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Rock Me, Baby!
OL's scariest offering, decidedly unsettling, with the most claustrophobic atmosphere of a claustrophobically atmospheric series.

Robert Culp turns in one of his typically magnificent performances (to my thinking, his best) as an average guy who desperately wants to believe he is just paranoid and hearing voices that aren't really there. Because he only hears the voices in the geology lab. And there are only rocks there. Right? Unless - oh, surely not (what are the chances?) - some of the rocks in the lab are not what they appear to be, and are really some kind of alien super-viruses. And the alien super-viruses are aware of the fact that Culp is listening. And he poses a threat to their invasion plan. Which means...well, I guess they'll just have to kill him, won't they?

This one works precisely because of the preposterousness of the idea of "talking rocks." Culp's performance is phenomenal, teetering between sanity and psychotic breakdown, as he gradually learns that, just because you're paranoid, that doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Charming wife Salome Jens wants to believe him but can't (would you?), and finds out the hard way that Culp isn't crazy, after all. So does geologist Barry Atwater, who is violently attacked by the aforementioned super-viruses which of course can't possibly exist. A creepy Mexican shaman, who knows from the outset Culp is sane, adds to the shudders.

For horror fans, not to be missed. Adapted by series producer Joe Stefano and Orin Borstein from an obscure paperback original of the same name by Louis Charbonneau. (Which I have read, and which is not as good as this episode.)

Definitely One of the Best
This is one of my favorite two episodes ever of the Outer Limits. While the plot isn't the best (alien rocks taking over people) and the effects pale in the current age of technology, the *story* is incredible--it's not about the aliens, and it's not about the science, it's about FEAR. Fear, and love, and hope, and despair, and all the things that make us people. And in addition to that, it's excellently filmed--high production value, incredible lighting and camera work, superb acting (Robert Culp and Salome Jens are just *cute* as young marrieds.) Joseph Stephano is quoted as saying he didn't think it would be so Scary, and it is. But it's not scary because of the idea or the effects, it's scary because the people are scared, and that comes across on the screen.

If you liked this one, also check out "Demon With a Glass Hand"--again, starring Robert Culp (ok, i happen to like Culp. Mea Culpa). Heavy on story, well-done enough that the more obvious plot holes can be overlooked, decent action quotient, and really good characters.