10 Best TV Series Based On Horror Movies

10. Freddy's Nightmares (1988 - 1990)

Freddy’s Nightmares was an anthology series that was introduced after the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series to capitalise on the popularity of the franchise.

Robert Englund reprised his role as Freddy Kreuger, introducing and summarising each story and featuring in some of the episodes.

The show lasted for two seasons, and each episode consisted of two standalone stories (the second usually featured a minor character from the first) set in Springwood with a different cast.

The first episode was produced by Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and acted as a prequel to the first film, telling the story of Freddy’s trial after being arrested for child murder.

Freddy is set free due to not being read his rights, then goes on a killing spree before being burned to death by the rampaging Elm Street parents. The episode ends with Freddy killing the police officer who killed him while he is anaesthetised in the dentist chair.

Freddy featured sporadically in the other episodes, with a lot of the other stories featuring a running theme of dreams and insanity.

In a self-referential episode featuring Freddy’s uninvited attendance at his class reunion, one of his classmates wrote a screenplay about Freddy which he took to Hollywood, implying that the films were just another story in the series.

The show featured mainly unknown actors (apart from Englund) due to budget constraints, but notable cast members included Lori Petty, Bill Moseley, George Lazenby, Jeff Conaway and Brad Pitt.