Nightmares

Scream Factory's latest obscure horror film "Nightmares" most likely won't induce sleepless night for viewers. Rather, it'll take fans down early 1980s memory lane to a time when anthologies were all the rage. "Creepshow" and "Tales from the Crypt" may be better in the movie anthology department but "Nightmares" is worth a look too, if only for sheer camp value.

Four separate, unrelated stories make up "Nightmares":

"Terror in Topanga" concerns a housewife (Cristina Raines, "The Sentinel") that goes on a mission to buy cigarettes, only to be stalked by a serial killer on the loose.

Emilio Estevez stars in "The Bishop of Battle," a young man obsessed with a certain video game that gets involved in a deadly fight with an unlikely opponent.

"The Benediction" basically rips off the far superior film "Duel," where a priest (Lance Henriksen) gets constantly followed by a maniacal truck.

"Night of the Rat" is the silliest of all the tales, where both Veronica Cartwright and Richard Masur become terrorized by oversized rodents.

There are two viewing options for "Nightmares": a full-frame matted version and the much preferred widescreen format. Other than the film's theatrical trailer, there's a brand new audio commentary on Scream Factory's Blu-ray. Executive producer Andrew Mirisch reveals that some of the stories that appear in "Nightmares" were conceived for the 1981 cult TV show "Darkroom," which would be a great addition to the Shout Factory family.

"Nightmares"
Blu-ray
$29.99
www.shoutfactory.com