"The Waiting Room" - Boastful and arrogant gunslinger Sam Dichter (an excellent performance by Steve Forrest) finds himself in some kind of hellish purgatory with several fellow gun fighters. Director Jeannot Szwarc adroitly crafts an intriguing eerie and enigmatic atmosphere. Rod Serling's sinewy script makes a powerful and provocative point on how those who live by the gun are doomed and destined to die by same. This segment further benefits from the uniformly ace acting from a tip-top cast, with especially stand-out work from Albert Salmi as the surly Joe Bristol, Jim Davis as the regretful Abe Bennett, Gilbert Roland as a laconic bartender, and, most surprisingly, Buddy Ebsen as a wise old doctor who's resigned to his miserable fate.
"Last Rites for a Dead Druid" - Bruce Tarraday (a fine portrayal by Bill Bixby) finds himself falling under the evil influence of a statue of a druid sorcerer that was impulsively purchased by his wife Jenny (nicely played by Carol Lynley). Szwarc once again does a sound job of creating a creepy and unsettling mood. Moreover, it's fun to watch uptight skeptic Tarraday succumb to the wicked spell of a maleficent supernatural force. Nifty bummer ending, too.
"Last Rites for a Dead Druid" - Bruce Tarraday (a fine portrayal by Bill Bixby) finds himself falling under the evil influence of a statue of a druid sorcerer that was impulsively purchased by his wife Jenny (nicely played by Carol Lynley). Szwarc once again does a sound job of creating a creepy and unsettling mood. Moreover, it's fun to watch uptight skeptic Tarraday succumb to the wicked spell of a maleficent supernatural force. Nifty bummer ending, too.