Night terrors spill over into the waking world to terrorize in our exclusive trailer debut of supernatural chiller Parasomnia.
The upcoming horror movie written and directed by James Ross II makes its debut on Shudder on September 4.
Parasomnia follows “Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect the demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world.”
Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart, Stephen Barrington, Danny Brown, and Simon Longnight star.
If the film’s tagline, “Don’t Fall Asleep,” wasn’t already an indicator, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street inspired the James Ross II for his feature debut. Shudder acquired the film ahead of its premiere earlier this year at the Overlook Film Festival.
The filmmaker said in a statement, “Parasomnia contains the DNA of many genre pieces influential to my development as a filmmaker. One thing I’ve wanted to explore involved drawing attention to some of life’s more mundane and involuntary aspects and making them scary, like sleeping. When Wes Craven made A Nightmare on Elm Street, he brought forth an untapped goldmine of fear that resonates decades later due to the foundation of its scares being built on universal human experience – nightmares. I’d like to bring a fresh perspective on the frightening aspects of sleep and take the audience on an immersive experience that will stay in their mind long after the credits roll.”
Don’t expect a retread, though, but the introduction to a new voice in horror as Parasomnia explores the terror of surrendering control to sleep.
The trailer below certainly packs in the nightmare fuel.
