In The Nightmare, director Rodney Ascher (Room 237) has done just that. The film explores the condition commonly referred to as “sleep paralysis.” That’s a condition where someone is in bed, but totally physically immobilized. Some who suffer from the condition – including the eight subjects in this documentary – feel they are visited by something evil during these periods. Ascher lets these subjects tell their stories, then we watch them play out on screen. It’s absolutely horrifying, if not wholly rewarding.

　　十九世纪中叶，吸血鬼不断骚扰欧洲居民，农场和村庄饱受侵袭。应教授及其追随者的派遣，年轻的约那坦作为密探前往坐落于海边的偏僻城堡——吸血鬼伯爵的栖身之处，以便为准备向其发送进攻的农民和学生摸清路线。此外，城堡里还有众多被吸血鬼抓获且供给堪忧的俘虏。但伯爵早已听到风声并等待 着约那坦的到来。约那坦必须历经血的洗礼，直到残暴的反抗运动重新肃清一切。

　　当本和安妮特的女儿玛蒂尔达在一部电影中与一位光彩夺目的电影明星艾丽西亚共同出演时，本立刻对艾丽西亚产生了迷恋。留在家中照顾婴儿的安妮特，越来越意识到本对艾丽西亚的痴迷，这让她的心理承受到了极限，她拼命努力维持家庭的完整。然而，在朋友证实了她最糟糕的担忧后，安妮特设计了一种方法与艾丽西亚见面，并开始编织一个复杂的网，企图抓住本并揭露他的真面目。

When a conman discovers his son is abducted, he is forced to drive the streets of Sydney completing an escalating series of trials to appease the kidnapper, and atone for his career of deception.