

Dream Demon
1988-10-06 · 86 min · ★ 5.8
As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into an apartment within an otherwise unoccupied, sprawling London house where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these troubling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far more sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists, Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its dark past.
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- Directors
- Harley Cokeliss
- Production companies
- Palace Pictures, British Screen Productions, International Spectrafilm, Filmscreen Productions Ltd.
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Jemma RedgraveDiana
Kathleen WilhoiteJenny Hoffman
Timothy SpallPeck
Jimmy NailPaul
Susan FleetwoodDeborah
Annabelle LanyonLittle Jenny
Nickolas GraceJenny's Father
Richard WarnerMinister
Patrick O'ConnellDetectiveTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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