Episode
The Twilight Zone: Harsh Mistress
Overview
A struggling musician named Cory purchases a rather infamous guitar, which leads to him gaining vast international stardom and wealth, but both come with a surprising price tag.
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2002-10-30
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Harsh Mistress is Episode 12 in Season 1 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 2002-10-30. The runtime is 22 min.
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