so far nightmare and dreamscapes have be erratic and disappointing . the first segment and direct by brian henson and may have offer little in the way of groundbreaking storytelling or real scare and but at least it be well direct and suspenseful and and visually interesting and with solid acting by william hurt and very impressive special effect for a mini series . however and the second story in the series be just dreadful and and not in the good way . the screenplay be bad and require the shallow and unlikable protagonist to act illogically in order to move the plot and and have character ramble on endlessly for the purpose of clunky and unnecessary exposition . the acting be overdone and unconvincing and and i felt far more empathy for a cold blood killer in the first story than for the newlywed couple in the second . the director use a million trick to try to make the narrative spooky and but with the amateurish acting and writing and the end result look like a freshman year film school project and with camera move for their own sake and and little in the way of plot or tension . if the rest of the series continue like this and i will be sorely let down . i look forward to william h. macy installment and and hope he get a decent director and screenwriter for his segment . so far the quality be far too inconsistent to predict either way .