Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home in a small country town of Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralyzed, trapped within his own nightmare, other-worldly beings visit John. They are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night and can only be seen out of the corner of one's eye. These encounters begin to haunt John, transforming to complete terror as he discovers the entities' sole purpose... the abduction of his seven year old son. In the end, John will uncover the town's horrific secret, a portal on his land, and make one last attempt to save his son before the shadow people permanently take him away to their world.
Practical Effects
Shadow creatures avoid CGI cheapness — less is genuinely more.
Acting
Brian Krause sells desperate dad energy hard.
Director
Drew Gabreski
Brian Krause
Dr. John Chambers
Jaimi Paige
Heather Chambers
Louis Herthum
Chief Collins
Jared Abrahamson
Ben Chambers
Michelle Hurd
Christine Booth
Michael Leone
Nathan Chambers
Noell Coet
Nikki Collins
Sade Kimora Young
Emms Booth
Kevin M. Horton
Officer Cass
Todd Goble
Jimmy Perkins
Michael Chandler
Darren Schmidt
Callie Thorne
Annabelle Fletcher
Kevin Grevioux
Dean Booth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Drew Gabreski's only feature; he pivoted to producing after this barely scraped distribution.
Rides the mid-2010s sleep paralysis documentary wave — The Nightmare (2015) made this phenomenon mainstream horror bait.
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