Nightmare Classics

All Episodes 1989

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  • 1989-08-13T04:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • Shelley Duvall
  • United States
  • English
  • Fantasy, Science Fiction
An anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories, produced by Shelley Duvall. Following the success of her two previous anthology series – Faerie Tale Theatre and Tall Tales & Legends – both of which were aimed at the elementary-school audience, Duvall attempted to branch out to the teenage and adult audience with Nightmare Classics.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

1989-08-13T04:00:00Z

1x01 The Turn of the Screw

Series Premiere

1x01 The Turn of the Screw

  • 1989-08-13T04:00:00Z1h

A governess is hired to look after two neglected children, who show signs of having been corrupted by the insidious influence of the groom Peter Quint. Quint, although hanged for murder, still makes an appearance among the shadows of the manor house along with Miss Jessel, a previous governess who took her own life.

1989-09-11T04:00:00Z

1x02 Carmilla

1x02 Carmilla

  • 1989-09-11T04:00:00Z1h

Lonely young Marie and her father live on a plantation just before the Civil War. Their placid lives are invaded when they rescue a mysterious woman from a carriage wreck, and soon bodies start turning up with holes in their necks...

Henry Jekyll, a shy and unassuming doctor, is obsessed with the idea of separating the good from the evil. Attracted to Rebecca, daughter of the head teacher of the medical school.

1989-11-27T05:00:00Z

1x04 The Eyes of the Panther

1x04 The Eyes of the Panther

  • 1989-11-27T05:00:00Z1h

A crusty Old West hermit relates the story of the love of his life, Irene. Before her birth, Irene's family was visited by a mysterious panther, which has followed them through the years, and interferes in the security of her marriage and future.

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