Perfect for Halloween, director Rodney Ascher’s (
Room 237) immersive and claustrophobic look at sleep paralysis is the scariest movie you'll see this year! Through interviews with and dramatic reenactments of the experiences of eight people around the world,
The Nightmare puts viewers in the shoes (or rather, the beds) of the phenomenon’s sufferers. The real-life inspiration for the horror tropes behind
A Nightmare on Elm Street and
Insidious, sleep paralysis leaves the dreamer feeling awake while subject to frightening dream hallucinations. Called “one of the scariest documentaries ever made” by
Indiewire, the film shows both the sufferers’ worst visions in stunning detail, as well as how living in this state has affected their waking reality. What can you do when your worst terrorizer is your subconscious?
Co-presented by Rue Morgue Magazine.