one featuring scary Star Trek content. In 2018, TheGamer ranked this one of the top 25 creepiest episodes of all Star Trek series. They note a number of scenes with frightening imagery, depicted in hallucinations or dreams. FilmDaily.co also noted this episode as one of scariest episodes of TNG, highlighting how it builds with suspense as the audience becomes concerned the Enterprise crew will have the same fate as the doomed starship they came upon. They highlight details such as the traumatized survivor and atmosphere of the episode that creates a sense of eeriness. In 2020, Den of Geek ranked this episode the 22nd most scary episode of all Star Trek series up to that time. In 2020, ScreenRant ranked this the most frightening episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, elaborating, "it's unsettling to say the least" as the crew, unable to REM sleep, contend with paranoia, exhaustion, and fear. In 2021, ScreenRant ranked "Night Terrors" the 4th scariest episode of all Star Trek franchise episodes. In particular they praised the creepiness of Dr. Crusher's hallucination on the Enterprise 1701D, when a morgue full of corpses come alive in unison, giving a macabre surprise. Home video This episode was released in the United States on September 3, 2002, as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation season four DVD box set. DVD Star Trek The Next Generation DVD set, volume 4, disk 5, selection 1. References External links Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4) episodes 1991 American television episodes Ophthalmic conditions emphasizing symbolism Television episodes about nightmares Television episodes about sleep disorders Television episodes directed by Les Landau