Parasomnia
Where dreams end and nightmares begin.
2008 · 1h 43m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
William Malone
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- William Malone Director
- Cherilyn Wilson as Laura Baxter
- Sean Young as Madeline Volpe
- Patrick Kilpatrick as Byron Volpe
- Dylan McKnight as Danny Sloan
- Jeffrey Combs as Detective Garrett
- Timothy Bottoms as Dr. Corso
- Alison Brie as Darcy
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Nurse Evans
- Janet Tracy Keijser as Sara
- Jeff Doucette as Detective Conroy
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