True Nightmares: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 (ID) upcoming 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.

Series details

• Title: True Nightmares
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2015-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Investigation Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4019

Cast and credited roles

• Todd Robbins — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-10-14; final listed air date 2015-11-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-10-01; final listed air date 2016-11-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from True Nightmares on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.