''Nightmare Classics'' (also known as ''Shelley Duvall's Nightmare Classics'') is an American

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created, produced and executive produced by

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featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories by authors including

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and

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. Following the success of her two previous anthology series – ''

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'' – both of which were aimed at the elementary-school set, Duvall attempted to branch out to the teen and young adult audience with ''Nightmare Classics''.

Broadcast

''Nightmare Classics'' originally aired on

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from August 12 to November 26, 1989. Although planned as a six-episode series, only four were ultimately produced and it was the least successful series that Duvall produced for Showtime.

Episodes

Home video

Following their initial broadcast on Showtime, all four episodes of ''Nightmare Classics'' were each released as a stand-alone

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in 1990 by Cannon Video.

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Broadcast

Episodes

Home video

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