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For the original short story this episode was based on see ''Literature/TheHowlingMan''.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Lampshaded in the closing quote.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Lampshaded in the closing quote.
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* {{Satan}}
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* {{Satan}}
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* HereWeGoAgain: The episode ends with the maid releasing the prisoner once again.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The episode ends with the maid releasing the prisoner once again.
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* UngratefulBastard: When Ellington frees the prisoner, the prisoner paralyzes him with a PsychicStrangle before making his escape.
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* UngratefulBastard: When Ellington frees the prisoner, the prisoner paralyzes him with a PsychicStrangle before making his escape.escape.
* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: In the original story the narrator later recognizes the Howling Man giving speeches in Germany.
* WeDidntStartTheFuhrer: In the original story the narrator later recognizes the Howling Man giving speeches in Germany.
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* HistoryRepeats: After capturing the prisoner, Ellington unfortunately isn't savvy enough to realize the possibility of people (namely the maid) disbelieving him and setting the prisoner loose. Lo and behold, he tells his story to the maid, she doesn't believe him, and lets the prisoner free.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ellington inadvertently released the greatest evil in the world from its imprisonment.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ellington inadvertently released the greatest evil in the world from its imprisonment. He also breaks it again when he leaves the maid alone in the house, not considering the possibility of her actually disbelieving him, just as ''he'' did with Brother Jerome.
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* FalseInnocenceTrick: The prisoner's best trick.
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trick. Brother Jerome surmises that it preys on man's greatest weakness.
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* FatalFlaw: Brother Jerome expresses regret for humanity's greatest flaws, all of which Satan can easily exploit.
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* FatalFlaw: Brother Jerome expresses regret for humanity's greatest flaws, all of which Satan can easily exploit.
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* TransformationSequence: After being released, the prisoner undergoes one with each step until he's in his true form as Satan, or rather a depiciton of him.
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* TransformationSequence: After being released, the prisoner undergoes one with each step until he's in his true form as Satan, or rather a depiciton of him.him.
* UngratefulBastard: When Ellington frees the prisoner, the prisoner paralyzes him with a PsychicStrangle before making his escape.
* UngratefulBastard: When Ellington frees the prisoner, the prisoner paralyzes him with a PsychicStrangle before making his escape.
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* IHaveManyNames: “Otherwise known as the Dark Angel, Ahriman, Asmodeus, Belial, Diabolus...”
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Brother Jerome was played by Creator/JohnCarradine.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In retrospect, the FiveSecondForeshadowing: The prisoner being unable to remove the simple wooden Staff of Truth should've been that was within arms length and the only thing holding him was a giveaway.hint that Brother Jerome was telling the truth. However, when Ellington questioned the prisoner of this, the prisoner said there was no time for questions and to hurry.
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* AllForNothing: Basically what Ellington's efforts as TheAtoner were reduced to due to the housekeeper removing the Staff of Truth.
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* AllForNothing: Basically what Ellington's efforts as TheAtoner were reduced to due the housekeeper removing the Staff of Truth.
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* TheAtoner: After his mistake, Ellington decided to dedicate his life to recapturing the prisoner. Unfortunately, his efforts are rendered in-vain after the maid releases the prisoner again.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ellington inadvertently released the greatest evil in the world from its imprisonment.
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->'''Rod Serling''': The prostrate form of Mr. David Ellington, scholar, seeker of truth and, regrettably, finder of truth. A man who will shortly arise from his exhaustion to confront a problem that has tormented mankind since the beginning of time. A man who knocked on a door seeking sanctuary and found instead the outer edges of the Twilight Zone.
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->'''Rod Serling''': The prostrate form of Mr. David Ellington, scholar, seeker of truth and, regrettably, finder of truth. A man who will shortly arise from his exhaustion to confront a problem that has tormented mankind since the beginning of time. A man who knocked on a door seeking sanctuary and found instead the outer edges of the Twilight Zone.
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->'''Rod Serling''': Ancient folk saying: 'You can catch the Devil, but you can't hold him long.' Ask Brother Jerome. Ask David Ellington. They know, and they'll go on knowing to the end of their days and beyond--in the Twilight Zone.
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