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Silent Hill

Silent Hill

Fri, 21 Apr 2006

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Fri, 09 Nov 1984

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Wowzers

Wowzers

Fri, 11 Jan 2019

A tormented young woman haunted by a recurring dream is catapulted into a peculiar and deviant world where she is confronted by the duality of her existence.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Fri, 30 Apr 2010

Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.

Sleepyhead

Sleepyhead

Mon, 17 May 2021

Following a one-night stand, a young insomniac wakes up in a luxurious Manhattan apartment where things are not what they seem. Something about his host is off. When she reveals that they are not alone, the red flags escalate into a waking nightmare.

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Fri, 11 Aug 1989

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Thu, 05 Sep 1991

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

Stomach It

Stomach It

Sun, 15 Sep 2024

While struggling to emotionally detach from the deceased, a crime scene cleaner believes a monstrous presence is toying with him.

New Nightmare

New Nightmare

Thu, 13 Oct 1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

Boogeyman

Boogeyman

Fri, 04 Feb 2005

Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Fri, 19 Aug 1988

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

The Sequence

The Sequence

Sat, 11 Oct 2025

After a terrifying and deeply disturbing nightmare, stay-at-home mom Taylor wakes in a panic, convinced that the horrific events she dreamed about must never come to pass. As she prepares for moving day, tension with her husband, Thomas, and son, Mike, only fuels her growing fear. But when eerie details from her nightmare start manifesting in reality, Taylor becomes desperate to alter the course of events, doing everything in her power to prevent her worst fears from coming true.

The Day After

The Day After

Sat, 10 Dec 1983

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Late Night Nightmare

Late Night Nightmare

Thu, 27 Apr 2023

We've reached the final episode of The Late Late Show and James is restless...probably because fellow late night hosts Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman have some thoughts about his departure.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Fri, 27 Feb 1987

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

HOLGER

HOLGER

Fri, 24 May 2024

Described as 'a fairytale with its roots in the worlds of dadaism and surrealism'.

Onírica

Onírica

Sat, 08 Feb 2025

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

Thu, 10 May 1945

After suffering a head injury during the London Blitz, theatre actor John Loder comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Confessions Among Actresses

Confessions Among Actresses

Wed, 17 Nov 1971

In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored. The lives of three actresses are laid bare, and scenes from their lives are woven in and out of interviews with each of them. Each of them has experienced a traumatic event which contributes to their particular enjoyment of becoming someone else in dramatic roles.

The Appointment

The Appointment

Sat, 15 Jan 1983

Prophetic nightmares precede a family's confrontation with an evil, unseen force.