Arlen Schumer is the creator and designer of Visions From The Twilight Zone (Chronicle Books, 1991), the only coffeetable art book about the legendary television series, treating its television images like black and white art photography and its dialogue and narration like poetry. He developed a multimedia presentation based on the book that has toured universities and cultural institutions around the country, including The 2nd Rod Serling Conference at Ithaca College in 2008.

In his multimedia Twilight Zone presentation, Schumer traces the show’s roots in early 20th Century surrealist art and ideas, and in turn its influence on modern art and American pop culture. Part lecture, part performance piece, Schumer reads excerpts of dialogue and narration from the series like spoken word poetry, while Twilight Zone soundtrack music plays in sync and images from the episodes form the backdrop. In addition, the classic episode "Eye of The Beholder" is screened in its entirety. From high art to low art and back again, Visions From The Twilight Zone will make you look at The Twilight Zone--and television itself--as you never have before..

Visions From The Twilight Zone (Chronicle Books, 1991)