the entire series to have a relatively reality-based "documentary" tone, rather than the scripted docudramas that comprised all other episodes. Although the subject matter (the enhancement of psychic powers) accorded with the rest of the series, this episode was somewhat controversial and was omitted from the syndication; it has been seen only rarely since its original broadcast. However, according to Newland, it was the most popular episode of the series. A complete transcript of this episode is reproduced in chapter seven of The Sacred Mushrooms of Mexico by Brian Akers. Writing staff The show used a large number of writers. Larry Marcus was the most prolific contributor, with over 30 episodes to his credit. Marcus would later win an Emmy for his work on Route 66, and receive an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for The Stunt Man. Other relatively frequent contributors included show creator Merwin Gerard; Don M. Mankiewicz (who would later write for Star Trek); Gabrielle Upton (who wrote for a wide range of anthology shows, including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and was later head writer of The Guiding Light); and Howard Rodman (later story editor of Route 66 and creator of Harry O). Charles Beaumont wrote two episodes of One Step Beyond just before jumping over to The Twilight Zone, to which he was a major contributor. Francis Cockrell also wrote two episodes; he was a frequent writer on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and would later contribute to the second season of The Outer Limits. Guest stars Many famous and some not-yet-famous actors appeared in episodes of the series, including the following: Luana Anders ("The Burning Girl") Tod Andrews ("Brainwave") John Beal ("The Lovers") Warren Beatty and Joan Fontaine (together in "The Visitor") Edward Binns ("Vanishing Point") Whit Bissell ("Brainwave") Robert Blake ("Gypsy") Charles Bronson ("The Last Round") Walter Burke ("The Front Runner") Veronica Cartwright ("The Haunting") Don Dubbins ("The Navigator") 1st Mate Louise Fletcher ("The Open Window") Byron Foulger ("Hong Kong Passage") Arthur Franz ("The Call from Tomorrow") Skip Homeier ("The Bride Possessed") Ronald Howard ("The Haunting") Werner Klemperer ("The Haunted U-Boat") Robert Lansing ("The Voice") Cloris Leachman and Marcel Dalio (together in "The Dark Room") Christopher Lee ("The Sorcerer") Robert Loggia ("The Hand") Jack Lord ("Father Image") Patrick Macnee ("The Night of April 14th") John Marley ("The Night of the Kill") Ross Martin ("Echo") Patty McCormack ("Make Me Not a Witch") Ann McCrea ("Night of the