From the mind of Rodney Ascher, director of ROOM 237, comes THE NIGHTMARE. A documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of 'Sleep Paralysis' through the eyes of eight very different people.
The Nightmare
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Tom Huddleston
While there is a well-maintained sense of lurking discomfort, the gotcha scenes feel a little cheap.
Bill Goodykoontz
It just isn't as informative as it could be. It's plenty scary, and on that level satisfying. It would be great to see Ascher make a full-on horror feature.
Rene Rodriguez
In the faces of these men and women, ranging in age from their 20s to their 40s and spread out everywhere from Los Angeles to Manchester, you can see the genuine terror they suffered - and, in some...
Robert Abele
Ascher is too content to let repetition of experience take over his film. No sleep studiers or brain experts or anybody else, for that matter, are interviewed.
Ben Kenigsberg
While "Room 237" sought evidence for its most outlandish conceits, "The Nightmare" declines to delve. As the testimonies grow repetitive, the strategy suggests willful ignorance.
Ty Burr
Less a straight doc than a psycho-cinematic inquiry into unknown territory, it's really something to see. Whether it's something to believe is another matter.
Critic reviews
Tom Huddleston
While there is a well-maintained sense of lurking discomfort, the gotcha scenes feel a little cheap.
Bill Goodykoontz
It just isn't as informative as it could be. It's plenty scary, and on that level satisfying. It would be great to see Ascher make a full-on horror feature.
Rene Rodriguez
In the faces of these men and women, ranging in age from their 20s to their 40s and spread out everywhere from Los Angeles to Manchester, you can see the genuine terror they suffered - and, in some...
Robert Abele
Ascher is too content to let repetition of experience take over his film. No sleep studiers or brain experts or anybody else, for that matter, are interviewed.
Ben Kenigsberg
While "Room 237" sought evidence for its most outlandish conceits, "The Nightmare" declines to delve. As the testimonies grow repetitive, the strategy suggests willful ignorance.
Ty Burr
Less a straight doc than a psycho-cinematic inquiry into unknown territory, it's really something to see. Whether it's something to believe is another matter.
User reviews
Wow so true I also experienced this ....felt like i was paralyzed couldnt scream or open my mouth i heard lots weird noises and black shadow human figures also experienced another one ..thought i was standing everytthing around me was movin slow motion i was paralyzed head to toes was very scary and strange. Feels like im in another plane and i should not be there
It left me wanting more I did like it, however I really wish they showed LESS interviewing and more re-creations of events that were discussed in the interviews. The creators of this film could have really turned this into a great, scary, very popular movie. A lot of us out here LOVE stories that are creepy AND based on actual, true events, but when people are only talking about it, and not showing it, its pretty much a disappointment. That's how you felt after watching this, disappointed...
I have gone through what most of these ppl talk about however I wish I had not paid so much to rent this film! I usually enjoy this style of film but feel they missed the mark on many levels. Wish they edited out some it and spent more time on how really creepy it feels to be in that situation. I have been and this made it seem silly not as scary as it actually feels!
Pretty darn scary! lulz, me and the bestie have both experienced this, and were both terrified while watching it! not very informative like some reviewer said, but theres so much info you can obtain from something that is not even explainable yet! not even medically you wouldn't know what its like unless you have experienced it for yourself! and these peoples stories are on point because they describe it exactly as it is.
I have only one past experience with sleep paralysis when I was about 5 years old, and kept it to myself. It was very much like the alien type figure the one man spoke. I now have to try to wake up several times because I am in alternate and awful universes. This film really helped me know that I am not alone in this struggle.
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English (Stereo, 5.1 Surround)
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English
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
90 minutes