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zarre happenings. "It wasn't conceived as a horror show," says Craven. "We're trying more to convey a sense of wonder." "Nightmare Cafe" is filmed in Vancouver and runs on NBC, as well as on Canadian independents. It stars Jack Coleman (who played Steven Car-rington on and Lindsay Frost as Frank and Fay, the cafe's cook and waitress. They are the best-looking dead people on TV.

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