Nightmare

Nightmare

Year: 1956

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Maxwell Shane

CrimeThrillers and murder mysteriesNoir and dark crime dramasSuspenseful crime thrillersIntriguing and suspenseful murder mysteries

A hypnotist’s warning haunts Clarinetist Stan when he awakens from a vivid nightmare in which he murders a man inside a mirrored room. The dream feels real when he discovers fresh blood on his hands and a mysterious key matching the one from the vision, leading him to believe the crime may have actually occurred.

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