From last evening's online New York Times —
"Mr. Hamner moved to California in 1962
and got his first break when 'The Twilight Zone'
accepted two of his story ideas. His eight scripts
for the series included 'The Hunt,' about a man
who is dead but does not realize it until his hunting
dog prevents him from wandering into hell . . . ."
— William Grimes
Hamner reportedly died on Thursday, March 24.
See this journal on that date.