And one night he finds his sleek and elegant sky-high urban apartment invaded by an unexpected army of, um, beings. William Hurt ( Syriana), in one of his more provocative roles, is John Renshaw, who is not a particularly nice guy for reasons I won’t reveal, in case you haven’t read the story.

Directed by Muppet alum Brian Henson and adapted by horror writer Richard Christian Matheson - in other words, by guys who know how to do weird fantasy - this is a real nightmare that’s smack in that borderland between dreaming and wakefulness, between black humor and just plain blackness. Nope, this is a one-hour minimovie that is as stylish and innovative and ambitious as any theatrical indie. TNT will air episode one, “Battleground,” without commercial interruption, but that doesn’t mean that the network chopped up King’s story to fit into a 45-minute TV slot and then decided to let it run straight through to be followed by 15 minutes of ads. The first installment debuts tonight on TNT at 9pm Eastern, with the second following immediately at 10pm, and you know what? They’re not crap.

So it is that I’ve been looking forward to TNT’s miniseries adaptation of the gaggle of King short stories that appeared in the book Nightmares & Dreamscapes. If you’d like to see more, and check out the other shows we have to offer, head over to the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there! Shows that have been covered for this series include Nightmare Cafe, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friday the 13th, Freddy’s Nightmares, Tales from the Crypt, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, and more.Īre you a fan of Nightmares and Dreamscapes? If so, which of the show’s eight episodes was your favorite? Let us know by leaving a comment below.Why is it that as often as translating the writings of Stephen King to the screen (big or small) results in the most godawful mess, I can’t help but by psyched by another attempt? There’s a terrifying mystery right there that could possible fuel one of King’s domestically scaled horror stories: Must. This episode was Written and Narrated by Niki Minter, Edited by Adam Walton, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.Ī couple previous episodes of Horror TV Shows We Miss can be seen below. The Horror TV Shows We Miss series is all about taking a nostalgic look back at the genre series that marked us while growing up and that helped shape our love of horror today. Macy, Kim Delaney, Steven Weber, Ron Livingston, Claire Forlani, William Hurt, and Samantha Mathis. The show’s cast included Tom Berenger, William H. The King stories that were brought to the screen on Nightmares and Dreamscapes are Battleground, Crouch End, Umney’s Last Case, The End of the Whole Mess, The Road Virus Heads North, The Fifth Quarter, Autopsy Room Four, and You Know They Got a Hell of a Band.

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