Mark Dawidziak is the television critic at Cleveland's Plain Dealer and the author of two histories of landmark series: The Columbo Phile and The Night Stalker Companion. Also a nationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, his books on the author include Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing and Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness. His work on the horror side of the street includes non-fiction books (The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion to Dracula), a novel (Grave Secrets), a play (The Tell-Tale Play), short stories and comic book scripts.
Many of the chapter lessons may be familiar -- Count Your Blessings, Don't Live in the Past, Be Your Own Person -- but they are accompanied by engaging episodic parables from the five-season series, whose stories of fantasy and science-fiction, mostly dramatic but often leavened with humor, still wear well today. --USA Today For 'The Twilight Zone' fans, 'Everything I Need to Know' is an absolute treasure trove of bite-sized analyses of favorite episodes and situations. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [An] illuminating book. --Newsday