The Invaders (The Twilight Zone) The Invaders (The Twilight Zone) "The Invaders" is episode 15 of season 2 (and episode 51 overall) of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". The episode, which originally aired January 27, 1961, starred Agnes Moorehead. It was written by Richard Matheson, directed by Douglas Heyes, and scored by Jerry Goldsmith. Distinctive features of this episode include a near-solo performance by one character (interacting with miniature puppet "characters"), and an almost complete lack of dialogue. The protagonist portrayed by Moorehead often cries out in pain, terror, etc., but never speaks. An impoverished, aging woman (Agnes Moorehead) lives alone in
Twilight in the Wilderness country falling into discord on the brink of the Civil War. In this context, the painting is considered patriotic. Sanford Robinson Gifford's "A Twilight in the Catskills" (1860) has been interpreted similarly. "Twilight in the Wilderness" was commissioned for William T. Walters. It was acquired by John Taylor Johnston in 1866, and then sold to John Work Garrett in 1876. It was inherited by his daughter Mary Garrett, and sold to family friend (and John Taylor Johnston's son-in-law) Robert de Forest. His brother Lockwood de Forest inherited it in 1931, and the painting descended through the family until sold by