Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

Ended First aired 13/Aug/1989 United States English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Aug/1989
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S1E4
The Eyes of the Panther
Air date: 27/Nov/1989 · Runtime: 60 min
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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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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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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Air date: 30/Oct/1989 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Carmilla
Air date: 11/Sep/1989 · Runtime: 60 min
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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...

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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...

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The Turn of the Screw
Air date: 13/Aug/1989 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt
Narrator
C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell
Jenner Brading
Ione Skye
Ione Skye
Marie
Amy Irving
Amy Irving
The Governess
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Rebecca Laymon
Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga
Irene Marlowe
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly
Carmilla
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
Mister Harley
Balthazar Getty
Balthazar Getty
Miles
John Stockwell
John Stockwell
Malcom Barrington
Nicholas Guest
Nicholas Guest
Dr. Morley
Armelia McQueen
Armelia McQueen
Miss Hodgett
John Doolittle
John Doolittle
Doctor
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Quint
No Photo
Lisa Marie Russell
Servant Girl
Gregory Cooke
Gregory Cooke
Richard Utterson
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Inspector Amos

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