The Twilight Zone (TV Series) The Hitch-Hiker (1960) User Reviews

"I believe you're going... my way".

[classicsoncall · 8/10 · 11 March 2010]

I'll start out by being facetious here - you know what's really scary about this episode? Regular gas at twenty seven nine per gallon. It stayed that way up until at least 1967, because that's what I paid as a first time driver, and putting a couple of bucks worth in the family car went a long way. Man, I miss those days as much as as I miss great old TV classics like The Twilight Zone passing off into the sunset.

So here's a nifty little story that exudes a sense of dread throughout, an unsettling feeling that Nan Adams (Inger Stevens) must at some point face a terrifying reality that involves a creepy little hitchhiker that keeps popping up at every turn. It's fairly easy to figure out the ending, but in hindsight, the story offers more than one possibility as to when Miss Adams could have met her demise. Though it turns out it was at the very beginning of the picture, it could just as well have been while stalled on the train tracks or as the victim of an ill intentioned sailor. Speaking of which, said serviceman must have been really agitated to pass up on a come on from Inger Stevens, even if it was to secure an advantage she hoped would keep her from harm.

I have to say, I didn't care much for old John Thompson (George Mitchell), the gas station guy. Would it have killed him to lend a helping hand to a stranded traveler in need of a few gallons of gas? Where was that sense of helping out someone in need just because it was the right thing to do? He's just the kind of character you could figure would get his comeuppance in a future episode of The Twilight Zone.

Cross country trip of subtle terror

[bearkmb · 9/10 · 14 October 2008]

For those of you who've driven across the USA, or long distance anywhere on your own, this story resonates as the mind can race and feel paranoia when on a long lonely trip into unfamiliar places with only yourself for conversation.

Inger Stevens was wonderfully cast as the lone driver traveling across America, her sensitive and delicate features conveyed a vulnerability that had you worried for her, even when she took on the companion sailor ostensibly for protection against the unsettling apparition of the hitch-hiker. I remember the first time watching, wondering whether he'd protect her or sexually assault her.

The portrayal of the hitch-hiker was also done splendidly, not physically threatening or even overly menacing, just very unsettling.

Thumbs Up

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 30 September 2008]

Of course, there are so many hitchhiker ghost stories. This one is a classic. Inger Stevens has a narrow escape (or so she thinks). She is helped by a service station guy who replaces her tire and sends her on her way. At the site, she sees a man in a gray suit and a slouch hat. He is trying to get a ride. She avoids him but he keeps popping up over and over and over. He is always ahead of her. She does everything she can within her power to avoid him. There is a pathetic to pick up a sailor to help her, but she doesn't think rationally and drives him away. Still the man is there. Of course, there is the classic ghost story ending. Inger Stevens who later died tragically is quite good and the camera angles and the presence of the hitchhiker is ominous. This has always been one of the more talked about episodes.

Alone, and on the Road

[dougdoepke · 20 July 2006]

Shabby hitch-hiker keeps reappearing as young woman drives cross-country.

Great episode. Perhaps the most haunting of all the entries. Serling's adaptation of the Louise Fletcher radio play is first rate, one of the best of the series. Everything entertaining and artistic comes together as Inger Stevens' cross-country trip descends from bright sunlight into the depths of midnight. There's suspense (the railroad crossing), humor (the sailor thinking it's his lucky day), mystery (what is this with the hitch-hiker), and finally pathos ( in a rear-view mirror). I particularly like the subtle way the final scene is handled with the superb camera work and expert use of half light and shadow. Notice how the camera shots become progressively tighter as the tension inside the car mounts. Also, there's the well-timed blinking neon in the final scene to convey a subtle transition. And for those who care-- there's a taste of radio drama in the voice-over sequences where Stevens is riding alone. Radio drama, of course, could not allow dead air time, so script writers such as Fletcher had to become skilled at verbalizing what the character is thinking. It still shows in these traveling sequences. (A half-facetious observation-- strange how so much of cross-country America looks like the scrub lands of southern Cal. But then, as good as the best shows are, TZ was never a big-budget series.) Anyhow, this is one of those haunting episodes that stays with you. So don't miss it.

My personal favorite!

[letterl · 10/10 · 15 July 2015]

There are so many great episodes of "The Twilight Zone" that it would be difficult to rank them...but there are four or five that would definitely be near the top of the list. This is one of them. You can count on Syfy to air this one during every TZ marathon.

One reason it is my favorite -- this was the first episode of "The Twilight Zone" I ever saw, when it aired late at night on our local PBS station back in the early 1980s. I had no idea a show like this even existed and I was hooked immediately. The foreboding opening narration assures the viewer that a tale of suspense is about to unfold and you won't be disappointed as our protagonist, Nan Adams, drives across the country. She encounters numerous obstacles on her trip and first-time viewers will be on the edge of their seats a few times in the ensuing half-hour -- the train crossing sequence is chilling and Leonard Strong's recurring Hitchhiker character just adds to the growing dark atmosphere.

This episode was also my introduction to the beautiful Inger Stevens. She was a master of her craft and does a magnificent job of using facial expressions to convey Nan's growing sense of frustration and doom as the trip reaches its climax. It was not until a few years later that I learned of how Inger's life ended so tragically early but she left a legacy of great performances, this being one of them.

The ending was just classic "The Twilight Zone", with Rod Serling's closing narration perfectly written and stated. I give "The Hitchhiker" 10 out of 10 and urge anyone who hasn't seen it to give it a view. Definitely worth your time!

Justly famous showcase for Inger

[jjnxn-1 · 10/10 · 10 February 2014]

Playing on common fears: isolation, a seemingly benign presence that exudes a menacing vibration, being followed this renown episode is chilling in its very stillness.

For a story where little actually happens there is a great deal of emotion involved. That is provided thanks to the great, under-appreciated Inger Stevens, one of the best young actresses in the early days of television. Possessed of a stunning wholesome beauty, even here where she is simply dressed with a minimum of make-up, it often got in the way of her genuine acting abilities being recognized. She was adroit in comedy but excelled in playing suppressed and slowly mounting anxiety which is a key component of this tale.

There are a few other characters, most prominently Leonard Strong-excellent in an almost wordless role, but the heavy lifting is completely on Inger's very capable shoulders. Pitching the gradual escalation of her fear at just the proper tempo, both in her physical performance and the narration that accompanies it, she makes what could have been a standard episode into a memorable showcase that has become one of the series best known chapters. An added layer of pathos is added to the story if you're aware of Miss Stevens early and tragic death. It makes the subject of the piece particularly haunting.

Along with Nothing in the Dark, The Invaders and a few other episodes this is an essential viewing experience for anyone who is a Twilight Zone fan in the slightest.

The Hitch-Hiker

[Scarecrow-88 · 10/10 · 4 July 2012]

"I believe you're going…my way."

One of the greatest episodes in the history of Twilight Zone…how many times have I watched it? Countless times. Here I am once again, watching "The Hitch-Hiker", a haunting parable about the need to escape death and not being able to do so. It is amazing how this episode is able to make such a pitiful little man, looking worse-for-wear, into such a frightening figure. I just love how he is shot, the inventive ways the director has him appear, from different angles of the camera, from a distance, in close-up, always popping up, Inger Stevens, wrapped in a constant panicky state of terror, not knowing his purpose, but understanding that she must keep away from him, evasion seemingly impossible. I always think of Herk Harvey's Carnival of Souls when watching this Twilight Zone episode as in that movie a haunted female character, trying to exist in a world no longer her own, interacting with living beings (we think, but perhaps not), yet somehow despite seeming alive she doesn't quite belong, but not quite aware that death beckons her. I think it is inevitable that Inger's own tragic demise, a suicide ending her life far too soon, hangs over the whole affair, giving the eeriness of it all an extra bit of power. While on her cross-country journey, Inger drives a bit too fast, blowing out her tire on a stretch of road in Pennsylvania, continuing on despite her constant colleague, the hitcher, always rearing his face to terrify her. Eating and driving, meeting a crusty old buzzard who won't give her gas because she got him out of bed late, a rather shifty sailor heading back to a San Diego port with obvious designs on her a bit too creeped out by her to stay in the car after numerous attempts to ram a hitcher he doesn't see, and an attempt to pass across tracks as an oncoming train makes its way towards her as the car stalls all occur during this journey only leading Ms Stevens into the Twilight Zone.

Leonard Strong isn't an imposing man and probably wouldn't make you blink twice at him while walking across a street, but in this presentation of The Twilight Zone, he couldn't be scarier. It is what he represents, I think, that casts a sinister spell. The voice-over narration might have been a bit much typically, but for some reason it just works in this instance, her tormented thoughts provided for us, how she feels as the hitcher continues to "harass" her. I think one last thing that this episode does effectively is establish the unpredictability of the open road and what could lie in wait for anyone who attempts to drive it alone.

The Road Of Life

[AaronCapenBanner · 10/10 · 25 October 2014]

Inger Stevens plays a beautiful young woman named Nan Adams who is traveling by car from New York to Los Angeles when she has a blowout in Pennsylvania. After the car is repaired, Nan starts seeing a mysterious little hitchhiker who is always waiting on the road in front of her, no matter how many miles she travels. Nan becomes increasingly frightened by this, and has a difficult time getting anyone to believe her story, and her sanity. Nan will later come to realize the truth of things after she makes a fateful phone call home to her mother... Classic episode is a perfectly realized ghost story, with a spooky atmosphere and fine acting, made even more poignant by the tragic real-life fate of Inger Stevens.

'unspeakably ,nightmarishly,alone.'

[darrenpearce111 · 8/10 · 4 December 2013]

Hop in for the ride. The Hitch-Hiker is very well made and among the most scary Zones. Nan (Inger Stevens) is making a long road journey alone and sees an unimposing looking hobo thumbing for a ride - only she sees him again, and again...and...oh dear...again! The scenes where Inger Stevens interacts with other actors work better than the ones she plays alone (or with only guess who appearing). A story all too often imitated now but in parts quite effective, even for those who know what's going to happen ( there's a nice jumpy moment about thirteen minutes in).

Take this shortly before bedtime, but for those of you of a nervous disposition I suggest take one of the comedy TZ's to follow for pleasanter dreams.

TZ trivia - the original radio play was written by Lucille Fletcher who was earlier married to TZ composer, the great Bernard Herrmann.

Road trip of souls

[Coventry · 8/10 · 23 June 2016]

And here we have another episode of "The Twilight Zone" that is undeniably brilliant, but nevertheless ruins yet another impression I had about my one of my all-time favorite movies. When you're watching the entire series of "The Twilight Zone" you often get confronted with the fact that original, innovative and genre- defining ideas featured here first, and only afterwards the ideas were copied and further elaborated in long-feature movies that are now – still righteously – considered as horror/Sci-Fi milestones. "The Hitch-Hiker" is perhaps the finest example to prove this theory. For several decades now, I regarded Herk Harvey's fantastically atmospheric "Carnival of Souls" as a genuinely original genre masterpiece. What with its uniquely ominous ambiance, inexplicably mysterious story lines and – most of all - perplexing denouement, it's one of those rare movies that everyone should watch at least once in their lives. "Carnival of Souls" naturally remains one of the greatest horror movies of all times, but have to put that "perplexing denouement" part of my review into perspective, now that I discovered that "The Hitch-Hiker" features a very similar denouement and got released a good three years prior. It's a very mood and unsettling episode in which the young and joyful Nan Adams embarks on a coast-to-coast road trip across the USA. She encounters a bit of minor tire troubles in Philadelphia, but from that moment onwards her path is repeatedly crossed by a strange and uncanny middle-aged male hitch-hiker. The peculiar individual is never obtrusive or violent, but he shows up at the most unexpected and illogical places and indirectly causes for Nan to end up in perilous situations. Due to the many years of experience I have in watching obscure genre movies, including the aforementioned "Carnival of Souls" and reminiscent others, I was able to guess quite early on in the episode what the shocking end-twist would be. However, this certainly doesn't mean that the plot isn't brilliantly scripted and predictable! Quite the contrary, "The Hitch-Hiker" is a very intense and frightening tale and I reckon the climax must have made an enormous shock-impact on people when the episode first aired on television in 1960. I often truly regret that I wasn't yet born in that time, because personally I would be much more looking forward to the next weekly episode of "The Twilight Zone" rather than to the new season of "Game of Thrones"….

A Study In Contrast

[redryan64 · 7/10 · 2 February 2012]

WITH HIS EPISODE, the series passed on the use of SciFi and the Occult World in favor of examining strange occurrences that happen to one largely within the head; a subject matter that Mr. Rod Serling would often revisit during the series multi-season run. In a sort of metaphor, the play is set on a cross country highway automobile trip; undertaken as a solo venture by the main character,the most beautiful and young, Miss Inger Stevens.

FROM THE OUTSET, we are presented with a study in contrasts. On one hand we have the young,blonde and beautiful lady who is the driver and solo occupant of the vehicle. As representative of the example of opposite polarity, there is the mysterious hitch-hiker; who is a rather elderly sort, haggard in appearance and dark, even swarthy in hair and complexion.

THE FACT THAT the hitchhiker continually appears along the road, always far ahead of the auto, leads us to an early conclusion that we are in the process of examining some of our notions about our lives here on Planet Earth; as well as the very nature of the Hereafter. Those viewers who possess the analytical, detective story fan-type of minds would have correctly made some early assumptions as to just where the story was taking us.

WE SEE THAT this episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE is an adaptation of a 1940's Radio Script that starred Mr. Orson Welles. That should not be surprising, for it had all of the elements that made for such great and edgy drama on such fine Old Time Radio anthologies; such as: SUSPENSE, THE INNER SANCTUM, THE WHISTLER and many others.

WHEN WE FIRST heard of the title, we had it confused with the film,THE HITCH-HIKER(The Filmmakers/RKO Radio Pictures, 1953),which starred Edmund O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman; and was directed by Ida Lupino. Although it was a completely different story, we understand that it too had been adapted from a Radio Play.

The Highway Man

[telegonus · 10/10 · 31 October 2017]

The Hitch-Hiker is a Twilight Zone adaptation of Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play of the same title, and for my money an improvement on it. An eerie tale in any medium, it's the story of Nan Adams, a department store buyer from New York, driving cross country, who, after a tire blowout in Pennsylvania, begins to see the figure of a shabby little man hitch-hiking, wherever she goes. The most uncanny aspect of this is that the little man isn't following her. He's always ahead of her, looking for a ride. It's more like she's following him, albeit reluctantly; and it's like she can't "shake him", get rid of him. But then, how can a person avoid or rid himself of something or someone that always lies ahead?

For all the menace implicit in Nan's predicament, it's not quite a literal nightmare she's living in as she makes her way cross country. She mentions the little man a few times to other people, yet she's the only one who can see him. They see nothing. Nor is the man threatening her. His presence is unappealing: scruffy like a hobo, small, middle aged, wearing a hat, he never behaves in an intimidating manner. If anything, there's a plaintive quality to him, a wistfulness, that suggests that he's seeking not merely a ride but fellowship. Yet this is also a key element in his strangeness. Nan does not know this man, and she proceeds on her journey his familiarity rattles her, as she is driving alone, does not want company.

After a gas station owner refuses to get out of bed in the middle of the night to help her, Nan returns to her car to find a sailor, and his manner is friendly, his disposition pleasant, and she agrees to give him a ride. For a few precious minutes the tension lessens; and then that hobo turns up ahead of them on the road. The sailor cannot see him, however, and when Nan veers toward him, so as to kill him, she drives off the road, at which point the sailor decides that things are getting too strange for him. Sore as his feet are he prefers to go it alone on foot. Once again alone, Nan stops of at a diner, closed for business, and uses a pay phone to call her mother in New York, and what she learns is both very bad news as well as a relief.

As she returns to her car Nan feels at peace with herself and the world, ready for anything, as she at last knows the truth of what has been happening to her these past few days. She adjusts the rear view mirror and,--no surprise to her, though perhaps a shock to the viewer--the little man is sitting in the back seat behind her, speaks to her in a friendly voice and says "I believe you're going my way"; and indeed she is. The Twilight Zone dealt with death in many ways, as something to be feared, yet also to be accepted when it's inevitable. In this case there was no alternative, as death came aboard as a companion, as it were, and as such an end to worry and fear.

detour through the twilight zone

[Calicodreamin · 7/10 · 27 May 2021]

Great acting from Inger, she leads this episode flawlessly. The storyline was interesting and felt authentic, with a solid twist at the end.

Unfortunately...overrated.

[IdaSlapter · 5/10 · 10 November 2022]

I found this episode listed on 'The Best of' the Twilight Zone lists, and have to say I'm not sure how it ended up there.

As a few others have pointed out, the idea itself is very compelling. The two issues I had with it were the excessive narration by Inger Stevens -- a lot of what she said could've easily been conveyed with her facial expressions.

And secondly, the fact that her character, who is DEAD, has conversations with people who are ALIVE.

At first, it seemed to work because I assumed this was all a part of her after-death 'dream' or imagination. But right at the climax, she makes a call to her mother, who she learns from a caretaker isn't available, because she's had a nervous breakdown after Steven's died six days earlier in an auto accident.

So...again, if she's dead, how could she be heard and have conversations with anyone who's alive.

Doesn't. Make. Sense. At least in the way it was presented.

And Listen to Orson Welles Version From 1946.

[jayraskin · 10/10 · 31 May 2020]

I agree with everybody who thought that this was a terrific episode. It has a great script and a great performance by Inger Stevens.

I just listened to Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater version first broadcast on June 21, 1946. My surprise was that Orson Welles plays the driver. Otherwise the scenes and dialogue are pretty identical. Another twist is that the one hitch-hiker that the driver does pick up is a woman. Just as in the TZ episode there is a nice suggestion that she was open to more than just a ride, but quickly got turned off when the driver starts talking about the man he keeps seeing hitch-hiking on the road. Louise Fletcher, the writer, also wrote the classic "Sorry, Wrong Number," which was done on the radio first and later turned into a movie with Barbara Stanwyck. She was married to Bernard Herman who did the music for both the Orson Welles radio version and the "Twilight Zone" television version. Welles describes the story as something that appeals to the spine and sending a chill up it. That's a good way of putting it. If you wish to compare the two versions, you can find Orson Welles Mercury Theater version on the internet on old time radio aps. and youtube.

A Top Notch episode in the Series

[thatsweetbird · 9/10 · 13 December 2018]

Although I didn't include this episode in my dozen favorite episodes of TTZ It seems to be rated among the ten highest by the fans And I certainly don't argue with it's quality.

Inger Stevens was a striking actress. Perhaps knowing about her real life tragic ending makes this episode even more poignant. The series trademark-A great twist ending-Is surely here.

On creepiness alone I'd say this episode is definitely one of the series' most unnerving. If I am completely honest with myself maybe it's creepiness is such that that is why I didn't include it in my dozen favorites. It's certainly not due to a lack of quality:)

Inger Stevens what more do you need?

[george_cherucheril · 10/10 · 18 August 2020]

Inger Stevens was the kind of woman who makes me want to journey through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Inger was stunningly beautiful but in her face you could see a wound. This combination makes me want to follow her wherever she goes. Her beauty is unending. That Inger died ten years later at the young age of 35 haunts me. I am grateful that she made two episodes of the Twilight Zone.

In this episode you share the paranoia she displays. Her urgency to escape is real. I kept wanting the sailor to stay with her. He should have told her I want to stay with you but you have to let me drive. The man at the gas station should have helped her out. What kind of man leaves the eternally beautiful Inger Stevens alone?

I believe you're going ... my way ...

[rcaliendo-424-345328 · 9/10 · 27 May 2020]

I love this one, and it's definitely one of the ones where I'll stop whatever I'm doing and watch it, despite seeing it many, many times. Inger Stevens was terrific in a classic TZ episode where she is essentially the whole show. She was apparently very talented and had such a sad ending just ten years after this episode aired.

There's only one way to go when your number is up.

[mark.waltz · 10/10 · 19 February 2019]

The beautiful Inger Stevens creates an unforgettable image of terror as she attempts to drive cross-country and avoid a hitchhiker who appears to be following her with malicious intent. Leonard Strong, barely speaking a word, gives off a spooky vibe as the hitchhiker who keeps reappearing everywhere that Stevens makes a stop. An encounter with a speeding train while her car is stuck on the tracks becomes nail biting for the viewer even though it is pretty obvious what will happen. The sound that the train makes as it passes is unforgettable and creates a laugh of relief that will keep you gripped through the rest of the series.

Stevens gives an outstanding performance, showing her desperation when she offers a sailor (Adam Williams) a ride to his ship in San Diego and even though he is obviously attracted to her, her increasing tenseness makes him nervous to the point where he demands she let him out and she demands that he remain. That's the voice of Eleanor Audley from "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty" on the phone when Stephens calls home. When the denouncement occurs, don't be surprised if you hear a gasp and you realize it is coming from you. That makes this one of the very best of the series that seem to always be topping itself.

Danger on the road

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 27 April 2017]

Sweet young lass Nan Adams (a fine and appealing by the fetching Inger Stevens) finds herself being taunted by a mysterious hitch-hiker (nicely played with understated menace by Leonard Strong) while driving cross country.

Director Alvin Ganzer relates the absorbing story at a brisk pace, ably crafts a compelling enigmatic atmosphere, makes neat use of lonely back roads locations, and builds plenty of tension. Stevens really keeps this episode humming with her strong acting and sympathetic aura of vulnerability; she receives sturdy support from Adam Williams as a less than helpful sailor and George Mitchell as a cranky gas station attendant. Rod Serling's crafty script makes an interesting point about accepting one's fate and mortality as well as resolves the situation in a pleasingly low-key manner. The crisp cinematography by George T. Clemens rates as another significant asset. A ride that's well worth taking.

Road to nowhere

[Lejink · 7/10 · 27 October 2019]

It's only natural I suppose with a show like this to attempt to second guess the twist at the end and just occasionally I guess it right. So it was with this episode starring the sadly ill-fated Inger Stevens as a young woman on a road trip across America, who after a roadside recovery man repairs a tyre blow-out for her, telling her in passing just how lucky she was, then keeps seeing a shabbily dressed old man beckoning her to give him a ride. The funny thing is no one else can see him and no matter how far she gets in her journey, he's always there, thumb-raised, waiting for her at the next stop.

I doubt I was the only one to predict the outcome here but even if the rest of it did seem a little padded at times, especially her encounter with a young sailor whom she unnecessarily attempts to proposition just to keep her company, it was still spookily entertaining most of the way through.

Miss Stevens makes for a credible damsel in distress in what was pretty much a one-hander in an episode which made me think of later films like Spielberg's "Duel" or "The Vanishing" which inhabit similar territory. A well up-to-standard episode.

Fantartic

[leoocampo · 9/10 · 17 January 2023]

This is one of those stories that is timeless. It's somewhat basic, but so evocative and so we'll executed that it stands the test of time. The performance of the main character is so poignant and hauntingly emotive, so as to drive the core of this story right through your heart in the form of an icicle.

But the best thing about this one is how it's shot... The close ups. The shadows. It's delicious, every last frame of it.

The best episodes of the Zone are bigger than the series and seem to stand on their own as pillars of cture and of narrative art. This is definitely one of those. Once you've seen it, you will have registered it in your brain and it will stay there.

Thumbing A Ride

[StrictlyConfidential · 7/10 · 20 June 2021]

"The Hitch-Hiker" (episode 16) was first aired on television January 22, 1960.

Anyway - As the story goes - Alone on a cross-country trip, Nan Adams has a blowout. Surviving the incident, she gets back on the road - Only to see the same hitch-hiker everywhere she looks.

Didn't aged very well

[Andystar77 · 3/10 · 7 November 2021]

I just watched this episode just after hearing that Carnival of souls took it's idea and developed it in a big way .

The episode has it's Good moments and of course the main idea of unknown guy (Angel of Death) is following you was amazing, but it had so many problems.

First the main character was already dead was why the guy just kept following her (some says to make her understand her situation, but he didn't did a thing she just discovered it by herself!!) And how she's interacting with other people and she's dead (and if they also not real how come she telephoned a living person and talked to her !!!) And the guy who play the Hitch hiker was ok but when he looked at the screen it's basically a stupid thing to do

It's an okay episode but no much.

🏆 ONE OF TWILIGHT ZONE'S BEST

[floridacalisurferboy · 10/10 · 1 January 2023]

🏆 THE HITCHHIKER is one of the BEST of all the Twilight Zone classic episodes... (It was so good that it is VERY POSSIBLE that the later made cult classic horror movie THE CARNIVAL OF SOULS was based on it... Uncredited of course, like so many other films who took Twilight Zone stories and tweaked them a bit for camouflage) A woman keeps seeing a hitchhiker no matter where she goes and how fast she gets there... He's always ahead of her waiting...waiting... Her desperation and fear increases by the minute... Tension mounts and she can't get away.. Even a sailor from the Navy can't scare her and she gives the stranger a ride rather than drive alone to the next stop. This is Twilight Zone at its most macabre.