Nightmare Classics
Alt nameShelley Duvall's Nightmare Classics
CreatorShelley Duvall
StarringVarious
NarratorLinda Hunt
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Num seasons1
Num episodes4
Executive producerShelley Duvall
Runtime60 minutes
NetworkShowtime
First airedAugust 12, 1989
Last airedNovember 26, 1989
RelatedTall Tales & Legends
Faerie Tale Theatre

Nightmare Classics (also known as Shelley Duvall's Nightmare Classics) is an American horror anthology television series created, produced and executive produced by Shelley Duvall featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories by authors including Henry James, Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson and Ambrose Bierce. 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 set, Duvall attempted to branch out to the teen and young adult audience with Nightmare Classics.

Broadcast

Nightmare Classics originally aired on Showtime from August 12 to November 26, 1989. Although planned as a six-episode series, only four were ultimately produced and it was the least successful series that Duvall produced for Showtime.[1]

Home video

Following their initial broadcast on Showtime, all four episodes of Nightmare Classics were each released as a stand-alone VHS in 1990 by Cannon Video.

See also

References

  1. ^ "TELEVISION; Shelly Duvall Tries Scaring Up A New Audience". The New York Times