Guest Stars

Carl Reiner As Professor Peabody

Co-Guest Stars

Larry Watson (1) As Mr. Derleth Recurring	Johnnie Collins III (1) As Mr. Lovecraft
Richard Annis As Mr. Bloch	Louise Lawson As Miss Heald

Main Cast

Rod Serling As Host

Recap

Professor Peabody is lecturing a college a class on the childish stories of demons and the occult, dismissing them as fantasy. One student, Mr. Bloch, talks about how superstition explained certain natural functions. Peabody dismisses the idea as rubbish, saying that primitive man should have spent his time mastering the elements instead of embracing superstition. The professor then moves on to discussion of an ancient cult that worshiped the Old Ones...

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• Creator	Rod Serling
• Producer	Jack Laird
• Costume Designer	Bill Jobe
• Set Decorator	Chester R. Bayhi  |  John M. Dwyer
• Director of Photography	Lionel Lindon
• Art Director	Joseph Alves, Jr.
• Main Title Design	Wayne Fitzgerald
• Film Editor	David Rawlins  |  Jean-Jacques Berthelot
• Sound	Roger A. Parish  |  James R. Alexander (1)
• Assistant Director	Ralph Sariego  |  Lester William Berke
• Unit Manager	Burt Astor
• Executive Story Consultant	Gerald Sanford
• Assistant To The Producer	Anthony Redman
• Editorial Supervisor	Richard Belding
• Theme Music	Gil Melle
• Gallery Paintings	Thomas J. Wright  |  Logan Elston  |  Phil Bandierle