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True Nightmares: Tales of Terror

True Nightmares: Tales of Terror

True stories of murder and mayhem that spawned the most hair-raising tales.
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Season 19 of 10 Episodes

  • Ed Gein's grief at the loss of his mother leads to frightening tales of murder; a random twist of fate raises questions about the death of a thrill-seeking teenager.

  • The death of a devoted father and husband in Indianapolis reveals a shocking secret; a doctor's devotion to his patient causes him to spiral into a disturbing, distorted reality.

  • A simple dispute between neighbors escalates into a deadly conflict with unlikely suspects; an entrepreneur with a unique invention is believed killed in a deadly explosion.

  • Two sisters journey from London to Washington in pursuit of a health cure with deadly consequences; a town is divided over the belief that a ghost is haunting local women.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A butcher stands accused of murdering his wife and turning her into sausage meat.

  • An attempt to contact the dead leads to betrayal, deception and murder; a baby-obsessed woman will do anything to become a mother.

  • A horrific crime scene on a lakefront triggers an investigation into an author and his unplanned confession; a complication at a community swimming pool results in a gruesome discovery.
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