Nightmare Cafe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night cafe following a brush with death - but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the cafe. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives that went wrong the first time, and upon their success, they stay on as the cafe's new cook and waitress. With the aid of Blackie, the enigmatic owner of the cafe, Frank and Fay find themselves dispensing hot coffee, daily specials, justice and second chances to the many imperiled and troubled souls that the cafe is somehow able to attract as it travels from place to place.

Series details

• Title: Nightmare Cafe
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1992-01-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18161
• IMDb ID: tt0103502
• TVDB ID: 77202

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Englund — Blackie
• Jack Coleman — Frank Nolan
• Lindsay Frost — Fay Peronivic

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-01-29; final listed air date 1992-04-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nightmare Cafe 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.