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Nightmare Classics is a four-part horror anthology miniseries broadcast by Showtime in 1989. Each episode adapts a separate work of classic horror or Gothic literature for television, including Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla and Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Because the stories are independent adaptations, the series changes its characters, setting, and plot from one installment to the next.
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What is Nightmare Classics?
Nightmare Classics is a four-part horror anthology miniseries broadcast by Showtime in 1989. Each episode adapts a separate work of classic horror or Gothic literature.
Which classic story is adapted in Nightmare Classics?
One episode adapts Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. The series also includes an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
How many episodes does Nightmare Classics have?
The miniseries has four parts. Each episode presents a different classic horror or Gothic literary adaptation.
When was Nightmare Classics broadcast?
Showtime broadcast Nightmare Classics in 1989. Its format uses television adaptations to present separate works of classic horror and Gothic fiction.
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