A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Acting
Stanwyck commits to absolute melodrama while everyone else chews scenery.
Production
Reused Universal sets and fake fire create gloriously cheap atmosphere.
Director
William Castle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the only on-screen reunion of Stanwyck and Taylor since their 1951 divorce, making their characters' doomed marriage deeply meta.
The 'Nightmare' gimmick—audiences were allegedly given 'dream certificates'—flopped because Castle's earlier shocks had already desensitized 1964 crowds.
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