Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006– )

A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.

Stars:

Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kim Delaney

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Mammone	...	Dr. Peter Jennings (2 episodes, 2006)
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Brandon (2 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

An eight episode adaptation of Stephen King's short stories, primarily from the Nightmares and Dreamscapes series. "Battleground" follows a quiet hitman becoming a target for violent revenge when he finds a mysterious package on his doorstep; A young woman and her attorney husband getting lost in a notoriously evil London neighborhood named "Crouch End"; "Umney's Last Case" is a 1930's era detective who realizes he's the main character in a novel, and he's being written out; A successful filmmaker films himself in "The End of the Whole Mess", recalling his genius brother's life and the scientific plan he applied to end world violence with unanticipated results; "The Road Virus Heads North" drives into gear as a celebrated writer realizes the demonic figure in the painting he's just acquired, is changing to show that it's onto the same stretch of road he's on; "The Fifth Quarter" has an ex-convict who goes to dastardly means to find treasure that puts his family's life at risk; "...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | elvis | elvis presley | anthology | based on the works of stephen king

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Five [uk] TNT [us]

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Incubi e deliri

Filming Locations:

Central City Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coote Hayes Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

480 min 480 min (8 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the short story "Umney's Last Case", Sam Landry's son falls off a swing and hits his head. In the TV adaptation, his son drowns in the pool.

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Goofs

In the "Crouch End" segment the Freemans are in a Cab in London heading off to "Crouch End". An Australia Post van can be seen passing them on the street.

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Quotes

The Shape: Give us a cigarette, love.

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Connections

Referenced in Robot Chicken: But Not in That Way (2009)

User Reviews

not for adults...

i usually don't write reviews but i can't understand why this is rated so high and wanted to give a warning to horror lovers since i can only assume that all those high ratings were given by average TV watchers.

i have only watched the first two episodes but those two were so cliché, it wasn't even funny any more. the same old stories you've probably seen/read a couple of times already - living toys, evil things from other dimensions... and it's not just that these stories aren't innovative, they are also pretty bad versions of those clichés. i'd prefer e.g. "chucky" and "silent hill" over those two episodes anytime. and don't even ask about the visual effects... the ones in the first episode are alright but the ones in the second... awful. looks like some film student's project gone wrong. blood... or gore... erm... nothing worth mentioning.

it might be interesting for some ten year old kid who probably hasn't seen/read that many scary stories yet (although i'd rather recommend "beyond belief" - now that's what i call a decent mystery TV show). but for an adult horror fan this is worthless. i only gave the 3 points because there is in fact some beautiful cinematography (especially in the second episode) and some nice acting.