An eight episode adaptation of Stephen King's short stories, primarily from the Nightmares and Dreamscapes series. 'Battleground' follows a quiet hitman becoming a target for violent revenge when he finds a mysterious package on his doorstep; A young woman and her attorney husband getting lost in a notoriously evil London neighborhood named 'Crouch End'; 'Umney's Last Case' is a 1930's era detective who realizes he's the main character in a novel, and he's being written out; A successful filmmaker films himself in 'The End of the Whole Mess', recalling his genius brother's life and the scientific plan he applied to end world violence with unanticipated results; 'The Road Virus Heads North' drives into gear as a celebrated writer realizes the demonic figure in the painting he's just acquired, is changing to show that it's onto the same stretch of road he's on; 'The Fifth Quarter' has an ex-convict who goes to dastardly means to find treasure that puts his family's life at risk; 'Autopsy Room Four' is the occupancy of a man whose about to witness his own autopsy and he's speechless to stop it; A husband and wife on a spontaneous road trip, whose stopover in a town inhabited by late music legends, might not be temporary when they're told 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band'.
5 wins
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4 nominations