone, Rod and Me, rare photos, obscure productions, Beaver Cleaver & Tom Cruise in the Zone, favorite episodes, Christian fans, and more! [...]

Newsletter Spring 2022

Cover by Scott Morse, profile of Gail Flug, In Memoriam, TZ clickbait, Serling Fest 2021/2022, Canadian Fandom, Fan memorabilia, rare photos, ten best episodes lists, [...]

SerlingFest 2022

The crew that put on SerlingFest 2022: RSMF Board members (except Zicree) Mark Dawidziak, Andy Polak, Jeff Serling, Mark Olshaker, Nick Parisi, Anne Serling-Sutton, [...]

Stephen Dexter – American Morning

American Morning is a powerful and award-winning new film dealing with the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. Directed by Robbie Bryan ("The [...]

SerlingFest 2021 | OCT 16-17 | BINGHAMTON, NY & ONLINE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 10am---6pm Eastern Time SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 10am---4pm Eastern Time PLAY DAY ONE RECORDING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS EVENT UPDATE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE [...]

Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2021

Unlock this door with the key of your imagination. Somewhere between light and shadow, Between science and superstition, We invite you to submit a [...]

As I Knew Him – An Interview With Anne Serling

Anne, age 8, on her dad’s lap. Of all the books in one’s Rod Serling library, none is as personal and intimate as [...]

Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2020

Unlock this door with the key of your imagination. Somewhere between light and shadow, Between science and superstition, We invite you to submit a [...]

Trevor Terry Wins 2020 Scholarship

The Rod Serling Memorial Foundation proudly presents the 2020 winner of our scholarship: Trevor Terry. He will seek a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at [...]

O’Toole From Moscow

WVXU and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will present Rod Serling's 1955 baseball /red scare comedy "O'Toole From Moscow" in a radio adaptation.

Carol Serling 1929-2020

Carol Serling, widow of Rod Serling, faithful defender and steward of his work, passed away on January 9, 2020, at age 90. Many [...]

Poster: 2019 Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Winners

Right-click the poster below and choose "Save image" or similar, then print it. Suitable for framing!

Rod Serling’s daughter played a part in revival of his 1955 baseball comedy

Rod Serling's 1955 comedy involving the Cincinnati Reds--broadcast only once on NBC Television--came to life in a Cincinnati Public Radio studio.

Binghamton Twilight Zone Escape Room is Unique

Xscapes' Escape Room "Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Experience" is the only one of its kind in the world, and located in... wait for it... [...]

Twilight Men: An Interview with Koren Shadmi at Comic_Watch

This interview with writer/illustrator Koren Shadmi and his new Humanoids book, "Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television" celebrates Twilight Zone's 60th anniversary.

Serling Fest 2019 Twilight Zone Awards

We all voted--at least once--and here are the results. Now go watch 'em again!

Serling Fest 2019 Photos

If you've got photos of your own and want to share 'em, send them to me at the Webmaster link on our Contacts page. Thanks [...]

Serlingfest 2019 wraps up at Binghamton High School after a three-day event

From WBNG-TV, coverage of the highly successful Serling Fest 2019: The TZ@60 on its final day.

Kassan to speak at Conference

Lawrence Kassan will speak at New York State Retired Teachers Association Conference. Kassan is Coordinator of Special Events and Theatre at the Rod Serling School [...]

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Six classic episodes and a new documentary play one day in over 600 movie theaters November 14, at 7:00 p.m. Get details and tickets here.

The Twilight Zone Forever: Celebrating 60 Years

DenOfGeek.com guest columnist Anne Serling on the 60th anniversary of her father's seminal television series.

WSKG Announces 2019 Rod Serling Film Festival Winners

Winners of this K--12 contest will be honored October 5th at Serling Fest 2019, in Binghamton, NY. Watch those winners here!

“The Last Stop” channels Serling, Lynch, Brooker

This new series from Stephen Dexter and Sarah Wharton is inspired by the ground-breaking television work of Rod Serling, David Lynch, and Charlie Brooker. Wow! [...]

Thank You!

Welcome to our new website! We won a contest for website redesign because of your persistent voting and your passion for all things Serling. The [...]

Pop Culture Squad interviews Serling author Nick Parisi

Parisi's recent book "Rod Serling, His Life, Work and Imagination" is an authoritative, fascinating, and engaging work.

Rod Serling’s Cincinatti Connections

RSMF Board member and author Nick Parisi planned two talks and book signings in the Cincinati area. His book covers Rod's Cincinati connections in depth. [...]

Enter the Rod Serling Film Festival

Sponsored by WSKG in Binghamton, NY... The Rod Serling Film Festival is accepting submissions from K-12 students for the 2020 contest. Use the same [...]

Norman Lear Wins Ithaca College Serling Award

The Rod Serling Award for Advancing Social Justice Through Popular Media goes to Lear, producer of All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at [...]

Twilight Zone Xscape Room in Binghamton

Review: Twilight Zone Xscape Room in Binghamton introduces players to Rod's life beyond TZ, and stars Stephen Dexter

Rod Serling’s original Planet of the Apes script now a graphic novel

A new graphic novel of Rod Serling's original Planet of the Apes concept features apes in a city, but was thought too expensive to film.

2018 Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to Baiyina Richardson, 2018 winner of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation scholarship! Baiyina will study Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Binghamton. Photo by Emmet Chilton-Sugerman [...]

Serling Fest 2018 review by Shadow and Substance

Blogger Paul at Shadow and Substance had a memorable time at SerlingFest 2018. Check out his photos and insights!

Twilight Zone Comes Home a Success

On July 15, 2017 in Binghamton, New York, The Twilight Zone came home. Photos here! Local TV station FOX40 reports on the event: Twilight Zone [...]

The Twilight Zone Live

As part of the 50th Anniversary of The Twilight Zone in Rod Serling's hometown Binghamton, NY, WSKG-TV staged two beloved Twilight Zone episodes live, [...]

Felicity Does the Twilight Zone

It's Sunday night, and you’re settled in to watch Felicity. You wonder what lies ahead for the show's sensitive heroine, played by Keri Russell. Will [...]

When Science Fiction Became History

July 21, 1969: Rod Serling celebrates the Moon landing with SF authors and futurists Frederick Pohl, John R. Pierce, and Isaac Asimov. (0-3:35 in this [...]