Parasomnia

"Where dreams end and nightmares begin."

Oct 17 2008 R 1h 43m
Horror, Thriller

Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, she is actually sleeping her life away, awakening briefly on rare occasions. Art student Danny Sloan falls in love with her, unaware that her hospital neighbor, a terrifying mass murderer and mesmerist named Byron Volpe has other, more sinister plans.

Plot

In "Parasomnia," a stylish horror/thriller from director William Malone ("House on Haunted Hill," "Masters of Horror,") Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, she is actually sleeping her life away, awakening briefly on rare occasions. Art student Danny Sloan falls in love with her, unaware that her hospital neighbor, a terrifying mass murderer and mesmerist named Byron Volpe has other, more sinister plans. Sloan helps Laura escape from her hospital prison only to discover that Volpe is about to enter her dreams.

Written by

William Malone

Directed by

William Malone

Cast

Sean Young, Patrick Kilpatrick, Dylan M. McKnight

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Luminous Processes, Rising Storm Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Parasomnia Movie Trailer 1
Scores
# of Votes
2,661
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
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