episode #16, segment 1: The Elevator

#16a: THE ELEVATOR - written by Ray Bradbury; Directed by R.L. Thomas

Two brothers arrive at a warehouse-like factory in search of their father. Through lengthy exposition in their conversation, we learn that their dad is some strange scientist who has been experimenting with a growth formula (uh-oh, Food of the Gods alert). But, they haven't heard from him in some time; uh-oh - yes, a lot of foreboding.

This is meant to be a big scare episode, nothing else. I didn't like the punchline climax when I first saw this; it's simple & visceral, but I had to watch it a 2nd time to figure out what was going on.  This is not so much a TZ episode as a Bradbury fright picture. BoG's Score: 6 out of 10