"Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!"

1990

1h 33m

6.2(394 votes)

Thriller

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Overview

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

28 members

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Debbie Harry

Betty (Wraparound Story)

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Matthew Lawrence

Timmy (Wraparound Story)

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David Forrester

Priest (Wraparound Story)

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Christian Slater

Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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Robert Sedgwick

Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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Steve Buscemi

Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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Donald Van Horn

Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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Costume & Make-Up

Michael Deak

Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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Julianne Moore

Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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George Guidall

Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")

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Ralph Marrero

Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")

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Kathleen Chalfant

Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)

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David Johansen

Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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Paul Greeno

Cabbie (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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William Hickey

Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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Alice Drummond

Carolyn (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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Dolores Sutton

Amanda (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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Mark Margolis

Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

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James Remar

Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Ashton Wise

Jer (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Philip Lenkowsky

Maddox (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Robert Klein

Wyatt (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Rae Dawn Chong

Carola (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Joe Dabenigno

Cop #1 (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Larry Silvestri

Cop #2 (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Donna Davidge

Gallery Patron (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Nicole Leach

Margaret (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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Daniel Harrison

John (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

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