
Nightmares
Sep 02 1983
•2h 39m
•Horror, Science Fiction
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
Cast
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Cristina Raines
Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Emilio Estevez
J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Lance Henriksen
MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")

Richard Masur
Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
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