Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is an 8-episode anthology series on TNT

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 based on short stories

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 written by Stephen King

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

. It debuted on July 12, 2006, and ended its run on August 2, 2006. Although most of them are from the collection of the same name

Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993.-Stories:-Adaptations:"The Night Flier" and "Dolan's Cadillac" were both adapted to films of the same respective names. "Chattery Teeth"' was adapted into a segment of the film Quicksilver Highway...

, there are some stories from different collections by King. A trailer confirming a DVD

DVD

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 release of the series was made available in October 2006. The series was filmed entirely in Melbourne, Australia.

Episodes based on stories from the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection are "Umney's Last Case

Umney's Last Case

Umney's Last Case is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary...

", "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band

You Know They Got a Hell of a Band

"You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in the horror anthology Shock Rock and later included in King's collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes, concerning a young couple on a road trip in Oregon when they accidentally wander into a small town...

", "The End of the Whole Mess

The End of the Whole Mess

"The End of the Whole Mess" is a short science fiction story by Stephen King which was first published in Omni Magazine in 1986, and later published in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection and Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse .-Plot summary:The story, narrated by Howard Fornoy in the...

", "The Fifth Quarter" and "Crouch End

Crouch End (short story)

Crouch End is a horror story by Stephen King, originally published in New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos , and republished in a slightly different version in King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection . It contains distinct references to the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft...

".

The balance of episodes are adaptations of "The Road Virus Heads North

The Road Virus Heads North

"The Road Virus Heads North" is a short story by Stephen King. This story first appeared in 999, an anthology published in 1999 and edited by Al Sarrantonio. In 2002, it was collected in King's collection Everything's Eventual....

" and "Autopsy Room Four

Autopsy Room Four

"Autopsy Room Four" is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in the anthology Robert Bloch's Psychos in 1997 and appeared in King's limited-edition collection Six Stories the same year. In 2002, it was collected in King's collection Everything's Eventual. It was adapted into a...

", collected in Everything's Eventual

Everything's Eventual

"Everything's Eventual" is a novella by Stephen King. It was originally published in the October/November 1997 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In 2000, it was included in the game Stephen King's F13...

, and "Battleground" from the anthology Night Shift

Night Shift (book)

Night Shift is the first collection of short stories by Stephen King, first published in 1978. Many of King's most famous short stories were included in this collection.-Stories collected:-Details:...

. Stars include Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger is an American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.-Early life:Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family. Berenger's father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Berenger has a sister, Susan...

, William H. Macy

William H. Macy

William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though...

, Kim Delaney

Kim Delaney

Kim Delaney is an American actress best known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the hugely popular ABC daytime television drama, All My Children...

, Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Ronald Joseph "Ron" Livingston is an American film and television actor. His roles include a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a short-term relationship with Carrie Bradshaw in the TV show Sex and the City, and Captain Lewis Nixon in the miniseries...

, William Hurt

William Hurt

William McGill Hurt is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination...

 and Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis is an American actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Volume , opposite Christian Slater...

.

Episode guide

#	Title	Synopsis	Original airdate
1	"Battleground Battleground (Stephen King) "Battleground" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the September 1972 issue of Cavalier magazine, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift.-Plot summary:... "	A professional hit man (William Hurt William Hurt William McGill Hurt is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination... ) receives a package of sinister toy soldiers after killing the CEO of a toy company.	July 12, 2006
2	"Crouch End"	A newlywed couple (Claire Forlani Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani is an English actress.-Early life:Claire Forlani was born in Twickenham, London, the daughter of Barbara , who was English, and Pierluigi Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy. At the age of 11, Forlani entered the Arts Educational School in London, where she began to... , Eion Bailey Eion Bailey Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey is an American actor, perhaps best known for appearing in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers as Pvt. David Kenyon Webster and in the films Fight Club, Center Stage, Mindhunters and Sexual Life... ) goes honeymooning in London only to get lost in Crouch End Crouch End Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey.- Location :Crouch End is in a valley between Harringay to the east, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green to the north, Finsbury Park and Archway to the south and Highgate to the west... , a notorious town that may be a portal to another dimension.	July 12, 2006
3	"Umney's Last Case Umney's Last Case Umney's Last Case is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary... "	After the death of his son, a writer (William H. Macy William H. Macy William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though... ) writes himself into the story and forces his lead character, a hardboiled detective from the 1930s (also played by Macy), to switch places with him.	July 19, 2006
4	"The End of the Whole Mess The End of the Whole Mess "The End of the Whole Mess" is a short science fiction story by Stephen King which was first published in Omni Magazine in 1986, and later published in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection and Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse .-Plot summary:The story, narrated by Howard Fornoy in the... "	In his last moments, a renowned filmmaker (Ron Livingston Ron Livingston Ronald Joseph "Ron" Livingston is an American film and television actor. His roles include a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a short-term relationship with Carrie Bradshaw in the TV show Sex and the City, and Captain Lewis Nixon in the miniseries... ) recalls an experiment by his genius brother (Henry Thomas Henry Thomas Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.-Early life:... ) to end world violence—but at a horrible cost.	July 19, 2006
5	"The Road Virus Heads North The Road Virus Heads North "The Road Virus Heads North" is a short story by Stephen King. This story first appeared in 999, an anthology published in 1999 and edited by Al Sarrantonio. In 2002, it was collected in King's collection Everything's Eventual.... "	A famous horror writer (Tom Berenger Tom Berenger Tom Berenger is an American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.-Early life:Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family. Berenger's father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Berenger has a sister, Susan... ) buys a gruesome painting for inspiration, only for the painting to start changing and corresponding with sinister events in real life.	July 26, 2006
6	"The Fifth Quarter"	A released convict (Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto is an American actor. Sisto has had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order on television and also starred in the films Jesus, Clueless and Thirteen.-Early life:Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the... ) goes on a treasure hunt for stolen money, risking his family and freedom in the process.	July 26, 2006
7	"Autopsy Room Four Autopsy Room Four "Autopsy Room Four" is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in the anthology Robert Bloch's Psychos in 1997 and appeared in King's limited-edition collection Six Stories the same year. In 2002, it was collected in King's collection Everything's Eventual. It was adapted into a... "	Bitten by a poisonous snake, a man (Richard Thomas Richard Thomas (actor) Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor, best known for his role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons.- Early life :Thomas was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York,... ) falls into a catatonic state, assumed dead and becomes witness to his own autopsy.	August 2, 2006
8	"You Know They Got a Hell of a Band You Know They Got a Hell of a Band "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in the horror anthology Shock Rock and later included in King's collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes, concerning a young couple on a road trip in Oregon when they accidentally wander into a small town... "	A couple (Kim Delaney Kim Delaney Kim Delaney is an American actress best known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the hugely popular ABC daytime television drama, All My Children... , Steven Weber Steven Weber (actor) Steven Robert Weber is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the television show Wings which aired throughout the 1990s on NBC.-Early life:... ) gets lost in a strange place called "Rock and Roll Heaven" which is populated by the ghosts of dead rock and roll legends.	August 2, 2006

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