The Screaming Woman (22 Feb. 1986)
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" The Screaming Woman (original title)

A young girl is playing in a seemingly deserted part of the local wood hears a woman screaming. Is she imagining it? Is it a ghost? Or could it be something worse?

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Writers:

Ray Bradbury (screenplay), Ray Bradbury (story)

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Ray Bradbury, Janet-Laine Green

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Drew Barrymore	...	Heather Leary
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Introduction
Janet-Laine Green	...	Mrs. Leary
Roger Dunn	...	Mr. Leary
Alan Scarfe	...	Mr. Nesbitt
Ian Heath	...	Dippy
Ken James	...	Mr. Kelly
Jacqueline McLeod	...	Mrs. Kelly
Michael Copeman	...	Policeman
Mary Ann Coles	...	Screaming Woman
Fran Gebhard	...	Neighbour
Dick Callahan	...	Worker
Clarke Gordon	...	Dowser (as Clark Gordon)

Storyline

Heather Leary lives in the suburb and loves to read Tales from the Crypt. While walking through the woods near to her house, she hears a woman screaming underground. She tells her parents but they believe it is just her imagination. Heather sneaks out of her room in the middle of the night and discloses the secret about the scream.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

22 February 1986 (France)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final scene when Heather is telling Dippy about mysterious mushrooms growing in a boy's basement, this is in reference to Ray Bradbury's classic short story, "Come Into My Cellar". The story was later adapted for the series as "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms In Your Cellar!,

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Connections

Remake of The Screaming Woman (1972)

User Reviews

The Lovely Drew Barrymore

Heather Leary (Drew Barrymore) lives in the suburb and loves to read Tales from the Crypt. While walking through the woods in the neighborhood of her house, she hears a woman screaming underground. She tells her parents but they believe it is fruit of her imagination. Heather sneaks out her room in the middle of the night and discloses the secret about the scream.

Watching "The Screaming Woman" is 2009, the greatest attraction is undoubtedly the eleven year-old Drew Barrymore. The young actress has a great performance in this good tale of Ray Bradbury, actually one of the best in this how. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "The Screaming Woman"