Episode
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: Autopsy Room Four
Overview
Howard Cottrell is on vacation playing golf. Chasing the ball into the undergrowth, he's bitten by a snake and completely paralyzed, showing no sign of life. At the hospital, unable to communicate, Howard is the key witness to his own autopsy.
Details
- Series
- Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2006-08-02
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Autopsy Room Four is Episode 7 in Miniseries of Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. It aired on 2006-08-02. The runtime is 43 min.
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