Television Horror History Horror Horror History: Friday, April 21, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Rip Van Winkle Caper” premiered 4 Evil Eyes April 21, 1961 Season 2 Episode 24 A gang of thieves (Simon Oakland, Oscar Beregi Jr., John Mitchum) put themselves into suspended animation for 100 years after hiding a million dollars’ worth of gold bars. Source: JustWatch The Twilight Zone (1959) Tags: horror Horror History The Twilight Zone The Rip Van Winkle Caper Post navigation Previous Horror History: Friday, April 7, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “A Hundred Yards Over the Rim” premieredNext Horror History: Friday, April 28, 1961: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Silence” premiered