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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1983 DVD Release: 08/24/1999 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Creature Film, Slasher Film

Divided into four separate independent films originally made as a television pilot, Nightmares begins with "Terror in Topanga," a story about a young woman who goes out one night to buy a pack of cigarettes, knowing full well that the infamous "canyon killer" is on the loose -- and sure enough, a subtly menacing store clerk (Anthony James) begins to loom large in the woman's journey. The second story, "Bishop of Battle" is a sequence with animation that details the saga of a video games champion who comes up against a supernatural opponent. The next vignette, "The Benediction" is about a priest who gives up on his faith and takes off down the highway, only to be confronted with a demonic minivan and good reasons for remaining a believer. The last story, "Night of the Rat" has the rodent that ate Manhattan looming large over the home of a young couple, but never fear, the husband is blasé enough to handle anything, or so he thinks. As might be expected, the low-budget production and facetious scripting of a few of these sequences work against the intended scary effect of the stories. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cristina Raines - Wife
Joe Lambie - Husband
Anthony James - Clerk
William Sanderson - Gaspump man
Emilio Estevez - J.J. [Bishop Of Battle]

This horror anthology gets an adequate but unremarkable presentation for this release on DVD. Nightmares has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the original monophonic sound track has been mastered in Dolby Digital. No multiple language options have been included. As a bonus, the disc features the movie's original theatrical trailer, as well as a reduced-size reproduction of Nightmare's original poster. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide