True Nightmares: Tales of Terror
True stories of murder and mayhem morph into urban legends like the boogeyman or the monster under the bed - haunting our childhoods and scaring us throughout our lives. Investigation Discovery's series True Nightmares brings to life the true stories that spawned these hair-raising tales, proving once again that truth will always be scarier than fiction. Performer Todd Robbins, best known for his fascination with eccentric and arcane forms of entertainment, brings his shadowy and sardonic self to deliver six spine-tingling episodes, revealing that sometimes, our fears aren't mere figments of our imagination after all. Acting as an on-screen narrator, Robbins appears in and out of scenes, using his ominous tone and eerie charisma to masterfully weave together three stories each hour, playfully hinting that there is always more to the story to reveal.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Investigation Discovery
- Documentary, Horror
True stories of murder and mayhem morph into urban legends like the boogeyman or the monster under the bed - haunting our childhoods and scaring us throughout our lives. Investigation Discovery's series True Nightmares brings to life the true stories that spawned these hair-raising tales, proving once again that truth will always be scarier than fiction. Performer Todd Robbins, best known for his fascination with eccentric and arcane forms of entertainment, brings his shadowy and sardonic self to deliver six spine-tingling episodes, revealing that sometimes, our fears aren't mere figments of our imagination after all. Acting as an on-screen narrator, Robbins appears in and out of scenes, using his ominous tone and eerie charisma to masterfully weave together three stories each hour, playfully hinting that there is always more to the story to reveal.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Honor Thy Mother
Sat, Oct 2, 2021
A mother's untimely death sets her son on a path of depravity and murder.
Episode 2
Dig Up the Dead
Sat, Oct 2, 2021
A devoted husband's death reveals a disturbing secret
Episode 3
Battle Lines
Sat, Oct 9, 2021
A simple dispute between neighbors escalates into a conflict with unlikely suspects
Episode 4
Deadly Cures
Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Two sisters journey from London to Washington in pursuit of a health cure with deadly consequences; A town is divided over the belie that a ghost is haunting local women
Episode 5
The Doll Collector
Sat, Oct 16, 2021
A string of disappearances in the American West leads investigators to a horrifying residence, and the gravesites of young girls are being desecrated by a disturbed doll collector.
Episode 6
Hate the Game
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
A sideshow performer is gunned down and everyone in his family is a suspect, and a beloved singer in a church choir is resurrected from the dead.
Episode 7
Trick or Treat
Sat, Oct 30, 2021
After trick or treating with his family on Halloween night, a young boy is rushed to the hospital and dies from unknown causes. And, a tennis star appears to be an unbeatable foe to all of her competitors.
Episode 8
The Crime of the Century
Sat, Nov 6, 2021
A butcher stands accused of murdering his wife and turning her into sausage meat.
Episode 9
Deadly Deception
Sat, Nov 13, 2021
An attempt to contact the dead leads to betrayal, deception and murder. And, a baby-obsessed woman will do anything to become a mother.
Episode 10
Stranger Than Fiction
Sat, Nov 20, 2021