Zechariah Nielsen

English

15 May, 11:27

A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of slow, measured

footsteps on concrete as the figure walks slowly toward them. One of the women lets out a stifled cry. The young

mother grabs her boy as do a couple of others.

-The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,

Rod Serling

What type of mood do the stage directions create in this scene?