True Nightmares: Tales of Terror

Interesting crime episodes that my wife and I found very entertaining. Almost reminds me of "Who the Bleep did I Marry" or "Fear Thy Neighbor". We would definitely recommend.

I don't know why there are two different titles and imdb pages for this particular title - I guess they re-released or somehow repackaged the same stories and footage from the original Investigative Discovery channel's "True Nightmares (2015)" ....... If you've seen the 2015 version, there's nothing new in the 2021 release. It's an okay series; some of the stories are much too short and leave out the more interesting details (as they fit about three segments into each episode), but it draws from some sources you don't often see in modern true crime television - like eastern europe and the turn of the 20th century. It's a good jumping off point for looking up some cases you might not have heard of before... but you'll have to drudge through stories you've heard a million times already, like Ed Gein.

Interesting, but the makers were obviously not given enough of a budget to accurately portray period detail. Sleek 2010 cars in a story that takes place in 1911? Check. People in 1908 with work clothes, suits, and hairstyles you could see somebody wearing today? Check. Totally modern-looking 100 year old homes? Check. The anachronisms take you out of the story because they're so glaring. But I like the atmosphere and the way the narrator is physically in the story.