A World of His Own

"A World of His Own" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Coming home, Victoria West spots her husband, playwright Gregory West, through the window sharing a drink with Mary, an attractive blonde. But when Victoria barges into the room, Mary is nowhere to be found. Gregory explains to his wife that if he describes anything into his dictation machine, he can cause that thing to suddenly appear in his study. ... more

"A World of His Own" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Coming home, Victoria West spots her husband, playwright Gregory West, through the window sharing a drink with Mary, an attractive blonde. But when Victoria barges into the room, Mary is nowhere to be found. Gregory explains to his wife that if he describes anything into his dictation machine, he can cause that thing to suddenly appear in his study. To make it disappear, all he has to do is throw the tape into his fireplace. He demonstrates this, first with Mary and then an elephant in the hallway. Gregory discovered this talent when a male character he had put a great deal of effort and attention into approached him as a real, flesh-and-blood person, shook his hand, and thanked him. Believing none of this (despite seeing the elephant with her own eyes), Victoria tells Gregory that he is insane and she is going to have him committed. In response, Gregory takes a tape from his safe and... less