Robert, Thank you for reminding me about The Bewitchin' Pool, a great piece of escapist fiction and probably the answer to prayers for many abused children.
Rod Serling was a great writer with a strong moral streak which made the episodes dealing with prejudice, the Holocaust and crime so strong in their message. When I see videos of groups spreading hate and intolerance, I am reminded of the episode "He's Alive" where Hitler's ghost comes back to stir up hate. At the same time the stories could be very comforting when dealing with the concept of the olam ha-bah, the world to come where we go after this life ends. Others, like the story of the actress with the scarab who keeps sucking the life out of people were not as clear cut about the perpetrator, but clearly showed what happens to those who allow beauty to blind their eyes and minds to evil.
