# The Nightmare (2015)

> Rodney Ascher turns firsthand accounts of sleep paralysis into a disturbing documentary nightmare where testimony and horror imagery feed each other.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/194619

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Horror, Documentary
- Director: Rodney Ascher
- Cast: Forrest Borie, Korinne Wilson, Andrew Schwarz, Johnny Depp
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317522/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, disturbing, late night viewing, horror documentary marathon

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