<P> A 2003 remake of the episode was created in the latest re-adaptation of The Twilight Zone, but it was renamed "The Monsters Are On Maple Street" which starred Andrew McCarthy as Will Marshall and Titus Welliver as Dylan . The difference between the two is that the remake is more about the fear of terrorism . When the power surge happens in the remake, it is caused, not by aliens, but instead by the government, specifically the United States Army, experimenting on how small towns react to the fear of terrorism . In the end, the neighborhood takes out its anger and frustration on a family who never left their house after the power surge occurred, thinking that they caused it since they still have power . </P> <P> A radio dramatization of this episode was produced in the mid-2000s as part of The Twilight Zone radio series, starring Frank John Hughes as Steve Brand . It was included in The Twilight Zone: Radio Dramas--Collection 12 collection . </P> <P> A graphic novel version was published by the Savannah College of Art and Design partnered with Walker & Co . A short story version was published in Stories from The Twilight Zone and ends with a race of two - headed aliens moving into Maple Street . This episode served to be a major influence on science fiction in the decades that followed . Among the films that drew their inspiration from this episode include The Trigger Effect, directed by David Koepp, and The Mist . </P>

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