The Old Hag Syndrome
If only it were just a nightmare...
Género : Terror
Tiempo de ejecución : 0M
Director : Victor Salva
Sinopsis
As children, Rheanna and Annette are happy. However, after an evening of ghost stories and games with their friend Tara, what started as innocent fun soon turns into a nightmare. Rheanna, the youngest is murdered by the Old Hag Syndrome, leaving both Annette and her mother Pamela scarred. An older Annette, desperate to be closer to her mentally unstable mother, becomes an intern at the psychiatric hospital where her mother resides. After a number of paranormal encounters, some resulting in mysterious deaths, Annette becomes convinced that the Old Hag Syndrome is supernatural rather than psychological threat. The haunting and death of Pamela and the haunting of Tara's only daughter, pushes Annette to fight this creature before more lives are lost. As Annette is plunged into her own personal nightmare, the forces of evil conspire against her as she prepares to make her final stand, with the help of both hardened skeptic, Alex and the man of faith, Tumeric.
Sarah es una estudiante adolescente que toca fondo anímicamente tras huir de casa. Una vez sola, no tiene a nadie que le ayude a superar sus recurrentes pesadillas. Su única oportunidad de sobrevivir pasa por participar en un estudio universitario en la que entabla amistad con el científico supervisor, llamado Jeremy. Sin embargo, hay algo extraño en el procedimiento al que se somete, y con el paso de los días las pesadillas de Sarah empiezan a empeorar.
La psicóloga criminalista Kate Fuller es asignada al caso de asesinato de un hombre que aparentemente fue estrangulado mientras dormía por su esposa, y cuyo único testigo es su hija de ocho años, Sophie. Mientras Kate profundiza en el misterio de un antiguo demonio que mata a las personas mientras duermen, ella comienza a experimentar los mismos síntomas petrificantes que todas las víctimas anteriores. Decidida a resolver el caso y su situación, Kate pasará por una espiral de pesadillas escalofriantes para intentar salvarse a sí misma y a Sophie antes de atreveserse a volver a dormir de nuevo.
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As children, Rheanna and Annette are happy. However, after an evening of ghost stories and games with their friend Tara, what started as innocent fun soon turns into a nightmare. Rheanna, the youngest is murdered by the Old Hag Syndrome, leaving both Annette and her mother Pamela scarred. An older Annette, desperate to be closer to her mentally unstable mother, becomes an intern at the psychiatric hospital where her mother resides. After a number of paranormal encounters, some resulting in mysterious deaths, Annette becomes convinced that the Old Hag Syndrome is supernatural rather than psychological threat. The haunting and death of Pamela and the haunting of Tara's only daughter, pushes Annette to fight this creature before more lives are lost. As Annette is plunged into her own personal nightmare, the forces of evil conspire against her as she prepares to make her final stand, with the help of both hardened skeptic, Alex and the man of faith, Tumeric.
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