Nightmare Classics
An anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories, produced by Shelley Duvall. Following the success of her two previous anthology series – Faerie Tale Theatre and Tall Tales & Legends – both of which were aimed at the elementary-school audience, Duvall attempted to branch out to the teenage and adult audience with Nightmare Classics.
- Created by
- Shelley Duvall
- First aired
- Aug 13, 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 4
- Country
- US
Watch Nightmare Classics
S1 E1: The Turn of the Screw
S1 E1 The Turn of the Screw
Aug 13, 1989A 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.
Cast
Linda Hunt
Narrator
C. Thomas Howell
Jenner Brading
Ione Skye
Marie
Amy Irving
The Governess
Anthony Andrews
Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Laura Dern
Rebecca Laymon
Daphne Zuniga
Irene Marlowe
Meg Tilly
Carmilla
David Hemmings
Mister Harley
Balthazar Getty
Miles
John Stockwell
Malcom Barrington
Nicholas Guest
Dr. Morley
Armelia McQueen
Miss Hodgett
John Doolittle
Doctor
Michael Harris
Quint
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