Nightmare Classics

Season

1989

6

A short-lived anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Turn of the Screw

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.

S1 • E2

Carmilla

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...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

S1 • E3

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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.

S1 • E4

The Eyes of the Panther

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.