Nightmare Cinema is a 2018 American horror anthology film. It comprises five segments and a wraparound, directed by Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura, and David Slade. The cast features Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Patrick Wilson, Eric Nelsen, Elizabeth Reaser, Adam Godley, Ezra Buzzington and Annabeth Gish.
The film premiered at the 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival. It received a limited theatrical release in the United States, before being releasing on streaming services. This marks the final film role for Chamberlain before his death in March 2025.
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Plot
The film comprises five segments and a wraparound, The Projectionist (D: Mick Garris). Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.
The Thing in the Woods (D: Alejandro Brugués), a postmodern sendup of slasher thrillers, involving a killer who is not what he seems. Starring Eric Nelsen, Sarah Withers, Kevin Fonteyne, and Chris Warren.
