The Nightmare Room | |
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Genre |
Anthology Horror Fantasy Adventure Science fiction Supernatural |
Created by | R.L. Stine |
Narrated by | James Avery |
Composer(s) |
Kristopher Carter Josh Kramon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Paul Bernbaum Brian Robbins Jane Stine Michael Tollin |
Producer(s) | Chris Castallo Billy Crawford Joe Davola Dan Kaplow Shelley Zimmerman |
Cinematography | Michael Negrin |
Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
Production company(s) |
Parachute Entertainment Tollin/Robbins Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | Kids' WB |
Original release | August 31, 2001 – March 16, 2002 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Goosebumps (TV series) (1995-1998) |
Followed by | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series (2010-2014) |
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence (FV) and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States.
Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.
The Nightmare Room is based on fears that children have, such as ghosts and monsters, which normally ended with comments by the narrator whose final words always were "the nightmare room", then a door with the The Nightmare Room logo would appear, closing. In many instances, the series resembled the television series The Twilight Zone with teens taking the role as the main characters, many of whom portrayed the characters were popular actors, including Amanda Bynes, Frankie Muniz, Tania Raymonde, Justin Berfield, Drake Bell, Brenda Song, Shia LaBeouf, A.J. Trauth and Dylan and Cole Sprouse. In addition, Robert Englund (famously known as Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street films) played as various roles. Actress Kaley Cuoco (later known for her roles in the shows 8 Simple Rules and The Big Bang Theory) also had a part in one of the episodes.