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Nightmares

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Great film...four wonderful tales...the best being the first tale "Terror in Topanga" with Christina Raines...as a woman who goes out for cigarettes, and end up with a psychotic killer in the backseat...liked the urban legend. The second focuses on Emilo Estevez as a kid obssessed with the video game--The Bishop of Battle...and gets more than what he bargained for when he ends up in the game...the third about a priest who loses faith...and the last "Night of the Rat" a story of a family with a big problem in their home...a giant rat. Excellent title brought to you by the folks at Anchor Bay...Bringing you the highest quality products, usually movies we haven't seen on video in over a decade...and excellent concept bringing new life to obscure old favorites.

I've loved this movie since I was 7 years old and it still holds up 17 years later.The first story still has the power to give u a really good shock.The second 'bishop of battle' is my personal favorite and anyone who is a video game freak should love it.The 3rd is reminiscient of spielbergs Dual.And the 4th should scare anyone who has a rat phobia.Although a great and underappreciated horror movie the DVD could have used some bonus material. But all we get here is a full framed version (probably the way it was filmed since it was originally meant for television) and the trailer.Oh well, this a must see for any serious horror buff.

This presentation contains 4 chapters of shadowmantic horror. Immediately, we course through a darkened landscape cracking with magma, as if Hell is bursting up from beneath. We are met with two glowing red eyes staring deep into the soul. A splendid introduction.

Chapter One: Maniac.

A small suburban town is terrorized by a maniac lurking in the woods, preying upon unsuspecting girls. He has already struck twice, yet besides this nefarious news, a young woman ventures forth into the night to purchase cigarettes, a compulsion she cannot purge. To her annoyance and fear, she runs low on gas on the way back, and pulls into an isolated station, wherte she is met by a qiet attendant, who serves as her savior when the said deranged lunatic appears from the back seat. There is a delightful twist, as one assumes the violator to be the gaspumper, only to become her savior in the end, when the true maniac attacks.

Chapter Two: Videogames.

A crafty teenager proficient at the playing of videogames uses the Art of Deception to gain some well-earned money from a cavalcade of gangscum who initially saw him as prey - but it turns out that it was he who was the hunter, who then makes a hasty retreat back to his own environment from the delapidated garbage low town.

He becomes obsessed with a particular game, and is determined to defeat the alien personage displayed therein. His obsession leads him to excel the levels of electronic battle, until he finally reaches the previously seemingly unobtainable 13th level which became a crossover from the 2nd dimension into the 3rd. He must also do physical battle with the various nemesi therein, until final victory laboriously obtained, only now, he becomes the guide to others seeking the mysterious 13th level......

Chapter Three: The Benediction.

Of the four chapters, this is this writer's favorite. A priest {who will be recognized as the actor from 'Millenium'}, stressed by the various funerary occurrences taking place in his parish, just becomes sick and tired of it all, and decides to leave his church somewhere out in he desert. He packs his bags, and embarks upon a journey that willlead him into a confrontation with The Devil Himself, who persues him sadistically within a sinister black car, complete with tinted windows and an inverse cross hanging from the review mirror. Nice touch.

Chapter Four: Night of The Rat.

A well-to-do couple experience the toils of vermin infestation so saturated, that they know no peace. It eventually is revealed that this particular breed of rat is surnamed "The Devil Rat", and it takes the wise efforts of a seasoned kind-hearted occultist to alleviate the problem, but not without a tragic end.
Nightmares is an enjoyable film in regeur of Creepshow, with one horror leading to another. The storyteller is the dark subconcious, and the bonfire is the flame of fear. Recommended entertainment.

Emilio Estevez and more star in this 1983 horror anthology film
that has 4 creepy tales. "Terror in Topanga" features a woman
driving to the store with an escaped killer on the loose. "The
Bishop of Battle" features a teen trying to beat a videogame,
but must pay the price. "The Benediction" features a priest
who loses his faith and deals with an evil truck. "Night of
the Rat" features a giant rat invading a family's home. I've
always liked this film and glad to have it on dvd that has
decent picture and sound, but only a trailer. If you enjoy
great 80's horror, get this.

Finally I found the title of this flick!! I was like, 6 or something when I first watched this, and forgot the name for 20 years until tonight!!!! The movies that stand out is the video game one, the one where the Estevez dude turns to a monochrome dude trapped in the game, and then of course the last one, with the rat, as big as Shaq!!!! Now that is scary!!!!! This is a dandy 80's flick!!!

This has to be one of the best scary movies they have made. It might not be the very best but of course it is really not the worst. I remember seeing this movie on TV about 5 or 6 years ago and I just bought it. The first story deals with a lady being chased around by a maniac, when she goes out for a pack of cigarettes this story is ***1/2 out of ****. The second story is about a kid that just has to get to level 13 on an arcade game (stars a young Emilio Estevez) this story gets *** out of ****. The third is on of my least favorites about a priest who is being chased by a truck from hell (it really is a truck from hell)this gets ** out of ****. And the last (Night of the Rat) is my favorite. It is about a rat who just wants a simple thing to leave find out what that is after watching "NIGHTMARES" on VHS or DVD! This movies get a **** out of ****

This is a very hard to find Anthology movie (similar to Creepshow,Tales from the Crypt etc.) that is worth every penny. The First two stories of the four are the strongest and worth the price of admission by themselves. See a very young Emilio Estevez battle "The Bishop" in story number two. Get the Popcorn ready and enjoy.

A young Emilio Estevez shines in this great short story compilation. All the stories are good but the one Estevez is in where he becomes obsessed with a video game is the best one. It sort of like Cat's Eye or The House That Dripped Blood. If you enjoy short stories and horror pick it up.

Well this movie is pretty cool for young teenagers, and it has a great soundtrack, at least the second episode. If you want to hear what real punkrock from the early eighties sounded like, listen to the second episode. Fear, Black Flag, I think also the Dead Kennedys, maybe a couple more. Cant remember any episode really except the second one, which was the best.

Nightmares is a great horror story flick and each story is different and untique and has a great cast to go along with it!!!! If you a fan of Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Darkside and Twilight Zone then you should check this movie out!!!!!! You have a maniac after this woman which is on her way to get some smokes and then you have a kid that loves video games and the game takes over his life and last,but not least a giant sized rat that is terrorizes this family!!!!! I love my 80's horror flicks and this one is no different and its a must watch movie so go out and rent it tonight!!!!!!