I know this is a long shot, but I’m trying to identify an episode of a show ( which could have been Twilight Zone, New twilight zone, tales of the darkside, or something else?? ) from about 13-17 years ago.
The setup was that every time a man looked into a reflective surface, he saw a convict with a garotte, moving closer and closer and closer to him. He destroys his mirror, his toaster, etc, and then finally phones 911 and his girlfriend, admitting that he is crazy. She shows up just after 911 has strapped him to one of those neck immolation boards, and with concern in her eyes, looks deep into his eyes. Reflected in her eyes is the convict, who strangles him, and he dies horribly.
There was no blood, and I am ALMOST positive it was in colour – but the episode guides of Twilight Zone/Tales of the Darkside don’t seem to have anything like this at all.
Does anyone remember this, and could help me? Or even any info on what other "TZ"esque shows were on around 12-20 years ago.
Me’Corva
P.S. If a moderator thinks this is better in GQ, fine – but I thought the Cafe might have a better shot at it.
Thanks so much to SmackFu and LochnessHump. The first guide I saw to amazing stories didn’t sound ANYTHING like the episode, but that Amazon plot summary sounds MUCH better. I apparently never saw the beginning of the episode, since I never figured out he was a horror novelist.
watsonwil, thanks for the help anyways. I probably ruined the ending, but you should REALLY see it if you can. It is a FABULOUS episode – very well directed.
This was probably the one anthology horror/fantasy series episode that had any kind of effect on me. There are still times when I start thinking about the thing and start to avoid looking overmuch into reflective surfaces. There was just something about the way the phantom attacker got closer and closer each time the novelist saw it… shudder.