The Masks

"The Masks"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 26
Directed byIda Lupino
Written byRod Serling
Featured musicStock from "A Thing About Machines"
Production code2601
Original air dateMarch 20, 1964 (1964-03-20)
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"The Masks" is episode 145 of the American television series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on March 20, 1964 on CBS. In this episode, set on Mardi Gras, a dying man coerces his relatives into wearing grotesque masks that reflect their true personalities.