Nightmares And Dreamscapes

Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale

If summer reality shows just aren't, well, creepy enough for you, TNT is the place to turn.

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

[The series] starts off with a must-see performance by Oscar-winner William Hurt. [17 Jul 2006, p.35]

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

"Nightmares & Dreamscapes" manages to be refreshingly old fashioned and sleekly contemporary -- echoing the suspenseful and sometimes surreal tales of such classic anthology series "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" while never feeling like a musty piece of nostalgia.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

Well-plotted tales of weirdness and irony.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

More than creepy, scary or shocking, the stories in TV's latest King collection are clever, witty, sometimes even laugh-out-loud funny as he mocks human foibles and fears.

The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan

The series is an excellent reminder that what makes Mr. King’s visions so fascinating is not their uniqueness or their artistry, but exactly how much they’re like ordinary nightmares. Which are plenty scary.

Cleveland Plain DealerMark Dawidziak

Bounc[es] between bloody good and bloody brilliant.

NewsdayDiane Werts

Rarely does a TV series premiere as pitch-perfect as "Nightmares & Dreamscapes." But often does a second installment deflate as disappointingly as the subsequent second hour.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

It's a lavish production that TNT hopes will enable it to assume full ownership of the horror crowd this summer. The fewer people who sleep well on Wednesday nights, the happier TNT will be. It's a goal partially realized.

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

Where the series comes up short is in its own aspirations.

TV GuideMatt Roush

As always in this genre, the results are uneven, but King's spooky hooks are as simple and effective as the production is impressively elaborate.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

The show can suffer wild mood swings not just week to week but hour to hour. Tonight's debut episode is a perfect example.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Like so many efforts to refashion "The Twilight Zone"... it's a mixed bag that never quite moves beyond non sequitur creeps and special effects.

VarietyBrian Lowry

Despite some highlights, this foray into "The Twilight Zone" territory mostly lacks the requisite punch Showtime's "Masters of Horror" delivered, primarily owing to episodes with inadequate payoffs.