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==Overview== |
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''USA Saturday Nightmares'' was an unhosted weekly [[B movie]] presentation, consisting of a horror or sci-fi movie, followed by an episode of ''[[The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]'', and/or ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''. Occasionally, the show would run a [[short film]] as filler afterward, most notably "The Dummy" and "Living Dolls".<ref>{{Cite web|url= |
''USA Saturday Nightmares'' was an unhosted weekly [[B movie]] presentation, consisting of a horror or sci-fi movie, followed by an episode of ''[[The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]'', and/or ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''. Occasionally, the show would run a [[short film]] as filler afterward, most notably "The Dummy" and "Living Dolls".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/4267/saturday-nightmares|title=Saturday Nightmares: A look back at one of the USA network's scariest shows|date=July 2013|website=Retrojunk|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605060722/https://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/4267/saturday-nightmares|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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One of the show’s intros featured various scenes from black and white horror films with a creepy voice-over from [[Alan Kalter]] (of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' fame) followed by ominous laughter. Next, a [[Bumper (broadcasting)|bumper]] appears, showing scenes from the [[movie]] that would be shown along with bumpers from the episodes that would be shown after the movie. Another intro had the viewer going through a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] haunted house where the paintings changed to depicted random acts of violence and horror film characters such as [[Count Dracula|Dracula]], [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], [[Jason Voorhees]], and [[Freddy Krueger]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= |
One of the show’s intros featured various scenes from black and white horror films with a creepy voice-over from [[Alan Kalter]] (of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' fame) followed by ominous laughter. Next, a [[Bumper (broadcasting)|bumper]] appears, showing scenes from the [[movie]] that would be shown along with bumpers from the episodes that would be shown after the movie. Another intro had the viewer going through a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] haunted house where the paintings changed to depicted random acts of violence and horror film characters such as [[Count Dracula|Dracula]], [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], [[Jason Voorhees]], and [[Freddy Krueger]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kindertrauma.com/usas-saturday-nightmares-by-john-sullivan/|title=USA’s Saturday Nightmares:: By John Sullivan|date=November 27, 2013|website=Kindertrauma|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128153449/https://www.kindertrauma.com/usas-saturday-nightmares-by-john-sullivan/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Movies shown== |
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Most movies shown also appeared on ''[[Commander USA's Groovie Movies]]'' and ''USA Sci-Fi Theater''. |
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* [[A Nightmare on Elm Street]] |
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* [[A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge]] |
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* [[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]] |
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* Alien High (AKA Invasion of the Mindbenders) |
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* [[Alligator (film)|Alligator]] |
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* [[Alligator 2: The Mutation]] |
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* [[Alone in the Dark (1982 film)|Alone in the Dark]] |
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* [[An American Werewolf in London]] |
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* [[Andy Warhol's Frankenstein]] |
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* The Appointment |
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* [[Basket Case (film)|Basket Case]] |
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* [[The Black Cat (1981 film)|The Black Cat]] |
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* [[Black Christmas (1974 film)|Black Christmas]] |
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* [[Black Roses (1988 film)|Black Roses]] |
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* [[Blind Date (1984 film)|Blind Date]] (AKA Deadly Seduction) |
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* [[Bloodbath at the House of Death]] |
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* [[Blood Beach]] |
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* [[Blood Song]] (AKA Dream Slayer) |
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*Bloodspell (1988)(AKA The Boy From Hell) |
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* [[The Boogeyman (1980 film)|The Boogeyman]] |
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* [[The Brood]] |
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* [[The Cabinet of Caligari]] |
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* [[Cameron's Closet]] (AKA Cameron's Terror) |
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* [[Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter]] |
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* [[The Children (1980 film)|The Children]] |
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* [[Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell]] |
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* [[The Curse of the Cat People]] |
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* [[Damien: Omen II]] |
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* [[Dark Places (1973 film)|Dark Places]] |
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* [[Daughters of Satan]] |
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* [[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]] |
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* [[Day of the Dead (1985 film)|Day of the Dead]] |
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* [[Deathdream]] (shown as Dead of Night) |
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* [[Def-Con 4]] |
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* [[Demonoid (film)|Demonoid]] |
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* Demonwarp |
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* [[Demon Wind]] |
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* [[The Demon (1979 film)|The Demon]] (AKA Midnight Caller) |
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* [[The Devil's Gift]] |
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* [[The Devil's Nightmare]] |
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* [[Devil Times Five]] |
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* [[Dogs (1976 film)|Dogs]] |
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* [[Dracula's Dog]] |
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* [[Edge of Sanity (film)|Edge of Sanity]] |
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* [[The Evil (1978 film)|The Evil]] |
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* [[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]] |
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* [[Exorcist II: The Heretic]] |
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* [[Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film)|Eyes of a Stranger]] |
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* [[The Falling (1987 film)|The Falling]] (AKA Alien Predators) |
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* [[Fiend (film)|Fiend]] |
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* [[The Final Terror]] |
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* [[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]] |
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* Flesh Eating Mothers |
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* [[Forever Evil (film)|Forever Evil]] |
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* [[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]] |
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* [[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]] |
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* [[Friday the 13th Part 2]] |
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* [[Friday the 13th Part III]] |
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* [[Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter]] |
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* [[Friday the 13th: A New Beginning]] |
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* [[Frightmare (1974 film)]] |
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* [[Fright Night Part 2]] |
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* [[Ghost Story (1981 film)|Ghost Story]] |
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* [[Ghoulies II]] |
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* [[Girls Nite Out (1982 film)|Girls Nite Out]] (AKA The Scaremaker) |
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* [[God Told Me To]] |
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* [[Graveyard Shift (1987 film)|Graveyard Shift]] |
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* [[The Great Alligator]] |
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* [[Grotesque (1988 film)|Grotesque]] |
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* [[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]] |
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* [[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]] |
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* [[Halloween II (1981 film)|Halloween II]] |
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* [[Halloween III: Season of the Witch]] |
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* [[The Hearse]] |
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* [[Hellraiser]] |
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* [[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]] |
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* [[Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II]] |
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* [[The Howling (film)|The Howling]] |
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* [[Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch]] |
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* [[Howling III]] |
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* [[Howling IV: The Original Nightmare]] |
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* [[House (1986 film)|House]] |
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* [[House II: The Second Story]] |
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* [[House of the Long Shadows]] |
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* [[The House That Dripped Blood]] |
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* [[The House Where Evil Dwells]] |
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* [[Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation]] |
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* The Intruder Within |
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* Island Claws |
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* [[It's Alive (1974 film)|It's Alive]] |
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* [[It Lives Again]] |
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* [[It's Alive III: Island of the Alive]] |
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* [[Kingdom of the Spiders]] |
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* [[Jaws of Satan]] (AKA King Kobra) |
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* [[The Keep (film)|The Keep]] |
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* [[The Kindred (1987 film)|The Kindred]] |
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* [[Lady in White]] |
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* [[Laserblast]] |
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* [[Let's Scare Jessica to Death]] |
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* [[Lipstick (1976 film)|Lipstick]] |
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* [[The Loch Ness Horror]] |
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* [[Mako, The Jaws of Death]] |
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* [[Mausoleum (film)|Mausoleum]] |
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* [[Midnight (1982 film)|Midnight]] |
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* [[Monster in the Closet]] |
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* [[Motel Hell]] |
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* [[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]] |
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*[[Naked Evil]] (Shown as Exorcism At Midnight) |
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* [[Neon Maniacs]] |
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* [[The Nest (1988 film)|The Nest]] |
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* [[Night Fright]] |
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* [[Night of the Creeps]] |
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* [[Night of the Demon (1980 film)|Night of the Demon]] |
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* [[Night of the Living Dead]] |
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* [[976-EVIL]] |
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* [[The Omen]] |
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* [[Omen III: The Final Conflict]] |
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* [[Open House (1987 film)|Open House]] |
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* [[The Outing (film)|The Outing]] |
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* [[The Pack (1977 film)|The Pack]] |
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* [[Party Line (film)|Party Line]] |
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* [[Planet of Dinosaurs]] |
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* [[The Possession of Joel Delaney]] |
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* [[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]] |
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* [[The Psychotronic Man]] |
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* [[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]] |
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* [[Prom Night III: The Last Kiss]] |
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* [[Q (1982 film)|Q, The Winged Serpent]] |
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* [[Quatermass 2]] |
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* [[Rabid (1977 film)|Rabid]] |
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* [[Raiders of the Living Dead]] |
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* [[Rawhead Rex (film)|Rawhead Rex]] |
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* [[Razorback (film)|Razorback]] |
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* [[Remote Control (1988 film)|Remote Control]] |
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* [[Return of the Living Dead]] |
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* [[Return to Horror High]] |
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* [[Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare]] |
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* [[Satanik]] |
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* [[Scalpel (film)|Scalpel]] |
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* [[The Shining (film)|The Shining]] |
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* [[Shock Waves (film)|Shock Waves]] |
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* [[Shocker (film)|Shocker]] |
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* [[The Skull]] |
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* [[Slugs (1988 film)|Slugs]] |
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* [[Spookies]] |
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* [[The Stranger (1946 film)|The Stranger]] |
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* [[Tales That Witness Madness]] |
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* [[Thirst (1979 film)|Thirst]] |
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* [[Tourist Trap (film)|Tourist Trap]] |
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* [[Toxic Zombies]] (AKA Blood Eaters and Forest Of Fear) |
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* [[Trick or Treat (1986 film)|Trick or Treat]] |
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* [[Trick or Treats]] |
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* [[The Unseen (1980 film)|The Unseen]] |
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* [[The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II]] |
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* [[The Unholy (1988 film)|The Unholy]] |
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* [[Uninvited (1988 film)|Uninvited]] |
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* [[The Unnamable (film)|The Unnamable]] |
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* Vampire at Midnight |
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* [[Vampire Circus]] |
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* [[Venom (1981 film)|Venom]] |
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* [[The Video Dead]] |
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* [[Wavelength (1983 film)|Wavelength]] |
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* [[Waxwork (1988 film)|Waxwork]] |
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* [[Werewolf (TV series)|Werewolf]] |
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* [[The Whip and the Body]] |
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* [[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]] |
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* [[The Wind (1986 film)|The Wind]] (AKA Edge of Terror) |
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* The Witchmaker (AKA The Legend of Witch Hollow) |
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* [[Young Frankenstein]] |
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* [[Zombie Nightmare]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:USA Network original programming]] |
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[[Category:Horror movie television series]] |
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[[Category:1986 American television series debuts]] |
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[[Category:1994 American television series endings]] |
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[[Category:Horror movie television series]] |
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[[Category:USA Network original programming]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 6 August 2024
| USA Saturday Nightmares | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Network | USA Network |
| Release | 1984 – 1994 |
USA Saturday Nightmares is an American horror and sci-fi movie showcase series that ran Saturday nights from 1984 to 1994 on the USA Network.
Overview
[edit]USA Saturday Nightmares was an unhosted weekly B movie presentation, consisting of a horror or sci-fi movie, followed by an episode of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Hitchhiker, and/or The Ray Bradbury Theater. Occasionally, the show would run a short film as filler afterward, most notably "The Dummy" and "Living Dolls".[1]
One of the show’s intros featured various scenes from black and white horror films with a creepy voice-over from Alan Kalter (of Late Show with David Letterman fame) followed by ominous laughter. Next, a bumper appears, showing scenes from the movie that would be shown along with bumpers from the episodes that would be shown after the movie. Another intro had the viewer going through a CGI haunted house where the paintings changed to depicted random acts of violence and horror film characters such as Dracula, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saturday Nightmares: A look back at one of the USA network's scariest shows". Retrojunk. July 2013. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "USA's Saturday Nightmares:: By John Sullivan". Kindertrauma. November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.