Episode
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: The Road Virus Heads North
Overview
Writer Richard Kinnell is on a way back from a check-up where he's found out he may soon be facing death. On his way home, he stops off at a garage sale and is intrigued by a painting of a vicious killer driving a car. Kinnell buys the portrait, but as he heads home he realises that the painting is...changing. The car in the picture is following his route, and getting closer with every minute...
Details
- Series
- Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2006-07-26
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Road Virus Heads North is Episode 5 in Miniseries of Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. It aired on 2006-07-26. The runtime is 45 min.
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