Linda Hunt
as Narrator
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0/4
Nightmare Classics
1989
•
7.3
•
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
•
60m
US
• English
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.
Cast
C. Thomas Howell
as Jenner Brading
Ione Skye
as Marie
Amy Irving
as The Governess
Anthony Andrews
as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Laura Dern
as Rebecca Laymon
Daphne Zuniga
as Irene Marlowe
Meg Tilly
as Carmilla
David Hemmings
as Mister Harley
Balthazar Getty
as Miles
John Stockwell
as Malcom Barrington
Nicholas Guest
as Dr. Morley
Armelia McQueen
as Miss Hodgett
John Doolittle
as Doctor
Michael Harris
as Quint
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Lisa Marie Russell
as Servant Girl
Gregory Cooke
as Richard Utterson
Roddy McDowall
as Inspector Amos
Roy Dotrice
as Leo
Episodes
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The Turn of the Screw
E1 60mA 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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Carmilla
E2 60mLonely 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 Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
E3 60mHenry 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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The Eyes of the Panther
E4 60mA 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.
