Who wrote the teleplay for the episode 'The Howling Man'?

Charles Beaumont wrote the teleplay for the Twilight Zone episode “The Howling Man.” The episode aired on November 4, 1960, as the fifth episode of the second season and was adapted from Beaumont’s own short story, published in Rogue magazine in November 1959.

The story follows David Ellington, a traveler in post–World War I Europe who encounters monks holding a mysterious prisoner. The prisoner claims to be unjustly confined, but the episode gradually reveals that he may be the Devil himself. Beaumont’s script turns that supernatural premise into a cautionary tale about misplaced sympathy and the danger of releasing evil simply because it appears helpless.

“The Howling Man” was notable as the first second-season episode not written by Rod Serling. Douglas Heyes directed it, while John Carradine played Brother Jerome and Robin Hughes portrayed the prisoner. A production change replaced Beaumont’s proposed cross with the staff of truth after concerns about possible religious backlash.