The Worst Episodes of Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

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   #1 - Crouch End

   S1:E27/12/2006

   Lonnie and Doris Freeman, an American couple honeymooning in London, go to a friend's house for dinner but end up stranded in the mysterious Crouch End district. The area is strangely abandoned except for some bikers and free-range children, and the couple soon realize they're trapped in a place where the barriers between dimensions are weak... and they may be next to be sucked in to somewhere else.

   Director:Mark Haber

   Writer:Kim LeMasters

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   Director:Mark Haber

   Writer:Kim LeMasters
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   #2 - The Road Virus Heads North

   S1:E57/26/2006

   Writer Richard Kinnell is on a way back from a check-up where he's found out he may soon be facing death. On his way home, he stops off at a garage sale and is intrigued by a painting of a vicious killer driving a car. Kinnell buys the portrait, but as he heads home he realises that the painting is...changing. The car in the picture is following his route, and getting closer with every minute...

   Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

   Writer:Peter Filardi

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   Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

   Writer:Peter Filardi
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   #3 - The Fifth Quarter

   S1:E67/26/2006

   After a long prison stint, Willie Evans is released on probation and promises his wife Karen to go straight. However, during the night, his former cellmate, Barney, who had lived with Karen for a period, appears in their trailer, bleeding. He reveals that he participated in a $3.5 million heist with four other criminals, the leader hid the money and gave one quarter of the map to each hoodlum.

   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:Alan Sharp

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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:Alan Sharp
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   6.2/10(739 votes)

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   #4 - Umney's Last Case

   S1:E37/19/2006

   In 1938, private eye Clyde Umney has it all – a successful career, adoring clients, and a beautiful secretary. But the arrival of the building owner, Sam Landry, throws his life into chaos when he arrives and tells Clyde that he’s evicting Clyde... permanently.

   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:April Smith

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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:April Smith
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   #5 - You Know They Got a Hell of a Band

   S1:E88/2/2006

   A wrong turn on a lonely road turns frightening for computer programmer Clark Rivingham and his wife Mary as they stumble upon a town not on any map — Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon. There's a free concert every night, but the price of admission is high — once the audience enters, it can never leave.

   Director:Mike Robe

   Writer:Mike Robe

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   Director:Mike Robe

   Writer:Mike Robe
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   #6 - The End of the Whole Mess

   S1:E47/19/2006

   Young genius Bobby Fornoy comes up with a chemical cure for human violence. With the aid of his brother Howie, he comes up with a way to implement it worldwide. But the 'cure' comes with a horrible side effect.

   Director:Mikael Salomon

   Writer:Lawrence D. Cohen

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   Director:Mikael Salomon

   Writer:Lawrence D. Cohen
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   #7 - Autopsy Room Four

   S1:E78/2/2006

   Howard Cottrell is on vacation playing golf. Chasing the ball into the undergrowth, he's bitten by a snake and completely paralyzed, showing no sign of life. At the hospital, unable to communicate, Howard is the key witness to his own autopsy.

   Director:Mikael Salomon

   Writer:April Smith

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   Director:Mikael Salomon

   Writer:April Smith
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   #8 - Battleground

   S1:E17/12/2006

   Professional hitman Renshaw finds himself the target when he kills a toymaker and the victim’s mother sends Renshaw a present: a toy foot locker filled with toy soldiers equipped to kill.

   Director:Brian Henson

   Writer:Richard Christian Matheson

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   Director:Brian Henson

   Writer:Richard Christian Matheson