Television Horror History Horror Horror History: Friday, April 1, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Execution” premiered 4 Evil Eyes April 1, 1960 Season 1 Episode 26 Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, a man in 1880 is transported into the year 1959 by a professor who soon realizes that he has brought forward a savage killer. BUY IT NOW! The Twilight Zone (1959) Tags: horror Horror History ad The Twilight Zone Execution Post navigation Previous Horror History: Friday, March 25, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “People Are Alike All Over” premieredNext Horror History: Friday, April 8, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Big Tall Wish” premiered