directed by: Rodney Ascher, year: 2015
actors: Interviews with sleep paralysis sufferers, Rodney Ascher, Experts (doctors/researchers), Uncredited participants

The Nightmare is a documentary by Rodney Ascher that investigates sleep paralysis and the sense of a malevolent presence that can haunt people for minutes after waking. Through intimate interviews with several sufferers, the film intertwines personal accounts with expert commentary and historical case studies. Its restrained, shadowy presentation heightens the fear of what remains unseen, inviting viewers to question the boundary between dream and waking reality. The result is a thoughtful, unsettling examination of a common yet often dismissed phenomenon.

Nightmares, Documentary, Psychological Horror, Sleep Paralysis, Investigative