The Nightmare
Directed by Rodney Ascher
Welcome to the most terrifying place on Earth... A documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of 'Sleep Paralysis' through the eyes of eight very different people. These people (and a shockingly large number of others) often find themselves trapped between the sleeping and waking worlds, helpless, totally unable to move but aware of their surroundings while being subject to frequently disturbing sights and sounds. A strange element to these visions is that despite the fact that they know nothing of one another, (and had never heard of sleep paralysis before it happened to them), many see similar ghostly 'shadow men.' This is one of many reasons many people insist this is more than just a sleep disorder.
Welcome to the most terrifying place on Earth... A documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of 'Sleep Paralysis'.
Cast: Yatoya Toy, Nicole Bosworth, Siegfried Peters, Elise Robson
Member Reviews
I watched this with a friend who has suffered from sleep paralysis. He said he can relate to all the creepy re-enactments, and that it is such a scary, horrible feeling to be half awake seeing and feeling all these things of dark presence and being totally helpless and unable to move, scream or call for help. I can't even imagine how terrifying this doc is to someone who has this condition. Very scary stuff cuz it's true to life!
Love it, I have sleep paralysis so this was very interesting
Scary shit.
Terrifying documentary!
Pretty good study about sleep paralysis and nightmares from different people. It reminded me of the show A Haunting when it first started. I thought it was pretty interesting. Check it out and see what you think. On to the next.