Episode
Amazing Stories: Welcome to My Nightmare
Overview
Horror films are Harry's life, but when the movie-obsessed teenager suddenly steps into a blood-curdling scene from Psycho (1960), he desperately seeks escape to the real world.
Details
- Series
- Amazing Stories
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1986-10-13
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Welcome to My Nightmare is Episode 4 in Season 2 of Amazing Stories. It aired on 1986-10-13. The runtime is 23 min.
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