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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

★ 7.0/10•2006•TV-14•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Mystery•Drama
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An anthology based on eight short stories by Stephen King in his 1993 collection of the same name.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 12, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - BattlegroundE153m

Battleground

Professional hitman Renshaw finds himself the target when he kills a toymaker and the victim’s mother sends Renshaw a present: a toy foot locker filled with toy soldiers equipped to kill.

Jul 12, 2006

Episode 2 - Crouch EndE244m

Crouch End

Lonnie and Doris Freeman, an American couple honeymooning in London, go to a friend's house for dinner but end up stranded in the mysterious Crouch End district. The area is strangely abandoned except for some bikers and free-range children, and the couple soon realize they're trapped in a place where the barriers between dimensions are weak... and they may be next to be sucked in to somewhere else.

Jul 12, 2006

Episode 3 - Umney's Last CaseE351m

Umney's Last Case

In 1938, private eye Clyde Umney has it all – a successful career, adoring clients, and a beautiful secretary. But the arrival of the building owner, Sam Landry, throws his life into chaos when he arrives and tells Clyde that he’s evicting Clyde... permanently.

Jul 19, 2006

Episode 4 - The End of the Whole MessE444m

The End of the Whole Mess

Young genius Bobby Fornoy comes up with a chemical cure for human violence. With the aid of his brother Howie, he comes up with a way to implement it worldwide. But the 'cure' comes with a horrible side effect.

Jul 19, 2006

Episode 5 - The Road Virus Heads NorthE545m

The Road Virus Heads North

Writer Richard Kinnell is on a way back from a check-up where he's found out he may soon be facing death. On his way home, he stops off at a garage sale and is intrigued by a painting of a vicious killer driving a car. Kinnell buys the portrait, but as he heads home he realises that the painting is...changing. The car in the picture is following his route, and getting closer with every minute...

Jul 26, 2006

Episode 6 - The Fifth QuarterE646m

The Fifth Quarter

After a long prison stint, Willie Evans is released on probation and promises his wife Karen to go straight. However, during the night, his former cellmate, Barney, who had lived with Karen for a period, appears in their trailer, bleeding. He reveals that he participated in a $3.5 million heist with four other criminals, the leader hid the money and gave one quarter of the map to each hoodlum.

Jul 26, 2006

Episode 7 - Autopsy Room FourE743m

Autopsy Room Four

Howard Cottrell is on vacation playing golf. Chasing the ball into the undergrowth, he's bitten by a snake and completely paralyzed, showing no sign of life. At the hospital, unable to communicate, Howard is the key witness to his own autopsy.

Aug 2, 2006

Episode 8 - You Know They Got a Hell of a BandE843m

You Know They Got a Hell of a Band

A wrong turn on a lonely road turns frightening for computer programmer Clark Rivingham and his wife Mary as they stumble upon a town not on any map — Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon. There's a free concert every night, but the price of admission is high — once the audience enters, it can never leave.

Aug 2, 2006

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The Hunger
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
The Terror
Tales from the Loop
Lore
The Outer Limits
The Institute
Monsterland
Solos
Slasher
Them

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