A Nightmare Wakes is a 2020 psychological horror movie about Mary Shelley, whose opium-fueled fever dreams bring her creation, Frankenstein, to life, threatening her sanity and unraveling her relationships.
Synopsis: In the shadowy depths of a remote lake house, Mary Shelley, consumed by opium-laced fever dreams, feverishly pens what will become her magnum opus, Frankenstein. Amidst the swirling haze, she embarks on a tempestuous love affair, her passion ignited as much by her lover as by her creation. However, as her words spill onto the page, the boundaries between fiction and reality blur. Her characters, monstrous and human alike, claw their way into her waking life, haunting her and unraveling her fragile romance. Whispers of madness seep into her mind, forcing everyone around her to question what is real. Mary must confront an impossible choice: abandon her heart’s desire to finish her literary masterpiece or risk losing her sanity – and her legacy – forever. In the end, the line between creator and creation may prove her undoing.
Directed by: Nora Unkel
Written by: Nora Unkel
Starring: Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Claire Glassford
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Category: Creature & Monster, Psychological
Country: United States
Language: English
Main Cast:
- Alix Wilton Regan
- Beata Hlinka
- Bob O’Brien
- Claire Glassford
- Deidra Catero
- Giullian Yao Gioiello
- Henry Feist
- Jaclyn Courter
- John Aborn
- Julia Jeoung
- Lee Garrett
- Leon Gibson
- Mallory Hanson
- Nick Freeland
- Philippe Bowgen
- Phoebe Cos
- Shannon Spangler
- Stephen Courter
Production:
- Eggplant Picture & Sound
- Future Proof Films
- The Spitting Image
- Wild Obscura Films
Distribution:
- Shudder
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