Eschewing objectivity, or any real investigation into the phenomena and instead focussing on sharing the experience, The Nightmare is quite possibly the first true horror documentary. Director Rodney Ascher sits down and chats with 8 people, Jeff, Ana, Kate, Korinne, Stephen, Chris, Connie and Forrest, people who suffer from the terrifying phenomena of sleep paralysis. I’ve been…
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Echoes (2014) – Nils Timm
Releasing today from Anchor Bay is Echoes, a film that was an official selection of both the New York City International Film Festival and the FilmQuest Film Festival where it garnered awards for best actress, best director and best screenplay. This well-produced and acted supernatural thriller ends up being fairly predictable, but its pacing and acting balance out a…
Shadow People (2012) – Matthew Arnold
This week, Anchor Bay unveils this paranormal thriller on blu-ray and DVD, and I was really intrigued and had a lot of fun with this one. I’m not quite sure how much of it is actually based on truth, but sleep paralysis and Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome are documented, and in fact served not…
The Mind Reels 