Horror History Horror Television Horror History: Friday, April 28, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Silence” premiered 4 Evil Eyes April 28, 1961 Season 2 Episode 25 A talkative young man (Liam Sullivan) accepts a fellow club member’s (Franchot Tone) offer of $500,000 to stay completely silent for a year. Source: JustWatch The Twilight Zone (1959) Tags: horror Horror History The Twilight Zone The Silence Post navigation Previous Horror History: Friday, April 21, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Rip Van Winkle Caper” premieredNext Horror History: Wednesday, May 3, 1961: The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (aka Jekyll’s Inferno) was released in US theaters