The Nightmare Room (television series)

The Nightmare Room is a TV Series based on The Nightmare Room book series by R.L. Stine. It aired on Kids WB from August 31, 2001 to March 16, 2002, with a total of 13 episodes and 1 season. It was narrated by James Avery, who is most famous for his role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It is one of Kids WB's only live action television shows.

It was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing.

Opening narration
''When the lights fade and the moon rises, anything can happen. The world becomes a carnival of shocks and chills. A whirling merry-go-round that never stops, spinning faster and faster, taking you on a frightening ride. I'm R. L. Stine. Don't fall asleep... or you might find yourself in The Nightmare Room.''

Cast

 * James Avery as R.L. Stine
 * Amanda Bynes as Danielle Warner
 * Shia Labeouf as Dylan Pierce
 * Robert Englund as Mr. Bell
 * Joe Pichler as Gary
 * Drake Bell as Alex Sanders
 * Angus Scrimm as The Fatemaster
 * Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Buddy

Trivia

 * While 13 episodes of the series were made, only 8 have been released on DVD. The DVDs available are The Nightmare Room: Camp Nowhere and The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For.
 * The remaining 5 episodes are only availabke on bootleg YouTube uploads.
 * In the opening of episode 5, Fear Games, an opening credit reads: Based on the Short Story by R. L. Stine. This credit is inaccurate, since Fear Games was actually based on the three-part series, The Nightmare Room Thrillogy.
 * The Nightmare Room has featured many notable actors, such as Frankie Muniz, Justin Berefield and Tania Raymonde, all starring in Malcom in the Middle, Shia Labeouf, Amanda Bynes and Allison Mack.
 * While 4 of the 13 episodes are original stories for television, Four Eyes, School Spirit and Tangled Web to bear resemblance to three original series books not adapted to television. Four Eyes is similar to Visitors, School Spirit being similar to Scare School and Tangled Web is similar to Liar Liar.