60. LONG SHOT – LOOKING DOWN THE STREET

60.

A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety-clack of slow, measured footsteps on concrete as the figure walks slowly toward them. One of the women lets out a stifled cry. The young mother grabs her boy as do a couple of others.

—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling

What type of mood do the stage directions create in this scene?