Television Horror History Horror Horror History: Friday, May 12, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Mind and the Matter” premiered 4 Evil Eyes May 12, 1961 Season 2 Episode 27 A book on the power of thought enables an irritable office worker (Shelley Berman) to re-create the world exactly as he wants it, but what he wants and what he gets are two different things. Source: JustWatch The Twilight Zone (1959) Tags: horror Horror History The Twilight Zone The Mind and the Matter Post navigation Previous Horror History: Friday, May 5, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Shadow Play” premieredNext Horror History: Friday, May 26, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” premiered